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This PDF is a CIA History Staff document on the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974. It chronicles their development, operations over the Soviet Union and other targets worldwide, and the 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers.

The document also covers organizational reforms after that incident and the eventual transfer of operations from CIA to Air Force control. A more redacted version has been available on CIA's public website.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 6/12/26).
Agency: CIA
Incident: 1954-1974
Document ID: CIA-UAP-003