FILE 007 // PUBLIC RECORD
Project COLDFEET
A two-man intelligence mission onto an abandoned Soviet drifting ice station, followed by an airborne pickup using the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system.
DOCUMENTATION CONFIDENCE
HighMultiple official or primary archival sources consistently establish the core dates, organizations, events, and outcomes summarized in this file.
CASE OVERVIEW
Project COLDFEET: What the public record documents
Two men parachuted onto an abandoned Soviet base in the Arctic—and were pulled off the ice by a plane that never landed.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The public record identifies Project COLDFEET as a recovery operation matter associated with CIA, U.S. Navy during 1962. A two-man intelligence mission onto an abandoned Soviet drifting ice station, followed by an airborne pickup using the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system.
Two men parachuted onto an abandoned Soviet base in the Arctic—and were pulled off the ice by a plane that never landed.
A two-man intelligence mission onto an abandoned Soviet drifting ice station, followed by an airborne pickup using the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system.
The linked source set contains 2 official or primary archival records. Together, these materials establish the responsible organizations, the relevant time period, the reported location, and the official findings or historical conclusions summarized in this file.
Where the underlying records contain allegations, witness statements, preliminary leads, or unresolved observations, this archive identifies them as claims or unresolved material rather than established fact. The appearance of a statement in a government file does not by itself prove that the statement is accurate.
KEY FINDINGS
Documented time period: 1962.
Primary organizations or record holders: CIA, U.S. Navy.
Principal location: Soviet drifting ice station NP-8.
Archive topic: Recovery Operation.
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
CIA — Project COLDFEET
Official archival or primary-source recordProvides released CIA records or official historical material describing the operation, program, or agency assessment.
OPEN DOCUMENT ↗CIA Reading Room — Project COLDFEET
Official archival or primary-source recordProvides released CIA records or official historical material describing the operation, program, or agency assessment.
OPEN DOCUMENT ↗SOURCE DOCUMENTS
CIA — Project COLDFEETOfficial or primary archival source used to document this file.OPEN SOURCE ↗CIA Reading Room — Project COLDFEETOfficial or primary archival source used to document this file.OPEN SOURCE ↗