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This is a copy of "The UFO Evidence," a report published in May 1964 by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) in Washington, D.C. and edited by Richard H. Hall. The CIA released its copy in 2001. The report draws 746 sightings from more than 5,000 signed reports and argues that unexplained UFOs are real, artificial objects under intelligent control. It criticizes Air Force secrecy and calls for a Congressional inquiry into Project Blue Book and a larger scientific investigation.
“Scientific American”16 pages
## Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 ## Physical & Physiological Effects In addition to radar trackings, electro-magnetic effects, and photographs, there have been other indications of the physical reality of UFOs. These include markings or substances left on the ground, and physiological effects on the observers. (With a few exceptions, the physiological effects have been temporary and not severe.) The following chart lists 35 sample cases; about half are taken from Aime Michel's account of the intensive concentration of UFO sightings in France during fall 1954, the remainder from other sources. The chart gives a cross-section of the types of physical and physiological effects which have been reported generally as resulting from UFOs. In most cases, scientific investigation of these reports has been totally lacking. Therefore, it is not claimed that they prove anything. On the other hand, independent witnesses all over the world have reported very similar experiences. Their reports deserve far more attention than they have received to date. NICAP has tried to encourage more thorough investigation of them. A comparison with the listing of electro-magnetic effects (this section) will show that there appears to be a relationship between E-M cases and physiological effects. Hypothesis: That the presumed electro-magnetic radiation from UFOs which affects electrical circuits also affects the human body under certain conditions. If this hypothesis is correct, the importance of scientific investigation in this area is obvious. Date&Location Physiological Physical Traces Description Notes 7-23-48Montgomery,Ala. X Airliner rocked(Chiles-Whitted)as UFO passed [SectionV] 7-1-54Walesville,N.Y. X Intense heat [71] 9-10-54Nr.Quarouble,France X X X Paralysis,markings,trees black [72] 9-17-54Vienne,France X Prickling sensation like"electric shock" [73] 9-24-54Correze,France X Tree branches dried and curled [74] 9-26-54Chabeuil,France X 10.ft.circle;foliage crushed [75] 9-27-54Premanon,France X Holes in ground,grass flattened [76] 9-28-54Bouzais,France X Paralysis,lost consciousness [77] 10-3-54Nessier,France X Oily spots [78] 10-3-54Ronsenac,France X Grass flattened [79] 10-4-54St.Seine L'Abbaya,France X Crater over4feet long [80] 10-7-54Le Mans,France X Prickling,partial paralysis [81] 10-7-54Monteux,France X Paralysis [82] 10-9-54Briatexte,France X Brownish,sticky deposit [83] 10-11-54Clamecy,France X Electric shock,paralysis [84] 10-14-54Meral,France X Sticky deposit [85] 10-15-54Rovigo,Italy X 20ft.crater,trees"carbonized" [86] 10-16-54Nr.Baillolet,France X Electric shock [87] 10-18-54Auverne,France X Paralysis [88] 7-22-55Cincinnati,Ohio X X Skin burned,tree petrified [89] 8-6-55Cincinnati,Ohio X Eyes badly irritated [90] 8-25-55Bedford,Indiana X Semicircular impressions in ground [91] 11-2-55Williston,Florida X Heat stung body 7-31-57Galt,Ontario,Canada X Burned patches,impressions in ground [92] 11-3-57Scotia,Nebraska X Paralysis,fumes left in air [93] 11-4-57Sao Vicente,Brazil X 1st&2nd degree burns,10% of body [94] 11-4-57Alamagordo,New Mexico X Minor facial burns [SectionXII] 11-6-57Nr.Merom,Indiana X Skin red,eyes swollen [SectionXII] 11-10-57Madison,Ohio X Eye damage,shock,emotional upset [Detailedin this Section] 2-20-58Nr.Espanola,N.Mex. X Skin burns,reported radioactivity [95] 5-5-58Nr.San Carlos,Uruguay X Intense heat,E-M effect [SectionX] 9-7-59Nr.Lexington,Kentucky X 13ft. stained ring [96] 5-24-60Ocumare del Tuy,Venezuela X Diamond-shaped scorched marks [97] 5-12-62Argentina X Intense glow injured eyes [SectionXII] 5-12-62Nr.LaPampa,Argentina X Grayish stain on ground [SectionXII]
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