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The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap)

Central Intelligence Agency · 2001-03-12 · 186 pages · text by GLM-OCR

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.

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  • p. 34 …Los Angeles Times; November 6, 1957. 55. Japan Times; July 20, 1958. 56. Col. Headrick is…
  • p. 36 …Summer 1944 Normandy, France George Todt, now Los Angeles columnist, other officers Pulsating red object approached…
  • p. 37 …shaped object about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Calif. The pilot of the Navy plane…
  • p. 47 …NICAP member, was reported in the Los Angeles Times, November 26, 1955. ## Commercial Plane Follows UFO…
  • p. 55 …Los Angeles, which attained national prominence in 1952 after being publicized in Life and Time. Dr…
  • p. 57 …Felix Gelber and Grover Kihorny, both of Los Angeles, were also passengers. The night sky appeared…
  • p. 63 …In a letter to the President of CSI of Los Angeles, Dick Beemer, aviation photographer for…
  • p. 72 …Hahn, a jewelry designer, was flying from Minneapolis to Los Angeles aboard Western Airlines flight #61…
  • p. 77 …Washington Times-Herald and Washington Daily News; September 22,1952 12. Los Angeles Daily News; September…
  • p. 82 …23,000 ft. 16 G June 1, 1952 Los Angeles, Cal. Hughes Aircraft radar tracked UFO…
  • p. 90 …Between that time and midnight, police switchboards throughout the Los Angeles area were flooded with hundreds…
  • p. 95 …Ralph Benn, Los Angeles, Calif., was alerted to some UFOs by his eight year old son…
  • p. 96 …Miller subsequently viewed the films, which were processed in Los Angeles, several days before they were…
  • p. 97 …which, as stated above, were processed in Los Angeles and examined by Max Miller before they…
  • p. 100 …Miller in Los Angeles for analysis. (NICAP paid for the printing of one copy of the…
  • p. 106 …Ridgley Drive, Los Angeles, Calif.). E-7. Report to NICAP E-8. Aerial Phenomena Research Organization…
  • p. 113 …Ralph Benn of Los Angeles, using a 3x telephoto lens, took about six and a half…
  • p. 123 …Los Angeles News, March 14 & 15, 1950, Mexico City (UP)--Hundreds of persons said they saw…
  • p. 127 …Germany, directed the Civilian Saucer Investigation of Los Angeles. CSI was the first prominent UFO investigation…
  • p. 131 …Los Angeles Times; February 19, 1956 47. Report on file at NICAP, available to Congressional investigators…
  • p. 132 …Los Angeles columnist George Todt, in a party of four Army officers including a Lt. Col…
  • p. 135 …rapidly, circle area. I June 1, 1952--Los Angeles, Calif. Crew of Hughes Aircraft Co., radar…
  • p. 139 …Los Angeles, California. Airline passenger saw elliptical UFO flying low over ground below plane. VII November…
  • p. 141 …each night) saw a distinct round UFO hover and maneuver slowly. Los Angeles NICAP Subcommittee investigation…
  • p. 157 …of violent maneuvers." A 4-8-49 Los Angeles, Calif. day (1) silvery disc high speed…
  • p. 169 …11 Nr Los Angeles, California Day Elliptical, silvery UFO observed moving low above desert, from airliner…
  • p. 181 …Later he was convicted in Los Angeles of selling Doctor of Divinity degrees, mainly to other…

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Date & Location	Time	UFO&Maneuvers	Number&Pattern
November 7,1951 Lake Superior	Evening	Bright orange,oval;high speed,horizontal flight.	(a)6spaced in two rows of three each on underside.
September 16,1952 Belle Glade,Fla.	About4:30a.m.	Circular disc	(c)Red and amber lights alternately spaced around outside rim,on underside.
October27,1952	2:05a.m.	Elliptical,trailing sparks;landed at deserted airport.	(b)4on top following curve of surface.
April16,1954 Grand Canyon,Ariz.	10:20p.m.	Cigar-shapedUFOwith bright light on front.	(c)5along side[Section VII]
May30,1954 Bainbridge,N.Y.	4:50p.m.	Elliptical,silvery.	(a)4in line along major axis
July28,1954 Atlantic Ocean	8:15p.m.	Luminous disc,top gray,underside bright.	(c)around edge.
September20,1954 Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio	---	Circular,dark object;moderate speed,curved,then followed straight path.	(c)6-8 lights
October7,1954 Isles-sur-Suippes,France	Earlya.m.	Elongated object	(d)dim light emanating from"portholes"illuminated object.
October14,1954 Hobbs,N.M.	8p.m.to9:20p.m.	5semicircles of"pearly"lights.	(c)Semicircles bisected by row of lights.
November5,1954 Lookout Point,N.Z.	---	Orange,elliptical.	(d)blue portholes.
December5,1954 Northeast,Penna.	1:40to1:50a.m.	Domed object giving off brilliant orange glow.	(b)double row below dome.
December20,1954 Pontiac,Mich.	Night	Circular object,bright orange/dull red;fast.	(b)semicircle of ports or slits.
February2,1955 Maiquetia-Merida,Venezuela	11:15a.m.	"Saturn" disc,rotating;near airliner.	(d)above,below ring.[SectionX.]
June17,1955 Adelaide,Australia	2:15to2:45p.m.	Silver,oblong;slight movement.	(c)2bright spots along length.
Octbber28,1955 Galloway,England	---	Disc with revolving rim;very slow.	(c)Bluish lights on rim.
November5,1955 Cleveland,Ohio	6to6:30p.m.	Elliptical;hovered,cruised slowly.	(b)8"windows"clearly visible.[SectionVII.]
December6,1955 Ashfield,Mass.	4:15p.m.	Cigar,smoke trails;slow.	(c)Long rows of brilliant red lights.
August19,1956 Newington,Conn.	11:20p.m.	Fiery object;slow,reversed direction.	(b)4"windows"in line.
Early November,1956 Malibu,Calif.	8:30p.m.	Oval,brilliant white object.Approximately5,000ft.alt.Underside clearly visible.	(b)3evenly spaced on outer rim.Three oblong outlined"windows"on underside
June15,1957 Lancashire,England	5:06p.m.GMT	Saturn-like,silvery blue	(b)4visible below ring;rectangular with rounded ends.
June18,1957 Jackson,Miss.	---	Object with halo of light.	(d)3"portholes".
July1957Azusa,Calif.	2:30a.m.	Disc;wobbling descent	(c)amber lights at edges.
July1,1957Avon,Mass.	10:00p.m.	Cigar-shapedUFO.	(c)green"windows".
November5,1957New York,N.Y.	4:30a.m.	Domed disc;hovered,sped away	(d)"Portholes"on dome;number&type not specified.
November6,1957Marion,Indiana	7:30p.m.	Cigar;hovered,then outran jet.	(c)String of very bright lights.
December16,1957Old Saybrook,Conn.	2:00-3:00a.m.	Elliptical object;(Ports visible only while UFO not glowing,during hovering).	(b)4spaced along horizontal axis.
January14,1958Sarasota,Fla.	7:30p.m.	White glowing object	(c)about10"ports"or"windows".
February2,1958NSW,Australia	7:45p.m.	Elliptical;flame trail.	(a)2portlike markings.

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 186 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.