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The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap)

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

  • p. 21 …In his report to the Air Force, the astronomer stated: "The remarkably sudden ascent convinced me…
  • p. 26 …Air Force bases in the United States and in foreign locations. Since 1953, however, Air Force…
  • p. 29 …base. Section I. August 26, 1953 - Air Force Regulation 200-2 issued by Secretary of Air…
  • p. 42 …Alegre, Brazil Brazilian Air Force pilots Formation of silvery circular UFOs over base. Section X AL…
  • p. 47 …Raymond Ryan and First Officer William Neff. The chase was described by radio to Air Force…
  • p. 63 …Hill was interrogated by an Air Force intelligence officer from Langley Air Force Base. 9. NICAP…
  • p. 72 …passed what appeared to be an Air Force base. My seat was just above the leading…
  • p. 74 …Miller called nearby Williams Air Force Base, and determined that there were no unusual aircraft in…
  • p. 90 …Officially "unknown." ## 1951-1952 Period; East Coast Air Force Base Period of September 1951 to November…
  • p. 91 …films and photographs were submitted to the Air Force, rather than to NICAP, by citizens unaware…
  • p. 94 …The film was submitted to the Air Force, and viewed by Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe along…
  • p. 100 …Both the Air Force and a NICAP member approached Mr. Caslar about borrowing the film for…
  • p. 117 …Box 5242, Akron 13, Ohio), refuting the Air Force statements. ## Air Force: "The investigation revealed that…
  • p. 123 …15 (SAUCER) PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL.--THE AIR FORCE BASE HERE REPORTED THAT "CIRCULAR, SILVER-COLORED" OBJECTS…
  • p. 128 …South African Air Force searchlights in Dunnotar pinpointed the UFO, which then "withdrew" behind clouds, according…
  • p. 130 …Air Force intelligence officer. "It was a solid thing," Capt. Howard concluded. "I'm sure of…
  • p. 161 …Lights were seen individually and in groups, both from the air and the ground. Air Force…
Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0

Date & Location	Time	UFO&Maneuvers	Number&Pattern
April2,1958Columbus,Ohio	9:00 to 11:00 p.m.	Cigar-shaped.	(c)long row of"portholes or windows".
April4,1958SantaMonica,Cal.	7:15 p.m.	Cigar-shaped;shot straight up.	(d)"windows"
April7,1958SantaAna,Calif.	---	Large glowing object;slow.	(c)string of lights.
April9,1958NewportBeach,Cal.	9:30 p.m.	2 deltas;hovered,flew away.	(c)row of6flashing red lights on edges. [Section VII.]
August17,1958KansasCity,Kans.	2:00 p.m.	Dome-shaped disc;followed jets,hovered.	(a)row of about5"portholes".
May4,1960Sarasota,Fla.	9:15 a.m.	Yellow elliptical object.	(b)4evenly spaced"windows",square,slightly rounded corners.
May18,1960Wellington,N.Z.	---	Cigar-shaped object.	(d)"portholes".
August18,1960Redlands,Calif.	1:45 a.m.	Disc with small dome.	(c)red lights around edge.
August24,1960Rumney,N.H.	9:15 p.m.	Cigar-shaped,self-luminous.	(c)4blinking lights which changed from orange to yellow.
November3,1960PriceCounty,Wis.	4:30 p.m.	Aluminum like disc with dome on top.On ground;rose above trees,took off at high speed,(humming noise).	(b)several around circumference.
December25,1960Cottonwood,Minn.	11:45 p.m.	Hemispherical disc(convex surface downward)with dome on top.	(b)row at base of dome.
BetweenMay2andMay5,1961UnionMills,Ind.	10:00 p.m.	Object about8'high,10'to15'di- ameter,inverted bowl shape;took off from road.	(a)oblong"windows"around topwith flashing red lights coming from them.Lights changed to steady fluorescent when object rose.
May25,1961Shepperton,Middlesex,England	Between10:00 and10:30 p.m.	Domed object first appearing as brilliant point of yellow light in West.	(a)row of3"portholes".
November22,1961NearGrafton,N.D.	7:00 p.m.	Cigar-shaped object,steady red light at upper end and flashing white light at other end.	(b)even row with yellow light. [Section VI.]
February9,1962AshtonClinton,Beds.,England	About3:30 a.m.	Disc-like reflective object with hazy dome;hovered low above road.White halo appeared as object took off at high speed.	(b)black markings"like portholes or air vents."
April24,1962Philadelphia,Pa.	7:45 p.m.	Circular object,dome on top;moving slowlyE to W,estimated altitude50'(shafts of white light directed downward from base).	(b)Center section was rotating row of"square windows".
April25,1962Philadelphia,Pa.	8:00 p.m.	Brilliantly lighted circular object low in southern sky moving slowlyWest.Green light on top.	(c)Row of yellow"window-like lights" disappeared and reappeared periodically.

UFO WITH "PORTHOLES," SARASOTA, FLORIDA OBSERVED BY ARCHITECT; MAY 4, 1960

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