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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.

  • p. 21 …night of July 16, 1952. Paul R. Hill, an aeronautical research engineer of Hampton, Virginia, at…
  • p. 37 …it, pulled away 8-15-57 Woodland Hills, Calif. Eugene S. Allison, Chief Aviation Pilot (ret…
  • p. 38 …In Woodland Hills, Calif., Eugene E. Allison, Chief Aviation Pilot (ret.), his wife, son and a…
  • p. 43 …Section X P 8-15-57 Woodland Hills, Calif. Eugene Allison, Chief Aviation Pilot, USN (Ret…
  • p. 56 …I swung the telescope toward the hills, but it was too late. "I had seen something…
  • p. 61 …7-16-52; Hampton, Virginia Paul R. Hill Aeronautical research engineer Four maneuvering lights rendezvoused, sped…
  • p. 63 …00 p.m. (EST). Mr. Paul R. Hill, an Aeronautical Research Engineer, holds a B.S…
  • p. 72 …Suddenly, I observed it was moving "Dark patches on the hill, probably scrub trees, were passing…
  • p. 73 …local horizon which is a range of hills along the coast back of this town. I…
  • p. 88 …Kerr (McGraw-Hill, 1951): "In Section 7.4 it is shown that the refractive index gradients…
  • p. 105 …Ibid.,p.59 10-13-53; Pleasant Hill,California X Ibid.,p.59 11-16-53…
  • p. 108 …Skolnik, Merrill J., Introduction to Radar Systems. (McGraw-Hill, 1962), ppg. 551-552. ## Physical & Physiological Effects…
  • p. 139 …CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 August 15, 1957--Woodland Hills, California. Retired Navy August 20, 1957--Fujisawa City…
  • p. 144 …Chauncey Uphoff and Mike Hill had their attention attracted to a UFO when Uphoff's dogs…
  • p. 155 …8-15-57 Woodland Hills, Calif. Disc hovered 6 minutes, rocked from side to side and…
  • p. 156 …and down as if following contour of hills. Section XII; July 1947 Chronology. 1-7-48…
  • p. 161 …upper air observations were made at Silver Hill Observatory, Maryland rather than at Washington National Airport…
  • p. 167 …sphere projecting beams of light, hovering above hill; two radios failed, except for rapidly modulated strong…
  • p. 172 …Concord and Pleasant Hill. 11:40 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Circular UFO flashing…
  • p. 182 …Barney Hill Color: Silhouetted, bluish-white fluorescent glow from windows, red light on each side. Dimensions…

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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0

Date	Location	Description
7-10-47	Southern New Mexico	Astronomer saw elliptical UFO hovering and wobbling, reported a "remarkably sudden ascent"; estimated 600 to 900 mph. [Section II.]
8-47	Media, Pa.	Hovered, flipped over showing it was disc; second later shot from mid-sky over the horizon in 3 to 4 seconds. [Section V.]
12-8-47	Las Vegas, Nevada	Pilots at night saw reddish light moving at moderate speed; flashed bright green and "shot up at tremendous speed."
7-4-48	Nr Longmont, Colo.	Round, silvery object, revolving; hovered for several seconds, soared upward at terrific speed.
3-10-50	Orangeburg, S.C.	Publisher and others saw bright disc hover over city for 15 minutes, speed away leaving trail.
3-8-50	Dayton, Ohio	Round UFO hovered at high altitude; pursued by interceptors, streaked vertically upward. [Section VIII.]
3-26-50	Nr Washington, D.C.	Private pilot saw metallic disc below his plane, dove at it; UFO zoomed up into broken clouds. [Section V.]
3-26-50	Reno, Nevada	CAA tower operator saw brilliant UFO hover, move slowly, shoot upward into clouds. [Section V.]
4-9-50	Shelby, N.C.	Round aluminum-like UFO moving horizontally for two minutes, shot straight up.
5-29-50	Nr Washington, D.C.	After circling airliner and hovering, elliptical UFO sped east at "fantastic speed." [Section V.]
6-30-50	Nr Kingman, Kans.	Rotating saucer-shaped UFO hovered; took off with terrific acceleration as minister (former USAF pilot) started to drive his car under it.
1-20-51	Nr Sioux City, Iowa	Rocket-like object flew alongside DC-3, suddenly shot up out of sight [Section V.]
2-19-51	Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa	Cigar-shaped UFO with vertical bands, hovering, sighted by airline pilot and crew; after 15 to 20 minutes suddenly shot straight up. [Section X.]
8-51	Nr Murray, Ky.	Silver, roughly triangle-shaped object hovered, then shot straight up.
10-9-51	Nr Paris, Ill.	Disc-like UFO hovering, as pilot turned toward it, UFO began to pick up speed, shot off toward NE. [Section V.]
Early 1952	Cleveland, Ohio	Red light hovered; took off at high speed when chased by plane. [Section V.]
1-21-52	Mitchel AFB, N.Y.	Disc circling and climbing slowly; pilot gave chase, UFO accelerated rapidly and pulled away out to sea. [Section IV.]
1-29-52	Wonsan, Korea	Revolving disc paralleled B-29 for five minutes, pulled ahead, shot away at sharp angle. [Section X.]
2-20-52	Greenfield, Mass.	Minister watched three round silvery UFOs hover, suddenly speed away disappearing in seconds. [Section VII.]

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