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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. 12 …reported by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, former Chief of the Air Force Project Blue Book UFO…
  • p. 21 …In his report to the Air Force, the astronomer stated: "The remarkably sudden ascent convinced me…
  • p. 29 …base. Section I. August 26, 1953 - Air Force Regulation 200-2 issued by Secretary of Air…
  • p. 32 …the Officers Club, Strategic Air Command Headquarters, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Approved For Release 2001…
  • p. 58 …Station and also of the nearby Air Force Fighter Base." Mr. Webb's second UFO sighting…
  • p. 63 …Otherwise they probably would not have noticed the UFOs "I went to Edwards Air Force Base…
  • p. 89 …Edward J. Ruppelt reported the following case received by Project Sign (the original Air Force UFO…
  • p. 90 …Officially "unknown." ## 1951-1952 Period; East Coast Air Force Base Period of September 1951 to November…
  • p. 94 …The film was submitted to the Air Force, and viewed by Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe along…
  • p. 110 …ported in the vicinity of an Air Force base, information regarding a sighting may be released…
  • p. 121 …After notifying an Air Force Base in the vicinity, the pilot, Capt. Raymond Ryan, was requested…
  • p. 125 …NICAP query,the Norwegian Embassy stated: "Our Air Force's UFO material is mainly of security…
  • p. 133 …UFO. II, VI Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, head of Air Force UFO investigation from 1951-53…
  • p. 136 …Air Force pilot and engineer saw round object in cloud formation; object became elliptical in appearance…
  • p. 137 …Formation of silver, circular objects sped over Air Force base. X October 25, 1954--Belgrade, Yugoslavia…
  • p. 173 …From Air Force Intelligence Report 6. Ruppelt, Edward J., Report on Unidentified Flying Objects. (Doubleday, 1956…

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

Date	Location	Description
10-51	Anderson, Indiana	Large group of discs individually tilted back and forth in unison.
3-29-52	Misawa, Japan	USAF pilot observed small disc near plane which fluttered, "rocked back and forth in 40-degree banks" while moving slowly. [Section I.]
4-5-52	Hensley AFB, Texas	Circular metallic object moving at high speed, "wobbled" in flight.
4-17-52	Cassopolis, Mich.	Oval-shaped UFO moving at high speed with "wobbling motion."
5-13-52	Greenville, S.C.	Several oval-shaped UFOs in diamond formation "wobbled in flight." [5]
8-1-52	Sharonville, Ohio	Brilliant milk-white disc flying slowly, with "tendency to wobble."
8-14-52	Coral Gables, Fla.	Bright white luminous object with orange ring, hovered; wobbled back and forth every few seconds.
9-9-52	Portland, Ore.	Two oval or disc-shaped UFOs hovering; one wobbled.
9-20-52	Topcliffe, England	Silver disc rotated and wobbled. [Operation Mainbrace Chronology, this section]
9-9-54	Nelson, New Zealand	Three discs hovered, wobbled, rose at high speed. [Section VIII; Photographs.]
3-2-55	Tucson, Arizona	Elongated UFO passed overhead with "loping or rocking motion."
3-28-55	Joseph City, Ariz.	Large group of UFOs maneuvering like jets in a dogfight, split up, began moving with "strange fluttering motion."
7-26-55	Washington, D.C.	Round UFO approached airport, hovered and oscillated before speeding away.
3-20-56	Washington, D.C.	Three discs, silvery-white; tilted in "wobbling" motion, moved up and down.
7-56	Washington, D.C.	Three discs, one with "a pronounced wobble," leaving visible trails and flying "in definite formation."
7-14-56	Arlington, Va.	Amateur astronomers watched object larger than stars or planets for four minutes; object had "wobbling motion."
8-20-56	Citrus Heights, Calif.	Large group of Saturn-shaped UFOs in rough semi-circle formation, individually wobbling.
12-18-56	Barberton, Ohio	UFO arced across sky from E to W; when it slowed and hovered, "it wobbled and had erratic movement."
7-57	Azusa, Calif.	Disc-shaped UFO with row of amber lights on rim descended with wobbling motion.
8-15-57	Woodland Hills, Calif.	Disc hovered 6 minutes, rocked from side to side and rose straight up out of sight. [Section IV.]
11-29-57	Sarasota, Florida	Round orange object "wobbled" and hovered for about 2 minutes, moved away.
5-5-58	San Carlos, Uruguay	Brilliant top-shaped UFO approached, stopped; "rocked twice" before speeding away. [Section X.]

11-8-59	Biloxi, Miss.	Disc-like UFO; edges "flipped or fluttered" as it flew steady course(later spiraled, turned sharply.)
2-16-60	Laguna Beach,Calif.	Oval UFO "wobbled...on an axis through its center and at right angles to its course" as it slowed down approaching a second UFO.[Section VII.]
5-19-61	Long Beach,Calif.	Shiny UFOs maneuvered erratically,with"odd fluttering motion."

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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.