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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
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.