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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	Time	Description
6	Nr Montville, Ohio	11:20 p.m.	Olden J. Moore saw flattened spherical object with conical projection on top descend toward field; above-normal radiation later detected by Civil Defense.
Central Standard Time:
6	Nr Pell City, Alabama	Abt 4:30 a.m.	Milkman saw glow in sky, car engine failed; left to obtain aid and saw oblong object hovering low above ground.
6	Houston, Texas	4:30 a.m.	Reddish elliptical UFO moving at high speed observed as car engine failed.
6	Dante, Tenn.	6:30 a.m.	Reported landing of elliptical object, four human-like figures seen.(not verified by NICAP.)
6	Richmond, Ind.	----	Reddish elliptical UFO, changing to green and blue, reported by employees at police truck weighing station; UFO zig-zagged S in eastern sky.
6	Dugger, Ind.	Night	Iron worker reported brilliant round object hovered low overhead, moved up and away to west; witness treated for eye inflammation. [Section VIII.]
6	Marion, Ind.	About 7:30 p.m.	Many residents saw cigar-shaped object with string of very bright lights hovering; then moved away at high speed.
6	Nr Danville, Ill.	Night	State Troopers chased brilliant white UFO for 15 miles, experienced failure of their short wave radio; during chase, object changed color to amber, then bright orange. [Section VII.]
6	Western Springs, Illinois	8:04 p.m.	Brilliant orange light with corona effect moved S, accelerated (emitting short trail), turned east and moved out of sight.
6	Chattanooga, Tenn.	8:05 p.m.	Large reddish-orange light leaving short trail observed moving S to N.
Mountain Standard Time:
6	Santa Fe, N.M.	12:01 a.m.	Elliptical UFO passed low over car emitting a hum; car engine, clock, and wristwatch stopped. (Joe Martinez)
6	Western U.S. & Alberta, Canada	6:00-9:00 p.m.	Several observations of irregular lights; probably explainable as aurora.
Pacific Standard Time:
6	Anaheim, Calif.	12:10 a.m.	Moving reddish light appearing and disappearing, photographed by Edwin G. Leadford (See Section VIII) Description resembles aurora.
6	Palm Springs, California	5:06 p.m.	Shiny circular object leaving trail approached, doubled back over mountains.
November 7 (by time zones)
Eastern Standard Time:
7	Thompson, Ohio	6:15 a.m.	Orange UFO shaped like flattened sphere, glowing brilliantly; hovered, moved away.
7	Atlanta, Ga.	9:35 a.m.	Reddish elliptical object hovered.
7	Washington, D.C.	Abt 6:30 p.m.	Magazine staff member watched hovering red light suddenly move east at high speed, turn north, stop, then move on out of sight.
7	Nr Erie, Pa.	9:45 p.m.	Seven people watched row of brilliant lights with bright green light at rear sweep over the area twice in few minutes.
Central Standard Time:
7	Nr Meridian, Miss.	7:25 a.m.	Large elliptical object reported on highway by trucker, who said three small beings approached him.(Story not verified by NICAP.)
7	Lake Charles, La.	7:45 a.m.	Car engine failed; silvery disc seen hovering low overhead then sped away.
Mountain Standard Time:
7	Nr Orogrande, N.M.	9:30 p.m.	Family reported observing cylindrical UFO; car's speedometer apparently affected as object passed overhead.
Pacific Standard Time:
7	Palm Springs, California	5:40-6:25 a.m.	Two people watched first a cigar-shaped object, then a sphere, maneuver over area.
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8	Au Sable Forks, N.Y.	2:55 p.m.	Silvery reflective object, alternating from round to oval (like a disc oscillating from side to side) pacing a bomber; observed from ground.
8	Orgueil, France	Abt 6:30 p.m.	Disc-shaped UFO with dome, hovered, rotated, moved away and disappeared with sudden burst of speed.
9	Lafayette, La.	9:15 a.m.	Eastern Airlines pilot, crew, watched round silvery object hovering just below cloud layer; object vanished suddenly after 3 minutes.

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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.