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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.
“UFO Files”49 pages
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. ---- 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.
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.