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The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap)

Central Intelligence Agency · 2001-03-12 · 186 pages · text by 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. 20 …Luminous disc Airline pilot Observed circling at sea level;UFO ascended"with incredible speed"to level…
  • p. 31 …way from Klagenfurt, Austria to the Adriatic Sea. This occurred on a "lone wolf" mission at…
  • p. 43 …Griffin, BOAC; also PAA crew; ship at sea Ring-like UFO, passed above plane and over…
  • p. 84 …s for three weeks, curving over Baltic Sea. 2000--3500 mph. 52 G, V September 4…
  • p. 89 …Many of the citizens of Alaska along the Bering Sea Coast have reported seeing missile-like…
  • p. 91 …In one movie I even saw Moses hold back the waters of the Red Sea. These…
  • p. 93 …The hypothesis that the objects were out of focus sea gulls was considered by the Air…
  • p. 104 …Two fishermen at sea, George Korkan and Jack Curry, said the substance settled on their boat…
  • p. 105 …I seemed to recall, far out to sea on occasion. "At the time I assumed that…
  • p. 113 …20, 1952; North Sea, three color photographs taken on board an aircraft carrier. Aug.12,1953…
  • p. 122 …Ships at sea have reported strange objects For example see Section II; U.S.S. Supply…
  • p. 123 …regularly over the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Central America See December 6, 1952 Gulf…
  • p. 124 …The object maneuvered under the plane, hovered, then dove toward the sea. 21 July 14, 1959…
  • p. 125 …Mainbrace, extensive naval maneuvers in the North Sea on and about September 20, 1952, UFOs were…
  • p. 127 …Reports in southern Europe and over the Mediterranean Sea have been as frequent as in any…
  • p. 129 …OCEAN & ANTARCTIA UFOs have been sighted at sea, in the islands of the major oceans, and…
  • p. 130 …dry $ 7 4^{\circ} \mathrm{F} $ , wet $ 6 7^{\circ} \mathrm{F} $ , sea $ 7 9^{\circ…
  • p. 132 …over the front lines and out to sea. The UFO at one point passed in front…
  • p. 136 …cattle bolted. XII September 19, 1952--North Sea. Spherical UFO photographed from U. S. Navy aircraft…
  • p. 139 …Natives in small boat, saw UFO, descend vertically, hover about 20 feet above sea boat saw…
  • p. 141 …Cigar-shaped UFO with "portholes." XII May 22, 1960--Majorca Isle, Mediterranean Sea. Palma Observatory reported…
  • p. 151 …accelerated rapidly and pulled away out to sea. Section IV. 1-29-52 Wonsan, Korea Revolving…
  • p. 152 …of light around edge hovering just over sea about 40° off port bow; UFO then shot…
  • p. 153 …object, it darted away East toward the sea. Section X. 9-28-60 Arlington, Texas Star…
  • p. 161 …altitude is given as altitude above mean sea level. To convert to altitude above station level…
  • p. 162 …Coast Guardsman saw two discs circle station, head out to sea.
  • p. 164 …Force Pilots flying a formation of jets above the North Sea observed a shiny sphere approaching
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Date	Location	Time	Description
9	Sacramento, California	3:45 p.m.	Three disc-shaped objects observed bobbing up and down, circling, in eastern sky.
9	Nr White Oaks, N.M.	7:30 p.m.	Car lights failed as bright light approached; object then changed course and sped away.
9	Entre Rios Province, Argentina	10:55 a.m.	Four luminous objects emitting brilliant trails moved rapidly overhead N to S, crossing 40 degrees and disappearing in 10-12 minutes.
10	Madison, Ohio	Abt 1:25 a.m.	Mrs. Leita Kuhn watched brilliant UFO hovering low overhead; rash, eye damage, other physiological effects reported to NICAP. [Section VIII.]
10	Hammond, Ind.	7:00 p.m.	Police chased elongated object; loud beeping sound interfered with cruiser radios, television blackout reported. [Section VII.]
11	Strum, Wisconsin	8:20 a.m.	Silver, tube-shaped object, no trail, moved slowly overhead toward NW.
11	Nr Los Angeles, California	Day	Elliptical, silvery UFO observed moving low above desert, from airliner approaching Los Angeles. [Section VII.]
11	San Fernando Valley, California	4:20 p.m.	Three elliptical silvery objects climbing at high speed observed by aero-nautical engineers. [Section VI.]
11	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	5:00 p.m.	Moonwatch observers saw two round shiny objects leaving long fire-like trails, moving easterly.
12	Fitchburg, Mass.	12:35 a.m.	Many people watched two bright lights approach from opposite directions, hover together, bobbing up and down.
12	Rumney, N.H.	10:20 p.m.	Car engine failed, lights went out; man saw red light moving away.
12 or 13	Hazelton, Pa.	----	Television disrupted as UFO seen.
14	Sacramento, California	Abt 5:00 p.m.	Brilliant oval UFO moving across eastern sky and into heavy cloudbank, seen by employees of Signal Depot.
14	Tamuroa, Ill.	----	Very bright circular object hovering, making sputtering or explosive sounds; gave off three flashes, electric power failed in area.
14	Austin, Texas	8:00 p.m.	Bright round object, moved up and down, from side to side.
14	San Bernardino Mts., Calif.	Night	"Globe of white light" observed by pilot; blinked in seeming response to his signals. [Section V.]
15	Smith County, Tennessee	6:45-9:30 p.m.	State Police, sheriff, others repeatedly saw flashing, revolving red lights which hovered, moved around slowly. [Section VII.]
15	Wheaton, Md.	8:00 p.m.	Two prominent, self-luminous objects in echelon passed from NE to SW at high speed.
15	Cachoeira, Brazil	2:00 p.m.	Car engines failed, UFO hovering low above ground.
16	Lemmon, S.D.	Night	UFO followed train into railroad yard, hovered, then sped away; railroad phones and automatic block system failed.
20	Nr McMinnville, Tennessee	Abt 10:00 p.m.	Flashing red light passed low over sheriff's car; calling in other police, sheriff gave chase; unable to catch UFO.
21	Compton, N.H.	6:05 p.m.	Brilliant oblong object moved rapidly overhead to E, stopped and hovered, pulsating; later sped west.
22	Canutillo, Texas	Abt 4:00 p.m.	Hovering silvery UFO sped up, moved back and forth, climbed out of sight. [Section VII.]
23	Tiro, Ohio	6:30 p.m.	Disc-like object paced car, swung back and forth, up and down.
25	Mogi Mirim, Brazil	Abt 10:00 p.m.	City lights failed as 3 circular UFOs passed overhead.
26	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	11:15 a.m.	Three flat silvery objects in V-formation, moving slowly W in the northern sky.
30	Murphysboro, Illinois	Afternoon	Three white oval objects in V-formation moving rapidly west.

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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.