Documents / FOIA release
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.
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## INQUISITIVENESS AND REACTION CASES Date & Location Reported Shape or Appearance Witnesses Action (b)7-23-48 near Montgomery,Ala. Cigar Pilots Came head-on toward airliner,veered to side,shot straight up into clouds. [SectionV] (a)10-1-48 Fargo,N.D. Disc Pilot,control tower operators "Dogfight" with National Guard plane,intricate maneuvers,head-on passes,finally shot up out of sight. [SectionV] (b)11-18-48 near Washington,D.C. Oval Pilot,ground crew Led USAF pilot through "astounding maneuvers." When pilot flashed landing lights on UFO,it streaked away. [SectionIII] (b)3-26-50 near Washington,D.C. Disc Private pilot Pilot spotted UFO below him,dove toward it,object shot up into overcast. [SectionV] (a)&(b)4-27-50 Goshen,Ind. Red disc Pilot,passengers Overtook airliner,paced it alongside,fled when plane turned toward it. [SectionV] (a)5-29-50 near Washington,D.C. Ellipse,bright body light Pilots Approached airliner head-on,circled it completely stopping once on each side,suddenly sped away. [SectionV] (a)1-16-51 Artesia,N.M. 2 discs Balloon tracking crew Two discs approached rapidly from horizon,tipped on edge and circled balloon,then sped away. [SectionI] (a)1-20-51 Sioux City,Iowa Cigar with body lights Pilots,passengers Circled,came head-on toward airliner which was investigating,abruptly reversed direction and paced plane for few seconds,finally shot straight up. [SectionV] (b)9-11-51 near Sandy Hook,N.J. Disc Pilots First seen descending by USAF pilots in T-33;when pursued levelled off,accelerated,outsped jet and curved away. [SectionIII] (b)10-9-51 near Paris,Ill. Oblate spheroid Pilot Pilot saw UFO hovering motionless,turned directly toward it,object shot away. [SectionV] (a)1-29-52 Wonsan,Korea Disc Bomber crew Paralleled USAF bomber for 5 minutes,pulled ahead,shot away at angle. [SectionIII] (a)3-29-52 near Misawa,Japan Disc T-6 Pilot Made pass at USAF F-84,slowed and paced it,passed in front,climbed away vertically. [SectionI] (a)6-18-52 California Not specified Bomber crew Paced USAF B-25 for 30 minutes [Officially reported to AF UFO Project;see SectionIII] (a)&(b)7-13-52 Nr.Washington,D.C. Ball of light Pilot Approached airliner and hovered.When pilot switched on all lights,UFO "took off,going up and away." [SectionXII;July1952 Chronology] (b)8-1-52 Dayton,Ohio Round Pilots Jets climbed up to investigate hovering UFO,it streaked away at high speed. [SectionIII] (a)8-28-52 LeRoy,N.Y. Disc Family Observed from ground making tight vertical circles around airliner. [3] (a)9-19-52 Topcliffe,England Disc Airbase ground observers Followed meteor jet to base,descended,hovered rotating,suddenly sped away. [SectionX]
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