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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. 2 …Former Air Force Headquarters Monitor of AF Project Blue Book UFO investigation, prepared analyses of UFO…
  • p. 4 …We are also indebted to Isabel Davis, New York City, whose extensive files on UFOs were…
  • p. 8 …the amount and kind of UFO information in the files, and whether all significant non-security…
  • p. 11 …Harris pointed out that the UFO at one time "passed below the horizon in front of…
  • p. 16 …New York UFO group of which DuBarry is president. 9. Report on file at NICAP. 10…
  • p. 17 …b) UFOs which evaded or otherwise reacted to human devices. (All reports on file at NICAP…
  • p. 22 …CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 ## GEOMETRICAL FORMATION CASES (All reports on file at NICAP) Date Location Witnesses Number…
  • p. 24 …Finally the UFOs were seen on the radarscope to merge with a gigantic blip (radar target…
  • p. 25 …of the Utah Film Tracking UFOs," p. 2. (Copy on file at NICAP.) 9. Flying, July…
  • p. 26 …FORCE UFO SIGHTINGS UFO Sightings by U. S. Air Force Personnel (All Reports on File at…
  • p. 30 # Approved For Release 2001/04/02 Bomber Paced by UFO (Capt. Alvah M. Reida, during his…
  • p. 34 …I collected a few names of individuals present, as I intended to report the UFO to…
  • p. 37 …Florida Two enlisted men (names on file) Star-like UFO slowed, joined by second at high…
  • p. 38 …Report on file at NICAP 3. Report on file at NICAP 4. Keyhoe, Donald E., Flying…
  • p. 46 …United Press reported the incident (newswire copy on file at NICAP): FLYING SAUCER OR A WEATHER…
  • p. 47 …An Air National Guard pilot, flying an F-51 Mustang fighter, was trailed by a UFO…
  • p. 50 …witnessed the UFO was a full colonel of Air Force Intelligence, who filed a report along…
  • p. 53 …Report on file at NICAP. 14. United Press; May 23, 1951. 15. Report on file at…
  • p. 55 …this an open question). ## UFO Sightings by Scientists (All Reports on File at NICAP) Date & Location…
  • p. 61 …Maney, was among seven witnesses to a UFO sighted in Defiance, Ohio, May 20, 1962. Prof…
  • p. 65 …As they watched, the UFO, appearing as a fiery-looking, glowing sphere, passed from horizon to…
  • p. 66 …The disc-shaped, elliptical and other main types of UFOs observed by pilots and scientists have…
  • p. 69 …CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 (Names and addresses of other witnesses on file at NICAP.) A somewhat similar…
  • p. 71 …Elton Highland, observed a spherical UFO about 9:45 a.m. The UFO, resembling a silver…
  • p. 77 …Teletype report and letter on file at NICAP 2. Reports obtained by Cleveland and Akron UFO…
  • p. 90 …At other times, the station tracked UFOs making similar maneuvers. Sgt. Kelly had also tracked UFOs…
  • p. 93 …Baker, Jr., Douglas Aircraft Corporation, on file at NICAP. Air Force explanation that UFOs were reflections…
  • p. 100 …Roepke also filed a detailed report with NICAP on behalf of the Subcommittee. In consultation with…
  • p. 110 …Paragraph 11 restricts Air Force personnel from publicly discussing UFOs: "Air Force personnel, other than those…
  • p. 112 …Air Force Inspector General brief to Operations and Training Commands: "UFOs Serious Business." Stated that UFO…
  • p. 118 …file at this facility and is all the information contained in this record concerning UFO sighted…
  • p. 119 …The RCAF has no record of such an incident, although a flight plan allegedly was filed…
  • p. 120 …Peter Killian, American Airlines pilot, was one of several pilots who reported observing three UFOs above…
  • p. 121 …Ryan and all other documentation, on file at NICAP. COPY American Airlines, Inc. Flight 139 - February…
  • p. 126 …Dozens of very active UFO organizations exist in England, many publishing bulletins. The largest and most…
  • p. 130 …Copy of statement on file at NICAP 3. Report on file at NICAP 4. Windsor Daily…
  • p. 131 …Letter on file at NICAP 49. Report on file at NICAP 50. Report on file at…
  • p. 135 …Samford, UFOs explained away as weather phenomena. (Transcript on file at NICAP.) July 29, 1952--Miami…
  • p. 141 …round UFO hover and maneuver slowly. Los Angeles NICAP Subcommittee investigation report on file. February 14…
  • p. 143 …September 28 -- Police from seven counties reported seeing UFOs between 2:30 and 3:30 a…
  • p. 144 …A brilliant shaft of light from the UFO illuminated a hilltop. Suddenly the UFO blacked out…
  • p. 159 …library files, by a NICAP member traveling around the country, uncovered 125 separate UFO reports for…
  • p. 161 …then Air Force spokesman on UFOs. Taped statement on file at NICAP). The dramatic visual sightings…
  • p. 162 …USAF Capt., others saw two silvery cigar-shaped UFOs headed SW across city. 1 9:30…
  • p. 165 …letter on file at NICAP) Anything reported to the Air Force as a UFO is included…
  • p. 174 …The new Space Committee Chairman opposed UFO hearings. Then, in answer to letters about UFOs, the…
  • p. 176 …Tenn.) - March 30, 1961 "Uncertainty over UFOs certainly exists and I think it is wise to…
  • p. 181 …UFO? On April 14, 1959 the Nunn-Baker camera site The atmosphere of ridicule surrounding the…
  • p. 182 …On the contrary, we have been criticized by other UFO groups for our often voiced skepticism…
## 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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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.