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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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 Date & Location Reported Shape or Appearance Witnesses Action (b)12-56Far East Circular Pilot USAF F-86 investigated unidentified radar blip. Experienced radar interference as he saw and tried to close on circular UFO. When pursued, object shot up and away [Section I] (a)3-8-57Beaumont-HoustonTexas Large object with 3 brilliant white body lights Pilots Approached and passed plane S to N, hovered; moved away when plane neared.Swooped up and down at high speed.[Section V] (b)11-5-57Transvaal, Africa Cylinder Many Hovered, tracked by South African Air Force searchlights; witnesses said UFO"withdrew" behind clouds when light hit it.[Section X] (a)&(b)5-5-58San Carlos, Uruguay Top-like Pilot Approached plane, hovered (pilot felt heat); when plane attempted to close in,UFO darted away and disappeared.[Section X] (b)5-17-58Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Orange light Man and son Approached from N at low altitude; high-powered spotlight turned on it,UFO flared brilliantly, shot out of sight. (a)&(b)10-3-58near Rossville, Ind. 4 objects, elongated Train crew Approached ahead of train, traversed full length, swung around and followed for over an hour.Once darted away when conductor shone spotlight at them.[Section II]. (a)1-13-59Pymatuning Lake, Pa. Blindingly brilliant light Truck driver Approached truck, hovered above it(truck electrical system failed); after 3 to 4 minutes,UFO shot away.[Section VIII] (a)&(b)7-14-59Minas Gerais State Brazil Luminous object Pilot, airport observers Followed Brazilian Air Force B-26,frightening pilot; hovered near airport after plane landed.When airport personnel fired flares in direction of UFO,it changed color then shot up and disappeared.[Section X] (a)7-2-60 nearMaiquetia, Venezuela Bright light source Pilots Followed airliner on parallel course angling toward plane; suddenly shot away at terrific speed.[Section X] (a)5-61 nearRio de Janeiro,Brazil Luminous disc Airline pilot Observed circling at sea level;UFO ascended"with incredible speed"to level of plane, circled plane, followed it for over an hour.[Section X] (b)10-2-61Salt Lake City, Utah Disc Private pilot, airport observers Hovered near airport; private pilot approached to investigate,UFO moved up like an elevator and away to S, hovered again; finally rose and shot away to West.[Section I] (a)10-21-61near Datil,N.M. Four light sources Man and wife One UFO flashed ahead of car on Highway 60;as car entered dark canyon,UFO was there;object split into four parts which paced car.As car neared service area,objects flashed up into sky and disappeared. (b)9-20-62Hawthorne,N.J. Object with two body lights Night watchman Hovered over quarry;watchman approached in jeep to investigate,UFO maneuvered out of headlight beams. (b)9-24-62Hawthorne,N.J. Bright light source Police, others Hovered, moved away when police shone spotlight on it.
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.