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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.
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## Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 Rear Admiral Herbert B. Knowles, USN (Ret.), currently is a NICAP Board Member. Adm. Knowles held important submarine commands in World War II. He has also been active in encouraging witnesses to report sightings to NICAP. Major Keyhoe also has obtained information on UFO sightings and official attitudes from top-level Naval officers on active duty in the Pentagon. Other Navy and Marine Corps officers on active duty contact him from time to time, and report personal sightings or related information. NICAP has fewer connections with Army personnel, but some Army cases are on record. Of particular interest are two unclassified Army Intelligence Reports describing UFO activity. These were submitted to NICAP by members in the armed services. ## OTHER MILITARY SIGHTINGS ARMY Date & Location Witness Description Summer 1944 Normandy, France George Todt, now Los Angeles columnist, other officers Pulsating red object approached front lines, hovered, moved away. October 1944 Holland Capt. J. B. Douglas, Jr., 489th Field Artillery. Brilliant light source observed moving across sky for 45 minutes. 3-13-50 Clarksburg, Calif. Maj. Herbert W. Taylor, USAR (Signal Corps) Droning sound heard; saucer-shaped object descended, hovered, swayed back and forth; later sped away. [1] 3-17-50 Farmington, N.M. Capt. Clayton J. Boddy, USA (Ret.), Army Engineers; dozens of others Shiny "saucer-like discs" cavorted around sky, hovered, moved with sudden bursts of speed. [2] 1-21-57 Army Base, A.P.O., N.Y. M/Sgt. Billy J. Woodruff, others. Two separate sightings; one of a disc which accelerated rapidly. (See above) 5-12-57 Nr. La Sal, Utah Lt. Col. Samuel E. Craig, USAR Round blue-green UFO viewed below observers' altitude moving at high speed. [3] 9-17-57 Ft. Devens, Mass. First Army Intelligence Report Eight round "unconventional objects" observed, one UFO oscillating up and down. (See above) 11-3-57 White Sands, N.M. Army Jeep Patrol 3:00 a.m. Egg-shaped UFO descended slowly, brightened and appeared to land. [Section XII; Nov. 1957 Chronology] 11-3-57 White Sands, N.M. Separate Army jeep patrol, 8:00 p.m. Hovering UFO took off at 45 degree angle, pulsating. [Section XII; Nov. 1957 Chronology] NAVY & MARINE CORPS March 1945 U.S.A.T. Delarof (attack transport) Dark sphere observed rising out of ocean, circled, flew away. May 1946 LaGrange, Florida Lt. (j.g.) Andrew A. Titcomb, gunnery and radar officer Elliptical UFO banked overhead. [Section I.] 6-29-47 White Sands, N.M. C. J. Zohn, Naval rocket expert Silvery disc observed moving northward at estimated 10,000 feet. [4] Summer 1947 Pittsburgh, Kansas Cmdr. L. H. Witherspoon Disc-like UFO flashed over airport. [5] 7-3-49 Longview, Wash. Cmdr. M. B. Taylor, pilot Disc maneuvered over air show 2-22-50 Key West, Fla. Pilots, ground observers, radar at Naval Air Station Two glowing objects streaked over field at height too great for pursuit. (From USAF Intelligence Report). [6] 3-16-50 Dallas, Texas C.P.O. Charley Lewis Oblong disc approached B-36, followed under it briefly, sped away at 45 degree angle. [7] 6-24-50 Nr. Daggett, Calif. Navy transport pilot and crew Cigar-shaped object maneuvered above desert, also seen by airline pilots. 7-11-50 Nr. Osceola, Ark. Lt. (j.g.) J. W. Martin, pilot; enlisted pilot R. E. Moore Domed disc crossed path of Navy planes, confirmed by radar Fall 1951 Korea Fleet radar sighting UFO circled fleet, paced aircraft, departed at over 1000 mph. [Section VIII; Radar] 1-21-52 Mitchel AFB, N. Y. Navy TBM pilot Chased dome-shaped UFO which turned, accelerated, pulled away. [8] 6-52 Tombstone, Ariz. Lt. Cmdr. John D. Williams, pilot Domed disc, made sharp turns, "unbelievable" speeds 7-2-52 Nr. Tremonton, Utah C.P.O. Delbert C. Newhouse, aviation photographer Group of 12-14 maneuvering discs; 16 mm. color movies obtained. [Section VIII; photographs] 1953 Squadron of carrier-based attack planes Rocket-shaped UFO swooped down, hovered over flight; sped away when pursued Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0
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.