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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 2-9-53 Virginia-No. Car. border Lt. Ed Balocco, USMC; pilot Rocket-like object chased in jet for 3-4 minutes; white with red glow at rear 9-7-53 Vandalia, Ohio Lt. (j.g.); FG-1D pilot UFO sped under plane, pulled up, climbed out of sight. (cf., Section V; July 4-5, 1961) 1-4-54 Quantico, Va. Marine details Story broke this date that red-lighted UFOs had hovered, maneuvered over base for past six nights. [9] 3-24-54 Florida Capt. Don Holland, USMC, pilot Round UFO descended, hovered at about 3000 feet; pilot banked to attempt gun camera photos, UFO sped away. (Report verified by Gen. William G. Manly, USMC). 5-14-54 Nr. Dallas, Texas Maj. Charles Scarborough, USMC Sixteen UFOs in groups, evaded pursuit by jets Winter 1954 Pohang, Korea John A. Potter, Marine Corps weather observer Formation of about seven discs, moved with side-to-side oscillation. [Section XII] 1955 Virginia, Near Washington, D. C. Cmdr.; pilot, missile expert Disc with illuminated dome on top paced aircraft 12-11-55 Nr. Jacksonville, Fla. Navy jet pilots, others Dogfight with round, orange-red UFO; confirmed on radar 1956 North Atlantic Cmdr., Senior pilot; other flight crews as passengers Large disc climbed up to R7V-2, paced it, pulled away 8-15-57 Woodland Hills, Calif. Eugene S. Allison, Chief Aviation Pilot (ret) Disc-shaped UFO hovered, rocked back and forth, ascended rapidly 7-12-59 Nr. Ridgecrest, Calif. Albert Guerrero, electronics mechanic, U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake Three round lights, apparently oscillating discs, maneuvered SW of Test Station. [10] 10-20-59 Key West Florida Two enlisted men (names on file) Star-like UFO slowed, joined by second at high speed; two objects sped away. [11] 7-10-62 New Iberia, La. Confidential Report (certified by NICAP Director & Ass't Director) Disc buzzed Naval Air Station ## UFOs Observed by Navy & Marine Corps Pilots July 3, 1949. Longview, Wash.; Cmdr. M. B. Taylor, USN (former Officer-In-Charge of guided missile work under R. Adm. D. S. Fahrney) was giving the commentary at the beginning of an air show at Longview Fairgrounds, when he and others spotted an object above a sky-writing biplane. The UFO moved against the wind with an undulating motion, made right-angle turns and appeared like a discus of bright metal when viewed through field glasses. Cmdr. Taylor estimated its size as equal to a 50-foot object at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Among those who watched it and confirmed his description were many qualified airmen. While they saw but one object, others in the surrounding area reported seeing up to a dozen UFOs at the same time. Cmdr. Taylor concluded, "The sighting was definitely of some flying object unlike anything then or even presently [1957] known." June 24, 1950. The crews of two commercial airliners and a Navy transport sighted a cigar-shaped object about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Calif. The pilot of the Navy plane (name confidential) spent 22 years in Naval aviation and now is a project administrator with a West Coast electronics firm. He was alerted by a United Airlines pilot who had seen the object and they both discussed the matter with CAA (now FAA) ground stations at Daggett and Silver Lake, Calif. The co-pilot of the Navy plane was the first to see it, and pointed it out to the pilot and navigator. The pilot described the object as cigar-shaped, dark gray or gunmetal in color and giving off a faint shimmering heat radiation appearance at the tail end. He judged its apparent size as about 1/8th that of the full moon. Estimated altitude 50,000- 100,000 feet, speed 1000-1500 mph. for the three minutes it was in view. At first it was traveling north, but then turned west presenting a tail end view as it sped out of sight. Signed report on file at NICAP, (Case certified by Paul Cerny, Chairman, Bay Area NICAP Subcommittee). July 11, 1950. Near Osceola, Arkansas, the crews of two Navy planes saw a disc-shaped UFO whose presence was confirmed by airborne radar. Lt. (j.g.) J. W. Martin, enlisted pilot R. E. Moore, and electronics technician G. D. Wehner said the object first appeared as a round ball, ahead and to the left of their planes. As it crossed their flight path, disappearing in the distance to the right, the UFO resembled "a World War I helmet seen from the side, or a shiny, shallow bowl turned upside down." Wehner said he "caught it on the radar scope;" at the closest point, it was estimated to be about a mile away. [12] June, 1952. Tombstone, Ariz. Lt. Cmdr. John C. Williams, USN (Ret.), his wife, Josephine, and a guest were watching the sunset when they saw "a huge circular object flying toward us from the direction of Tucson. . . Suddenly it stopped in midflight, seemed to hover, then reversed its direction and retraced its course. In a matter of seconds, however, it returned, stopped again, appeared to oscillate and tilt from one side to another. Again it reversed itself and apparently returned in the same straight line. It reappeared and acted in exactly the same manner two or three times." Cmdr. Williams graduated from the Naval Academy in 1919, completed flight training at Pensacola in 1922 and spent 10 years flying with the Navy. In a 1956 letter to the NICAP Director, he stated, "We had a perfectly clear view of the object which looked something like a cup and saucer, or a derby hat. Its speed was unbelievable. . . it diminished to a tiny speck [the last time it flew away] and then out of sight in the space of about four seconds." 1953. During off-shore combat maneuvers, a squadron of carrier based Navy AD-3 attack planes was approached by a rocket-shaped UFO which swooped down on the flight from above. The object levelled off about 1000 feet overhead, slowed and paced the aircraft. When the Squadron Commander led his flight in pursuit of the UFO, it turned sharply so that its tail was pointed away, and shot upwards out of sight in seconds. (Confidential report acquired by Adm. Fahrney, Adviser Lou Corbin). Feb. 3, 1953. A Marine Corps fighter pilot, alerted by a Navy signal tower at Norfolk, Va., chased a silver object which had been sighted from the ground over an area near the Virginia-North Carolina border. After cruising in his F9F Panther for half an hour without seeing anything unusual, 1st Lt. Ed Balocco was returning to his base. "Over Washington, North Carolina," he said, "I saw what looked like an airplane with red lights which Approved For Release 2001/04/0231 CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0
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