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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 (Names and addresses of other witnesses on file at NICAP.) A somewhat similar case during the winter of 1943 or 1944 was reported by Harry G. Barnes, then a member of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department stationed at No.1 Precinct. About 3:00 p.m., Barnes saw three oval-shaped UFOs in V-formation speed eastward across the NE sky. The objects had pulsating greenish-red "exhausts", which occasionally flared and curled around them. [5.] State Policeman Fred Porcello, Portville, N.Y., saw two UFOs of uncommon configuration July 24, 1960. He described the sighting to Olean, N.Y., newsman Bob Barry who relayed the report to NICAP. While Officer Porcello was playing in the yard with his children between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., his youngest son, Fred Jr. (age 7) pointed to the sky and said: "Look Daddy, two light bulbs in the sky." He looked and saw two glowing reddish objects which did resemble light bulbs, moving toward them in the southern sky. As the UFOs changed angle relative to the sun, they appeared silvery and metallic (suggesting that the glow was reflected sunlight). They changed course to the NNW, then stopped and hovered for a short period of time. Then the objects made a fairly sharp right turn, heading east, swung back toward the south and moved out of sight in the distance. They had been visible 4-5 minutes. When not glowing, the UFOs appeared to be dumbbell-shaped, round on the ends with an oblong section between. (On August 21, 1956, J. Gordon Campbell observed similar objects while flying between Sheridan, Wyoming, and Billings, Montana. Mr. Campbell is president of a Minneapolis machine tool and industrial supply company. Shortly after 8:00 p.m., a dark elongated object with knobs at each end rapidly approached his plane, hovered, then sped away. Seconds later, four similar objects maneuvered near his plane). OTHER POLICE CASES Date & Location Names Description Notes July 4,1947 Portland,Ore. Ptn. Kenneth A. McDowell 5 discs,up&down oscillation. [7] July 7,1947 Tacoma,Wash. Ptn. Evan Davis&Stan Johnson 3 spinning objects,sparks emitted,attracted back;hovered,changed direction. [8] Jan.7,1948 Kentucky State Police Huge round UFO reported to Godman AFB.Capt.Mantell case;[See Section V.] July 28,1952 Shelby Co.,Ind. State Policemen Charles Longstreet&Norman Mellis Star-like UFO"moved up and down,and back and forth,and at times it would hover." [9] Aug.28,1952 Atlanta,Ga. Six officers including Ptn.M.J.Spears and A.L.Elsberry UFO changing color,"every so often it would sprout a red flamed trail,then it would move up and down...it turned a flip a couple of times." [10] Sept.22,1952 Fairfax Co.,Va. Police Pvt's.Douglas Dunn,Julian Burke,Martin Eherill,and Sgt.Wall 1-4 glowing objects circled and maneuvered over area.Dunn saw 3-4 at one time:"Looked like a white ball of fire coming through the clouds...they would come and go...it was like tag."Burke:"One would pop out here,another there...Weird...weird indeed." [11] Sept.11-13,1953 Chiloquin,Ore. Police Chief Lew Jones Top-like UFOs,seen by many citizens over three nights,sighted once by Chief Jones.Watched through binoculars,appeared top-shaped with body lights. [12] Nov.2,1955 Williston,Fla. Deputy Sheriff A.H.Perkins,Ptn.C.F.Bell Perkins twice witnessed UFOs seen by over a dozen area residents.Bell saw 6 oval-shaped UFOs moving in spurts,felt stinging heat. [13] Nov.24-25,1956 So.Dakota Sheriff Glen Best,State Policeman C.D.Erickson Widespread sightings,rumors of radar contacts by Ellsworth AFB pilots;near Rapid City officers chased a UFO which had steady green light,flashing red light.UFO occasionally beamed a white light upwards. [14] Nov.2,1957 Levelland,Tex. Sheriff Weir Clem,Deputy Pat McCullough Bright red elliptical UFO,also seen by many others.[See Section XII;Nov.1957 Chronology] Nov.4,1957 Elmwood Park,Ill. Officers Joseph Lukasek,Clifford Schau,and Daniel DeGiovanni Round,reddish object hovered over cemetery,moved away when pursued by police. [15] Nov.6,1957 nr.Danville,Ill. State Policemen Calvin Showers,John Matulis Brilliant white light,changing to amber and orange,viewed 20 minutes;cruiser radio failed. [16] Nov.10,1957 Hammond,Ind. Capt.Dennis Becky,Officers Charles Moore,Charles Mauder,and Steve Betustak Elongated object with one red,one white,body light;interference on police radio.Object eluded pursuing police. [17] April9,1958 Newport Beach,Calif. Ptn.R.Gordon Two flat objects with rows of six flashing lights onleading edge of each,low above ocean with light reflecting in water;maneuvered,made sharp turns. [18] Aug.24,1958 Westwood,N.J. Ptn.Richard Schulz and Richard McCabe Glowing orange circular UFO hovered,moved Erapidly disappearing in seconds. [19] Oct.12,1958 Aurora,Ill. Ptn.William Hornyan and Jack Adams Several yellow objects moving in all directions;many witnesses. [20] April3,1959 Ocoee,Fla. John F.Wilmeth,retiredU.S.Treasury enforcement officer,former Coast Guard Lieut. Large greenish-yellow light ascending,reflecting on lake;faded,re-appeared descending,hovered...finally ascended out of sight. [21]
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.