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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 67. November 6, 1957; Danville, Illinois. Police chased UFO, unable to notify headquarters "because their radio went mysteriously dead." 68. November 6, 1957; Montville, Ohio. TV blurred, next day found automobile pockmarked. Night of Olden Moore's report of UFO on ground about one-half mile from viewer's house. 69. November 6, 1957; north of Ottawa, Canada. Battery radio and portable short wave radio failed, then single tone signal heard on one short wave frequency. UFO hovering below overcast. Radios worked normally after UFO departed. 70. November 7, 1957; Lake Charles, La. Car motor sputtered and failed as UFO hovered low overhead. 71. November 7, 1957; near Orogrande, N.M. Car traveling about 60 mph. Speedometer waved wildly between 60 and 110. UFO then sighted. (Car was 1954 Mercury with magnetic speedometer.) 72. November 9, 1957; Near White Oaks, N.M. Car lights failed as UFO observed. 73. November 10, 1957; Hammond, Indiana. Loud beeping caused radio interference as police chased UFO. TV blackout in city, motorist reported radio failure. 74. November 12, 1957; Rumney, N.H. Car motor and lights failed. Ground observer corps reported UFO at same time. 75. November 12 or 13, 1957; Hazelton, Penna. TV disrupted as UFO seen. 76. November 14, 1957; Tamaroa, Illinois. Power failed for 10 minutes in a four mile area, just after hovering UFO flashed. 77. November 15, 1957; Cachoeira, Brazil. Several car motors failed as drivers attempted to approach UFO hovering low above ground. 78. November 25, 1957; Mogi Mirim, Brazil. All city lights failed as three UFOs passed overhead. 79. December 3, 1957; Near Ellensburg, Washington. Truck motor "almost stopped," caught again, as UFO sighted. Sighting confirmed by police. 80. December 3, 1957; Cobalt, Ont., Canada. Radio static as several UFOs seen over area. 81. December 8, 1957; Near Coulee City, Washington. Automobiles stalled, headlights flickered and went out, as large fiery object passed overhead. 82. December 18, 1957; Sarasota, Florida. White light source glided overhead, TV interference noted. 83. January 13, 1958; Casino, N.S.W., Australia. Interference on car radio as UFO followed car. 84. January 30, 1958; near Lima, Peru. Truck, bus, and car passengers felt shock; motors of all three vehicles failed, as UFO descended and hovered. (+)85. February 24, 1958; Near Santa Antonio de Jesus, Brazil. Car motor failed; passengers then noticed a Saturn-shaped disc hovering overhead. (+)86. May 1958; Near Richmond, Va. Engine of car began running roughly, driver then noticed UFO following car. 87. August 3, 1958; Rome Italy. Luminous UFO observed passing overhead as city lights failed; one report of car radio failure. 88. August 31, 1958; La Verde, Argentina. Light aircraft (Piper) engine increased its revolutions abnormally during UFO sighting. Engine normal after UFO left. (+)89. October 3, 1958; Fukushima-Ken, Japan. Portable radio emitted strange buzz as green fireball passed. 90. October 26, 1958; Baltimore, Maryland. UFO observed hovering over bridge ahead of car; motor and headlights failed, two passengers felt heat. 91. January 13, 1959; Pymatuning Lake, Penna. Truck motor, lights and radio failed as UFO hovered over truck. 92. January 13, 1959; Bygholm, Denmark. Car motor failed as UFO passed overhead; headlights and spotlight functioned normally. 93. February 25, 1959; Hobbs, N.M. Signals on car radio (steady succession of two dots and a dash) as UFO passed. (+)94. March 19, 1959; Kyger, Ohio. Buzzing static-like sound on car radio. Lights dimmed; unidentified light source seen ahead of car. 95. June 22, 1959; Salta, Argentina. Luminous sphere observed passing in sky, city lights failed. (+)96. July 14, 1959; Salisbury, N.C. Television sets blacked out, some lights reported off, as circular UFO observed; loud oscillating high frequency noise reported. 97. August 13, 1959; Freeport, Texas. UFO crossed road ahead of car at low altitude. Motor and headlights failed. (+)98. August 17, 1959; Uberlandia, MinaisGerais, Brazil. Automatic keys at power station turned off as round UFO passed overhead following trunk line. After UFO left, keys turned back on automatically, normal functions resumed. 99. October 22, 1959; Cumberland, Maryland. Car motor, headlights, and radio failed as UFO hovered low over road ahead. 100. January 18, 1960; Near Lakota, No. Dak. Car lights dimmed as UFO descended toward field, apparently about a mile off highway. (+)101. February 28, 1961; Lakeville, Mass. House lights dimmed three times, went out on two occasions as elongated UFO twice passed overhead. (+)102. February 9, 1962; Ashton Clinton, Beds., England. Car motor lost power, headlights not affected, as UFO passed ahead of car. (+)103. July 30, 1962; Near Pojucara, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Car motor stopped, then oval UFO seen alongside road. (+)104. September 20, 1963; Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia. TV difficulty noted, viewer called outside to see UFO. Object hovered, darted around at high speed. TV interference noted over area of three towns. (+)105. November 7, 1963; San Francisco, Calif. Fireball observed, shock wave felt, over Bay area. Unidentified signal picked up by local radio station. (+)106. November 14, 1963; Carson City, Nevada. Disc with bluish-green glow hovered emitting beam of light which illuminated hilltop; house radio failed, came back on when UFO left. ## E-M Cases (Continued) ## Secondary Cases: These borderline cases have some characteristics in common with those on the main chronology. In each case, a definite E-M effect was reported. However, either the associated aerial phenomenon was not distinct or it could not be determined that an E-M effect and a UFO sighted nearby coincided in time. (a) July 6, 1947; Acampo, Calif. All lights in community went out, as citizens heard a roaring noise and saw a glow in the sky. (b) July 20, 1952; Cumberland, Md. Engineer reported unusual type of TV interference. Occurred within a few hours of the famous Washington, D.C., UFO sightings all over D.C.- Virginia area. (c) January 21, 1957; Bristol, England. TV pictures disrupted and noise heard on audio; same time as fiery light in sky with rays running through it. (Aurora?) (d) January 27, 1957; Glendora, Calif. Unexplained power failure. Two UFOs reported same night in general area. (e) May 7, 1957; New York, N.Y. TV disrupted, citizens complained about low-flying "aircraft". Commercial test plane blamed, but Air Force reported several unidentified blips on radar. (f) September 1, 1957; LeMars, Iowa. Car motor and headlights failed, as flash of light seen in sky. (g) November 2 or 3, 1957; Las Cruces, N.M. Car motor and headlights failed twice as witness, a UFO skeptic, saw flashes of light in the sky. Witness blamed it on "static atmosphere." (h) November 28, 1957; Hakalau, Hawaii. Car motor failed, driver felt numb, as bright flash of light appeared in sky about 20 feet above highway ahead of car. (i) December 1, 1957; Ann Arbor, Michigan. Telephone lines affected by odd noise in Detroit area, as numerous red lights observed in sky. (Aurora?) (j) Approximately August 16, 1958; Olean, N.Y. and Eldred, Penna. Strange noise lasting one minute heard on short wave, 20 meter band, in Olean. UFO seen in nearby Eldred about same time.
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