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The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap)

Central Intelligence Agency · 2001-03-12 · 186 pages · text by OCR

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.

  • p. 7 …the daily press no longer carries such reports, except perhaps as fillers, because monotonously repeated items…
  • p. 11 …This form includes questions asked by the United States Air Force and by other Armed Forces…
  • p. 26 …dozens of Air Force bases in the United States and in foreign locations. Since 1953, however…
  • p. 30 …Force. (Originally reported in Cleveland Press, picked up by United Press International, July 30, 1952). During…
  • p. 34 …United Press; August 1, 1952. 26. From USAF Intelligence Report. (See also Ruppelt, Edward J., op…
  • p. 38 …United Press; January 4, 1954 10. Report on file at NICAP 11. Report on file at…
  • p. 44 …The four Conner Airlines pilots were interviewed by United Press when they landed in Denver, Colorado…
  • p. 46 …United Press reported the incident (newswire copy on file at NICAP): FLYING SAUCER OR A WEATHER…
  • p. 51 …Clark Croft, chief of the CAA Tower staff, stated to the Associated Press July 22 that…
  • p. 53 …United Press; May 23, 1951. 15. Report on file at NICAP. 16. United Press; July 18…
  • p. 77 …United Press International, July 26, 1958 Professional and Business Men 32-39. Reports on file at…
  • p. 93 …A United Press Newspictures photo reportedly taken by Enrique H. Muller is reproduced in "The Coming…
  • p. 94 …The pictures showed a round object, according to press reports, but have not been released to…
  • p. 95 …The picture was printed widely as a United Press telephoto, showing an irregular elongated mass with…
  • p. 107 …La Prensa, 2-1-58; United Press. E-85. Lorenzen, Coral; op. cit., ppg. 143-144…
  • p. 108 …Associated Press, Paris; February 19, 1956. 51. United Press; July 19, 1956. 52. Altus (Okla.) Times…
  • p. 111 …per cent of the sightings. Quoted by United Press; Amarillo, Texas. May 5, 1955: Project Blue…
  • p. 112 …The press release approach is considered censorship by some UFO organizations, because they do not receive…
  • p. 120 …Yates, United Airlines, saw the UFOs turn and head northwest in the vicinity of Akron, three…
  • p. 122 …Activity, Public Interest, and Official Attitudes United States press coverage has sometimes given the impression that…
  • p. 123 …CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 (Alaska, of course, is now one of the United States, and is covered…
  • p. 124 …Saul Martins later told the press the UFO maneuvered all around the DC-3, pacing it…
  • p. 127 …United Press reported from Belgrade, October 27: "Authorities announced today they were making a 'serious investigation…
  • p. 129 …1959 was reported widely by Associated Press, United Press International and Hawaiian newspapers. NICAP interviewed several…
  • p. 130 …United Press International; April 13, 1959 6. Letter on file at NICAP 7. Letter on file…
  • p. 131 …United Press International; November 7, 1958 52. Associated Press; October 28, 1954 53. Natal Mercury (Durban…
  • p. 134 …here and as far away as Wyoming. (United Press) ## 1952 1952--London, Ont., Canada. Astronomer observed…
  • p. 136 …said today Russia may be scouting the United States and other parts of the world with…
  • p. 159 …publicity) CONCENTRATIONS YEAR PERIOD MAIN LOCATIONS X 1947 June-July Western United States X 1950 First…
  • p. 164 …Air Force called press conference on UFO sightings, attended by more than 40 reporters. Suggested UFOs…
  • p. 165 …Reliable witnesses soberly described plainly observed UFOs, and the press gave their stories very full coverage…
  • p. 173 …United Press; Washington, July 28, 1952 16. United Press; July 29, 1952 17. From Air Force…
  • p. 175 …When pressed on specific details the experts refuse to answer on grounds that they are involved…
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G, V	March 23, 1957
Long Beach, Calif.	Four UFOs tracked by CAA radar.
(Confidential report certified by 6 NICAP Board Members) Coincided with visual reports by GOC, police and Oxnard AFB. [Details this Section]
A, V	March 29, 1957	Pan American Airways flight #206A, saw pulsating UFO, radar target coincided. [Section V]
G	April 4, 1957
Wigtownshire, Scotland	Three radar posts tracked UFO which dove and circled. Wing Cdr. W. P. Whitworth (at Scottish base): "Quite definitely this was no freak. It was an object of some substance and no mistake could have been made." 60,000 to 14,000 ft.	[56]
G, V	October 21 or 29, 1957
Nr London, England	UFO sighted visually by pilot near atomic base, tracked by ground radar; dimmed lights and sped away. [57]
G, V	November 5, 1957
Gulf of Mexico	Coast Guard Cutter Sebago tracked UFO, brief visual sighting from deck.	1020 mph [Details this Section]
G, V	December 12, 1957
Tokyo, Japan	GCI radar tracked UFO seen by ground observers as vari-colored object; jets scrambled. [58]
G	March 8, 1958
Korea	USAF radar site tracked slowly descending UFO. 77,000-25,000 ft.	[59]
G, V	Summer 1958
Air Force Base, SW United States.	Two maneuverable UFOs tracked, evaded jet interceptors. [60]
G	November, 1958
Dewline radar	UFO descended from maximum alt. range of radar, moved horizontally for 100 miles, ascended vertically.	500 knots(abt. 575 mph.) [62]
G, V	January 23, 1959
Panama Canal	Bright silver object arced across sky, tracked by U.S. radar. [63]
G, V	September 24, 1959
Redmond, Oregon	Air Force radar site reportedly tracked UFO, observed visually by FAA personnel at airport as disc-shaped object. [Section V, IX]
G, V	August 13, 1960
Red Bluff, California	State Police observed egg-shaped UFO reported USAF radar site confirmed tracking it. [Section VII, IX]
G	January 1961
Missile Base during missile test flight	UFO which alternately hovered and moved rapidly to new position, tracked. [64]
G, V	June 19, 1961
Exeter, England; Edinburgh, Scotland	Large, bright shining UFO observed at Exeter airport, tracked on radar. Cigar-object and speeding light observed over Edinburgh twice during preceding night.	Hovered	50,000 ft.	[65]
G, V	July 5, 1961
Akron, Ohio	Former AF pilot saw maneuvering glowing UFO, also tracked by FAA radar at Cleveland airport. [Section V]
G, A, V	January 29, 1962
Eastern Holland	Royal Dutch Air Force jet interceptor chased UFO detected by ground and airborne radar, and visually. [Section X]

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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.