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This CIA release, approved in 2001, contains Flying Saucers UFO Reports No. 1, a magazine that Dell Publishing issued in 1967. It argues that UFOs deserve serious study. It gathers reported landings, radar trackings, sightings by astronomers and pilots, and cases involving creatures, drawing on Ruppelt, Keyhoe, Fuller, NICAP and APRO. It also describes Project Blue Book, NICAP, APRO and the new University of Colorado study under Dr. Edward Condon.
“Socorro, New Mexico”5 pages
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# Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010002-9 One's inclination if he sights a strange object in the sky is to stand open mouthed and ogle. Your report of a UFO can be of more value if you notice and record information on this sample report form. ## NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA 1536 Connecticut Avenue N. W. Washington 6, D.C. NOrth 7-9434 ## REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT(S) This form includes questions asked by the United States Air Force and by other Armed Forces' investigating agencies, and additional questions to which answers are needed for full evaluation by NICAP. After all the information has been fully studied, the conclusion of our Evaluation Panel will be published by NICAP in its regularly issued magazine or in another publication. Please try to answer as many questions as possible. Should you need additional room, please use another sheet of paper. Please print or typewrite. Your assistance is of great value and is genuinely appreciated. Thank you. ## 1. Name Place of Employment Address Occupation Telephone Education Special Training Military Service Military Service 2. Date of Observation Time AM PM Time Zone 3. Locality of Observation 4. How long did you see the object? Hours Minutes Seconds 5. Please describe weather conditions and the type of sky; i.e., bright daylight, nighttime, dusk, etc. 6. Position of the Sun or Moon in relation to the object and to you. 7. If seen at night, twilight, or dawn, were the stars or moon visible? 8. Were there more than one object? If so, please tell how many, and draw a sketch of what you saw, indicating direction of movement, if any. 9. Please describe the object(s) in detail. For instance, did it (they) appear solid, or only as a source of light; was it revolving, etc? Please use additional sheets of paper, if necessary. 10. Was the object(s) brighter than the background of the sky? 11. If so, compare the brightness with the Sun, Moon, headlights, etc. 12. Did the object(s)a. Appear to stand still at any time? (Please elaborate, if you can give details.) b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Leave any visible trail? f. Drop anything? g. Change brightness? h. Change shape? i. Change color? 13. Did the object(s) at any time pass in front of, or behind of, anything? If so, please elaborate giving distance, size, etc, if possible. 14. Was there any wind? If so, please give direction and speed. 15. Did you observe the object(s) through an optical instrument or other aid, windshield, windowpane, storm window, screening, etc? What? 16. Did the object(s) have any sound? What kind? How loud? 17. Please tell if the object(s) was (were) a. Fuzzy or blurred. b. Like a bright star.
FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 68 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.