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Flying Saucers UFO Reports

Central Intelligence Agency · 2001-03-12 · 68 pages · text by OCR

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.

Open the PDF at page 44 Original source ↗

“Nevers”12 pages

  • p. 4 …made by a tethered bull "like I never heard come from an animal before." Looking out…
  • p. 8 …long years of sky watching he had never seen the equal of this remarkable craft." Greenville…
  • p. 9 …said of the atomic bomb: "It will never go off, and I speak as an expert…
  • p. 23 …The instruments were never found; never seen coming down. Then from Coral Lorenzen's account; based…
  • p. 25 …It is believed that Captain Mantell never regained consciousness. This is borne out by the fact…
  • p. 26 # "Maybe I've Seen The Devil" - "Army Intelligence never pays any attention to reports of UFO…
  • p. 31 …round bright spot, but the film has never been released. (The UFO Evidence, NICAP.) There were…
  • p. 33 …in the back of a closet and never wore it again. She also discovered several shiny…
  • p. 42 …speed back to us, therefore we will never see their light. It naturally follows that galaxies…
  • p. 43 …So far, he has never explained or understood how it was possible for his microscopic antediluvian…
  • p. 45 …One that never came back (R), Bloop over Biscayne Bay. And one that took honors as…
  • p. 59 …to the press was "The photos were never proved to be a hoax, but neither were…
# If You Can't Sight'em- Coin'em

An enterprising photographer on the Miami News, Charles Trainor, disappointed that he hadn't sighted a UFO, decided to manufacture his own. Enlisting the aid of his 13-yearold son, he set up a saucerport in his backyard; equipped it with dinner plates, garbage can lids and the every day garden variety saucer. Young Charlie skimmed the IFOs up in the air while his father recorded their flights on film, shooting at a slow

shutter speed to achieve the wanted "fuzzy" look. Pleased with the results, Trainor introduced a fellow photographer, Bob Bailey, to the new sport and together they fabricated their own flap over Biscayne Bay; and again over Miami's skyline. If you sighted any of these "paralyzers," call Mr. Trainor at the Miami News. If you found the dinner plate that plunged into Biscayne Bay, call Mrs. Trainor. No rewards.

Start slowly, preferably on water's edge; strong right arm helps; firm grip on garbage lid handle.

Let 'er fly. Most dramatic effect can be achieved by picking out good props for background . . . lighthouse, maybe.

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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. 68 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.