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This FBI file on the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) holds records from 1956 to 1961. It includes press clippings, NICAP letters signed by Director Donald E. Keyhoe, and internal Bureau memoranda. It also contains Hoover's replies saying the FBI does not investigate UFO sightings and passes reports to the Air Force. Other items cover a 1960 Grand Blanc, Michigan moon photograph by Joe Perry, an Air Force officer's request to curb NICAP, and a citizen asking whether NICAP was Communist sponsored.
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TELEPHONE. NORTH 7-9434 CABLE ADDRESS: SKYLIGHT BRIG. GEN. THOMAS B. CATRON, USA (RET.) BALTIMORE, MARYLAND FRANK EDWARDS RADIO-TV ESSEX HOUSE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA COL. ROBERT B. EMERSON, USA REBERVE NUCLEAR PHYSICIST KAISER ALUMINUM COMPANY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA REV. ALBERT H. BALLER ROBBINS MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS CHAIRMAN REAR ADM.DELMER S.FAHRNEY USN (RET.) CHADD'S FORD, PENNSYLVANIA LT. GEN. WILLIAM E. KEPNER, USAF (RET.) WINTER PARK, FLORIDA BOARD OF GOVERNORS REV. LEON C. LEVAN NEW JERUSALEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH PITT6BURGH. PENNSYLVANIA PROF. CHARLES A. MANEY PHYSICS DEPT., DEFIANCE COLLEGE DEFIANCE, OHIO ABRAHAM M. SONNABEND PRESIDENT HOTEL CORPORATION OF AMERICA BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TALBOT T. SPEER SPEER FOUNDATION BALTIMORE, MARYLAND EVALUATION OF INFORMATION GEN. ALBERT C. WEDEMEYER, USA (RET.) POOLESVILLE, MARYLAND # NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA WASHINGTON 6, D. C. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: 1536 CONNECTICUT AVE., N. W. April 3, 1957 ## Dear friend: Your interest in our investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects (flying saucers) is greatly appreciated. Since 1950 the Air Force has kept thousands of authentic UFO reports from the public. While we believe we know their reasons, we are convinced that Americans have a right to the truth. To that end, NICAP has set up a nationwide network—soon to be worldwide—for reporting UFO sightings and hidden developments. All this information uncensored will be revealed to NICAP members in a monthly magazine and in confidential bulletins. The magazine will include dramatic, authentic sightings by veteran pilots and other competent witnesses; behind-the-scene stories of the Air Force secret investigation; proof of the censorship which has muzzled hundreds of pilots; the pro's and con's of the question, "Is there life on Mars?"; and special articles on the UFO problem and our own space-travel plans. In addition, NICAP will hold public hearings on claims of contacts with spacemen—to expose hoaxes and also to ferret out the facts. All this will be covered in the monthly magazine, with many other features, such as a serialized history of UFO's with new sidelights on famous sightings; frank answers to readers' questions; and a monthly department in which I shall reveal some "inside stories" I have learned in the last two years. As an Associate Member of NICAP-for an annual fee of $7.50-you will receive the monthly magazine and the special bulletins. You will also be privileged to join a NiCAP club in your area and become part of our large reporting network. Most important of all, you will be playing a vital role-not only in aiding to end the censorship-but in helping to find all the answers to the UFO mystery. To become a NICAP member, merely forward your $7.50 membership fee to 1EY-116 SE 12 NICAP INDEXED-131 1536 Connecticut Avenue Washington 6, D. C. 622-103-58 NOT RECORDED 14 APR 18 1957 We hope you will join us in this factual yet fascinating work. Sincerely yours, Donald E. Keyhoe Donald E. Keyhoe, Major USMC_(Ret.) Director of NICAP finding body serving the national public interest
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FOIA release, from the fbi-vault 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. 25 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.