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The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap)

Central Intelligence Agency · 2001-03-12 · 186 pages · text by OCR, confidence 100%

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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 Date Location Description 10-51 Anderson, Indiana Large group of discs individually tilted back and forth in unison. 3-29-52 Misawa, Japan USAF pilot observed small disc near plane which fluttered, "rocked back and forth in 40-degree banks" while moving slowly. [Section I.] 4-5-52 Hensley AFB, Texas Circular metallic object moving at high speed, "wobbled" in flight. 4-17-52 Cassopolis, Mich. Oval-shaped UFO moving at high speed with "wobbling motion." 5-13-52 Greenville, S. C. Several oval-shaped UFOs in diamond formation "wobbled in flight." [5] 8-1-52 Sharonville, Ohio Brilliant milk-white disc flying slowly, with "tendency to wobble." 8-14-52 Coral Gables, Fla. Bright white luminous object with orange ring, hovered; wobbled back and forth every few seconds. 9-9-52 Portland, Ore. Two oval or disc-shaped UFOs hovering; one wobbled. 9-20-52 Topcliffe, England Silver disc rotated and wobbled. [Operation Mainbrace Chronology, this section] 9-9-54 Nelson, New Zealand Three discs hovered, wobbled, rose at high speed. [Section VIII; Photographs.] 3-2-55 Tucson, Arizona Elongated UFO passed overhead with "loping or rocking motion." 3-28-55 Joseph City, Ariz. Large group of UFOs maneuvering like jets in a dogfight, split up, began moving with "strange fluttering motion." 7-26-55 Washington, D. C. Round UFO approached airport, hovered and oscillated before speeding away. 3-20-56 Washington, D. C. Three discs, silvery-white; tilted in "wobbling" motion, moved up and down. 7-56 Washington, D. C. Three discs, one with "a pronounced wobble," leaving visible trails and flying "in definite formation." 7-14-56 Arlington, Va. Amateur astronomers watched object larger than stars or planets for four minutes; object had "wobbling motion." 8-20-56 Citrus Heights, Calif. Large group of Saturn-shaped UFOs in rough semi-circle formation, individually wobbling. 12-18-56 Barberton, Ohio UFO arced across sky from E to W; when it slowed and hovered, "it wobbled and had erratic movement." 7-57 Azusa, Calif. Disc-shaped UFO with row of amber lights on rim descended with wobbling motion. 8-15-57 Woodland Hills, Calif. Disc hovered 6 minutes, rocked from side to side and rose straight up out of sight. [Section IV.] 11-29-57 Sarasota, Florida Round orange object "wobbled" and hovered for about 2 minutes, moved away. 5-5-58 San Carlos, Uruguay Brilliant top-shaped UFO approached, stopped; "rocked twice" before speeding away. [Section X.] [figure] Satellite Objects [figure] Pendulum Motion [figure] Wobble on Axis [figure] Oscillatory Flight 11-8-59 Biloxi, Miss. Disc-like UFO; edges "flipped or fluttered" as it flew steady course (later spiraled, turned sharply.) 2-16-60 Laguna Beach, Calif. Oval UFO "wobbled...on an axis through its center and at right angles to its course" as it slowed down approaching a second UFO. [Section VII.] 5-19-61 Long Beach, Calif. Shiny UFOs maneuvered erratically, with "odd fluttering motion." 153 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0

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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 (mean confidence 100%); expect the odd misread word. 186 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.