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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 July 1952 Chronology Date Time Location Description 1 7:30 a.m. Boston, Mass. USAF Capt., others saw two silvery cigar-shaped UFOs headed SW across city. 1 9:30 a.m. Ft. Monmouth, N.J. Visual & radar sighting of two shiny UFOs which hovered at 50,000 ft. for 5 minutes, shot away SW. 2 11:10 a.m. Nr Tremonton, Utah Warrant Officer Newhouse filmed 12-14 disc-shaped UFOs. [Section VIII; Photographs] 5 6:00 a.m. Nr Richlands, Wash. Airline pilots saw "perfectly round disc" hover, accelerate and speed away. [Section V.] 8 10:00 p.m. Nr Wilkes-Barre, Pa. CAA equipment man reported domed UFO. [Section V] 10 --- Nr Korea Canadian destroyer watched two shiny revolving discs speed across sky, tracked by radar at distance of 7 miles. 10 --- Nr Quantico, Va. National Airlines plane at 2000 feet reported slow moving brilliantly lighted object. 12 9:42 p.m. Chicago, Ill. USAF Captain (weather officer) and hundreds of others saw large red light with smaller white body lights make 180 degree turn directly overhead, and move away over horizon. [8] 12/13 3:00 a.m. Nr Washington, D. C. Airline pilot watched UFO hover, take off upward. 14 8:12 p.m. Newport News, Va. Airline pilots watched six discs maneuver below airliner, turn sharply, speed away joined by 2 more discs. [Section V.] 16 9:35 a.m. Salem, Mass. Coast Guard photographer filmed four brilliant round lights arranged in rough V. 16 9:00 p.m. Hampton Roads, Va. High-ranking government scientist observed four maneuvering yellowish lights. [Section VI.] 17/18 2:00 a.m. Washington, D. C. Chief Engineer, WRC Radio, saw 6-7 bright orange discs which sped along in single file, then each in turn veered sharply upward and disappeared. 17/18 2:45 a.m. Nr Denver, Colo. Airline pilot watched 3-6 lights speed back and forth, making apparent sharp reversals of flight. 18 10:45 p.m. Patrick AFB, Fla. USAF officers, weathermen, others, watched four amber-colored lights maneuvering near the base. 18/19 midnight River Edge, N. J. Associated Press staff writer, saw reddish-orange ball of light move steadily overhead NW to SE in direction of Washington. 19/20 11:40 p.m. Washington, D. C. National Airport CAA radar began picking up unidentified targets. 1:00 a.m. Nr Washington, D. C. Outbound airline pilot checked radar targets for CAA, saw maneuvering objects coinciding with radar. early morning Andrews AFB, Md. USAF personnel saw unidentified orange light. 3:00 a.m. Nr Washington, D. C. Inbound airline pilot watched light follow plane to within 7 miles of airport; UFO confirmed by radar. 5:40 Radar sightings ended. 20 mid-evening Andrews AFB, Md. USAF radar operators at weather tower tracked ten UFOs for 15-20 minutes; objects approached runway, scattered, made sharp turns and reversals. [Section VIII; Radar.] 21 10:30 a.m. Atlanta, Ga. Colonel commanding Dobbins AFB announced detection of a UFO by radar. The object passed over the area at about 50,000 feet traveling about 1200 mph. [9.] 22 5:47 p.m. New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Private pilot and his wife saw a metallic-appearing disc which hovered about 10 seconds, then shot away in abrupt fast climb. 22/23 night and early morning New England and New Jersey Many reports of discs and maneuvering lights. Westfield, Maine: Ground observer Corps reported three discs (different sizes) headed SW; Nahant, Mass: Coast Guardsman saw two discs circle station, head out to sea. 160 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0

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