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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 Time Description 9 Sacramento, California 3:45 p.m. Three disc-shaped objects observed bobbing up and down, circling, in eastern sky. 9 Nr White Oaks, N.M. 7:30 p.m. Car lights failed as bright light approached; object then changed course and sped away. 9 Entre Rios Province, Argentina 10:55 a.m. Four luminous objects emitting brilliant trails moved rapidly overhead N to S, crossing 40 degrees and disappearing in 10-12 minutes. 10 Madison, Ohio Abt 1:25 a.m. Mrs. Leita Kuhn watched brilliant UFO hovering low overhead; rash, eye damage, other physiological effects reported to NICAP. [Section VIII.] 10 Hammond, Ind. 7:00 p.m. Police chased elongated object; loud beeping sound interfered with cruiser radios, television blackout reported. [Section VII.] 11 Strum, Wisconsin 8:20 a.m. Silver, tube-shaped object, no trail, moved slowly overhead toward NW. 11 Nr Los Angeles, California Day Elliptical, silvery UFO observed moving low above desert, from airliner approaching Los Angeles. [Section VII.] 11 San Fernando Valley, California 4:20 p.m. Three elliptical silvery objects climbing at high speed observed by aeronautical engineers. [Section VI.] 11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5:00 p.m. Moonwatch observers saw two round shiny objects leaving long fire-like trails, moving easterly. 12 Fitchburg, Mass. 12:35 a.m. Many people watched two bright lights approach from opposite directions, hover together, bobbing up and down. 12 Rumney, N.H. 10:20 p.m. Car engine failed, lights went out; man saw red light moving away. 12 or 13 Hazelton, Pa. ---- Television disrupted as UFO seen. 14 Sacramento, California Abt 5:00 p.m. Brilliant oval UFO moving across eastern sky and into heavy cloudbank, seen by employees of Signal Depot. 14 Tamuroa, Ill. ---- Very bright circular object hovering, making sputtering or explosive sounds; gave off three flashes, electric power failed in area. 14 Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. Bright round object, moved up and down, from side to side. 14 San Bernardino Mts., Calif. Night "Globe of white light" observed by pilot; blinked in seeming response to his signals. [Section V.] 15 Smith County, Tennessee 6:45-9:30 p.m. State Police, sheriff, others repeatedly saw flashing, revolving red lights which hovered, moved around slowly. [Section VII.] 15 Wheaton, Md. 8:00 p.m. Two prominent, self-luminous objects in echelon passed from NE to SW at high speed. 15 Cachoeira, Brazil 2:00 p.m. Car engines failed, UFO hovering low above ground. 16 Lemmon, S.D. Night UFO followed train into railroad yard, hovered, then sped away; railroad phones and automatic block system failed. 20 Nr McMinnville, Tennessee Abt 10:00 p.m. Flashing red light passed low over sheriff's car; calling in other police, sheriff gave chase; unable to catch UFO. 21 Compton, N.H. 6:05 p.m. Brilliant oblong object moved rapidly overhead to E, stopped and hovered, pulsating; later sped west. 22 Canutillo, Texas Abt 4:00 p.m. Hovering silvery UFO sped up, moved back and forth, climbed out of sight. [Section VII.] 23 Tiro, Ohio 6:30 p.m. Disc-like object paced car, swung back and forth, up and down. 25 Mogi Mirim, Brazil Abt 10:00 p.m. City lights failed as 3 circular UFOs passed overhead. 26 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11:15 a.m. Three flat silvery objects in V-formation, moving slowly W in the northern sky. 30 Murphysboro, Illinois Afternoon Three white oval objects in V-formation moving rapidly west. 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.