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National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenocena (llICAP)
Appears to be a ta1rly looa~ ~~ru;tu~bllt rath.er
efficient. Stuart ?Tixon ( background in 1nve~t1gative
journalism) is currently Exacutive Director. He alons with
John Acufr and. Charles ,-iiller ( backgrounds unlcnow11) make
up the orga."'lizations ~di to rial Review Eoarcl which 1s respona1 bl Et
tor pol1c~ including the newsletter, ;n,t:x press and other media
relc.t109 as well as special %B~X?OC reports and ?,'.:& prosra.::s.
This board %~bit relies heavily on 'oath n loosely
S%M st:-uctured advisory group and a fairly well
devoloped e.nd well placed SJ network or 1nvestit;ators.
The adviso~J ~roup 1s cade up or experts 1n all ~any
discipl1r.es 1nclud1n; physics, natrono~y, anthropoloe;r,
medicine ar.d psycholo:j'. This sroup also includes
s ome ex-CI~ en~ Defense !ntcllieenc:t:n:,es who advise on
investiea.t.1 ve t ech."'l.1:;ues a.nd ,·!~ Governme!'.t relations.
There does not seem to be a.ny lo~ic or s7ste~atic
progr:.::: by ~h1ch t~es e edvisors are chosen, cut rather
an the ~!"Ocedure see'-s tc be to sicply offer one's services
to t.he c-r:::-c..ni zation tr.:-o::~h e1 t ~er Hixon or t he Review Board.
Oft ,m tr.e - ed·11sor~s~=:;,ly Jo!.ned !JICA?( a rather e a a7
task s:~~e all it ta.kc3 is e spec1f1ed~::e~bersh1p rt:1D fee) ·
fou nd s:=etr.1r.g out e=.o~t t~e or5en1za~1on ~c. t~en
mede t:-.~i r queli:1'1catic:-~ :.mown to tr.e Re~1ew :Eoerd.
Tr:e :st s;rsteo of i!'..-est1;etors 1s a good 01!e. Nxon has
div1cec ::.e cour.trJ 1~:o resior.s a..~d has establ~s~Wt/
11i l"'.Vest1~eto!'S 11 ir. ec:.Cr. of ti!e !'ecions. Any11:::c~~(::'er of
NICAP is e:1~o~re.=ed to s:.:i::u::c. request e for::i ·cy which
or.e can :.;-plJ for th1s ?OSi t!.on. The re~uire::e!'lts fc:!"
tr.e pos!. :!.on . ze::xxr.:x:d::ex 1nch:c.e e r.i1r.1mur.i e:e of 25 ,
f or:n~l t:-a:nl::.5 u r expc!'ier.~e 1n ~oce bra.!'lch of science, C :!"
other s;-e-::ial1 zed 'o:!.c ~;;roun:! e:,pl1c-a·o1e to s~•ste!!latic
collect~c~ of 1r.fc :-::~t1on , t~e ab11ity to co'ler ~ area of
at least 5C ~iles : r. c!.i~~eter ct or one tour of d!'1v1ng t1ce .
As of a ~ew ~ontts 2.50 s o~e 35 1nvest15atcrs were loceted
throu5~cut the col.:::.trJ , ·,:1th i'.Ic.:.r1n the process of estebl1shin5
even cc,:-e. J... ·:reekc!.o·,r.i of t:.eir bec!,:rour.ds l ::oked like the
f ollo~·r1::s : 7 ?r.!>s, 2:.:;.s o r ~-'.S, 23 2A* r :2S, lAA and 2 ...1th
collese treini~~ b~t r.o cesrees . o ccu~at.1onally they
1ncluc ed 4 phy~i c.,.l scientists, 1 3 ens ineers, 3 coile 5e prots,
13 soec!.al!.sts, !.r.~!.-..;::1n; doctor , tech.~ic1~n, cooputer .
pro£r~~=e~ and busir.~s5~an. ·1ve of the 35 are pilots . ~lso
e:z~xμ ut111:.ed ~s " le;::en 11 tC"r :.he 1n·,e~tif:?.tors are
1nvesti~· t or a ~~x. as~ist.::..~~z. All 1nvest1cctors cnrry
1Rx cred.en t.1~ls xx 1dentify1n6 ther.i as 1nve~t.15a tors f or !JICAP •
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