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186 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA (NICAP) · 186 pages OCR'd
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Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001- Date Location Description 7-10-47 Astronomer saw elliptical UFO hovering and wobbling, reported a "remarkably sudden ascent"; es- timated 600 to 900 mph. [Section IL] Southern New Mexico 8-47 Media, Pa. Hovered, flipped over showing it was disc; second later shot from mid-sky over the horizon in 3 to 4 seconds. [Section V.] 12-8-47 Las Vegas, Pilots at night saw reddish light Nevada moving at moderate speed; flashed bright green and "'shot up at tre- mendous speed.” 7-4-48 Nr Longmont, Colo. Round, silvery object, revolving; hovered for several seconds, soared upward at terrific speed. 3-10-50 Publisher and others saw bright disc hover over city for 15 min- utes, speed away leaving trail. Round UFO hovered at high alti- tude; pursued by interceptors, streaked vertically upward. [Sec- tion VIII] Orangeburg, S.C. 3-8-50 Dayton, Ohio 3-26-50 Private pilot saw metallic disc below his plane, dove at it; UFO zoomed up into broken clouds. [Section V.] Nr Washington, D.C. 3-26-50 Reno, Nevada CAA tower operator saw brilliant UFO hover, move slowly, shoot upward into clouds. [Section V.] 4-9-50 Shelby, N.C. Round aluminum-like UFO moving horizontally for two minutes, shot straight up. 5-29-50 Nr Washington, After circling airliner and hover- D.C. ing, elliptical UFO sped east at "fantastic speed.'" [Section V.] 6-30-50 Nr Kingman, Rotating saucer-shaped UFO Kans. hovered; took off with terrific acceleration as minister (former USAF pilot) started to drive his car under it. 1-20-51 Nr Sioux City, Rocket-like object flew alongside Iowa DC-3, suddenly shot up out of sight (Section V.] —— OD 2-19-51 Mt. Kilimanjaro, Cigar-shaped UFO with vertical Africa bands, hovering, sighted by air- line pilot and crew; after 15 to 20 minutes suddenly shot straight up. [Section X.] nent Nr Murray, Ky. Silver, roughly triangle-shaped object hovered, then shot straight up. i 10-9-51 Nr Paris, Ill. Disc-like UFO hovering, as pilot turned toward it, UFO began to pick up speed, shot off toward NE. [Section V.] a Early Cleveland, Ohio Red light hovered; took off at high 1952 speed when chased by plane. [Section V.] a 1-21-52 Mitchel AFB, Disc circling and climbing slowly; N.Y. pilot gave chase, UFO accelerated rapidly and pulled away out to sea. [Section IV.] 1-29-52 Wonsan, Korea Revolving disc paralleled B-29 for five minutes, pulled ahead, shot away at sharp angle. [Section X.] 2-20-52 Greenfield, Minister watched three round sil- Mass. very UFOs hover, suddenly speed away disappearing in seconds. [Section VII. ] Date Location Description 3-29-52 Nr Misawa, Japan USAF pilot saw small disc maneu- ver close to plane, pass in front, shoot out of sight in near vertical climb. [Section I.] 6-1-52 Los Angeles, Calif. Radar tracking of target at 11,000 feet, which suddenly tripled speed and climbed rapidly about 35,000 feet per minute. Other maneuvers followed. [Section VII. ] ee 6-13-52 Le Bourget, Pilot, control tower operator, saw France bright orange-red object speed away after hovering for about an hour. [Section X.] a 7-1-52 Fort Monmouth, Radar-visual sighting of two shiny N objects which approached slowly from NE, hovered for about 5 min- utes, then sped off with a terrific burst of speed to the SW. [Section VIll.] 7-5-52 Nr Richlands, Washington Airline pilots saw "perfectly round disc" hover, accelerate and speed away. [Section V.] 7-13-52 Washington, D.C. Airline pilot report from CAA study: "The object came to within two miles of the aircraft and hovered at the same altitude. Pilot switched on all lights, ball of light took off, going up and away." [Section XI; July 1952 Chronology. } 7-18-52 Patrick AFB, After 4 UFOs circled area and Fla. flew away, two approached base, hovered; circled, accelerated at terrific speed and flashed away to West. [Section XII; July 1952 Chronology.| a 7-22-52 New Smyrna Metallic disc hovered about 10 Beach, Fla. seconds, shot away in abrupt fast climb. [Section XII, July 1952 Chronology.| 7-23-52 Culver City, Elliptical UFO hovered (2 smaller Calif. objects emerged, rejoined) and climbed straight up at tremendous speed. [Section II.] A 7-26-52 California USAF F-94C chased UFO, got radar lock-on, saw large orange light; each time jet tried to close, UFO would suddenly pull away at terrific speed, then slow down again until jet began to gain. [Section VII; Radar. | 8-1-52 Bellefon- USAF jet pilots climbed voward taine, Ohio hovering UFO which accelerated and disappeared at high speed. [Section VIH; Radar.] 8-5-52 Haneda AFB, Japan Dark circular object with bright lights hovered near control tower; suddenly accelerated and sped away dividing into three units. [Section VIM; Radar.] a 8-6/7-52 Kerkrade, Disc hovered, accelerated rapidly Holland and climbed away at high speed. Another disc hovered, zigzagged, sped away. [Section X.] a 8-29-52 Villacoublay, In two separate instances, observ- France ers at a meteorological station, using a theodolite, observed circu- lar UFOs which first hovered, then streaked away. [Section X.] 9-20-52 Topcliffe, England Disc which had followed Meteor jet to field hovered rotating; then ac- celerated and vanished to SE. Section XII; "Operation Mainbrace"' hronology] Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0
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