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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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Location Description Newport News, Disc-shaped object with 'dome" Va. hovering for 20 minutes, reported to Langley Field. As two jets neared on intercept, UFO tilted up, accelerated, shot away. USAF pilot observed disc hovering in clouds for seven minutes; then saw it speed away to West, disap- pearing in seconds. [Section II.] 10-13-52 Oshima, Japan USAF C-47 pilot observed bright red light (first below horizon, rul- ing out stars and planets); object approached, hovered for 5 minutes. Plane gave chase, UFO accelerated and shortly vanished. [Section I1.] 2-16-53 Nr Anchorage, Alaska UFO with ports or "windows" first hovered, then moved North at very high speed. 11-10-53 Knutsford, England Cincinnati, Elliptical UFO hovered about 8 Ohio minutes; accelerated rapidly, dis- appearing in seconds in near ver- tical climb. 3-9-54 Marine Corps pilot banked toward hovering round UFO to try for gun camera pictures; object took off at terrific speed. [Section IV.] 3-24-54 Florida Glowing UFO hovered for about 2 minutes, took off at high speed. 5-27-54 Somerset, England Silver elliptical UFO with four "ports" moved slowly on horizon- tal course; accelerated rapidly and climbed out of sight in seconds. 5-30-54 Bainbridge, N.Y. Brilliant light flared up above AEC station, hovered several seconds, then zoomed up out of sight. 6-26-54 Idaho Falls, Idaho 7-3-54 Nine spherical UFOs, glowing green observed north of station; hovered, "then proceeded 340° at approximately 2,600 mph." [Sec- tion VII; Radar. | Albuquerque, N.M. Atlantic Ocean Officers of Dutch liner observed off New York disc with spots of light around City edge hovering just over sea about 40° off port bow; UFO then shot up into clouds. 7-28-54 Three discs hovered over mud flats; two tipped on edge, streaked up vertically; third followed shortly afterward. [Section VII; photographs.] 9-9-54 Nelson, New Zealand 9-15-54 Bihar, India Saucer-shaped UFO descended and hovered at about 500 feet altitude; emitted 'smoke" and "soared up- wards at an incredible speed." [Section X.] 9-17-54 Disc-like UFO flew along Italian coast, tracked by radar, hovered. "Suddenly it shot upward. ..straight up into the sky...What was strange was the object's ability to 'park' in midair for several minutes." (Eye- witness account quoted by INS.) Nr Rome, Italy 10-3-54 Dome-shaped UFO hovered motion- less for minutes; suddenly accel- erated at tremendous speed and disappeared to SSW. Rue de Fleury, France 10-22-54 Marysville, School principal and teacher Ohio watched cigar-shaped UFO hover over school, saw "angel's hair" fall. UFO took off rapidly disappearing horizontally. [Section VII. ] : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 —___ 15 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81 R00560R000100010001-0 Date Location Description White ball-like object made ex- plosive sound, moved South at rapid rate; stopped and hovered for about 1-1/2 hours. 11-12-54 Oolitic, Ind. 4-22-55 Silver spherical object sur- rounded by flange (Saturn-shaped) moving very slowly over road; turned about 90°, accelerated, and climbed rapidly. Tintinara, Australia Circular object rapidly approached B-47, stopped above it for about 5 seconds; pulled to one side, re- versed direction, hovered for about 8 second, shot away at high speed. 5-25-55 London, England 7-9-55 Cylindrical UFO, turning rapidly on own axis, hovered for 16 min- utes; then zigzagged upward at high speed into clouds. Santa Catalina Channel, Calif. Disc (domed on top and bottom) hovered; airliner neared, UFO went straight up and disappeared into an overcast. [1] 7-17-55 Canton, Ohio 7-26-55 Washington, Brilliant round UFO approached Cc. airport, stopped; oscillated, and moved off at high speed. [Section VIII; E-M Effects.] 1-26-55 Boomerang-shaped UFO "rather like a flattened triangle" hovered above a glider for about 30 seconds, then sped away to NW "'swooped down very fast, and disappeared behind trees on the horizon." [ 2.] Hants, England 8-6-55 Blinding white ovoidal object sit- ting on ground suddenly ascended and streaked away at incredible speed to NW. Cincinnati, Ohio 8-21-55 Disc with ring (Saturn-type) hovered, rotating slowly; began moving, tilted on edge, shot away. Chalmette, La. 12-29-55 New Britain, Shiny object hovered at high alti- Conn. tude for about 5 minutes, then sped away. 1-17-56 Disc-shaped UFO (giving appear- ance of three concentric rings) hovered; glowed more intensely, began moving horizontally, shot up in spiral motion, disappearing in 5 to 6 seconds. Orangeville, Canada 2-17-56 Orly Airport, France UFO tracked on radar, and seen visually as a bright light, ap- proached at high speed; bobbed around area hovering at various points for several hours, then de- parted at high speed. (Section X.] 6-27-56 Numerous persons near the sea coast reported a luminous UFO which hovered about 10 seconds, then shot away at high speed to the NE. Trieste, Italy 7-19-56 Phoenix, Arizona Round object, apparently spheri- cal, hovered; lower hemisphere dimmed, object sped away. 1-21-57 Army base Captain and Master Sergeant watched two UFOs maneuvering close together at high altitude; one shot away at very high rate of speed in level flight. Disc-shaped. [Section IV.]
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