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186 pages · May 15, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA (NICAP) · 186 pages OCR'd
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Capt. Thomas Man- tell, Air National Guard (A.N.G.); many on ground Pilot killed in crash of F-51 while chasing “huge . . . metallic’ circular object. [8] Pasco, Wash. Don Newman, 6-year USAF veteran of WW II and Korean War Dise diving and climbing. nr Montgomery, Ala. ‘apt. C.S. Chiles, F/O J.B. Whitted, Eastern Airlines Cigar with lights like portholes approached head- on, accelerated, climbed away. Fargo, N.D. Lt. George F. Gorman, A.N.G.; 3 others "Dogfight" with disc; UFO outsped F-51. [9] Jackson, Miss. Tom Rush Cigar crossed path of plane, accelerated rapidly. Longview, Wash. Cmdr. M.B. Taylor, USN; many others at air show Round UFO wobbling on axis, sharp maneuvers. [Section IV] nr Baja, Calif. Capt. William H. Donnelly, USAFR. Four discs which cavorted in an "astounding man- ner. [Section III] Dayton, Ohio TWA Captains W.H. Kerr, D.W. Miller, M.H. Rabeneck; plus USAF pilots Round UFO tracked on radar, observed from round and air, climbed away through clouds. (Section VIII, Radar] 3-18-50 nr Bradford, Ill. Robert Fisher and family Oval UFO, self-illuminated, sped past plane at estimated 600 to 1,000 mph. 3-20-50 nr Little Rock, Ark. Capt. Jack Adams, F/O G.W. Anderson, Jr. Disc with apparent "portholes" flew above airliner in arc. [Section I nr Washington, D.C. B.A. Totten, former USAF aircraft in- spector Disc flew below plane; when pilot dove at it, UFO "zoomed up into overcast." [10] nr Goshen, Ind. Capt. Robert Adickes, Capt. Robert F. Man- ning, TWA; passengers Disc paced plane, sped away when pursued. nr Washington D.C. Capt. Willis T. Sperry, F, Bill Gates, American Airlines Elliptical object circled plane, raced away. California desert F/O David Stewart, United Airlines fpr shares object paced plane for 20 miles. nr Daggett, Calif. Navy transport pilot Cigar-shaped object above desert [Section IV] nr Osceola, Ark. Lt(jg) J.W. Martin; Enlisted Pilot R.E. Moore, USN Domed circular UFO passed in front of two Navy planes [confirmed by radar]. [Section IV] nr San Fernando, Calif. ‘apt. Cecil Hardin, F/O Jack Conroy, California Central Airlines UFO with body lights came head-on at plane, dipped down and passed below; "It appeared to be a wing," Captain Hardin said. "It had no fuselage.” Bands of blue light were visible across its width. [12] Evansville, Wisc. Bill Blair, commer- cial pilot & flight instructor Six elliptical objects in loose echelon formation, made sound similar to helicopters. Appeared to be at about 10,000 feet, travelling about 500 mph. (13) nr Bradford, Ill. Capt. Art Shutts, TWA Light source, making erratic and violent maneu- vers. Sioux City, Iowa Capt. Lawrence Vinther, F/O James F. Bachmeier, Mid- Continent Airlines; plus control tower operators. Cigar with bright body light approached, reversed direction, climbed away. Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa Capt. Jack Bicknell, Radio Officer D.W. Merrifield, East African Airways; plus 9 passengers Cigar-shaped object with vertical bands hovered for long period, ascended vertically at high speed. [Section X] nr Dodge City, Kans. Capt. W.R. Hunt, American Airlines Blue-white star-like object gyrated around air- liner, "moved backward and forward, then up and doxn and finally dove below plane and sped away. 8-11-51 Portland, Ore. R.O. Dodge, former Three disc-like UFOs in formation. [15] Approved For Release 2001/64/02" CrA- RDP81R00560R000100010001
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