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Document: Unidentified Flying Objects, published by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), Washington D.C., May 1964. This document is notable as a comprehensive report on UFO sightings, compiled by a panel of experts and researchers. The document was released under the Freedom of Information Act in 2001, with the declassification authority of the CIA. The canonical PDF can be found on the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/download/curiositiescat-cia-v1/f5213d784321997cCIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0djvu.txt. Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000 (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS) Published by THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS: COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA (NICAP) WASHINGTON, D.C. 19 64 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010001-0 NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA 1536 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 The following individuals comprise the NICAP Board of Governors: Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret.), Director; Mr. J.B. Hartranft, Jr.; Col. J. Bryan Ill, USAFR (Ret); Dr. Earl Douglass; Dr. Charles P. Olivier; Dr. Marcus Bach; Col. Robert Emerson, USAR; Mr. Frank Edwards; Prof. Charles A. Maney; Mr. Dewey Fournet, Jr. The NICAP Panel of Special Advisers includes: Science & Technology Dr. James C. Bartlett, Jr., astronomy; Mr. Norman S. Bean, engineering; Mr. Robert C. Beck, Pres., Color Control Company; MR. RICHARD H. HALL, ACTING DIRECTOR; Mr. Jack Brotzman, physics; Dr. Hugh S. Brown, M.D.; Mr. A.L. Cochran, engineer; Dr. Fred C. Fair, professor emeritus of engineering; Dr. Robert L. Hall, sociology & social psychology; Mr. Frank Halstead, astronomy; Dr. Leslie K. Kaeburn, biophysics; Prof. N.N. Kohanowski, geology and mining engineering; Mr. Delbert C. Newhouse, former Naval Aviation Photographer; Mr. Ralph Rankow, photography; Mr. Frank G. Rawlinson, physics; Mr. J.R. Reiss, research engineer; Mr. Kenneth Steinmetz, astronomy; Mr. Walter N. Webb, astronomy. Aeronautics & Space Capt. C.S. Chiles, Eastern Airlines pilot; Mr. George W. Earley, administrative engineer; Mr. Samuel Freeman, past president National Aviation Trades Assoc.; Mr. Morton Gerla, past director, N.Y. Chapter, American Rocket Society; Capt. R.B. McLaughlin, USN, missile expert; Maj. John F. McLeod, USAFR, former Air Force pilot; Capt. William B. Nash, Pan American Airways pilot; Mr. W.R. Peters, former First Officer, Pan American Airways; Mr. L.D. Sheridan, Jr., former Marine Corps pilot. News & Public Relations Mr. James C. Beatty, civil defense and Ground Observer Corps; Mr. Albert M. Chop, NASA public information officer; Mr. Lou Corbin, Chief WFBR News Bureau; Mr. Lee R. Munsick, news and radio; Mr. Leonard H. Stringfield, public relations, Ground Observer Corps; Mr. George Todt, columnist. The document is copyrighted 1964 by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, with all rights reserved…

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, May 1964. This document is notable as a comprehensive report on UFO sightings, compiled by a panel of experts and researchers. The document was released under the Freedom of Information Act in 2001, with the declassification authority of the CIA.

Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Document: Unidentified Flying Objects, published by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), Washington D.C., May 1964. This document is notable as a comprehensive report on UFO sightings, compiled by a panel of experts and researchers. The document was released under the…

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What was Curiosities Cat | CIA UFO Reading Room about?: , May 1964. This document is notable as a comprehensive report on UFO sightings, compiled by a panel of experts and researchers. The document was released under the Freedom of Information Act in 2001, with the declassification authority of the CIA.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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