National Investigation Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) Case

This memorandum, dated 25 January 1965, documents a meeting between government officials and representatives of the National Investigation Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). The primary purpose of the meeting was to procure information from NICAP regarding UFO sightings to assist the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) in preparing a paper on the subject. The document notes that NICAP maintains a voluminous collection of correspondence and reports on UFO sightings from across the United States. The authors observe that NICAP officials, specifically William Kehoe and Richard Harris Hall, hold a strong belief that the Air Force deliberately attempts to minimize the significance of UFO reports and has engaged in the intimidation of witnesses to secure false statements. The document details a specific incident from 19 December 1964, involving radar contacts at the Patuxent Naval Air Station. While the press reported this as a single sighting of an object traveling at 3800 miles per hour, Hall provided information suggesting three separate sightings, including objects at varying altitudes and speeds, with one object performing a 160-degree turn. Additionally, the document mentions a separate sighting reported by several men watching from the windows of the old Munitions Building on Constitution Avenue, who observed several UFOs traveling at high speeds. The document concludes by noting that a security clearance request for Mr. Hall was being processed based on provided biographic information.