National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) Organizational Overview

This document provides an intelligence assessment of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). The organization is characterized as having a loose but efficient structure, currently led by Executive Director Stuart Nixon, who has a background in investigative journalism. Nixon is supported by an Editorial Review Board consisting of John Acuff and Charles Miller. NICAP utilizes an advisory group composed of experts from various disciplines, including physics, astronomy, anthropology, medicine, and psychology, as well as former CIA and Defense Intelligence personnel who provide guidance on investigative techniques and government relations. The organization maintains a network of regional investigators, with approximately 35 investigators located throughout the country at the time of the report. These investigators are required to have specific qualifications, including a minimum age of 25, relevant scientific or specialized experience, and the ability to cover a 50-mile radius. The membership base consists of 3,500 dues-paying individuals, and the organization operates on a $40,000 annual budget. NICAP is currently developing a computer project codenamed 'Project Acess' to perform pattern analysis on over 15,000 raw UFO reports. This project aims to categorize data regarding events, witnesses, and investigative evaluations. The document also includes a diagram illustrating the organizational relationships between the staff, the advisory group, the editorial review board, and the regional investigators, noting their interactions with the press, the public, the scientific community, and other UFO research groups.