N.I.C.A.P. REPORTER

Magazine Overview

Title: N.I.C.A.P. REPORTER
Issue: Vol. 3 No. 9, Issue No. 33
Date: June 1965
Publisher: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena
Country: USA
Language: English

This issue of the N.I.C.A.P. REPORTER, published by the National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena, features a prominent cover quote from the U.S. Air Force stating that "To date, no unidentified aerial phenomena has given any indication of threat to national security." The magazine is priced at $2.00 for U.S. subscriptions.

Director of N.I.C.A.P. Attacked by Director of Pacific Science Center

The lead article details a public dispute involving Robert Gribble, the director of N.I.C.A.P., and Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, director of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. An article in the May 1965 issue of "Seattle" magazine is described as extremely hostile towards a UFO program held at the Pacific Science Center where Gribble gave a lecture. Dr. Ray is quoted as saying that N.I.C.A.P. was only invited to speak and that if the staff had known how uncritically Gribble would approach the subject, they would have set up a more balanced program, even having to restrain him from distributing promotional literature.

Gribble refutes Dr. Ray's statements, calling them a "bare-faced lie." He asserts that he did not ask for permission to join the program, and that the staff member who invited him was fully aware of his stance on UFOs. Furthermore, Gribble claims that Dr. Ray, despite finding his initial lecture disappointing, invited him to give another lecture the following day. Regarding the "promotional literature," Gribble states he received permission to display N.I.C.A.P.'s brochure and was never asked or told not to do so, nor was he restrained.

The article characterizes Dr. Ray's statements as an "unprovoked barrage of false statements" and the "most violent and dirtiest attack" on the head of the organization. It suggests that Dr. Ray's actions reflect poorly on the Science Center and the scientific community, and that her position as director should be terminated. The article also hints that a representative of a large UFO organization based in Washington, D.C. may have fed false information to the author of the "Seattle" magazine article.

UFO Sightings and Reports

The majority of the magazine consists of reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) from various locations around the world:

Oroville, California, USA

Beale Air Force Base was investigating reports of disc-like objects seen on the night of April 26. Witnesses described the objects as unlike jet planes, flying in formation from south to north, appearing as disc-like lights that sped across the sky at high speed and altitude with no sound. The sheriff's office confirmed an investigation was underway, but Beale had no comment.

New London, Minnesota, USA

A nine-year-old boy reported seeing a flying object around 5 p.m. on April 26, accompanied by an eerie noise his father also heard. The boy described a black machine descending noiselessly, raising a "stick" like an antenna, and then departing rapidly. The object was described as black, somewhat like two saucers placed lip to lip, and estimated to be about five feet in diameter. The father corroborated hearing a sound similar to a siren.

Australia

Adelaide Hills: A man named W.A. Hahn reported seeing a dazzling white, globe-shaped object moving from west to east over his property on April 8. He described it as about four inches long and 500 yards away, with no sound except a "swish" in the air. Clouds were above and behind it.

Queensland: A farmer, Mr. R. Hall, saw an object resting in a paddock that disappeared when he approached. Days later, he photographed a craft rising nearly vertically. The photograph was identified as "not a fake" by American authorities.

Adelaide: Two couples reported their car stalling and radio going dead just before seeing a flying object crossing the road about 200 yards away. Airline pilots flying into Adelaide also claimed to have seen UFOs operating near their aircraft.

Melbourne: Residents saw a bright, moving light on the southern sky on March 9, described as a white light that turned green. Another witness saw a light resembling "a fireball with a tail" heading west.

Adelaide: The Bureau of Meteorology and The Advertiser received numerous calls on March 2 about objects in the sky. A schoolteacher and police officer reported watching an object for three minutes moving from northwest to southeast. Another witness reported a similar orange-colored object that dipped and disintegrated, followed by a sound like thunder. The Bureau confirmed no thunderstorms were present.

Moonee Ponds: Residents saw a bright "strange thing" in the northeastern sky on March 2, observed for over an hour. It was described as looking like two quarter moons, close together, with a reddish flame, and it moved to the north.

Japan

Hiroshima: Five people reported seeing an unidentified flying object over Hiroshima and Awaji Island on April 11. It was described as having an orange-colored body, emitting light, and moving toward Okayama. Another report described an object flying from Okayama to Awaji Island, emitting a bright light, shaped like a rice bowl upside down, and emitting light from its lower part. Witnesses stated it was flying horizontally, not falling like a shooting star.

Marshall Islands

A "mysterious flash of light, accompanied by a loud explosion" was reported by a Japanese fishing boat on Wednesday morning. The ship radioed seeing the flash of light at 11:10 p.m., April 6, and also reported sighting aircraft flying in the direction of the flash and noise.

England

Morecambe: For the second time in three weeks, an unidentified flying object passed over Morecambe at high speed. Described as a bright green light with a tail similar to a comet, it disintegrated over the area. On March 29, the same object flashed across the bay in seconds, described as round-nosed and estimated to be about 3,000 feet high, with "fantastic" speed. It was thought to be unlike an aeroplane due to the lack of sound and navigation lights.

Castle Rising: An unidentifiable light was seen moving across the sky on April 5, stopping, starting, and zig-zagging, joined by three similar lights before moving off at high speed. A similar occurrence was seen later in Dersingham.

USA

Port Orchard, Washington: An unidentified flying object was reported on April 19, initially appearing as a bright star. It was seen moving in an easterly direction, appearing too high for a plane, and moving erratically. It was observed for two to four minutes.

Garden City, Texas: A 42-year-old car salesman and his family reported seeing a "brightest darned thing you ever saw" hovering above their car on March 28. The object was rectangular, gave off bright light, and vanished quickly.

Mankato, Minnesota: Three mysterious flying objects were reported sighted on February 18, moving terrifically fast from southwest to northeast, appearing to be about the same height as the moon.

New Zealand

South Brighton: A bright light was seen on the beach near Penguin street on February 3. The light appeared to be from an object about 20 feet wide that rose off the beach to a height of about 50 feet. The resident found an area of flattened grass. Another report described a large, bright object rising from the direction of South Brighton.

N.I.C.A.P. Reporter Publication Details

The N.I.C.A.P. REPORTER is the official monthly publication of the National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena. Membership and publication costs $2.00 in the U.S., its possessions, Canada, and Mexico, and $2.75 for other countries. The Reporter is sent First Class mail. Checks and money orders should be made payable to Robert J. Gribble, National Director. Members receive a one-month extension for each non-duplicated newspaper clipping sent to N.I.C.A.P. about current UFO reports, provided the name, date, city, and state of publication are attached.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the reporting of numerous UFO sightings from diverse geographical locations and the defense of N.I.C.A.P. and its director against public criticism. The editorial stance is clearly in favor of investigating UFO phenomena and defending the organization against what it perceives as unfair attacks, as evidenced by the strong language used to describe Dr. Dixy Lee Ray's statements and the detailed presentation of witness accounts supporting the reality of UFOs. The magazine actively collects and disseminates UFO-related news, encouraging public participation through the submission of clippings.