Organizations

NICAP

1956–1980

National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena - an influential civilian UFO research group that argued the U.S. government was concealing genuine UFO evidence and recruited senior former military and intelligence officials to its board.

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Connections (8)

confirmedWilbert B. Smith

his Project Magnet findings covered in early UFO research

confirmedMaj. Dewey Fournet

joined its founding Board of Governors

Source: NICAP.org (Fournet, board since 1957)

confirmedStanton Friedman

member; read its monthly newsletters

Source: Kathleen Marden — Stanton Friedman page

confirmedRichard Hall

Deputy Director

Source: Declassified UAP release 04 (DOW-UAP-D092)

confirmedBolander Memo (1969)

surfaced and cited it as evidence of a hidden post-Blue Book reporting channel

Source: NICAP

confirmedDonald Keyhoe

Keyhoe was its longtime director (1957–1969)

Source: NICAP.org — organizational history

confirmedRoscoe Hillenkoetter

served on its board of governors, 1957-1962

Source: Official government / corporate service records

confirmedJimmy Carter

NICAP evaluated his 1969 sighting report

Source: NICAP case files, 1973

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