Aliases
NICAPNational Investigations Committee on Aerial PhenomenaNational Investigations Committee on aerial phenomena
Disambiguation
The only major civilian UFO research organization of this name in the 20th century. Not to be confused with other modern UFO research groups.
Stats
mentions22
documents4
Organization
ngoUSfounded: 1956
Enrichment
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- National Investigations Committee On Aerial PhenomenaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Founded October 24, 1956, by Thomas Townsend Brown
- Director: Donald E. Keyhoe
- Membership peaked at ~14,000 in early 1960s
- Dissolved 1980; archive acquired by CUFOS
- National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP)Encyclopedia.com▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established ~1956 by Keyhoe, Frank Edwards, T. Townsend Brown, and retired military officers
- Published The U.F.O. Investigator periodical
- Conservative scientific approach to UFO investigation
- Declined after Condon Report; disbanded early 1980s
- National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP)FBI Vault (U.S. Department of Justice)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Subject of FBI records and investigation files
- Organization discussed in government intelligence documents
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NICAP
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 7 time(s) across 4 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 7 vez(es) em 4 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.