Civilian Saucer Investigation founded in Los Angeles

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Engineers and writers led by North American Aviation employee Edward J. Sullivan formed Civilian Saucer Investigation in Los Angeles in late 1951. It collected sighting reports, shared many with the Air Force, issued four bulletins and folded in 1954; its files later passed to NICAP.

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  1. FirsthandCSI Bulletin #1, September 1952 (transcription) (opens in a new tab)Civilian Saucer Investigation (copy hosted by Sign Historical Group) / 1952-09
  2. OtherCSI - Civilian Saucer Investigation (introduction) (opens in a new tab)Sign Historical Group (Jan L. Aldrich)

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