We've got reports from NICAP. We've got judges demanding the samples of the evidence. We've got
but also the NICAP and APRO files, nowhere to be found are the drawings that Joe Simonton himself
to County Judge Frank W. Carter. On April 21st, Carter forwarded that specimen to NICAP
in Washington for laboratory analysis. And NICAP is actually pretty interesting. So it's one of the
Kehoe, who became the most public face of the organization. NICAP stands for National Investigations
Committee on Aerial Phenomenon. It should also be noted that NICAP helped fund the Condon Committee,
April 18th, 1961. And this is the report given to NICAP at the time. This is from Mrs. Paul Cooper
County judge Frank W. Carter. And then on April 21st, Carter forwarded that specimen to NICAP in
Meanwhile, Judge Carter took the pancakes and sent them out for analysis to NICAP.
Now, NICAP has to do damage control.
But he was a board member of NICAP.
One was consumed by Joe and the other was sent to Charles Maney of NICAP and BSRA.
So Charles Maney, who is going to be testing this, gets orders from NICAP to literally get rid of this thing.
NICAP urges Charles Maney to write a letter and send the sample to the FDA, the Food and Drug Administration.
I told them NICAP was highly skeptical due to the nature of the report, but that we would make an attempt to analyze it and check up on the report.
and requested the pancake sample from NICAP for government testing.
We now have a letter on May 2nd from Major Kehoe at NICAP to Alexander Mabain.
to NICAP.
And this is a letter to Major Donald E. Kehoe, director of NICAP in Washington.
Because you represent the NICAP as a national investigating committee.
So it seems like Frank Carter is a member, at least, or some type of subscriber to NICAP,
and pays NICAP to, I guess, get information.
You know, Judge Carter sent it in confidence to NICAP.
NICAP then sends it to, you know, the FDA, trying to wash their hands clean of this.
We now have, on May 9th, the reply from NICAP to Judge Frank Carter.
Sincerely yours, Richard Hall of NICAP.
The cakes were sent to NICAP, but Simonton himself seemed inclined to let the story die.
This is getting really complicated, but essentially, Charles Maney, who was the guy at NICAP who was told that he should look into it,
It was then sent to Richard Hall, the secretary at NICAP.
Part of the reason for the above outburst is that we know Ray Palmer and Judge Carter are planning a double-barreled assault on NICAP, Ree Simonton, yada, yada, yada.
Also on June 29, 1961, this is a letter to Judge Carter from Richard Hall of the secretary of NICAP,
but other matters of more basic importance to us, chiefly a fight for survival of NICAP, have taken priority.
Since you and a few other NICAP members in Wisconsin doubt our judgment and motives in this matter,
The second pancake was sent by Judge Carter to NICAP in Washington,
he returned the specimen to NICAP.
the secretary of NICAP, saying,
and that the judge stated that he had sent some material to Donald Kehoe and NICAP.
Major Friend felt it would be advisable to learn more what the actual situation was before NICAP built a big story out of this.
The judge admitted membership in NICAP,
The presence of the NICAP judge in the picture
on my feelings towards NICAP Major Kehoe,
that NICAP was attempting
towards the efforts of NICAP.
he was a member of NICAP,
a paying member of NICAP,