DOW-UAP-D100, Air Materiel Command Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 1947-1948
- Date of account
- 1947
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
This file is a collection of U.S. Government memoranda and correspondence relating to “Project Sign,” a 1948 U.S. Air Force program to investigate reports of high-performance airborne objects. The documents characterize some of these reports as being consistent with “real” objects rather than fabrications or resulting from perceptual errors. The U.S. Air Force cites the reported characteristics of the phenomena, e.g., high speed and maneuverability, as exceeding known performance envelopes of U.S. military aircraft and thereby presenting a potential national security threat, if validated. This potential threat prompted the Air Force to call on the Air Materiel Command (AMC), the Service’s Major Command for logistics and procurement from 1946 to 1961, to gather further evidence to assess the validity of the reports. The Air Force emphasized that there was an “imperative need” for such evidence to enable appropriate countermeasures. The stated urgency of this request reflects the strategic environment of the early Cold War, a period characterized by heightened national defense concerns amid rapid global advancements in aerospace design and development. In framing the call for an investigation, the Air Force noted that sustained public interest and persistent inquiries from the press may eventually require an official statement in response. AMC’s investigation found that observers were generally not mistaken when reporting that they had seen an airborne object, but that their characterizations of those objects as unusual was likely a reflection of the “limits of their personal experience.” It identified “a great many” of the objects reported with a rounded appearance as “weather or upper air scientific balloons of some type.” It also identified several cases in which the reported objects were most likely celestial phenomena, such as Venus. AMC found that a small number of reports lacked a “reasonable everyday explanation,” but that “so far, no physical evidence of the existence of the unidentified sightings has been obtained.” AMC expressly considered whether the phenomena may have been “vehicles from another planet,” but found no evidence supporting such an origin. Ultimately, AMC found that “there is as yet no conclusive proof that unidentified flying objects, other than those which are known to be balloons, are real aircraft.” In light of these findings, AMC recommended that the Department of War should avoid publicly commenting on the subject of “flying discs.” Responding to the Air Force’s anticipated concerns regarding public interest in the subject, AMC recommended that the Department should reply in terms that minimize the investigation’s inconclusive findings, focusing on positive determinations in cases assessed to be weather balloons and celestial phenomena.
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Source text · mention only, .... '""n., . ,J 1 Authority: • NND57563 S NOV SUBJECT, Vlying Object Inoid•nta in the United Statea !Os Cc=m.nding General. Air Materiel Command Wright-Patteracc Air Force Bo.ee Dayton. Chio l. By lettcr'datcd 30 Decembor 1947 from the Director of Research and Development,, Headqunrters USAF, your Ileadquartora :was required to eata.bli&h'"'ti:ojoct "SIGN",:_ '/'I ~ ~{) 2. 'l'he oonclulion nppeo.ra ino11cep11ble that aa:io type of flying object has been obecrved. I.dontification a.nd the origin or these objects is not diaoernibl~ to this Headquarters. It ia imperat1vo. therefore, that otforte to detennine whether theae object• are or doiaoatic or fore1511 or1i1n must be increaaod until oonol usi ve evidonoo 1c ,obtained. The needs or national defense require euch evidence 1n order that appropriate countermeaaurea cr,.y bo talc.on. 5. In addition to the imperative nood !'or evldenoe to perm1t oountermasures, ia tho nooosoity ot in:l.'orcdnc the public as to the ato.tus of t:he problem. To de.tc thorc hao boen too 1 ittlo do.ta to present to the public. The pre••• however, h about to take it into its own hands Md der.and to be told what wo do or do not know about the e1 tuntion. Silence on our part will not long bo ccoopt ablo. 4. Request imnediate information as to your conclusions to date and your reoo=cendations a.a to tha information to be giTen to the pre ea • Your rec amnendat1 on is requestod al a o '18 to whether thn.t infornation ahould be offered to tho press or with hold until it i s actively sought by the press. BY COlWAlm CF THE CHIEF OP S1'.AFF1 Pl05530
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Source text · mention only8 NOV 1148 SUBJECT, Flying Objeot Incident• in the United State• TO, Co ndin Gen ral, Air toriel Co rieht•Patter•cn ir Foroo Be.a D yton, Olio ~ J~<t ~ • l. By letter dated 30 December 1947 tro the Director of Research and Development, Headquarter a USAF, your Headquart ra waa required to eat bliah Project 'SIGN". - ' 2. The conolu ion pp are ineaoapabl'e that e typo of flying objeot baa been oba rved. Identifio :tion nd the origin ot theae objects ia not discernible to this Headqu rtera. It ia imperativo, therefore, that ei't'orta to determine wh ther these objects are or om etic or foreign origin uat be increaa d until conolu ive e ideno ie obtained. The need• or national defense require auoh evidence 1n ordor that appropriate countermeaaurea :y bo taken. 3. In addition to the imperative need for evidence to permit counter aaur 1, ia t oeaaity of informing the public aa to the stat • or the problem. To dat ther ha. be n too little data to pre sen to th publ io. The pres , awever, ia •bout o t ke it illto its n hand and dei:and to be told •hat we do or do not know bout th ai tuation. Silence on our p rt will not long be accept able. ,. Request diate info tion aa to your concl udona to date and your r co ondationa as to the infor tion to be iv n to the pres. Your recommsndation is requested lao as to whether that infor ation ahould be orrero to the pr 11 or with hel9 until it ii actively sought by the pr as. BY CO OF THI CHI F OP STAFFi !>1('11&?£;l J ~ ;i.... ~??,;C;~~ ·--~,,....__, c. 1'. CABSL!a - lajor Oe:oeral, USAI Oftloe oft Intell igence,Director o t Stat! OperatioDS J)eputy (lbief a i) • , J 14(,;j;J_, (/' JI . - ~ ff JL:& t <!/$ 11 ;, ~,1,- 'I a :t. ,;; '3
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Source text · mention only. -· DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON S NOV 1948 SU ..,..,CT: Flylne; Object Incidents ir. the 'Jnitod Sio.tes T01 Comnnndine; C nero.l ..Air Lo.tor.:.01 CoxilTltmd ,.riJ1t- a.1.t: rr.o;i ..ir l•orce Dace Du. ton, C,hio l , By letter dated 30 Jecember 1947 fro, the Dlrec~or of oseEi.i·ch and !) ve o n:ont. Headquarters US F, Jour ;Ioad .ua.rter .. ..as r 1uired to ostubl • s· Projoct "SIGN". 2. '!'\o cancl r..i.on n,pear:.. inaoc 1nl thut. ... oruo typo of flyin..., ob~~ct he.s been obser,;ed. Itlonti..ricution and the ori..,in ol' thetio objoctc .i.o not d'soorn·u1e to tr.is Head1uu.·ters . It is inpcrntive, t orefore, t lf.d: efforts to dc,terr · no, hcther t ese oujacts o.r of' Jon.fJotic or f'orcie;n oril,in r.:..:ct be i.ncroa.aed until cone uo·vo videnco i ... obt ined. 71e needs of national dofenso ro 1uire ouch evidonco i."l order that appropr· to oounterneo.sures no.y be io.l.en . ~- In udttl l:ion to th ir poro.+ivc nee.:i for evidence i.o oerrui t c:ount rrxnsures, is the. necossil.y o.. inf or,.. · g L' e PU 1 • c us to the statt1s of tho probl . To .:10.te ther ha.s been Loo 1itt o do.tu to presort to tla .ublic . • he press, 'o. v01, io about to ta·o ·, int., •to o,, h nds unu de .:i.nd to be iolu , ut uo tlo or do rot know i..b ' ~ 1c. s~{.uo.tlon . Silence on ot,r re.rt ,.ill r o~ lon.., l.Je uccopt ul.Jl V . 4 . ::rl 'l.t.L,odkte inform tion tl.u to . our C o:icl 1.Hl i .... , 0 dute ano. reoo .uen..iat;ions a.c to the in.1.crmution ~o 'Le ;· v 11 to the pre.,., . Your rooo,n:x:nd.at;i o ·::; reque::itod ulso as to whet}-or t ut inf orr::i.tior. s 1oul d 1 o of.'i'ered to the prer.s or vrH.h hel d tntll it .:.sac lvo1y svuchL b. tle pro ..s . BY COI~ i~ID CF TH CHIE.-' OF vT ••FF: C. P. CABXLL lfajor C..iuc- al , USU Director of Into lligenoo. Ottice ot Deputy Cbiet ot Sta.ft, OperatiODS I
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Source text · mention only.... C-OVER 'SHEET * a. ' RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DATE ________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. 12935 c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE ________ _ NO. (Use other side this sheet for additional remarks) d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0 IP-PP ~) 0 IP-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC OIP-SP ' X 0 IR-CO ASST EXEC OIR-DD - OIR-AA AFOIR OIR-SR EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI-OA DIR/INT OAI-DA OAI-AE AFOA I OAI-AF OAI-SV PERS } H & R ADMIN B & F CABLE \X Action C ordination e. DATE REC'D BR f. DISPATCH FILE b)/):-.1 ACTION~~ 'U DISPATCHED BY ~ TO e.C-- DATE DISPATCHED LL-ls.-•~£ 4r1 (...,S I G NED __:;a.1t,/4tl 9-1748,AF
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Source text · mention onlyg. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. ' h. TO: DATE _______ _ NQ. ---------
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Source text · mention onlyi -~·J13i (. l"Y"-r Y" t/1 ~i .M ,,?- Basic ltr fr -Hq USA.F, 3 Nov 48 to CG, AMC, "Flying Object Incidents in '• the United States" 1st Ind MCIAT/ABD/amb Hq AMC, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. 8 Nov 48 TO, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, Washington 25, D. c., ATTNs AFOIR 1. In attempting to arrive at conclusions as to the mture of uniden tified .flying object incidents in the United States, this Command ha.a me.de a study of approximately 180 such incidents . Data derived from initial re ports have been supplemented by .further information obtained from check lists submitted by mail, from interrogations of other field agencies, and by personal investigation by personnel of this Command in the case of in cidents that seem to indicate the possibility of obtaining particularly significant information. 2. The objects described fall into the following general classifica tion groups, according to shape or physical configuration, a. Flat disc of circular or approximately o:l.rcular shape . b. Torpedo or cigar shaped aircraft, with no wings or fins visible in flight. c. Spherical or balloon shaped objects. d. Balls of light with no apparent form attached. 3. Some of the objects sighted have definitely been identified, upon further investigation, as weather or upper air scientific balloons of some type . A. great many of the round or balloon shaped objects indicated in paragraph 2c above are probably of the same nature, although in most cases, definite confirmation of that fact has been impossible to obtain. 4. Some of the objects have been identified as beiilg astro - physical in nature . For example, in daylight sightings, the planet Venus has been reported as a round, silvery object at extremely high altitude . Action is being taken to obtain the services of a prominent astro-physicist as a oon• sultant , to study all of the incidents to determine l'lhether some can be identified as meteors, planets or other manifestations of astral bodies . s. Arrangements for accomplishing a study of the psychological problans involved in this project are being made in coordination with the Aero-Medical Laboratory at this Headquarters . The possibility that some of the sightings are halluoir:a tions, optical illusions or even deliberate hoaxes has been con- ., sidered . ~ 1/cf \ t:. ... b l Jo~-<..-' 2 :>.t T-73017
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Source text · mention only'• 1st Itld Basic ltr fr Hq USAF, 3 Nov 48 to CG, AMC, "Flying Object Incidents in tne United States~ s. Although explanation of many of the incidents can be obtained from the investigations described abOV'e, there remains a certain number of re ports for which no reasonable everyday explanation is available. So far, no physical evidence of 'the existence of the unidentified sightings has been obtained. Prominent scientists, including Dr. Irving Langmuir of the General Electric · Company, have been interviewed to determine whether they could advance any reasonable explanation for characteristics exhibited by the objects sighted. In an early interview, Dr. Langmuir indicated that these incidents could be expl&ined, but insufficient data were available at that time on which to base definite conclusions. It is planned to have another interview with Dr. Langmuir in the near future to review all the data now available, and it is hoped that he will be able to present some opinion as to the nature of many of the unidentified objects, particularly those described as "balls of light." 7 • All information that has been made available to this Headquarters indicates that the discs, the cigar shaped objects, and the "balls of light" are not of domestic origin. Engineering investigation indicates that disc or wingless aircraft could support themselves in fli1?11t by aerodynamic means. It is probable that the problems of stability and control could also be solved for such aircraft. However, according to current aerodynamic theory in this country, aircraft with such configurations would hl.ve relatively poor climb, altitude and range characteristics with power plants now in use. a. The possibility that the reported objects are vehicles from another planet has not been ignored. However, tangible evidence to support con clusions about such a possibility are completely lacking. The occurrence of inoidents ill relation to the approach to the earth of the planets Mercury, Venus and Mars have been plotted. A periodic variation in the frequency of incidents, which appears to have some relation to 'the planet approach curves, is noted, but it may be purely a coincidence• 9. Reference is made to "The Books of Charles Fort" with an introduc tion. by Tiffany Thayer, published 1941, by Henry Holt & Co., New York, N. Y. It appears that simular phenomena have been noted and reported for the past century or more. 10. In view of the above, the following conclusions are drawn, a. In the majority of cases reported, observers have actually sighted son-, type of flying object which they cannot classify as en air craft within the limits of their personal experience. T-73017
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Source text · mention only1st· Ind Ba.sic ltr fr Hq USAF, 3 Nov 48 to CG, AMC, "Flying Object Incidents in the United States" b. There is as yet no conclusive proof that unidentified flying objects, other than those which are known to be balloons, are real aircraft . c. Although it is obvious that some types of flying objects have been sighted, the exact nature of those objects cannot be established witil physical evidence, such as that which would result from a crash, has been obtained. 11. It is not considered advisable to present to the press information on those objects which we cannot yet identify or about which we camiot pre sent any reasonable conclusions . In the event that they insist on som, kind ot a statement, it is suggested that they be informed that m.a:cy ot the objects sighted have been identified as weather balloons or astral bodies, and that investigation is being pursued to determine reasonable explanations tor the others . 12. A report, summarizing the results obtained from analysis of the data and a technical investigation of the engineering aspects of -the objects described, is nearly complete, and a copy will be forwarded to your Head quarters in the near future . FOR mE COMMANDING GENERA.Ls /f:;!!;:; • Colonel, USAF Chief, Intelligence Department T-73017
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt. Col . Garrett/ru./4544 12 Nov 48 S- )/k v' y D/L t R ll~I: , ZI Au 1..8, oubjt Projoat .,..,lGN'' ~NOV 1 5 1948 Af'. ll,-C0-5 (L-10- 78) 2nd lrut D pt . of tho Air cro , Hq U Af, sr.1fl5tcn 2,, D. c. Tv: Co neral , 1:r utcriol Co. nd, r i ht- att. I\ en Ai:r f<,Tcc :w , ,r1 ht 1 ld , l.tlio rAX0-3 l . lotter •s re.tercnc t c.tJtactin~ cf l.4t.1 witt, t.he rst uc rr.1n <Jr had been e, b., Project el. o t d~cioicn o a r ul.t or the cont ronco a >eadquartcrs 'r/ Jul,y l,46 . U6 a .forwarded re:t,y as b sibl v u in tab- nt. o! a d1re0t. Np<;.rtiJ• ay t n• pilots • ..2. lt lo t.heretor :requested t .....t Project. ui1f1 pcr~o:_.i ol , ru-- rru nta to tinl1st. t.i e a rvicc o~ tt e Ur Troil J.,Ort Anoociatic.r .. 1n order t.o devclo , ay1,t . er • U. -'• &1rl11 e pL.c.;to could " ;Qk~ t'l.ru.h re,IQrt.s ut any w.uaual o rl l aightJ.n&°& <liract to your U adqua.rtcrs . J . ln thi!l acnM·,cticn it. ,ia ugg steJ thtit t o " 1h,nt.lal ae nt. of Ir.fc::r..:~t.1on" inolosecl itt• lat. ln1..or cnt ) prcv tco d tailed for pr ct1cal u... b.; airline pilot.a· .ln fon ard.inj u-dtir.il r liorto to our J dcu rtera • .BY Ci.I • D IY, ROBERT T · ''{ /)R 3rd • Colen e c.• Chie f , c. ..cc.tl o1. Branch Air Intelligen ce Require::ients D1v1a10D Directorate of Intelligence Ref: Ltr fm Hq USAF, 27 Aug 48, subject as above . (Jlready in fil~) 1st I nd fm Hq AW, lCIAX0- 3, 26 Oct 48, same subject .
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt .Col.Garrett/<br/4544 26 1948 7 AUG 1948 OBERT TAYLOR 3rd olonel , USAF Chi0f, Col 1 oGt i on Branch Air I telligence Requirements Division Directorate of Int lligeno~ 0 ""' ~ ~ E-i C) f:J A'"" I t 0 0 f:z:1
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Source text · mention onlyI AMC Subject: "Project 'Sing'" 1st Ind MCIAX0- 3/RRS/~j Hq AMC Wright-t'atterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, 26 Octo 48 TO: Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, WashingtLn 25, D C . ATTN: AFOIR-C0-5 1. With reference to paragraph 1 above, the efforts to enlist the cooperation ' of Uni ed States airlines in reporting sightings of unusual aerial phenomena directl y to this Comm.and are greatly appre ciated. 2. This Headquarters further requests c0operation in effecting distribution and use by commercial airlines of an "Essential Elements of Information" check list, copies of wLich are inclosed. This·li13t may be used as a supplement to the publication JANAP 146, developed by the Joint Communications-Electronics Committee for the reporting of 11 flying disc" sightings . FOR THE. CO NDING GENERAL: /s/ W. E. Goll for H. M. cCOY 1 Incl: Colonel, USAF 6 cys EEI form Chief, Intelli gence Department
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Source text · mention onlyInvestigation by United States Air Force of reports on so-called flying saucers has led to the identification of some of these objects as weather balloons and astral bodies. The investigation of such reported incidents is continuing at the Air Materiel Conunand, V/right-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
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Source text · mention onlySUSPENSE D.ATE: NO.: 22 rr '8 FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: DATE: e 1'•• •-48 ~ OIB TYPE: ~la\ ta4 I• SMRY: 3 1J•'f 48 J'LTIDO OBI C'l llCll)!!PlB t 'tr OD) 1 ~ tuf@ [K]CIDiJ Cffi[[ITIJCID~[[ uOO0~ @(])fJ>\1 TO; TO: TO: TO: DATE:DATE:
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Source text · mention only.. . , .. COVER SHEET * * a. RECORD OF BAS IC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: Hq. AMC DATE: a Nov"" 48 ◄ TYPE: 1st Ind to Gen. C. * Mil L tr of 3 Nov 48 SUMMARY: Flying Object Incidents in the United Stntes DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT to AFOI N by Col, McCoy in c. SPEC IAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKSDfl -:C : ~ b. CLASSIFICATION: ~ SUSPENSE DATE , ,, ~"' • ,I '/JI ASGD &J: ~ I {1~078 NO. cl¥..:. DATE----=-' -=-/ __:~~-=-..,;::....____ NO. ~~ I)--~ (Use other side this sheet for additional remarks) d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO UPDOWN DOWN UP DOWN UP 0 IP-PP 0 IP- FL ---} ___ AFOIP --=~-ASST EXEC ---,- - OIP-SP OIR-CO OIR-DD OIR-AA -} _AFOIR OIR-SR - 01 R-RC ~AI-OA V OAI-DA OAI-AE J OA1-AF OAI-SV PERS M & R ADMINB & F CABLE ,'1 X Action V Coordination f. DISPATCH ______ FILE /; 'Jl ;_ ACT ION ASGD TO ____ _ DATE e. DATE REC'D BR DIS PATCHED BY O \-' TO SIGNED _______ _ DATE DATE DISPATCHED }- G ,, 14--- ~-,~- AFOIN FORM I< 9-1148,AFPREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM ARE OBSOLETE•22 SEP 118
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Source text · mention onlySPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continued) h. TO: General Cabel l DATE -------' l=-9'--N~o_v_4~8~ 1 . AFOA! recommends that no statement be released Ho. 3 to the press on flying object incidents until press demands make such release imperative . 2. If the statement to the press is required it is recommended that Incl 2 form the basis of the statement . J . We are prepared for the verbal comments at your convenience .
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Source text · mention onlyAl<OIR-CO/Lt.Col.Garrett/ ab/4544 28 Oct. 48 8/1. ta'lra. t.ll Shook , dtd lb Sep. ~ , bj s Conco etc Airc r aft. 2na Ind . ~t.. of the Air Poree , It,;. USAF, a.ti d.ngton~ , n. G. tot Cox ldi.nG Q el"il, Air teriel Ccti::lind, rlight;...: t.t~ Air :Forco n~. r i{ltlt ld, Ohio . Affl t UCI tter -rtnulinz to C :GTAPF, ROBERT TAYLOR 3rd Colo nel, USAF Chier. Colle ction Branch Air Intell igence Requirements DiY1Si0O Directorate of Intelligence
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Source text · mention onlyI <>,( • ttC--O-P-Y" Hiawarree , Ga. Sept . 14, 1948 The \'for Dept . Vlashington , D. C. Gentlemen, Please inform me what those things are that the people in North Georgia have been seeing flying through the sky . They are round and long some what like a giant cigar . They have a motor that sounds like a motorcycle .ff they are foreign machine you should know about it. If they are American military machines I do not need to lmow about them. Yours truly, s/ Mrs . Ruth Shook P. S. The Atlanta Constitution stated that no one in Atlnnta knew what they were . SUBJECT: Request for information concerning stranue aircraft . AGAO-C 095 Shook ~th Mrs . (14 Sep 48) 1st Ind PRN/wcw/lD-860 AGO, DEPT OF THE AF&Y, Washington 2.5, D. C., 13 October 194.8 'rot Chief of Staff , United States Air Force , •~shington 2.5, D. C. s/ E ..F . P . E. F .Pegrmv
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Source text · mention onlylat Tnd Request tor 1.ator.n2tton conceming atrange J:rcratt. (noute l l, Bx 27) ...JI/L fr r-e. Uuth Shook./Uia•a•ael , Ga. dtd :U fep 48. ~s ekp TO: DATE: TO: DATE: TO: DATE: OTHER ACTION: 29//g/y-,P
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Source text · mention only. I tCOVER SHEET * ' * ' a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR RE~UEST b. CLASSIFICATION: I FROM: Admin. Assistant DATE : 20 Oct 48 Air Information Division ~ (Maj. Phipps) TYPE: R/S ~ { SUMMARY: Request for Information Concerning Strange SUSPENSE Aircraft. /4--., ~tDATE I ~ '! / ASGD BY .., . . 12r:soDATE RECEIVED DIR/ INT 4l 1 n~1 1g,d} J:.'1-- NO. ,l)lllf- - c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE NO, (Use other s;de thjs sheet for add;t;onal remarks ) d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP D:f UP 0 IP-PP } 0 IP- FL AFOI P ~SST EXEC OIP-SP X DIR- CO r } ~AFOIR SST EXEC OI R-DD DIR-AA 01 R-SR \ EXECUT IVE OIR-RC :2,.z_/)e,,, OAI - OA } DIR/ INT OAI-DA OAI-AE AFOA! OAI-AF OA I-SV PERS } M & R ADHIN B & F CABLE ...... X Action .. . . . . ...... v Coordination - e. DATE REC'D BR {1_ 2OCT "'14,\.: f . DI SPATcw..., Jd Fl LE !J,~,J Jl,.L . DISPATC'!fD BY TO Cv-ACTION ~ /R_},c , DATE , . SI GNED ___7/ J/ DATE..t-f' - /t>- J./S DATE DISPATCHED 19 oc:i: l948 A-A G 9-1'148,AF
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Source text · mention onlyg. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCTI ONS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. DATE ________ _h. TO: NO. ________ _
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Source text · mention only.AFOIR-CO/Lt .Col.Ge.rrett/ as/ 4544 ~ J _.c..., " -t ~ _ , .2.r o.,, CR::----) 27 October 1948 ~ AfOin-CO MBMOBANDtt4 Im THI DmECTOB OJ" CENTRAL INTZLLIODCB 6UltJIC'l': Url1datU'1ed Aerial Phc.cnena l. !'he Air Mator1el Crw»nd 1a curreutq ellSaged in aJl intelli , eenco in"f'Ost1sation of all reported un1dent1t1ed aerial phenomena. - 2. To date, no concrete 1dent1t7 of~ of the reported obJecta has been reco1wd. 81.11111arl,y, the origin ot the so-called "tl.71n8 diaca" Nllllin■ obecure . 'l'he poae1b11.ity e:r1ste tbat some of the els}lted obJeota are of dcaeat1c orlstn, 1.e., unrecoSQized oontigarat1ona of some of our lateat aeranautical attaimlenta, or that the7 are obJecta not readil,y recOSD1zed b7 the publ ic - toet whie l ea 1n "ftlrioua atagea of de-n,lopment, etc . , • It 1• requested that 7our Asen.c7 eulmd.t to the Directorate of Intelligence any aftilable endence tlat 1187 come to :,our attention vhicb misht ■e?'T8 to indicate tbat these obJ•cta bav• • domeatio origin. " FOB SD CB.ID' Of STA:JT: GEORGE D. GARP-ETT, JR. Lieutenant Colonel , USAF Acting Chief, Collection B~~nch Air Intelligence Requirements Division Dir ector~t o of Iotellicence ~~~~
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Source text · mention onlySUSPENSE DATE: NO.: DATE: T ot 48 ~ .A.:C, Ohio FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: TYPE: l tr t-6&070 SMRY: rojeot l Inol ~ p vm TO: TO: DATE: FILED (PLAC E): TO: TO; DATE: DATE; OTHER ACTION:
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Source text · mention onlyI:oac: n Lr.:, AIR J\'ATr •. !Eii co..~....t.D Wright - Patt erscn Air L<orce :Ba.., Wright :Field> Ohio 7 October 1948 S~: Project "SIGN" TO: Chief of Staff, USA!' Washington 25, D.C. Director of Intelligence Deputy Chief of Staf:t', Operations ATTN: AJ'OIR It ia requested that your o:t':t'ice forward the attached l etter to the Central Intel l igence Af!,81cy, WashiDgton 25, D.C. FOR THE C0M-1ANDINO GENERAL: /s/ H.M. McCOY Col onel, USA!' Chief of Intelligence 1 Incl Ltr to CIA n:
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Source text · mention onlyKCUJ0-3 RCIAIO-J/S711./av 0CT7 1948 Central lntelltcence ~ Wub~on, D. c. stm.r.EC!: ProJect "SIGP Geatleam.: ~• Eeadquartera is current17 ~ 1n 11D iD.telll&eDce inYe•tlpt1011 of all reported uniclent1- fied cerla.1 phenomena. !o date, :no concrete mdence as to the exact ident1 t7 ~ 8XO' ot the reported obJect■ ha.ab en received . Similarly, the ortctn of the ao c.cllecl •t171J2« discs• raaain■ obacare . The poas1bU1t, Giatts that aame of th• ■1&hte4 obJecta ere of domeaUo oriain, 1. e., UIU"ecncn1ced conf'Scurationa of aome of our latest aerommt1cal atta1ZID9D.t■, or that thq are obJecta not readily- Nco&nJ,ied b7 the public - teat fthiclea in variOQ.a ■t2C9 ■ o~ development, etc. Where MCUrit7 r9Clllat1ona will permit, 1t 1• requeated that 70Ur office ■abm1t to Bq, Air Materiel Commend, Wr1&b,t-Pattel'BOll A1 Bue, Wri&ht nd., Ohio, Attn: MC,...4,1_3, !BRO'; Chief ot Staff, usa. Washington, 25, D. C., DlaECroR OP ~. Deput7 Chief of Start • Operations, ATm: AJOIR, azv available mdezace 1mich mlgbt aene to indicate that t.bise obJecta hoe a doMB tlc or1&tn. Tour cooperation in IIO doinc Jdcbt grea~ assist 1n ldent1f7h!c our om domestic deftlopmenta from posaible 1nialcal fora1&n ach1evements. Veey trul.7 ,our■ B. R. J!e(X)Y Colonel, USA!' Cbiet of Intelligence • - ··..
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Source text · mention only--- COVER Stt£Er • L- I o - ?--L,* * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIFI CATION: DATE: TYPE: FROM: .... t'...~ a ~ .. * i,) ,..,v ...\ i... t SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DATE _;_,)-1_.;;...~ ...;.__.;,...,,;""-I_ 4/ASGD BY _______ _ DATE RECEIVED DIR/I NT ---~ ~ u..;T1~:?WU--__~~1f1 ...1,l!:'..L.....J; ..,·t ~ NO. O_l_;N..;.____1_ 2.=_C.;_::1.;_, 8~ c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE _________ _ NO, (Use other side this sheet for additional remarks) d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN UP OIP-P P } ___ OIP-FL ___ AFOIP ___ OIP-SP X, OIR-CO ~} ___ OIR-DD ___ OI R-AA ___ AFO I R ___ OIR-SR ___ OI R- RC ___ OAI-OA ___ OAI - DA _ __, OA I-AE ___ AFOAI ___ OAI-AF ___ OA I-SV -} PERS --- H&R ADMINB & F CABLE -} TO DI R/INT TO DOWN UP bl-'_,,, ASST EXEC --- ___ ASST EXEC ___ ___ EXECUTIVE ___ DIR/INT DI~PATCHED BY CIG COURIER 3.]S'--8 28 OCT 1Olli 1110. ------ DATE _______,__ 11 :,-s-, ~ --- ...... X Action .... . . --- ...... --- V Coordination e . DATE REC'D BR 11 OCT 1948 f . DISPATCH W S FILE '?JJ/'1,-~ DISPATCHE'ir BY ___:__ TO C/AACTI ON ~GD TO DATE L SIGNED l.;Jr--~ DATE ;).7-.11>--l/,& DATE DISPATCHED 1948, 9-1748,>.F
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Source text · mention onlyCOVER SHEET ., . . "* - * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: DATE: .. TYPE: SUMMARY: DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT b. CLASSIFICATION: lL SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY NO. c. ,4-FOA/ • SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS l(~pDATE /0 NO. I ~~+ · .r ~JJ.G-. DI~ -CO (Us e othe r side this shee t for addition a l remarks) d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0IP-PP }OIP-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC OIP-SP 1{. OIR-CO ASST EXEC OIR-DD .M.J AFOIROIR-AA 0 IR-SR EXECUTIVE 0IR-RC X OAI-OA DIR/INTOAI -DA Jb .. OAI-AE J.-(vOAI-AF '*}"4,;x_ AFOAI OAI-SV ~l~wtc~--~ ' PERS } ·/ ttiZ ~ M& R ADMINB & F CABLE X Action V Coordination e. DATE REC'D BR 9NOY194 ACT IOH ASGD TO ____ _ DATE DATESIGNED _______ _ f. DISPATCH - - ~--- FILE DISPATCHED BY \.(A f 1' TO DATE DISPATCHED j. k.t~ t, (i 9-17-l8,AF ~ f) - N- .r
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Source text · mention only\ MCI.US inclo8Ure be approved and the Rand Corporation be authorized to establish a study of 3A priorit;y-., consistent in scope and degree of treataent with the described requirements. 2. It is fq.rtber requested that Air Materiel Command be assigned to aonitor the project 1o. conformance with Air Corpe Letter &}-10, 2l Jui,, 19~., Section 3, Paragraph J. FOR THE OOJlllARDINO CJERERAL: SIJB.Jl!:Cf: THRU: !O: l. l Incl Exhibit •.t• Project Sign Study Requireaenta IICLUS/Jm/.mak_ ~ Request for study by land Project C2det of S\ai't United St.ates Air Force Washington 25, D. c. AT'IW: AFOD Chief ot Start UDited State• Air Force Washington 25, D. c. A'M'II : illmD It is requested that the speci-1 study, described in the 1'. R. CLIII CERJWI Colonel, USAP Actg C2l.iet, Intelligence Department 194f~)
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Source text · mention onlyl\· • EJKtBIT IIA.. Project Si&n stuq Requµa.enta The po■sibllit7 that ao• n~ ~ u..'11dlntit1ed •rial •bj•c:t• that haw been r,ported beth in t.m t7nited Stat.a and in t'el'9111l land.a aq haft be•n •lCP•rhlental. 11paoe1bipa, or ten -..hiel•• fer the PUJ.'POH ot aHiatina in tM danlop11ent ot sp•••1:d.p1, baa been giffn consideration b7 t.hia C...-and. u •uoh en.rt actually' haft been ad.ghted, it i■ belieftd JION like~ that tbey repre■ent the et.tort ot a foteign nation, rather than a product froa beyond the Barth. Presen\ world lmowledp, techniques cid reaouroea are pnb&bl.7 adequat. to meet t.he Nquinmtnte for ~aoellh:ip construction, er at leut to eatabliah the pr-eliaina17 eJiperiJll9l'ltal foundation ~or auch an accoapli■aaent in the near future. In arq cue, the dlliaign and perfol'UDce pal'Qlttera oft.be or&ft would neoeHarily be in con.torunce and conn•~ With the eatal>llahed pr.l.ndplea ~ ou ecien~ .. To ueiet in the collection•~ :ln.format1on., relatinc to UQ:l.denti t'ied aerial objects that IIQ' poa1ibq ~n•ent 119aceshipa or 1paoeahip test ~h1.clea, and to aeaist in the analyaia and evaluatio11 of wob. n ported craft, tecbD1cal intoru.tJ.on that include• ii.be d.1at1,laguim1nc deeip and per.tomance paraetere for 1pace8hipa 1• OOlladdered necee- •&1'7• • lfhile neh :1.nforu.tion 1• contained out.right, or illplicitl.7, ill the aerie• of Rand ProJect repona, ii\ would be ot aucn vai.u. to 1.bia Commend to havwa a llat of the aJ'•--ul deaign and perfor.aance charao teriatioa that are believed to Q.•tinguiah apaoeahip•, topther iritll ~ .turther ■cientifio elu•• that llicht um.at 1n theiJ" deteotion ad identif'ication, prepared b7 Band acientip.c per80mel. I • J
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Source text · mention onlySUSPENSE DATE: NO.: 'C• Ohio ,, _ N_A ~o~- ""''-D A=T"'E,-: _1-=F-, L_E D_ES_I_G_ _T=, N A N ~ D,,...,. _____ '1'-65582 • f' ~"\,;(> t tor Study by P.and Project. l -,-. . 11 TO; TO; TO; DATE: DATE: DATE: OTHER ACTION;
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Source text · mention only---\ COVER SHEET \ - * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIFICATION: FROM: DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DATE i /w,..; ,/,fl ASGD BY ~/ DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT 21 ocr se, ---=;F ,A--,1 :? = NO, }I 12810 c. AFOAI : SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DAT~//~/4 I %J~~(UJ/J,~;.:, --/4 AFM'fiJ , &. ~.c; (Us i de this s h e et fo r add i t iona l r emar ks) OIR.-co d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0IP-PP } .6-,.......j V:.ssT EXEC0IP-FL AFOI P OIP-SP +- OIR-CO~™ ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA - AFOIR 01 R-SR --------- EXECUTIVE 01 R-RC OAI - OA ~ } ff y ~ DIR/ INTX OAI-DA OAI-AE AFOAI OAI -A F \ OAI - SV • PERS-- } M & R ADMINB & F CABLE -- :_ (. X Action C1.1/ ~·r--f~I-~ ~It' Coordination e. DATE REC' D BR 9 vi 1 f . DISPATCH Fl LE ACTION A~ O .._ _. DISPATCHED BY ~ TO SIGNED ~ DATE DISPATCHED .... 9 - 1748,.lF '
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Source text · mention only_,.. _ AFOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Garrett/dw/4544 10~ - ~r~fl-P') HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY / 1'1..--~ 1660 F.a.st Hyde Park Boulevard ALFGF- I Chicago 15, I l linois 25 October 1948 SUBJECT: "Reported Flying Disc " TO Dir ector of Inte l ligence GSUSA Washington 25, D. C. ATTN: Chief , Intelli gence Group l . Attached herewith is a copy of a newspaper clipping from the Minneapolis .Morning Tribune dated 21 October 1948, on so called "fl.Ying discs . " 2. No further investigation is being ccnducted by this Head~uarters . FOR THE CO.i.:MANDING GENERAL: /s/ PRENTICE G. !.'ORGAN Major, GSC Incl: Chief , Intelli gence Division As stated above Office of AC of s, G-2 let pt. of the r re , Uc U r ~ riel ,c rut, r1 ht iald , 111 ROBERT TAYLOR 5:rd Colonel , JSAF c ef , { o-t ic Branc hJnol: i\.~ iJI\ A~ I 1~cl.!..ig41.ce t\equirements D1v1sloo• {v \ Directorate of Intelligence n/c
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Source text · mention only.... 1st Ind CT:U0-3 / r, >/dw - ---=::::.:._ Hq MC, 1 ri[;ht-:-Patternon '.A.tr Force Base, Dayt.?n, Ohio 948 ro : Chief of Staff , Unit ed ~tat es il• ll'orco, ,ashington 2~ , P. c . AT'lW: /Ji'OIR-C0-5 ( L-10 -1) Request to investiuate the si~tin- r cpcrtod ~.n lottet' attac lled as Inclosure l. to basic communication. , 'ias been forwarded to .Branch Intellig ence Office , :I.12th CIC Detacht'le it, New Orl eans , Louisiana . FOR TBE COHMAmrnm amnmL: ~ Incl /-.c/ I . LLD;GEitJWI X t) ✓.z:: V.~ . w/d Colonel , USA.It' Actg Chief , Xntolligonco Department l
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Source text · mention onlyAroIR-CO/Lt . Col .Garr e tt/ ab/61 o67 6 Oct. 48 f") (!2~ '-f't: • t CH F ROBERT TAYLOR 3r~ Colonel, USAF C~ief, Collection Branch ., ~ir. Iutoliigence Requirem ents Dirisio r, irector~te of Intelligence Ref: Incl w/d and forrarded with B/L .
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Source text · mention onlySUSPENSE DATE: NO.: ti 19 Oct ,48 AMC., Ohio - • · FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: lat Ind Project •s1m,11• ....Jl/L tr OIN dtd 7 Oct 48. ekp TO:TO: TO: TO: DATE: DATE:DATE: FIi.ED Pl.ACE : OTHER ACTION:
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Source text · mention onlyCOVER SHEET ,. J ; ·* - a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASS IFICATION : FROM: DATE : TYPE: SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DATE _________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ 12601HO. ) N.,,DATE RECE IVED DIR/INT 12 OCT 1 c. SPEC IAL INSTRUCT IOHS - REMARKS DATE ________ _ NO . (Use other side this sheet for additional remarks) d. TO B'.' TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWH UP DOWN UP 0 IP-PP OIP-FL AFOI P ASST EXEC }OIP•Ski :b OIR-C ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA AFOIR OIR-SR } EXECUTIVE 01 R-RC OAI-OA DIR/ IN T OAl•DA OAI -AE AFOAI OAI-AF }OAI-SV PERS M & R ADMIN B & F }CABLE X Act ion CoordinationV e. 2 2 01.1 I 1 4tJ.DATE RE/46' BR f . DISPATCH ffe~ Fl~~ACTION SGD TO (J. 12. (1 DISPATCHED BY SIGNED ~ll/l- DATE DISPATCHED ' 25 0Cl 1948 9-17 48 ,A.F PREVI OUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM ARE OBSOLETE•
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Source text · mention onlyCOVER SHEET * * • • 9-1748,A.FPREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM ARE OBSOLETE• a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: - DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT On ~ro 1~4l\-... ' c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - b. CLASSIFICATION: SUSPENSE DATE I{_ &.e~ t/( ASGD BY (j ~, ✓ ~":.~ NO. OIN- 11685 REMARKS DATE NO. (Use other side this sheet for additional remarks) d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0 IP-PP + T-} } .,,...J"'/ASST EXEC0IP-FL AFOIP OIP-SP OIR-CO ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA AFOIR OI R-SR EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI -OA } DIR/INTOAI-DA OAI-AE AFOAI OAI-AF OAI-SV PERS } M& R ADMINB & F CABLE \ ...... X Act ion .. . . . . ... ... V Coordination - e. DATE REC'D BR ' ~ QC ,- !EJA "" f . 01s PATc ~V Fl LE rPi- ACTION ~ TO ii DATE DISPATCH80 BY TO c ~~t:::. sI G NED _l/. It), HR DATE 7-- ,U> - ~~ I,, DATE DISPATCHED L0'1- ':f.f.. ,4,/'1 6
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Source text · mention only000.9 Fl;'[:in~ Discs ~ 00l§Mlffl0@}M 319.l JANP 319.21 Dissemination - Air Attaches 350.05 Intelligence Collection Plan 9 Sep 19~8 FinED UNDER: 311. 16 J-tr~Communications (J2. F:OOM: AFOIR-CO TO: Director of Communications, DCS/0 R&R # 2 SUBJECT: Communication Instructions for Reporting Military Intelligence Sightings lCIWIS) --J.lNAP 146 1. It is requested that the Air Force member of the Joint Co.111111u.nica tione-Electronics Committee take whateTer steps may be necessary to amend Par. 101, Chapter 1. of subject publication so as to include commercial domestic airlines within its provisions. * * 3. Procedure instructions in connection with JANAP 146 have been included in this Directorate's •Intelligence Collection Instructions", which is being distributed to Major Air Commands and Air Attaches. Effective date of the "ICI" isl Sept 19~8. 4. It is further requested that the distribution of subsequent issues of JANAP 146, or any changes or amendments thereto, include, in addition to the original distribution, 102 copies to be sent to this Directorate - Attn: AFOIR-A.A. These are for onward transmission to Air Attaches. E~tra Copies of the first issue have already been secured for this prupose. * * *
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Source text · mention only,. .. A FO I If - 4 ( Re Y Ii De c i 7•) ( COVER SHEET * • a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIFICATION: FROM: DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: DATE ________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ - DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT .. fl~ • . 0,J Jl/ c. ------ __-SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS t3r,fJ DATE NO. ~).? r lie -~O USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. DOWN 0 IP-PP - -- - -- OIP-FL _ __ ADMIN TO UP -} TO DOWN DIV. ___ AFOIP ~ ~::=H ===== } ~ I ___ OIR-CM ___ OIR-RC ~;;1/J;__}~~ AI OAI - SV--- --- OCI- I S --- } ___ OCI -RR ___ OC I-CI ) ___ AFOCI X Action V Coordination e. DATE REC'D BR ~!1 DATE ACTION ASGD TO k/:1&.~ ___ SIGNED _ ______ DATE TO UP TO DIR/INT DOWN ASST EXEC ASST EXEC EXECUTIVE --:! DIR/ INT f TO UP f. DISPATCH --~-- - FILE DI SPATCHED BY d;><-/ TO .- .("I DATE DISPATCllED ~16___· _ 11_- ~•/___J _ _____ 8-3477,AF
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Source text · mention onlyr. SUSPENSE DATE: NO.: FILE DESIGNATION AND OATE: TYPE: ltr SMRY: ~ Uni dentifi ed t 131n1 Object• 1'ld O: TO: TO: O: TO: DATE: DATE: ? .,. '8 DATE: DATE: DATE: REPLIED OR INDORSED TO:
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Source text · mention onlyc, U\,,JI~1/L tm Ob flrYOd 1n l 2 AFom co/ Capt. Eldrid ge/ dw/ 6282. ll Aug 194a / 0 dtd 2l Jul 48, aubJoct.: , lF Uing tora lot Ind .£ll, 1r • ter1el 1{rht ield , <i1l1o . . G AUG194JL..} aio .lette c a £ l:1nn star o orvua by da • tor., tac • It 1a t lt tl ld er que-1,ionina a l.6) d.xteen year o tc c nt. 2. l"O u1r ont le 1n £teo c roquc,etin tl t~ina ob.1uct.a reportvd . • ull wi! titi d - Ref: Ltr tm AMC, .llCIAXF-2, dtd 21 Jul 48, subject a s above. Iucl n/c ~~ GEORG ,.!.- ..Tr• .T1t. Lieut cllUlt Colonel , USAF Act ing Chier , Cclloctioi Dranch Air In"L~lligence Re-.ulrei.:ients Division Direct orat e of Intelligeuc&-
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Source text · mention onlyHEA~UARTERS Am MATEB.IEL CCMMAND WRIGHT PATThRSON AIR FORCE BASE WRIGHT FIELD, CHI O MCIAXF- 2/lIAl'/ jc JUL 2 1 1~48* !EFERENCE NO. AJJc-88 :f'alling Stars Obsened in &orway Chiet ot Stat! iUnited States Air Vorce atshington 2s, D. c, ATTN: AFOI.a l . Retereuce is ude to Ol!A OrJ'/&'1 :Repon rl'o. 565◄7 de-Scribing ~l1cg stan observed by an emp.loyee ot tha\ o!fico Oft 15 December 1947 . • • 2. I t is requested Wt the Office of the liilit.ary f.t,tache , OSlo, 'Nonnq be coutacted for the purpose or ca;ipletins the incl.oNd tol'll and NCUJ'ing a signed wtatement from the pttrson reported to hatt •sen these objects. ~ statement, should be as complete and accurate u possible and returned 'to this Command at earliest date . s. Comonte by qualified peraonuel , particularly from the 1.h:dversity of Oslo will be most :bel.pfu.l w.1.th regard 'to incidents ot 12th and l:Sth December and w.sy others Which fld.ght occur . Tia ques tion• on the .to:na C&ll be uaed as a ~d• in report.ing phenomena whi ch might be obsorved in tbe future . FOR Tlra cmm1 mnro OEN&ML: CIAXF e t-. 0 C'l r4 ~ 0 P:: .. 0 Q I ~ ~ 0 rx. < 0 E-1 z IZ ;:) E-1 ~ p:; r4 (I) -~ li! / e/ for l. Incls Cheek List • Unidenti t ied Fl)'ing Objects James J . Hausman Lt Col U SAF • a. (;LI? :;_,.._ A . Colonel • USU Actg Chief o~ Intelligeuce • * Be!erence t his n umber o n all replies
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Source text · mention onlySUSPENSE DATE: NO.: 277624 t. DESIGNATION AND DATE: Fal.Une Stare Observed 1n Norway l Incl . lift TO: TO: TO: TO: DATE: DATE: DATE: DATE: Fl LED (PLACE): OTHER ACTION: ·"
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Source text · mention only~ AFOill- 4 ( Re T 5 Dec 47 ) COVER .SHEE► ✓ ·* a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASS IFICA·TION: SUSPENSE DATE ---~ _ /s✓ --+--rl/-'-__ tr ASGD BY ----"'---- FROM : * DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY : DATE RECE IVED DtR/tNT c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE _________ NO. USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP OIP-PP } ___ OIP-FL ___ AFOIP - -- Mv;;ST EXEC --- ___ AOMI N ~ ___ ASST EXEC ___X OIR-C0 ~1___ OIR-DD ___ OIR-AA ___ OI R-CM _ _ _ EXECUTIVE ___ ___ OIR-RC ___ ) _ OAI-OA } DIR/ INT ___ OA I -OA ___ OAI-AE ___ AFOA! ___ OAI-AF ___ OAI-SV _ _ _ ___ ocI-1s ___ OCI-RR ___ AFOCI _ __ OCI-CI -} X Action Coordination e. f . DI SPA DATE DISPA S I GN ED ~ ="--'-4--LJ L.d...<""""':~= DATE / .!../ ~~r.....L. DATE
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Source text · mention onlyAFOI R-CO/Lt . Col.Garrett/ as/4~ 9-August 1948 c 9AUG!9d8 o, Otmaral C'OJC!lana tel"8 ld, Chic l l . t.tacbed cidliim commntcat.ton 1is OJW·..._...- ·IHO u • D1ttaz- ~to Cammd. 2. Thia letter beesi ftCJmr,wl.edQed by the Ad3titant. Oenual, Denlll"''t.D&'!'lrtt:. o.t the Ant,, mt not by tbl.s ~~ra. t 1o uBW:MJd that. your C::OX!li.i:md wUl. mate proper acknolrledgtr.ent. l. 1ncl. Ltr ~ J. Jmmickv dtd 9 .laly 1948-,t"/2 I ncls. J.-v·, / r1 /_$'". ROBERT TAYLOR 3rd --_ Colonel, USAF ' Cl · ~ , Col'oc tion Branch Air In~Jlligence Requi rements D1vis10D Directorate ot' Intelligenoe JA 1?'?7 IVIC/-<.~./ Jo#/)/,) ~ r:t.,
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Source text · mention onlyCOPY Bo:a: 227 Dravasburg, Pa 9 July 1948 US War Department Washin gton, D.C. TO WHOl4 IT 1lAY CONCERN: Dear Sir: On the Fourth of July (July 4, 1948) ~ wile and I were sitting on a bench on our lal'fll and we were watching the stars, planes, etc . , At 11:15 P.M. D.S.T. we saw something very strange . We thought we saw a star ]JlOving. Ther e was a slight in the sky' the same colo:r and size of a star and it was moving . We decided it was a plane but ut made no noise. We soon changed our minds because this "thing" moved across the sky' then s t opped £or about 8 seconds then changed its course a bit and 1rent straight and stopped again for about 5 seconds, changed its course a bit and went straight for awhile and stopped again this time for at least 15 seconds then it went across the sky a little ways and disappeared completely. When this "thing" stopped in the sky , if you didn ' t know where it was at, you could not tell it .from a star as the resemblqnce was identical to a s t ar. After readin g in the paper on July 8, 1948, about two women seeing "Flying Saucers" in the day light J uly 8, I believe I saw a "Flying Saucer" or something 1n the night J uly 4, because I lmow it was no star or an airplane because neither can travel and stop in the air like this "thing" did. I live about 2½ miles from these women who have seen the "disc" in the daylight . Has the War Department any comments 011,,these s t range "discs ?" They are now reported in the heart of the steel industry. "PI'ITSBURGH DISTRICT". Yours /s/ John Jamniclcy-, Jr. Box 227 Dravasburg, Pa. 2 Incla . Newspaper Clipping dtd 8 July 48 Chart
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Source text · mention onlyAF Ha-"•i (REV. 10 NOV 1947) •'iEAD'.,UARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ROUTING SLIPTQ: DATE; ATTENTION 3. OFFICE DATE ATTENTI ON • FOLLOW ING ACTION (S} AS CHECKED COORDINATION NOTE AND RETURN INFORMATION NECESSAR Y ACTION RECOMMENDATION FILE SEE OR PHONE ME APPROVAL SIGNATURE COMMENT
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Source text · mention only..t.FOIM- ·4 (Ile-. 11 Dec 47) CO'lf.R SHEET * *i,------------- ----------a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPON DENCE OR , REQUEST b. CLASSIFICAT ION: SUMMA RY: • SUSPENSE DATE I r,, fl, #0 I ,j_t_ ~/ / ASGD BY I DATE RECE IVED DIR/I NT -.fi U 1948 ~ NO. C\ \t1 8344 c. SPECIA L INSTRUC TI ONS - REMARKS DATE ________ _ MO. USE OTHER SIDE THI S SHEET FOR ADD IT IOHAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP OI P-PP } ® )f OI P- Fl AFOIP ASST EXEC ADHIN ~ 'x• OIR-CO } ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA 0 AFOI R OIR-CM EXEC UT IVE 01 R-RC OAI-OA } DIR/INTDAI-DA OAI -AE AFOAI OAI-AF OA I-SV OCI-IS } OCI - RR AFOCI OC 1-C I ...... e. X Action v Coordination DATER~ 6 AlfG184 ~ f . DISPATCH DISPATCHED -ACT ION SGD TO ,J4.. ~ ATE DATE DISPATCHED __,(I) -w-,<f' £,/:.,. "SIGNED DATE ~ '~.Mt: --8-3477,.A.F
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Source text · mention only------- --- g. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCT IOHS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. A h. TO: DATE ________ _ NO. ' ' , ~ 8-3477,4F
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Source text · mention onlynm/dmc/lD - 860 WAR DEPARTMENT ~ THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE wASH1N a TON zs. o . c . 2 August 1948 SUBJECT: Concerning Flying Disc . -Chief of StaffTO: United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. The attached correspondence i• transmitted as a matter ot primaey int~rest been advised or this reference.to 7our a7 Th• writer has 1 Incl Ltr dtd 9 Jul 48 , fm John ~amnicky Jr . ~Q~-;~ )ttf.-Box 227, Dravasburg; Penna . Major General Vw/2 Incls . 'lbe Adjutant General 211- G11133 - 2 2 110
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Source text · mention onlyDISPATCHED AUL1948 AGU O 112
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/tt . Col . Garrett / Jh/4544 9 July 48 log O.naral t•ne l ~rd Fa\\e rJJOn llr roe •• Field, o f'ol-w&rded u a tter p,.tt.atn1t1g to your •11,Q,~.....s . ROBERT U'fLOR Sr4 ~ Colonel., \JSKF 0 _,.._,.,.----..:_ 1.on Branch - 1. em.onts p1visloo Ref: Ltr frm N. G. Markham dtd 20 Feb 48, subje ct: "Explosion in the elcy' near Norcatur, Kansaa, 4:00 p.m. (MST) Februar.r 18, 1948. (f orwarded w/ori g as incl)
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Source text · mention only.lFOill- ·4 (Re" G Dec 47) COVER SHEET .... * * - a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT b. CLASSIFICATION: SUSPENSE DATE ________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ NO. c. SPECIAL INSTRUe-.r..coNS - REMARKS DATE --------- NO. 00787 "'" USE OTHER SIOE THIS SHEET FOR AD DIT IONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN IJP DOWN UPOIP-PP } f\) 1OIP-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC ADMIN ~ OIR-CO ~} ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA OIR-CM EXECUTIVE OIR- RC OAI-OA } DIR/INTOAI -OA OAI -AE AFOAI OAI-AF OA I-SV OC I-IS } OC I-RR AFOCI OCI -CI X Act ion v Coordination e. DATE REC'D BR ~ JUN )949 f. DI $PATCH Fl LE DISPATCHED BY TO (~1'.A-2ACTION Ase;T°aia:.t,j ) DATE DATE DATE DISPATCHED 1 ' .,)SIGHED ~ ! )
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Source text · mention onlyg . To: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continu ed) DATE 110. DATE ________ _h. TO: 110. --------- - JI,. V ·.1 ,.., 8- 3477, !P
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garre t t /lwd/ 4544 ll J wie 48 AFOIR-cO-, ~ SUWhCTr o;.,ort or •1Fl;vin3 DUce" T a Ccatanding General-, ' $venth Ab- i'orce, 1612 outh Cuoron t.reet, llarr1.eburc, l••nn•ylvr.nia i,!Tlh C/ , -2 l.. Receipt. 1e aoknowle<ipcl ot 1our unda.ted lett\lr-, above aubjec t , and inolosuroa thereto, lllhich waa r4'coived at \his H-.dquartera 4 June . 2. lt is reiueotcd th t .tuture reports undor thu sUbj ct be tor-~ warded diro ct. t,o CCG!lanijing General, Ur llattar1el ~d, ..riah\- •. 1 Pattereun Air Force oe, 0.,-t.on, Chio, Attn: ~~l. ;J. 'lhin procodure 1e 1ri accordance with t.h• provisiono ot thia Headquartor'n utter datod 6 Fel:ruaey 1948, aubjoct, 11.iteportin3 ot ln!ormatiu n on ly-.Ln& Dues", as a,uonded 26 Pebruar,y 1948. m r:cw !At:D cl' Tfli. cnn:i' 011 6l'Rr"F: ~)wt'~), .. .t ··..,sR 3rd l :t1<:l. U.3~' F vhiof , ~o" Gctio~ ~r nch A1.r I • ,. . ,. . ,........ents Divis1o'Q Dire;:-.uJ ...vu O;f L1to.l.i-3n ~~ :if ~lUltffffl
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett / l wd/ 4544 l.4 June 48 a1c Ltr tu hq• ••lnenth 1r orce, flarrlaburg, ·Pa . , dt.d (unUAtod), aubJr epc>rt. Qf "•lyi.tm boa" 1 5 JUN 1948' O F, cb1riltton 2', I>. C. C eral, ir l!ateriel CQIS1.4na, .r1 ll'F , Dayt.ou, thio A .e
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Source text · mention only~UARTERS ELEVENTH AIR FORCE 1612 vout h Cameron street EAFD Harrisburg, Penns_ylvania SUBJECT: Report of rtFlying Discs" TO: Chiet ot Sta!'t United states Air Force Washingt,on 25, D. C. ATTN: Director ot Intelligence, Requirements Divisio n l. In canpliance with paragraph la, ADC Let ter 45- 5 , 25 .llarch 1948, the following information relative to "Flying Di scs" is hereby sul:mit t ed . _The att ached report was recei ved thi1S Headqua rter s Z7 Kay 1948, ! r an Special Agent , D.K. Brown, Federal Bureau ot Inves t igation, Cleveland, lliio. Thi s Headquarte r s has no further infonnat i on and is not initiating any inves t igation in a ccordance with par agraph 2, ADC Ltr . 45- 5. Arv addit ional. intormation received by thi s Headquarters will be immediately forwarded to your Headquarters. Copies ot report haw been forwarded to Hq. Air .Materiel Canm.and and Hq. Air De.tense Canmand as directed in above mentioned directive. - •• a . Location and the of sighting - Hobson, Ohi.o; night of 8 May 48 . b. Weat her at the time - unknolfil by this Hq. c . Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses - Addresses · - Ben Rupe, New York Central System Car Inspector unknown. 11 11 11Earl Roush, " n Bob •~hite, Yard Clerk, N.Y. C. C. K. Hite, Patr olmap., N.Y. C. d. Photographs of objects, if available - unknown thi s Hq. e. Sketches ot objects configuration - untnown this Hq. t. Objects sighted: (1) Number - not known this Headquarters (2) Slape - round ,,. DECLASSIFIED (3) Si ze - appeared to be nine inches in diameter fran •·.!hftJ NW 5 ;l..~l,p _ ground level . f.J~N!.RA ,!bte l1~,014
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Source text · mention only.. EAFD Subj: Report of "Flying Discs" (4) Color - phosphorescent . ( 5) Speed 9 Great amount ot speed (6) Heading ·_ 90° (?) Manueverabi lity - not known (8) Altitude - 6 to 8 miles (9) Sound - unknown to this Hq. (10) Exhaust trail or not - Phosphorescent trail in the sky FOR THE CCMllANDING G.lNERI.L: ,. ., /s/ H. B. WAX Lt Col. , USAF AC of S, A- 2 4 .Incls. l. FBI Ltr. , Cleveland, Chio, 25 ~ 48 2. N. Y. Central System Ltr . , Columbus, Chio .SX l5Ma.,-48 3. N.Y . Central System Ltr., Hobson, Chio 4. N. Y. Central System Ltr. , 21 .May 4$ File 22.00 C 0 p y
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Source text · mention onlyNO.: ~:h AF, 161a South ·-~~~=~~2~7=1=-6_5_1__ lMrltsburg, Pa. ltr .. ~eport o! n~s Diaoa" 4 Inole . m.ft TO: TO: DATE: DATE: REPLIED OR INDORSED TO: FILED (PLACE): TO: TO: DATE: DATE: OTHER ACTION: HQ AAF
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Source text · mention only' r ~AFOill-4 ( Rey II Dec 47 ) COVER SHE ET ,. . * * a. RECORD ot BASIC" CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUE.$T - b. CLASS I FICATION: FROM: DATE : TYPE: 8$""f"!!i1 '.i: "" ~rll~ U ..U~ !N UII ti SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY 00423 DATE RECEIVED DI R/ INT NO. c. SPECIA L I NSTRUCT IOHS - REMARKS DATE NO. USE OTHER SID E THI S SHEET FOR ADD ITIONA L RE MA RKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0 I P- PP } 0 IP- FL AFO I P ASST EXEC ADMIN "A OIR-CO '12Y:f(,,c} ASST EXEC OIR-DD . OI R- AA AFO I R OI R-CM EXECUTIVE 0 I R- RC OAI - OA } DIR/I NT OAI - DA OA I-AE AFOAI OAI-AF OA I -SV oc 1-1s } OC I -RR AFOC I OC 1-C I ...... ...... X Act i on . . . . . . ...... v Coordinat i on '/' e. DATE REC'D BR ' 4 J11M 1o~g f. DI SPATCH - ~,. ..,,::'4' / l I LE \ ACTION ASGD TO 0-~ DATE DI SPATCH ED BY ct:-/!'~ TO !,!.Ar./ \ DATE DIS PATCHED ?J3-/ s---4/(. \ SIGNED ~~l::1. t. DATE 8 -3 4 7 7, AF
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Source text · mention onlyg . TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIOHS - REMARKS (Continued) OATE NO. h . TO: DATE _______ _ NO. ________ _ ., 8-3477, AP
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Source text · mention onlyF1LE DESIGNATION AND OAT£: Ur Specia l f".Gport- roject "SI~" md TO, ora TO, TO: TO, TO, CATE, 10 Jun 48 DATE: DATE: DAT£: DATE: REPLIED OR INDORSED TO, @ POINTIO FILED (PLACE), { OTHER ACTION: HQ MF
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Source text · mention only.lFOill-4 (Rel' I! Dec 47) COVER SHEET ' *·--- * a. RECORD Of BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUE~T FROM: DATE: TYPE: * I SUMMARY: 1 DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT c. SPEC IAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS \ c---__ \. b. CLASSIFICAT ION: SUSPENSE ASGD BY -----; ;Q;i~~ r>4) 0Sfl(i::,NO. _________ _ DATE________ _ NO. 0 1 12 - Co USE OTHER SIDE THIS -SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN UPOIP-PP 0IP-FL ___ AFOIP --- }AOMIN OJUN • 4'3 - "b, OIR-CO OIR-00 OIR-AA ___ AFOIR 01 R-CM }0IR-RC OAI-OA OA I-DA OAI -AE ___ AFOA! OA I-AF }OAI-SV OCI-IS OCI-RR ___ AFOCI OCI -CI } X Action V Coordi natio n TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP --- ASST EXEC --- ___ ASST EXEC ___ ___ EXECUTIVE ___ DIR/INT .., e . DATE REC'D BR ACTION ASGD TO~ DATE f. DISPATCH ___ ___ FILE DISPATCHED BY _____ TO SIGNED ________ DATE DATE DISPATCHED 8-3477, .lF
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Source text · mention onlyg. TO: SPEC IAL INSTRUCT IONS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. h. TO: DATE _______ _ NO. _______ _ 0023? 8-3477,AF
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Source text · mention onlyu ~ 0. Basic ltr 24 Sept 47, subj: "Flying Disc", from Hij_ AMC (TSNAD-2B/ACL:eec) ~ to CG, AAF, attn: AC/AS-2 Major General George McDonald - signed by Col H.M. McCoy, Deputy CG, Ingelligence,(T-2) COPY in Central Files In compliance vrith Gen U.cDonald's telephone conversation 21 Sep 47 to Col McCoy, AMC, copy of drawin 6 entitled ••Loedding Flying Disc" desi 6nate4,. LD-2; was for-uarded to this Hq. Because of patent rights involved, record must be kept of all persons reviewing drawing. Ltr also inclosed report by Royal Aircraft Establishment, Technical Note, AERO 1703, which '.iescribes the Horten tailless aircraft. T-2 report ••German Flying Tiin 6s Designed by Horten Brothers" was forwarded for retention by AC/AS-2. Corres . rec'd thru A-2 TS Control Officer due to patent rights involved with drawing. Corres. dispatched thru A-2 TS Control off'icer and courier to AMC. 3 Incls l. Drawing 2. RAE rech Note, AERO 1703 3. T-2 Rpt, No. F-SU-1110-ND AFOIR Lt Col Earle/mcb/6548 /t/ 4 June 48 I ~ 1.r. ,,L/4,'( :r~/Y 81< 0~ lat Ind. ---~---.. .... , Dept. or the Air Force. Hq. USAF. uhincton 26, D. c. TO, Camnanding General, Air lJateriel Camnand. uright-Patteraon Force Ba••• Dayton. Ohio T-2 Report "German Flying1'1nga Dealgned by Horten Brother■" has been retained by thia oftio•• BY Caa.w{D OF THE CHIU OF STAFl'a
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Source text · mention only-- REGISTER OF PERSONNEL HANDLING TOP SECRET MATERIAL AF' HQ - 6 1 Dec 1944 25 Sept 1947 OFFICEDIVISIO N AC/AS-2Executive SU8JECT & DESCR IPT IO N OF ENCLOSURES NO. OF ENCLOSURES 2 oys AMC Ltr to CG/AAF dtd 24 Sep 47 , subj1 FD #1 - Drawing; #2 RAE Teoh Note , AERO 1703 ; #3 T-2 Rpt, No. F-SU- 3 1110- ND I M S T R U C T I O H S The above described Top-Secret document has been received in this office this date. The circulation of this mate rial will be limited to the minimum number of persons necessary for completion of the required action. The names of all persons handling or having knowledge of the subject document will be recorde d below as indicated. The document will be returned to the Top-Secret Control Officer (Room 3E 160 ) for record prior to dispatch from this office or other disposition. This form will not be removed from the subject document except by him when forwarding. All PAP ERS N A M E DATE TIME PURPOSE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM FOR T H E RECORD
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Source text · mention only2-416 DAT[ , AF HQ - 5 DOCUMENT RECEIPT 1 Dec 1944 25 Sep 47 ( IAIUJ co,nc 1JRECEIVED FltOM TS Control Ottioer, ACAS-2, Hq A.AF, 3E-160. Pentagon D O C U M E N T 2 oys AMC Ltr to CG/AJ..F dtd 24 Sep 47 • subj: FD, w/3 inols . . I NUMBER OF ~ 3ENCLOSUR E S ENCLOSURES #1 - Drawin~; 4/='2 RAE Teoh Note . Almn l703t :/1:3 T• 2 Rnt. 1\Tn. F -.SU-11 in-im . . - ·- - . . . I . - . . ' GUDE OFFICESIC.NA T URE f or• wi ll be uaed •• a hand recei~t for a aJnfJe document. Only •hart title • , file nu.,. IN STRUCT I ON S+ Thi • ber• • etc. w ill be u•ed •• identific ati on in order th•t the receipt MaY re111ain u~cl•••ilied.
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Source text · mention only•• 2 ◄16 DA T [ AF HQ - 5 DOCUMENT RECEIPT 1 De c 1944 25 Sep 4-7 ( I Alf lf J cor r ICI JRECElvt O FROM TS Control Officer , ACAS-2 , 'Hq AAF. 3E-160, Pentagon O O CUME N T 2 CVS AMC Ltr t o CG/ .AAJP d td ~, S 1tn 4 7. •nh Jt F D. w/3 i ...,., . ' . . I NUMBER Of -+ aE N C L O S U R E S ENCLOSURES aPDn , '7n'-l. .a... .,._, o ....+ "'~ ~ n-1 1 ,n_wnJh - n.-a u," "'" • :JI:.? Dlll' ...,.'h •-•- --. . .- .. . ~ . - .. .,., OFFI CE •GRA DESIG NATURE lor M will b e uaed •• • hand recej~t fo r a sJn, Je document. Only s hort title • , f ile nu1t- I NSTRUCT I ON S + Thi• ber•. etc. •ill be ue ed identi f ication in order th•t the receipt May remajn uncl • ••ified .
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Source text · mention only., ,. .lFBEX - 4 (Rev. 13 Aug 47) ACIAS- 2 COVER SHEET ., * * 1-a_._ R:..:..:E:..:C~O=RO;..____;;O.;_F-'8'-A"-'-S-'-IC'---C_O_RR_E_S_PO_N_D_EN_CE.-OR_R_Ei.cU;._;E..;;.S_T_______ -----1 b. CLASS IF IUT I ON : 7 DATE:FROM: 24 - Sep 47 Air Materiel Command i-------------~ TYPE: letter SUl+IARY: subj: FD, 2/3 incls DATE RECEIVED AC I AS-2 25 Sep 47 c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DHE ASGD BY NO. SUSPENSE DATE---------- 1./d}re- f • ~ NO. k ,. 'D ' . ~~i[t,~ ~c..-\., Mt:,,,. USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMAR S. ~~ ~ DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP d • TO BR. TO __ BEX-PP __ BE)(- AO TO DIV . TO TO AC AS-2 TO BEX-CI } BIR-CO } BIR-DD BIR-AA Bl R-PH AFBEX ~ m ASST EXEC ___/ _ ASST EXEC ~ XECUTIVE AFBIR BIM-OA } BIN-DA BIN-AE -- BIN-AF BIN-SV ____ AFBIN ./ X Act ion ✓ Coordination J e. DATE REC'D BR ___________ _ f,DISPATCH- ------- FILE _____ ACTION ASGC TO _____ DATE ____ SIGNED DATE DIS PATCHED BY 4 (ri.: ~ ,,. TO a m c_ DATE D,sPATCHED d §;~r
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Source text · mention only• g. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO• h. TO: ,, ' DATE ________ _ N0° ________ _ 7-1187 ,AF
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Source text · mention only, AFOI R- CO/i t . Col. darret t/j h/ 4544 2 June 48 AFOm-co-, SODJl!C'ti 1'1¥ins Diaca ro, Collliand~ C.neral ill" V..tetlel Corcmaod l:'right-fat.t.raon 11r Fos-ce Sue D.,.ion . Ohio Afffli CI Forwarded aa a matt.r pert&inina to 7oar Comzu.nd. Baqueat &cknow l•~nt. be u.de to • Bonneville . BY C~ RD 0? 'l"'dE CHIEF OF STAI'Fs G~OEGE D. GARRETT, JR. ~ ' t Colonel, US.All' 1 Incl L eutana,:1_ r Collection Branch /.cti"'I:; ~ • R quirements Divisioattr tl"lll • BonMYille lq !.; l,igenco e dtd 23 l!.&;r !48 A.:r ~e of lnt~Uigoucepi~ectora~ • ~ J (IJ•J-,Y~ yes
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt/eoi.Garrett/as/4544 _ 21 ~ 1948> SUBJECTI F}nnc Discs C ~int Oeneral Air Materiel COiilltand rlght-Patterson Air o:roo Baoe Dayton, Ohio Attnt CI Attach 1a a rcpor'b or a nt1ns disc •1c;hting by m officer on ctlty in tho otfonsiw Air Brmch ot thi.o J>iroetorato. M I T!Dft Sr4 co1oeel • USff •• .._ 1 Incl. Chief'• ;::oll.eotioc BranQb Air Intolli g-:moe F.equ ire1'19DtS Di'ri,al.llla Directorate of Jntelligenae V\
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Source text · mention only4 Ma,r 1948 KEl{O FOR LT·. OOL. THOMAS The undersigned officer was participating ·as pilot on a local flight on Fridq, 30 April 1948, in NaV7 aircraft, SNJ Buno 90731. At approximlte~ 1015 local time, at an altitude of about 5500 feet, on a magnetic Leading of about 180 degrees, j at south of Anacostia Naval Air Station, an object was sighted ahead to the left and about 1000 feet below a-; a distance of about l mile. The object resembled a 7ellow sphere estimated at 25-40 teet in diameter. The flight path of the object was in approximatel,- a South to North direc'ti,on (despite upper wind from North Northwest) and apparently followed a constant altitude. Pilot did not p rsue object f't:rther because it was entering the prohibited fi,-1.ng area , U.S. Capitol , White House Area. '!be object appeared to pilot to be a yellow (or bright colored) balloon and attracted attention principally because of its flight path. No external fittings or attachments were observed on the object. The speed of the object was estimated to about 100 KPH. /e/ llarcus L. Lowe, Jr. Lt. Cdr. US Navy- /N'e,,f-./
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Source text · mention onlya . RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: AFOAI- AE DATE: 10 May 48 TYPE: R/S w/l ongha.nd memo SUMMARY : Memo fr om Lt. Commander Lowe for L t . Col onel Thomas r e object s i ghte d on f light South of Ana.costi a. Na.val Air Stati on, 30 Apr i l 48. (forwarded to Gen Cabel l by R/S fr om Col Walsh, AFOAI-AE) - DATE RECEIVED DI R/INT OIR 11 Mai: 48 c . SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS b/t ..eo ~ ~,IP-(_~:&1·· )(J/(J 1ttr &, AM b. CLASSIFICATION: SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY NO. DATE NO. USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADO IT IONAL REMARKS d . TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN OIP-PP } 01 P-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC ADM IN • )! OIR-CO ~ } ASST EXEC OIR-DD vK AFOIROIR-AA 01 R- CM "cl EXECUTIVE 0 I R-RC OAI-OA } DIR/ INT OAI - OA OAI-AE AFOAI OA I - AF OAI-SV oc1-1s } OCI-RR AFOC I OC 1-C I ..... . ...... X Action . . .... ...... v Coordination - .,... e . f. ----- ,I £/ Fl LE TO UP DATE RECeR J2 P.• 01e DISPATCH ACT I ON GD ~ • 794f)HE DISPATCHED BY a5J // TO ,lfHI'° SIGNED DATE,;;;}- 5 .r"7JI/~ J--DATE DI SPATCHED / / • AFOIK-4 ( Re y G Dec 47 ) .. .COVER SHEET * *
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Source text · mention only\ AFOIR- AFO.m- cv/Lt Col Carrett /1-wd/6282 12 iiay 48 _,_•~ l 3 MAY 1948 SUBJHCT: llying Diace TO, Camnand.ing General, Air Uatori.-1 Coei:and, 1right-- Pntterec,n Air P'oroe, tlayt.on. Chio :A'i'TM: l.'CI 1orwarded tor your infol'llation. DY CCJDUJm OF fHI. CHI l CF. &TJJIF, l Incl . ID No. 456982 (4 cop1ea) ~ ' °' ~
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Source text · mention onlySUW~C'l': F'lyine Di.Dee ?Ur Cca.~anding Caneril, Air Hateriel CCX,:1.~nd, att•rson riir Fore• Base, ATI'N: UCI l . /Vl ftS . The at.tached correapondenco trcn h¼9a ,,thel £var.a, yton, Chio AFOffi-CU/Lt Col Garr ett/ l wd/4544 6 Uay 48 ot ,ildwod., flew Jersey, pertainin.g to t~ing Ji.sos, is tor,mrded tor ycur inf'omntion. 2. ....tta.chGd herewit.h iu copy of this HcndquuJ~urs 1 direct r•p.1¥ to her letter~! 23 April. GEORGE D. GARRtTT, :m. t Colonel• USAFLieutenan_ lection Branch 2 lncls . Acting Chi~f, ColR uirements Div1s1oA A" Intelligence eql - cy o! ltr to D~:ec~orate or Intelli$euo•thel ll.vana <ltd 6 V.a;y 2 - ltr tm Lthel ~van• dt.d 23 "Pr . ../incla . I
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Source text · mention onlyAFOm - co/ Lt Col Garrett/ l wd/4544 - 6 Kay 48 Rewrtn: AFOIR/Col Ma.llor y/mcb/6548 - 10 May 48 Ura. Ethel Evans Poat Oftioe Box 119 THldwood, Up Jeraey !Joar l!rs. Evans: Your letter ot April 2Srd to la- . Symington, with ita incloaurea, hu been referred to this office durint hi• temporary abaence and we wish to thank you very ~oh tor your patriotio intereat . ffe aeaure you, Ura. Evans, that rather than being treated li&htly, your reports or infortJAtian conoerning unu.eual aerial phenCl!1ena have in every oase been 1tudied by those persona ooncerned with auoh matter■• •• sincerely hope that you will ccr.ltinue to send any further report• ot th••• si ghting■, should they ooour, to the Air &teriel Camnand, Wri&ht-Pe.tteraon Air Foroe Baae, D!Lyton, Ohio. Very tru l y your■, JOOL E. YA.LLCGY Col onel, · USAl!' Acting Obiet , Air Inte l. Req. Div. Dir ectorate ot Inte lligenoe CC: Air lfa.teri el Command
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Source text · mention onlyAFOI.h.~Cv/Lt l.ol Ciar rett/ l wd/4544 6Jotay 48 Uisa thel :..vans Post ~fico Bax 119 1,ildwooo • tlew Jersey •Ycur l ter ot .pril 2Jrd to ..r. .. yn.iilgt.on, 11ith its mclosure",, he.a been referred to ao (11.ring his t0111porar., absence, :!lld 1 witih to thank you very ~u.ch tor your patriotic interest . I assure you, l!iea £nne, thut , rather thwi being treated lightly, ymu:_ report• ot intorma.tion conce r ning unusual aerial ~•ncciena have in even, caao been studied b:, thcee pereons concel"ned with ouch matters . • :,1noerely hope thft you will continue to aend ncy turther roporte ot these sightings , ooould ther occur, to tho Air Uater1el Ca:=nnd, ,right - ?attoraon Air Force Base, Dayton, Chio. GSORGR i>. CAf1.1.lliTf, JR. Lt. Colonel , US/u-' Acting Chiof; Colleot i on Branch hir lntollicen~ ne:iuirecenta Divisi on lliroctorate of \ ol.11«•nco I ' ~
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Source text · mention only• AFOIB- CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544 6 May 48 PttO~ 1. To reply direct to a Mrs. .b'.thel Evans of Wildwood, N. J . , who wrote direct to ~r. Symington, under 'date of 23 April, concerning flying discs . FACT5 AND DISCUSSION 2. This woman is an old friend . She ha s been writing to just about everybody in the Government concerning the strange lights she has s een over the Jersey Coast. her Senator, President Truman, The F. B. I . , AkC, and various radio conmentators have been the objects of her attention for some time . 3. Her correspondence with ;J..C finally reached such a crescendo that an officer was sent down to Wildwood especially to interview her . After talking with her, it was decided to pursue the matter no f a rther. To play safe, however, the officer made arrangements with the Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, in coordination with this Directorate, to report any unusual aerial phenomena to M.1~. As far a~ is known, nothing has come in frcm this official source': ACTION MRS,4 . Attached letter to~ Evans thanking her f or her interest, and attached letter to .U:C forwarding the correspondence f' or their information . COORDIIJATION None
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Source text · mention only.lFOill-4 (Rli Y IS Dee 47) COVER SHEET-.. . * ~ - * f<1, RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM~ __,-/ /J <' - , , ~ _... DATE: _).. O of2- '-f y ~(~ 4 ~ - TYPE: SUMMARY: C,u J ii4 ~:I &1<>-«-C<--t--o ~ fl.._~~y f t'o~ ·/ ckuvdc( /?',:/. DATE RECE IVED DIR/ IN T c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS ~7a~ ..l:L- )/3Y USE OTHER SI DE TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN UP 0IP-PP }0IP-FL AFOI P ADMIN X OIR-CO OIR-DD ~ OIR OIR-AA OIR-CM 0IR-RC OA 1-0A } OAI -OA OA I-AE AFOA I OAI-AF OAI - SV OCl - 1S } OC I- RR AFOCI OC 1-C I X Action V _Coo rdination e . DATE REC'D BR 6 MA C> f. DI $PATCH b. CLASSIF ICATION: SUSPENSE DATE / (/ ,/l(C-t+f l/ f/ ASGD BY ~ ~32 NO. O/d DATE --------- REMARKS TO DIR/ INT TO JY6;:; DOWN EX; C ASST EXEC EXECUT IVE DIR/INT Fl LE[' ~ ACTION ~SGD TO ~ D 1, DATE DISPATCHED BY TO <..,~ SIGNED DATE DATE DISPATCH ED I I , r..,
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR- CO/I.t. Col. Ga:-rett/jh/45 44 28 Apr 48 Ltr tnn Hq AUC, JCIAXD, dated 13 Air 48, subjects •tnterroE&iion ot Horten Brothen" AFOIR-C0-5 l•t. Ind . ! 8 APR1948 Dept. o! t t o Air Per ce, Hq. USAF, ,aehin gton 25, O. c. TO: Co:i:a.ndir}8 General., Air ~tor.iel Co-:mand, irlg.~t - fattorson Air Force Ba••• Da~ton, Ohio ATffli 'CL.XD t . Tbits fleudguart«in he.a received no information, as y•t, re ■ ultillg fros lnt.rviou or sabJect brot hers • . e •oon ae rec.hed, it will lMt torw rded to your Hcadquart.re . BY CO :l!f.Nt> OF THE CHIEF O? Sf AFFt ROB.ER:r l'AYLOR 3rd Colonel, USAF Chier, Collectio n Br anch Air Intellige ce R . Direc t orat e of 1 t elql~J.rem.ent s D.tvis1Cb:J0 8 i gence Reference: Ltr frm Hq ilC, YCIAXD, dtd 13 Apr 48, subject as above. Ltr f rm JIOA, dtd 31 Mar 48., subje ct: "German Scientists (Civil) , Rei.mar Horten.•
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Source text · mention onlyHEADQUARTERS AIR MATFijIEL COUllAND UCIAXD MCIAXD/HWS/dw' Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio Apr 13, 1948 REFERENCE A 4062 SUBJl<:CT: Interrogation of Horten Brothers • TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Force Washington 25, D. c . ATTN: AFOIR It is requested that this Headquarters be advised of any information available as a result of the interrogation of the Horten Brothers, referred to in letter, your Headquarters, AFOIR-C0-5, dated 24 February 1948, subject 11Flying Discs". FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: /s/ James J. Hansman, Lt. Col. USAF for H. M. licCOY Colonel, USAF Chief of Intelligence
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Source text · mention onlyCOPY ~ THB JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF Washington 25, D. c. Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency )l Karch 1948 JIOA 1068 MEM.ORANDUl{ FOR Collection Branch, Air Intelligence Requirements Divisi on Attn: Directorat• of Intelligence SUBJECT: German Scientists (Civi l), leimar Horten . 1. Reference is ma.de to the recent telephone request of Captain Jlacken that Dr. Rei.mar Horten, allocated to the U.K on the U.K. 15th Civil List, be made available to the Department of the Air Force for interview . 2. The British Joint Servi ces Mission has agreed to the interview ot Horten by the Department of the Air Force at some future date . /S/ BOSQUFT N. "EV Captain , USN Director
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Source text · mention only., V.t ..i ,_ .. • ..::; DATE: lJ '-pr. 48 261792 ~ .~ C, right ld, Ohio Fll.. E DESIGNATION ANO DAT E: TYPE: ltr R1J SMRY: ~ nterrogation of H arten Brothers mft 0: DATE: TO:TO: DATE : DATE: OTHER ACT I ON:
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIK - 4 ( ReT ~ Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * a. RECORD Of BAsr, CORRESPON DE NCE OR REQIJ'fST b. CLASS IFI CATI ON: FROM: DATE: TYPE: .J SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DAT~ RECEIVED DIR/INT SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE ---------- NO. USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR 40D ITIOHAL RE MAR KS d. TO 8R. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ IN T TO DOWN OIP-PP UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0 IP-Fl AFO I P ASST EXEC ADMIN 'f-!! 1R-CO OIR-DD ASST EXEC OIR-AA AFO IR 01 R-CM OIR-RC EX ECUTIVE OA I-OA } DIR/I NT OA I-DA OA I-AE AFOA I OAI -AF OAI -SV oc1- 1s } OCI - RR AFOC I OC 1-C I X Action v Coord inatio n e. DATE REC'D BR DI SPATCH ACT ION AS T DISPATCHED BY SIGNED DATE DISPATC HED
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Source text · mention onlyAPOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Ge.rrett/jh/4544 16 Feb 48 AFOIR-C0-5 i4 FEB 194~ ~ <),.SU9J! CTr P1¥1ng Disc• ~ TO 1 Commanding 0.neral ~ Air Materiel Coa=and Vl"ight-Patter■on Air Poree BaH Dayton, Ohio ATTN: TSDilf ~ - 1. Att.ach9d, tor 70Ul" 1.ntormotion, 1• co_w ot Collection llem.orandwi.~ Number 7, which wna forwarded to field collection agencio• tor act.ion on above aubJect . 2. 'fflia Directorate hae been adVised that contact has been made with the Horton Brothen, and the Aaaiatant Chier of Statt, G--2, ot European Cocmand has accordingl,y been advised by Telecon to ue• this l'emorandum ae the basia tor interroeation . J . The reeulte ot thi• interro!&tion will be tona.rded to 7our He.ad~uartere ao eoon as received . BY CIOYlu\m> OF '!'HE CHI EP OP' STAFF: l Incl Co-1 !Juo f/7 - O.P. CA.DELLdtd 21 Jan 48 u..jor Gone.ral. U. G.A. l. Chiet • Air Intal . ~ . Div. Di.reotorate o~ In:telU.gonoe
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Source text · mention onlyMElEOR\J'!DUM FOR RECORD PROB~ 1. To forward to AUC a copy of Collection Memo #7, and advise action being taken . FACTS AND DISCUSSION 2. Collection Memo/#?, outlines our intelligence requirements . in the field of unconventional a c, as they pertain to overseas agencies. 3. Of particular interest in this Memo is the desire to contact the Horton Br os, designers of a flying disc type a/c . 4 . Scientific Branch, ID, advises that EUCOM has ma.de contact with the Horton BJCB. , and this Office has therefore asked ID to instruct the G-2 of EUCOM to arrange an interrogation of the Hortons, using Collection Memo #7, as the basis for the interrogation . 5. Col. McCoy. has been advised of this contact and proposed inte r ro gation . He feels that further possible exploitation of the Hortons should await the results of this first interrogation . ACTION 6. Attached letter to AMC advising them of above facts . COORDIN~.TION ? . Col. McCoy, T- 2, AMC
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Source text · mention only* • .I.FOill-4 (Rey II Dec 47) * ~R SHEET * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRES PONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIFICATION: FROM : DATE: 16 Feb 48 ~ AFOIR-C0-5 TYPE: Letter SUMMARY: SUSPENSE Flyin g Discs DATE ASGD BY DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. ' c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE NO. USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO 8R. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN IJP DOWN UP OIP- PP ~ } 0 IP-FL AFOI P ASST EXEC ADMIN OIR- CO ASST EXEC OIR-DD } AFOIR ~OIR-AA OIR-CM r 2-" ;e..e_.. EXECUTIVE 01 R-RC OAI-OA } DIR/INT OAI-OA OAI-AE AFOA I OAI-AF OAI-SV OCI-IS } OCI-RR AFOCI OC 1-C I ...... ...... X Act ion . . . . .. ...... ✓ Coordination - / e . DATE RE~ f. DISPATCH e::::;t?~,::2 j_A FILE DATE DISPATCHED BY t7' / I<. -? /}Me_ACT I ON ~ O GOG DATE lo Feb 48 n t-1"M,.t,'H sPATCHED "';/.:,~/ ~sI GN ED 'h1.UI 8-3477,.1.F
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Source text · mention only1 AFOIR-CO/Lt Col G&rrett/lwd/4544 28 Apr 48 , ?J,,. '}I 'Y.?;-...,,.., AFOIJ -c e. ; 2 8 APR 1948 SlJBJ CTc Cl1pp1Jle S.rvic• tor rojeot. 11SIGU" TO: CcrunandinG G•neral, Air Materiel Ccx:imand, f;'right-Pa t.t•ram t,ir Force Baoe, Dayton, Chio J.'tm: l!CI l. Reterenee 111 mftde to your let.t.er dated 15 as above . 2. l':beod on peat experience• ot other Governnent intell1gcice agene1ee 1"hich have been conucted, and taking into conaiderat.1.on the neceaoity tor additional. handlins which lroUld reeult it another geney subecribeii t~-the a'erY1ce tor >'°", it 1• reeo=tcnded that ycur Head quartera eubacribe to the dH1red eenice, r~ther than have t.he aet"'Tice contracted tcr 7ou . I · ). It 1• suggested t.hnt the simplest method to avoid car;pro- .mi.91.ng the Air .roree in a progt"W? ot thial kind 1'01.lld be tor a civilian 111C1nber ot your Intelligence stat!' to aecurtt a Pont 0.ttice box in peyton, contract. tor th~ aervic• 1n hi.a own naae, and pa7 the coet by money ordtrr or cert.1.fied check ftecured 1th t'unda tumtah~ Jaia to- the Govarnt1ent. • 4 . Coverage o~ general dCl!teatio nenapapera can bo obte1n•d t.br0Ugh Consolidated i>Nea Clipping lhreeue, 4)1 South Dearborn Gt.., Ql1ca~o., with branc:he• in Now Xcrk, Kmusaa Cit)' and Unneapoli•J Hen17 Raneik•, ,Inc., 2.20-30 ,eat 19th &'t.., •• York, end Ame:r:-ican reae Clipping Service, ll9 Uaeaau St. , l,ew York. Aff¥ one o! thoee should iv• aood coverage, but it. might be dee1m'bl.e t.o query each ot th botor• caking a choice. Coneclidated ia probabJ.¥ the laraest . ~. For cover.age or the dcneat.1o trade pree•, American 'trade Presa Cl.1})J>~ niNau, l.5 ot. 26th s,., 1ew York, ii. recacmended . 6. l'he lnternat.ionel J rese Clip1>1ng &reau, 5 l3eei<D2Bn f..t.., ew ~ork, pl"'OVid•a covera e ot the toreit,l ~H. ?. Aa to rat.ea, Conaolidat-4 c:hargea lOt, a clipping with a minicu:n charge ot l0.00 a month . N11erican Trade P:reea CliPi>in& 8.treau chare•• 151 • clipping, "1th a mi11imwn ot .12.00 u month . Th:1.• Otttoe does not, haye apeci.tic rate a tor the other blreau ■, w.t it ia bclleHd tbot t~• eeneral/"'°P"l'ff clipping <iiar • ""' about {) 0 (J I 7 (, ~ C QJNFIBtJSU.
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544 28 April 48 Ltr to 'IJ!C, subj: Clipping :;.enice tor Project 11.;,l(l}J", dtd the same, 1.o., 10¢ a cl.1pp1ng, with a 1n1nhi.nm ot ~.oo a month. 'lhe general magazine rat•• are al'GWld lSf a clipping ld.tb aiu1mum ct . 1,5.00 a aonth. 6Y C(.l4Ul10 OF THE atI EF STAFFt ROBLRT TAYLOR 51't\ .. 1 USAF -Col.one • t ion Branch DivUU~ Chief , Col.lee Requirementsi · aence •Air 1utel ~Qof lnte11i~en oe Direct.ora t e Ret: Ltr AMC dtd 15 Kar 48, subj: as above and ltr i'll1 AMC dtd 20 Feb 48, subj: Clipping Service
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Source text · mention onlyJlCU/ JCB/aab JlCU. ~AR 15 1948 Olipping Semo• toF Projeot •s1GI" Chief ot Statt United States ilr 7orce ffaahington 25. D. c. :ATfth .AFOU. Lt Col George D. G&rrett . Jr. l. It 1• belieTed that the initiation of a clipping Hn-ice on the •ubjeot ot tly1D.& d1101 would be ot oonl1d.4'rable Talue to thia Co1D.lllan4 relatiTe to the aooompliahment ot Project "SIGI" • 2. the lleHaroh Di'riaion ot Plane tact• llaga11m . Dq-ton . Ohio 'lll'&a contacted in an att..pt to negotiate auch a oontraot. 'l'h11 ooa pany baa aubaitted a tew courtesy article• which proied highly uaetul. Ho-.e'Ter• in rt..- ot the taotora in"VOlTed.. 1nd1oat1ona are that au.ch a contract negot1ate4 directly by t.nb lieadquariiera with .,_ private oo• pany would carry r.o a•aurance that the USA.Pwould. not be ooaproai•ed• s. It h reque•t•d, theretore. that your Headquarter• inTestig&te the ponibilii:y to contra.ct tor thia HrTice through •ou other Govern ment agency. Thie contract mould contain the following OOTerageu •• U. s. ~epapera b. U. s. periodical• c. Leadin g toreign newapapera (inoludit.g tranalatione) d. Leading 1'ore1gn periodical• (including tre.nalatioM) T'ne r.ost or auoh a contract would be '.turniahed i'rom th• budget ot the Intelligenoe D~partm.ent, thia Comm&nd. FOR THE CO~DinG CE.NRRAL: H. M. McCOY Colonel, USlP Chiet ot Intelligence
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Source text · mention onlyy Cli~pi,:ig Service Chio£ o.t Statr tJrrl:A.;ed State, Air Force ,ashin~n 25. n. c. ---- --.. 20 February- l91,i8 Attantion: Ilix'ector or Intellicmic• 1. Your attention is invited to the attnched p1'opoi,al :rro:n the ;Rosearcb Di~ieion or PL.\~1E YAC;l.'S maga~ino to i'urnish thia Head quartere with n clipping samce tis explilned in t.~o attached corro,ponde!lce . 2. This matter was :pr9viously di cuss d inrormally ~th your !-!sad.quartera and the undere igncd was noti.tiod that sine the roepon aibill t:, for- a J"aview or tho world preSI \T8s vest9d in the CIA, euch matters should bo referred to that authonty . ~ . ?.'11e service p;-opooed by PUllE FACTS wotlld be highly desirobla in that the material .furnisbed would be organized in a :aa'illl8r thGt would £ucilitato procosstn_g ~t.hin thus Headquartoro with a td.nirrulll ot delq . Tho ability of' the PUlm FACTS organization to successfully tumi.ah such a aerT.ice is, however, unknown to tbis ornce• and no attew.pt; hns baon made to ascertain 1.ts capabilities J.n thia d:irection in vio,r <>! c.I . A. respons1b111t,.-. 4. Since it is tz:anii'ost~ tru.3 that it would be impr ct!cable, it not ittiJ)o:uifble, for this Headquarton to net up :i. world idde coverage or t..'le prer,e and trado journals in the aeronautical £':leld 'Without o~ a1do assistance, it 18 requ,sted that ef!Qrts be irade t.o make neeesslU"J' arrana~nt:s with C.I . A. wher by thin service ooy he furnished this Head uarters . t'OR M 00 tlNOlNO O , BR.At1 H. lJ. l!cCOY'Inell Colonel , US/t,'FLtr. 26 Jan 4S Chief or Intel:lieencew/Incl .
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Source text · mention onlyT,tr . . Ohio. ., FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: C1 ippin Serv ice for ?r j . " SIO J" TO:O: TO: TO: DATE:DATE: DATE: OTHER ACTION:FlLED (PLACE):
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Source text · mention onlyAFOill-4 (Rey 5 Dec 47) COVER SHEET ** • ·* a. RECORD OF BASI@ CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST ~ b. CLASSIFICATION: SUSPENSE DATE d? 3 ? .-7,: ASGJ) BY _ _ tf7_ /----'-/?.___ $ - b-ff Z-NO. FROM: DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: DATE RECEIVED DI R/INT c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS d: TO SR. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN IJP 0 IP- PP --- ___ AFOIP--- OIP- FL ___ ADMIN ~ OIR-CO ___ OIR-OD ___ OI R-AA ___ AFO I R _ _ _ OIR-CM ___ OIR-RC OAI-OA--- --- OAI-DA ___ OAI-AE ___ AFOA! ___ OAI-AF ___ OAI-SV ___ oc1 - 1s ___ OCI - RR ___ AFOCI _ __ OCI - CI X Action V Coordination DATE --------- TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP ___ ASST EXEC ___ ___ ASST EXEC ___ ___ EXECUT I VE _ _ _ DIR/ INT I f . DI SPATCH DISPATCHED BY O / DATE DISPATCHED
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Source text · mention onlyCOVER SHEET - * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST ... ~ <: FffOM: DATE: .,,.. .,, . TYPE: SUMMARY : DATE RECE I VED DIR/ INT d. TO SR. TO - TO DIV. DOWN UP 0 IP-PP } 01 P- FL ADMIN DOWN AFOI P X OIR-CO } OIR- DD OIR- AA 0 1 R-CM 01 R-RC :fJJ) AFOIR --y 1 'k,t--- OAI-OA } OAI-OA OAI-AE OAI-AF OAI - SV AFOAI OCI-IS } OCI-RR OC 1- C I ___ AFOCI X Action V Coordination e. ·DATE REC'D BR ~- I FEr D,ATE ----ACTION ASGD TO __ SIGNED _______ DATE b. CLASSIF I CATION: SUSPENSE DATE _...:..J -----<-~-'-==--- ASGD BY __Cr/~_I_L--____ NO. TO UP f . DISPATCH DISPATCHED BY DATE DISPATC TO DOWN 3 -/al-:, DIR/ INT TO UP ASST EXEC AS ST EXEC EXECUTIVE DIR/INT
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Source text · mention onlyI ~ ._..., .. • .. __ q..@ Fj !NTlAIJFOIR-CO/Lt. Col . 'Garrett/jh/451.4 ~ 0 ' 26 Apr 48 Baeio 1.tr, aubja R~ ot lxifomation an 11P'l..;r:1M Di.So" dated 12 Apr I.a lat Ind G/fhc/a 1 1,, ,oafBlW>~ABTERS., 'l'HB ~R UNIVEBSIT!., ~ Air ~~ce Ba•, Alabama APR ~ '{\ TO, Chief ot swt, USAP., Wa~ 25, D. c., Attn, Dir or lntell1gence Forwarded 1D accordance with ~regrapb l+ ot letter cited in baaic communication. FOR 'lH& CCIOWIDllG GENBRAL1 F ~NKST0N1 lncl.1 . 439 ! /s/r,/o (l q w/4) MA OR AGO ASST. ADJ GEN AFOIR-CO-S 2nd Ind. De~nt or tho All- Fore,, Hq. USAF, ,aohi.ngton ?5, o. c. TO: Coi::manding General, A1r .l!ater1el Co:auand, right-Patte"on Air Force &e•, Deyton, Chic A'I'Tlh J!Cl / 5/ /r. T. l Incl I "r,/c Reference: Ltr frm liq Tyndall AFB, dated 12 Apr 48, subject as above. let Ind frm Hq ll.a.nell Air FB, to C/S, USAF, dated 14 Apr 48.
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Source text · mention onlyCOPY SUBJECT: THRU TO subj: HEADQUAR 500th AIR UNIV!llSITI WINO tnl>ALL AIR FORCI BASS PA!fAU CI'l'I, FLORIDA (H-4) IIBJ/al/B 12 April 1948 Report ot Information on "Flying 1)1.ac" : Commanding General Air University Ma.Dell Air Poree Baae Montgomery, Alabama ATTN: AC of S, A-2 s Commanding General United States Air Poree Washington 251 D. C. ATTNs Director of Intelligence The attached information is forwarded in compliance with USAF Letter, "Reporting of Information on "flying Discs", dtd 6 February 1948. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: 1 Incl - /S/ J. B. PRICB KOIO and Exhibit I. (in dup) Major, USAF Adjut ant Distribution: l cy eas c/s USAF t co, il1C CG, AU
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Source text · mention only261438 FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: 1st ...nd . ••eport of ""n1'orcation 011 "rqin g Diec" dtd 12 Apr48 Basia ltr fr Tyndal AFB, Plll18ll2 City, Fla. dtd l2 Apr 48 l Incl. II.ft TO: TO: TO: TO: DATE: DATE: DATE: DATE: Fl LED (PLACE): OTHER ACTION:
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Source text · mention only.lFOill - 4 (Rey II Dee 47) COVER SHEET * - · * a. RECORD 0~ BAS!~ CORRESPONDENCE OR REQU!ST • FROM: DATE : TYPE: SUMMARY: DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT b. CLASS IFI CATION: DATE ASGD NO. SUSPENSE c23~ BY (1) IR )/ - ?93 c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE ---------- NO. USE OTHER SID E TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP OIP- PP OIP-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC ADMIN ¼ 1R-CO ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA AFO I R 01 R-CM EXECUT IVE 0IR-RC ~ OAI - OA } DIR/I NT OAI -OA OAI-AE AFOA! OAI-AF OA I-SV OCI-IS } OCI-RR AFOCI OC 1-C I X Action v Coordination e. DATE REC~ APR 1!14/J f. DISPATCH ---2 • .. ~ FILE DISPATCHED BY eJ ~~O zZ_h'C:ACT ION A D TO C, DC- DATE DATE DIS PATCHED 7.JSIGNED . DATE J I \
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Source text · mention only..... AFOIR-00/t t . Col. Garrett/ jh/4.544 27 Apr 48 VL, AFOI~5 _.) C, 7APR1948 SUBJECT1 PlTioa Dues YO i Co.-=andlng 0.1"'..eral Air Uateriel C~ riaht-J'at..tenon Ur ,~ nan Da..vt.on, Chio A'l'tll; Cl The at.tached Ccx1at Guard irustn:ctlona to its tuld agenc1ea, ?"el&t1ve to the Nport~ ot intormation on flying dieca, a.re tonrardtd f'oi- your intcrm.ation . BT C 1!) OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, l Incl OB!RT TAYLOR 3rd InatructiODS Colonel, USU' Chiet, Collection Bro.nch llr l tttelllgence Require enta DiviaiOG Directorate ot Intellit,rence VL/7
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Source text · mention only!! FOill-4 (Rey l! Dec 47) COVER SHEET * *a, RECORD Of BAS IC CORRES PON DENCE OR REQU&ST - b. CLASSIF ICATION: FROM: DATE : TYPE : SUMMARY: SUSPENSE. DATE cl& ~~,..{ 2 ' ASGD BY t:P II(. J}- - :JI~DATE RECEIVED DIR/ INT NO.- c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE ,-Oi, ~ NO. ~ ... - ~ - USE OTHER S IDE T HI S S HEET FOR 400 I TIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DI R/ INT TODOWN UP DOWN IJP DOWN UPOIP-PP }0IP-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC ADMIN [: ~ OIR-C '--",//-, } ASST EXECOIR- DD OtR-AA AFO tR OIR-CM EXECUT IVE01 R-RC OAI -OA } DIR/I NT OAI -OA OAI-AE AFOA I OAI-AF OAI-SV OCl -1 S } OCI-RR AFOCI OC 1-C I ...... .. .. .. X Action . . . ... ...... v Coordination '/ e. DATE RE~ 9 s o, •• f . DISPATCH 4' Fl LE t> DISPATCHED BY r /-<.~ TO 'f. /"'I\::ACTION ~ cf." -~48DATE ~ • , DATE DIS PATCHED ,h- 1.,r 'SIGNED DATr:.::77..4 _#- ,, ' '
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Source text · mention only-- g. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCT I OHS - RE MAR KS (Cont inued) DATE NO. h. TO: DATE ________ _ NO. _________ _ • .. 8- 3477, AF
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-00/Lt. Col. Ga.rrett/jh/4544 2 Apr 48 - ..... AFOIR-CO-!i i.. 5 APR1948SUBJECT: Ply~ Dieca TO I Com?r!anding General Air lia.teriel Command ,right-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: ~CI Forwarded for your intormation • .BY CO~ID OF THE CHIEF OF S'i't..FF: l Incl ROBF.Rt TAYLO~ 3rd ttr !rm CSGID, 25 ll.ar Colonel, USAF {dup) Chier, Collection Branch ilr Intelligence Requirements Div~eion Directorate or lntell:ige.~ce Reference: DF frm Hq USAF, Comment No. 1 to CSGID dtd 27 Feb 48. (in file) DP frm CSGID, Comment No. 21 to Hq USAF, dtd 25 Mar 48.
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Source text · mention only- -,,,,,,, FILE DESIGNATION ANO DATE: Reporting of Intormation c.i "Fl.71.ng DiGcs. 11 Bao1c D/F rr GlR dtd 27 Feb 48 2 Inels . uft, TO: TO: T O : TO: DATE: DATE: DATE : DATE : OTHER ACT I O N:
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Source text · mention only--- _ ~ .lFOill-4 (Rn II Dee 47) • * * * a. RECORD 0~ BASI~ CORRESPONDENCE OR REQU£'ST b. CLASSIFICATION: •ws'.BRiCTFD·FROM: DATE: .... - =•1~-TYPE : ; G:]~&,,- SUMMARY: SUSPENSE DATE ~?- ~~ ( ASGD BY () /K NO. d-/lY ' DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS • DATE NO. -. USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP _ _ _ OIP-PP --- } ___ OIP-FL ___ AFOIP --- ASST EXEC ___ ADMIN ~ ___ ASST EXEC ___~ '>< orR - COf® ___ DIR-DD ___ DIR- AA ___ AFOIR ___ DIR- CM ' ___ EXECUTIVE ___ ___ OIR-RC ___ OAI-OA DIR/INT _-__ OA I-DA ___ OAI-AE ___ AFOA! ___ OA I-AF ___ OAI - SV -} ___ oc 1-1s ___ OCI - RR ___ AFOCI ___ OCI-CI -} ...... --- ...... . X Action --- ····•· --- V Coordination '/ e . DATE REC'~R S1 MAR J4a f. DISPATCH ,n::;1,- J / ~ Fl LE ACTION A OTO ~fli:. DATE~,,;- DISPATCHED BY ~//'x TO J;iJ-7(2 SIGHED ,~ DAT!i::52--r-4~ DATE DISPATCHED ~/~/A°¥ ________ .q,._____ _____ __,,,.._,..._.i".::.;.'' --------,,,//~' -.z..,,,~-:_-:_-::_-:,-:.-:.========~~ ldJ - 8-3477,&F \f' I
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Source text · mention onlyg. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. h. - TO: , I • ... ... --- DATE NO, _________ _ 8-3477, A.F
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Source text · mention only- - AFOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Ge.rrett/jh/4 544 2 Apr 48 fi.FOIR-C0-5 - ii Al-'t( 1948 SU8J1.CT, F~ Piece TO : Commanding ~neral Air Uat eriel Co~ \':r ight - Patterson Ail" Poree Base Dayton , O.~io Forwarded tor your intorJ11ation . i3Y C01'2.'Al3> OF f HF, CHIEF OF STAFF: l I ncl nommT T AYLOP 3rd Cy Ltr t'm De.pt c4 Colonel , USAF Ju.eti ce, 27 Fob w/ 1 Chief, Colle ction Branch ir1cl Air Intelligence Requirec:ents Division Directo rate of Intolli ccmce
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Source text · mention only312.1 16 March 48 16/181 Letter regarding "Flying Saucerstt Ltr to Mr. Symington ' 27 Feb 48 l Incl s/Cluinn Ltr to the President 8 Feb s/Ethel Evans X
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Source text · mention only\ ,rcvc .. 1 Can 10 r•b 41 ) TO: HEADQUARTERS U. S. AIR FORCE Office of the Vice Chief of Staff REFERRAL AFCVC AFAAC AFOPO • AFCAV AFPDC AFMDC AFCIG AFMRD AFCAB AFMPI AFCHC AFMAI AFCSS AFOIN AFMSS AFCAG AFOTR ATTENTION: FOR: NECESSARY ACTION COMMENT AND/OR RECOMMENDATION DIRECT REPLY 1,NFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE REPLY PREPARATION OF REPLY TO OSAF PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OSAF PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE U/SAF PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE A/SAF PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE AFCCS PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE AFCVC OF THE VICE CHIEF OF STAFF: , J.S. Air For ce 8-5033, iP
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIN-4（ReV5Dec47) COVER SHEET 3-218 * * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b.CLASSIFICATION: FROM: DATE: Bee48 Ceel * SUMMARY: aucero SUSPENSE DATE * nR ASGD BY 3-5-78 DATERECEIVEDDIR/INT NO. SPECIALINSTRUCTIONS-REMARKS DATE Suspense Oas/o 1161181 Date NO. moC keeria denutere Argyiur howardedh.A.M.C.hey already kubttles USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITAONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0IP-PP 0IP-FL AFOIP ASSTEXEC ADMIN OIR-CO ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA AFOIR OIR-CM 16mar EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI-OA DIR/INT OAI-DA OAI-AE AFOAI OAI-AF OAI-SV OCI-1S OCI-RR AFOCI OC1-C1 Action Coordination DATE REC'DBR 9MAD DISPATCH FILE AQ94DATE ACTION ASGD TO DISPATCHED BY TO DATE23-3 SIGNED DATE DISPATCHED 8-3477,AF
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Source text · mention onlyAPOIR-00/Lt. Col. Garrett/ jh/4544 Ltr !rm Hq 4th AP• dated 11 !ilar ,~a, subject: "Inves tigat i on of AFClP.- CC-~ lst !nd. 2 Apr 48 ~ ~ Fl ying Disc" ~ D ;:-~.rl""~!lt or the A3 :- Fc..·co, Hq. USAF, W~:::h1ngton 25, D. c . • TO: Co ai.Xtii.1 ··~:--..oral , '..ir l!at er i ol C ormiand, Wrl:;ht- Pattcnon t..ir Force Base., Oa]'to:1, Chio l
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Source text · mention onlyCOP Y HEADQUARTDS FOURffl AIR FORCB Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff , A-2 Intelligence Hamilton Field, California 4AFDA-3/1208-I Uar 11, 1948 SUJ1TECT: lnvestigation of Flyine; Disc . TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Forces Washington , D. c. ATTN: Directorate of Intelligence Air Intelligence Requirements Division 1. Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarte rs, per telephone call from SEt- A. M. Larsen , Sheriff's office , Bakersfie l d, California. a . Observation by Mr. Les Buchner , Bakersfie ld, California, of two objects f alling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948 between 1610 and 1655 hours . Descri ption of objects similar to fallin g aircraft with smoke and debris traili ng. Observation made at Bakersfield with object s sighted sout hwest toward Buena Vista Lake, California . b. Observation by llr . Denio , employee of the Pacific General Electric Compaey, .Bakersfield , California , of two objects which fell to earth from unknown source north of Bakersfield , California, 8 March 1948. One obj ect seemed to be on fire with red and black smoke trailin g behind. 2. Informant La.rser. stated that searching parties , aircraft and resc ue units have made numerous attempts to locate t hese reported objects without success . 3. Investi gation of inciden t has been initiated by this headquarters . Report will follow . /S/ DONAIJ) L. SPRINGER Lt . Colonel, USAF AC of S, A-2 Informatio n to: ADC, W.tchel Fld, B.Y. l"BI, San Francisco G-2, Sixth Army DIO, San Francisco (12th Nav. Dist)
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Source text · mention onlyAFQlll- ♦ (Rn· ~ Dec f7) COVER SHEET * ·* - * a. RECORD OF' BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUESl FROM: DATE : TYPE: SUMMARY : DATE RECEIVED DI R/INT c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS b. CLASSIFICAT I ON: SUSPENSE DATE J,?J ~ ASGD BY ell:, NO. 3 -SS ? DATE ~- J_ Ji NO. I ~- ~~~1>~~ ~~ -lb -A-M (!_ . • r ') F USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADD ITIONAL REMARKS l.:::f;,J,/fc,_ d. TO 8R. TO DOWN UP . TO DIV . DOWN DIP-PP } 0 IP- FL ADMIN 'j_ OIR-CO ~} I OIR-DD OIR- AA 0 1 R-CM 01 R-RC AFO I P <Jp AFOIR I~ OAI-OA } OAI-DA , OAI-AE OAI-Af OAI-SV AFOA I OCI - IS } OCI-RR OC I-CI ___ AFOCI ' TO TO DIR/INT TO lJ p DOWN UP ASST EXEC ' ASST EXEC - EXECUTIVE DIR/INT ' ...... ...... X Action . . . . . . --- ······ --- V Coordination f. DI S PATCH ~4_,.d -f f _ FI LEe . DATE REC~'D BR~ 1:?9jAR194g DISPATCHED BY e° ,/;r:::__ _TO~ACTION A GD T ""'-~ - ~i:::=-===-=--· DATE / 1- ~ S I GIiED -""'::....OC,L.MC....,._'----- OA TE ':I -,1,f- ~ ) - DATE DI sPATCHED "','A ./# --'-V ,~ - ,+-....-=~.-.......__ ______ " I 8-3477,AF
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Source text · mention onlyAFODl-C0-5/Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/ 4544 9 ll&rc b 48 AFOm-C0-5 1 7 MP.~ 1948 SUBJECT, FlJing isca Camanding General A1r liatori•l Co.:mand '°' r!sh,t-Patteracn Air Force Base Da,tcn , Cldo Affla tel 1. etoreno• ie uiie to Colonel McCoy• s intormal proposal ' that oerlain tighter •ircrafi be aaintainod on a contiDuow, alert. -,tatua , within the Zono ot tbo Interior , to al.d in ptherlng in tome.tion on Fl.yi.tls Oiaca. 2. Thie propoaal is con.iderG wdeaa1bl• tor the tollcm1l'l8 reaaona: a. The cutia, or ail'cril.tt and p•recnnel \fould be too gnat 1n r lation to tho ree~lto ob]olnod . b . Proper intorcoptlcn 1a net poealblo , except b7 acci dent , 1'1.thout co&plete radar cCYorage . The Air orce is incapable ot provid1Do such coverage. c . It 1e doubtf\ll it tight.er a1rcratt would be abl11t to tollw up ,vporta enan.ating , fer the moat part , tro:. cbili.o.n source, . Bl COWAND OF Tiffi CHUF OF St-U'F: GEORGE C. McDONALD KaJor General, USAF -... Dire ctor ot Int eiligence , Office ot Deputy Chief ot Statt. Operations ??
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Source text · mention only•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• DIPAR!Dllr OI TII illl 10JIC& l'l71ng Dis•• , 3 MAR 1948Director ot Intel,llgence 2 \ Director ot Plans and Operatione 11.ajor Ooolnc•k 7f33 1 . The propoaal. ot .Air llateriel. Coannand tor •tatio~ tighter a1rcratt at ~ base• on a. continuous alert status i• not conaidered teailble tor tbe 1'ollow1~ r u a A. The outl.q ot idrc:ratt and perao:one1 woul.4 be too great oonsistent -:\1 \ the results to be obtained . . ; \ \ ~ b. Proper interception ie not posaible , except by accident, without complete ftlE.r coverage which the J.1r P'orce 111 not capable of providiqc . \ c. It 11 do\ibttul. 1t tighter aircraft 110u1d be able t.o tollow up report• • emanatiJ:ic, ror the most part , from ci"t'llian source• · \2. It 1s reco•ended that .Air Materiel Command's re,ponaibility f'or •collect!~• intoru.t.1on on UDlisual. phen011ena 1n tha atmo•pbere be confined to the eat&blle~t ot c11r..t eh&Dn•l• for the receipt~ such Ulformation . J. It u ~r reoommea.ded that in lieu ot the proposal ot ilr Materiel. r.,,.m,,DCI, all otbe:r 11&jor oounands be d.1.reoted to cooperate with .Air llateriel.: COllW!and and to channel intor11a:t,io11 d.1.reot.J.y to that command • • , S. E. ANDERSONI Major General, u.s.A.F. 1 Director ot Plane am Operations . I Re.f'a R&R, to Dir/F&o, dtd 12 Feb 48, • ubj r Flying DiacsI (alre~ in til es_)
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Source text · mention only.. ✓ MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD PROBIEM 1. To answer MC 1 s informal request that fighter aircraft be kept on a continuous alert status at air installations within the Zone of the Interior for the purpose of intercepting aoo gathering information on flying discs . FACTS AND DISCUSSION 2. Colonel McCoy of AAC verbally requested that the possibility of the above proposal be taken up with Director of Plans and Operations . 3. Plans and Operations has turned down the proposal as being unfeasible . ACTION 4. Attached letter to AMC informing it of negative dec ision. COORDINATION 5. None ~equired .
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Source text · mention only254450 FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: - lyinz Di.eca P.&P./1 l rro=. ODJn, 12 Feb. 48 " m TO: TO: TO: TO: DATE: DATE: DATE: FILED (PLACE ): OTHER ACTION: HQ AAF
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Source text · mention onlyAFOilf-4 (Rey 5 Dec 47) CQVER SHEET * * a . RECORD QF BAStC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQaEST FROM: * DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: DATE RECEIVED DIR/ INT c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS - b. CLASSIFICATION: SUSPENSE ASGD BY ___ __.,_ ___ NO. I DATE ________ _ NO. :lio ~~ ~ ~-~ (IL.. USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. DOWN DIP-PP 0IP-FL ADMIH X~'"'eoc}t R-CO OIR-DD DIR-AA OIR-CM - 01 R-RC TO UP ~ TO DIV. DOWN AFOI P } (#Ji) AFOIR }\./. \'"'I. '- TO UP (c-- ,.~ \ OAI -OA OAI -DA OAI-AE OA! - AF OA I-SV } AFOA! OCI - IS OCI -RR OCI-CI } AFOCI X Action V Coordination e. DATE REC'D BR ACTION AS9'D'r~~i» SIGNED ~ \ TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP ASST EXEC ~ ASST EXEC ✓ EXECUTIV ~ / DIR/INT ~v
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Source text · mention onlyg . TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCT I OHS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. h. TO: DATE ________ _ HO. ________ _ 8-3477,AF, ,
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Source text · mention onlyAl Ia-C0-5 SliBJreT: naport;1ng of In!.cnatic;n on 1tFl7in~ it,iacs • TOt C01i11W,.dant, (Im) U!d.tiJd State:s Co..ut Oua:rd 13~0 tr6at Ul'J ,al!hinzt,on ,, o. c. AT?r:, Chi.et , lntelllgcnco end Law Entcrce:nent Oivisic:n l . lt 1a Air Foree policy not t.o ignor~ reports of sightings and pheinomena. 1n tho atmosp_here, but to recogni.:4111 that part ol it.a . m.1sai oo b to collect, collate, evaluate, and &Bt on L\!'o.,.a.t.ion or this nature . 2 • In implementing this p0Uc7 the Air lI&teriel Cc-a:i.and has beoo dooJ.gratad ae tho Air Force a5e00:, to eolloct, coll&t , eval uate, and distribute to interested go'Ve~nt. agencies and con tractors all 1ntormat.1cn concerning •iehtines and pben01AOna in the atmosphere 11bich can b• conatrued to bo or concern to tho na.tional secur1t7 . 3. All Air rorce instillat ioni 'ffitt ill "ad out.aide th& Zone of Interior and Altusko. have been 1.n:Jtruct.ed to Nport all aightinga, er ih!or.::atlon <:mco~ •~t1ngs b!.ch eOAWs t.o thaii- t.teot.ion, direct to the Co.manding General , Air ¥.at.eriel Caanand, right Patterson Air Force Btuse, Oa.n,0n, Ohio, Utn& IICI. 4. Air Matoriel Cc::can~ ha.e been authorized direct contact with all Air Force inatallationa wbeneY•r N q'ltired to develop addi tional intoration on th• tlJ'ir.ig disc• . 5. It will be appNciatea il' all C0&st Guar:1 installations also Cb~ be instructed to report such occurroncea d.iractl.3' ~o Alr .J!ateriel Comand, and 11' the7 can be intor:a ed ~hat Air .tatoriol Ccar.an:i is authorized to cClltact them direct llhen necoanry 1n oonruact.Scn with aueh occurronoos. 6. henever po~uibl.1, l'Cpo:-ta to Ai r Uat eriol Ccwoand should includ e t he I ollooJ.~ in.formation: a . Lccatiort ard tit! ot sight.1.1g b. ,eaiher at, the tim c . Ramea, oceu~t.ioru,# end ..:Wreasoa ot •itneoaea lA/.L
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Source text · mention only- . AFOIR-C0-5/Lt.Co1.Garrett/cllr/73605 9 Karch 48 AFOIB,;,C~5, lt.r , dtd .9 lta:rch 48, aubj:Report.1.rlg ol lntormtion on • 11.Ylai Diacs" d. Pbot.og,rapha ot objecto, it o.vailable e . Sketch•s ot object ts coatigu.rat1on t . Object slghteda (l) Number (2) Shapo (3) Si&• (4) • Color (5) (6) (?) (8) Speed. (9) JJ.ading I (10) Kaneuvorabillty Altitude Sound Exhauat·trail or l'IOt. g . General: rom&rk.Pi. FQl. TlL, CHISF' OF S?ArF: CABELL 1..aJo r General, u. s.A . F. * Chief , Air I ntel . Req . Div. Direotorate ot I ntelligenoe e . . t ~ i , E1 2 s C ,::i I ti VY1- e
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Source text · mention onlyl.iEJJORANDUM FOR RECORD PROBLEM 1. To request that all Coast Guard installations make any report s on "flying discs" direct to Air Materiel Command, Attn: !!CI. FACTS AND DISCUSSION 2 . By letter from Dir/Research and Devel opment, USAF, to CG, AMC, dated 30 Dec 47, AMC was assigned responsibility for the coll ection, collation , evaluation, and distribution of all information and intelligence pertinent to f l ying discs . 3. In accor dance with that l etter , therefore , and at the verbal request of Major Faull: , AlfC 11SIGN" project officer , i t is believed desirable that Coast Guard installations be requested to pass all subject reports and information direct to MCI, AMC . 4. Maj. Faulk visited Coast Guard Hq on 4 March 1948 and made arrangements with the Chief , Intelligence and Law Enforce ment Division for such direct reporting . ACTION 5. Attached letter to Coast Guard requesting that they instruct their installations to forward any "flying disc" in formation direct to 13::I, AMC . COORDINATION 6. Major Faulk ACI, A.M.C. Cmdr. Hammond Ceast Guard Hq Code 172,Ex:t . 2981
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Source text · mention only.&. FOill-4 (Re., 6 Dee 47) COVER SHEET * * * a. RECORD OF BAS IC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: AFOIR-C0-5 DATE: 9 .March 1948 TYPE : Letter SUMMARY: R t · epor 1.ng of Information on "Flying Discs " DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT c . SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS ' , USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL d. TO 13R. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN UP 01 P-PP }0IP- FL AF0I P , ADM IN ~} 0IR-C0 ~0IR-DD 0IR-AA AFOIR 0IR-CM 1 ~.;~ OIR-RC OA 1-0A } OAI -0A OAI -AE AFOA I OAI -AF ' OAI-SV 0C I-IS } 0CI - RR AF0CI 0C 1-C I ...... X. . .. . . . Act ion . . . . . . ...... ✓ Coor d i nation b. CLASSIFICATION : tBIS1'RICl'.ED ' - SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY NO. DATE NO. REMARKS TO DIR/ INT DOWN ASST EXEC I ASST EXEC EXECUTIVE DIR/INT /; e. DATE REC'D BR f . DI SPATCti -:ff ,Id..- l ,( Fl LE ' TO UP I ACTION AS~lGarrettD ATE DIS PATCHED BY <r1 /,K To vs~~ DATE DISPATCHED ;s,/A-/H~SIGNED R.11.. DATE., _-{_.&N' , /
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Source text · mention onlyg. TO : h. TO: J.. ,,r SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continued) ' DATE NO. . I DATE ________ _ NO. ________ _ _ 8-3477,.ll'
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Source text · mention onlyC C0 IoM·~ } 0 p ~ p y y AMC 2nd Ind MCIA/JCB/amb Subject: Project "SIGN" MAR 10 1948 '!\ Hq, AMC, Wright - Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio TO: Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, Washington 25, D. C. ATI'N, AFOIR In accordance with instructions, the 44 reports listed in 1st Ind, your Hq, are returned for your files . FOR THE COM?.1ANDING GI.!iERAL, A. J. Hemstreet, Jr. 44 Incls For H. M. McCOY Lt . Col. USAF (\ n/c Colonel, USAF l/\Chief of Intelligence Incls w/d by 0IR- DD File W. B. Mickley Maj. USAF JS Original to Calssified Files - 17 Mar 1948
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Source text · mention only\ \ AFOIR-00- 2/Kaj Tolbert/hrt/62 82 ~ -5Feb48 SJ/L ft' Hq, c, rlgh t,.;!"atterson Air orce Base, Dayton , Ohio dat.ed 23 Jan 48, oubj, Project. "51GN11 1st. Ind. 12 FEB- Dept. ot the ir Force , Rq, USU', aahln~n 2$1 D. C. ®t Commending General , Jdr Materie l Co-::nand, \'fr1cht-Patter 30n Air nre~ 1Jase, D~ton , Ohio Afflit CA l . Fo:rnrde d berfti th on a loan barri.o f.'or a period or thirty (30) da:,s are the .tallowing listed document.st ' • KO ,h6,Sl KO 70820 O 61$160 KO 58833 lt() 68030 KO 618S9 KO !1,280 KO 66307 KO 64982 go 70007 ' t\ 67llil 'KO 61895 KO 66691 KO 67097 .o 619$6 KC 60JJ2 KO 66129 KO 6J3!,0 ltO 67999 KO 63300 KO 61601 KO 09518 ltO (.,7122 HO 61943 KO 73871' KO boJ)S ll'O 62298 RO 7.58?.3 XO 66115 ,0 60.556 KO 756)4 iCO 61,.61) KO 57213 lCO 6118o KO 62$56 r-o S7670 KO 86615 .o 63.$70 T.O 57652 KO 73577 KO 620v8 • O 90250 lO 7053~ .O 6)C'/9 • 2 . lt is requested that any future correspc,ndencc pertaining to t hi~ r ec;uest. bear retorence to COfltrol .o . A- .2641. BI CO ND Ci' THE CHUiJi' OF STAFF: I DOUGLASS w. EISEMAN Lt. Colonel, 1h§~A,1,hh Incls Execqt!vgl Aii I· glli§@ll@8 «@1\llilll!B\1 litr. as listed above iittl\U&\I et ii\llliPB&I Ret, (1) AMC ltr {IICIA) dat ed 23 Jan 48, subj : Project • SI GW' (2) Documents on loan from OIR-DD. ' t,f\~>f' y ( ,o
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Source text · mention only'mMt1Kms1q AIR MATERIEL OOWAND In reply address both communication and en MCIA/ACL/amb velope to Commanding General, Air Materiel Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio Command, Attention 23 Januar,y 1948 following office symbol: MCIA SUBJECT: Project "SIGN" • 'ID: Chief ot Start United Statea Air Force Washington 25, D. C. AT'IN: AFOIR, Lt Col George Garrett l. In connection with th• innsti gation ot flyipg discs, Project "SIGN", it is believed that the various unidentified f~ng objects seen over Sweden (so-called "Swedish Incidents") might be helptul. It is our underatanding that a comprehensive tile of these in~idents accumulated during the past t.o y-ears is located at your Headquarters. 2. It is requested, therefore, that the entire file "Swedish In cidents" be fonrarded to this office for review as soon as possible. If extra copies are not available, reproduction copies will be made at this Command ao that . the originals can be prompt~ returned. FOR 'IEE OOWA.NDING GENERAL: /s/ W. R. Clingerman Col USAF for H. M. KcCOY Colonel, USAF Chief' of Intelligence )L , =
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Source text · mention only.lFOill-4 (ReT II Dec 47) COVER SHEET If * * RECORD OF'BAS1c·coRRESPONDENCE OR REQUtST - b. CLASSIFICATION:a. FROM: DATE: I TYPE: SUHMARY: SUSPENSE -----DATE ASGD BY DATE RECE IVED DIR/INT NO. c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE . r:-~I 1-II NO. , ' .. r /' / I ~ USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADD ITIONAL REMARKS d. TO 8R. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO I DOWN UP ~~ UP DOWN UP OIP-PP }0 IP-FL ASST EXEC~ _ AFO ADMIN ~o } ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA AFOIR OIR-CM EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI-OA } DIR/INT OA I-DA OAI-AE AFOA I OA I-AF OAI -SV OCI - IS } OCI-RR AFOC I OC 1-C I ... .. . _JX . ...... Act ion (...... /" .. .. .. ✓ Coo rd i nation e. DATE REC'D BR f . DISPATCH Fl LE ACTION ASGD TO , · DATE DISPATCHED BY TO SIGHED DATE DATE DISPATCHED
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Source text · mention onlyAFom - co/ Lt. Col Garrett / llld/4.544 4 Karch 48 ,... B/L .t'm Rq. Tenth Air 'force, Er ooka 1-"ld, :.an f.ntcnio, 'texae, dtd 7 Jan 48, subj; 111''17ing llisu 11 let lnd. e;:it. ot tho AiT Force, Hq . U&A.P, ,aohington 25, O. C. 1>9 MAR 1948 TOi Ccw:lnndi.Jli General, Air atariel Cmr:arid, ,right - Fatturaon Air Force Bruse, )'ton, Cbio ATTN: T....on, orwarded as a matter pert.ainina to ycur Caw::and. • BX C~D ~F THL Cfllllf' OF 6TAPF= l Incl. n/o DOUGLASS W. EISEMAN Lt. Colonel, u.s.A.7. EK out1v. Ai~ Iutelli$e~c• Re'l\U~a DiY ! .~iOl'Otct o& 1At.en1•1■ 11 .t • Her: B/L .fin 10th h. FJ dtd 7 Jan 48, subj: as above
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Source text · mention onlyHF.A~UARTERS TmTH AIR FORCE B.-iOOJW FIELD, SAN A?lTONIO, TEXAS D 333 .5 7 January 1948 SUSh.:CT: 111''1.ying Disks 11 T01 Chiof or Staff United States Air Force Was11ington 25, D. c_. A..:'TN: Director or Intelligence • Canr.iading General Air Defense Command lfitohel Field, Hew York ATTN: Asst Chief of Staff, A-2 CQl\I:la.nding General Fourth Army ft . Sam Houston, Texas ATTN: Asst Chief of Staff, G-2 In closed is S\.lffilllary of Infomation prepa red by tne Tenth Air Force Resident Agent at Houston, Texas covering a report of "Flying Disks 11 received by the F.bI (Jffice at Houston, TeXas. FO~ 'l'Hl!. COl&AflDlNG GBN"'wtAI.: • /s/ H.AIMuND D. uT.l!:PHENS l Incl . .ltajor, U~ Suzw=ary or Iuform, Aotg Asst Chief of ~tatt, A-2 subj: 11 F~ing Disk" 175th AFBU, fillington Fld, dtd 19 Dec 47 C 0 r y
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Source text · mention onlyI .... 1~ I W"Oill-4 (Re• 15 Dec 47} /-1'3(COVER SHEET * * * • • .., 8-3477,J.F a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST. ~ b. CLASSIFICATION: _F, OM: DATE: . ~ •• TYPE: ON ;,£1 N IIA SUMMARY: • SUSPENSE ' ~ -DATE ASGD BY DATE RECE IVED DtR/INT NO. c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE ~ ·wd.lo ~h4 ~~ U>~ ' NO. ~ z,4,zi~. I USE OTHER SID E THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO 13R. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN tJP DOWN UP DOWN UP 01 P-PP }01 P-FL AFOI P ASST EXEC AOMIN ~-co } <:!Ji; AFOIR ~ ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA 01 R-CM tfJtw,_ ~ EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI-OA } DIR/INTOAI-DA OAI-AE AFOAI OAI-AF OAI-SV OCI-IS } OCI-RR AFOCI OCI-CI ...... ...... X Action . . . . . . ...... ✓ Coordination ' I e. DATE REC'D BR .1> !I: j-ll'a ,..i-.v f. DISPATCH c::::ii?Z-1A l -f' ~ FILE ACTION ASGO TO G. ~ ~ DATE DISPATCHED BY V / £ TO ;£8£ SIGHED (l4 f,. ~ ,_,.ll~u 1 1pfA_...,_ , DATE DISPATCHED '?/9/Jr-V ' ! ",,,.. ., -/ / - ,,
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-00/Col Garrett/lwci/4544 .. -f\it8 - 2 March 48 _.JI .✓ I I SUWilCT: Fl.Jing Di&ca TO: Ca:aanding General., Ail" atericl CQc:aand, right- attoraon Au FoN?• &se, Dayton~ ClJ.o t.'!:'Ttl: TSDD-1 Att.ached report. rran Uita1"7 Air Attache, Canada, closes th• inc1d4mt nl)f:)rt.ed b,y Jobnaon and Harrison . Bl' CWW,!lD OF CH ,DOUGLASS V.'. »;!SEMANl Incl . Lt. Col~r.$1, u.s.A.F. M C'1nado li~ . Exec utive, ;. • dUr:&nca Require .oellt~ l)b•.ctt.cl 2 fl'•~ 48 Direotorate ot Intelligence
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Source text · mention only,.. _ , ,.AFOill-4 (Re -. 15 D e c 47) • COVER SHEET * • , *a, RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASS I FI CATl ON: FROM: DATE: 2 .ti.arch 48 I.FOi lt-CO TYPE: l1il ltr .SEeREF SUMMARY: - Flyi ng Di s cs SUSPENSE . DATE ASGD BY DATE RECE I VED DIR/INT NO. c . SPECIA L INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE NO. USE OTHER SIDE THI S SHEET FOR ADDIT IONAL REMARKS d. TO 8R. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ IIH TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DIP-PP } 0 I P- FL AFOI P ASST EXEC ADMIN / ~R- CO >/} AFOIR~ ASST EXEC DIR- DB DIR- AA 01 R-CM ?~~ EXECUTIVE DIR-RC OA I -OA } DI R/INT OA I-DA 0AI -AE AF0AI 0AI - AF 0AI - SV I. 0CI-IS } 0CI - RR AF0CI 0C 1- C I ...... ...... X Act ion . . . . .. ...... ✓ Coordination ' r e. DATE REC'D BR f. DISPATCH ~ /A fU Fl LE ACTION AS~o AFOI .ti-C0-5 DATE 2 ).iarc h Ji.S DI SPATCHED BY I"/. ,/K_ ,,1;H~ SIGNED ~ DA TE ~-3-11- I' DATE DISPATCHED </#/ ~ S<'" -/ / , 8-3477,AF .. '
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Source text · mention onlyJr. - HEAbQ UARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND AN DREWS FI ELD WASHINGTON 20, D. C. SAO 350 (2 Mer 48 ) 2 ?la rch 1948 SUBJICTa Ripertiac et htenatia en Fly1Ji1 Di •ca . TOt Chief •f staff 1Ja1te4 States Air Perce Wa•~• 25, D. C. ATTN, Dire ctor er Intelli pnce The atta c)l84 cew ot repen pertai ning to t he abovo aubject 1a torwarcted in ce11plluoe w1.tl letter, tJSAJ', eubject aa above, 6 Feb 48. ' F<Jl TRI COMQNDDG GU!R1L1 \/!/MONTIE ~HOMPS0.111 JR~ 1st Lt, USAF \ l Incl )Filed in OIR-CO -A '"''t Ad~ Oen \Rpt, aubjt •Siaokug Object" 26 Feb 48 \.. t No action necessary File Geo. D. Garrett, Lt. Col. USAF' J.S . Original to Central Files 15 Ma.r 1948 ") 1} \ l \ I " i /i\ I I
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Source text · mention only.lFOill-4 (Re• 11 Dec 47) COVER SHEET ** * J/.r TO UP - a. RECORD OF,BAS!C , CORRESPONDENCE OR REQU[ST b. CLASSIF ICATION': FROM: DATE : 'PU iPf Ii ,) TYPE: SUMMARY : SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. SPECIA[ INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS c. AFOI~- /;J..,. - '3 ..DATE INO. Oil!. - co . G,.~ .~ USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT DOWN UP UP DOWN 0IP-PP 0IP-FL ASST EXEC ADMIN }~ ASST EXEC ~ OIR-AA . AFOIR 01 R-CM EXECUTIVE}OIR-RC OAI-OA DIR/INTOAI-DA OAI-AE AFOAI OAI -AF }OAI-SV • OCI-IS OCI - RR AFOCI OC 1-C I } ActionX Coordinationv e. DATE REC'D~ AR 1948 f. DISPATCH Fl LE ACTION AS t TO _(J.DIZ- ,,. DISPATCHED BY TODATE -i.. S I GN ED -:.R'4Mj17f= DATEl.t- 3 - DATE DISPATCHED 8-3477,.lF
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Source text · mention only-i porting or inf'orzo.tion on "F~ Disc.a. " iAF0IR-C~5 CSClD HQ• .USAF - AFOll 27 fE8 ,948' Attn: Plans & Collectim "'-tt ;coI .tarrett/dk/4544 Branch Lt. Col . width l . lt is 1r Force pollc:, not to i,gnore report.a ol a.!£ht.1ngs and. phonomena in t.hs at oaphere, but to recognizo that part ot its Jld.Bsion ie to colloct, collate , eviluaw, 111d act en intOl'lilation of t.hb natur-, . . • 2. In I.cplementi.ng this policy thO Ur teriol. Ccx=ond ha.a been deaigi\"lted. as tho Air. Force agency: to collect, collate , eTAluat , am distribute to interested A ~nt ng•nc.ies and oont.ractora all 1nformo.t1cn conoerni~ sightings and pheno .,_ in th• ateoaphoro ltlicb can be coi11Jtrued to ba of concern to the national aocur1 t7. J . All Air .Force installations m.thin and outside Zeno ot Interior and Alaska have b&en instructed. to report. all aigbt.inga, er info~tien concom.ing sighting• which comes to their attention , direct to the Cmmanding General, Air JlatE:rlel COlll mand, rioit-Pa.ttaroon Air Force Ba.ae, ytoo , Ohio, Attn: '101. l.. Air toriel Ccmand has been. authorised direct contact wi.th all Jd.r Force imtallaticms •h nevor required to d•v lop additional. intorciation on the .tly.ins discs . 5. It is requ.eatcd that all pa.rtf'Jcnt o! thu Army 1natallaticns alao be instruct ed to report. such occ~rrenc•• clirsctly to Air ua.toriol Ccm:und and that they bo in f orme<l that Air teri-.l Co and 1a aut.horiz i1 to cClltact them direct l'l'hen nccessa.1"'7 in comeotloo with au::~ occurrenc••. terlel. Ollllland ~oold include t.he follcwin,g6. It pois oi'ble, reports to Air on:iationa - a . Location an:1 time or sighting b . 'iGath r at the t1.mie o. Names., oocupat.iozu,, and address.la ot witnesses d. hotoir~~s or objects, it available e. Object sighted: (l)° :t;u::iber (4) Color (7) 'aneuvcrabillt7 (10) Exhawst tro.11 (2) hapo (s) -1poed (8) Altitude or not (3) Sise (6) Headi.na (9) ound ~ ~_:_, P • _~ABELLFOR 1'HE CH:mF F STAI-'Fi • • -7 --.-~ General U s A Chief A · • • • .F. . , i r Intel. Req. Di Directorate or I ntel lige:ds ., ~ ~ '(.\
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garret t / dk/ 4544 .. 25 Feb 48 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD PROBLE).f 1. To request that all Army and Navy inst~llations make any reports of "flying discs" direct to Al£ , Attn : T- 2 . FACTS AND DISCUSSION 2. By letter from Dir/Research & Development , USAF, to CG, AM::, dated 30 Dec 47, AMC was assigned responsibility for the collection , collation , evaluation and distribution of all information and intelligence pertinent to flying discs. 3. In accordance with this letter , therefore , and at the verbal request of Col. McCoy, it is believed desirable that Army and Navy in stalJations be requested to pass all subject reports and information direct to T- 2, All; . ACTION: 4. Attached D/F to CSGID and Letter to ONI requesting that they instruct their installations to forward flying discs information to T- 2, A.MC. COORDINATION: 5 . Col . McCoy, MCI, MC
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Source text · mention only.uon.-co-.s Lt.C ol.G&rrett/clk/4.544 25 Feb 48 ~-0 {;I.A., ~ ~ ~r- f<-1tc,.., 7 ,:EB SUBJi:,,C'?i Reponing ot Intomat.ion on "F~ Di.ace. a 1'01 Obiet o/ llaval lntelllgence Depart.ment ot the Dav, &8b.1ngton 25, D. C. l . It, 1e Air Force policy not to ignoro reports ot aigbtin4e and phenCGi na. in the at.caoaphere, but to recognize that p4rt ot its mission. ia to collect, co~te, evaluate, and act on intoi-mat.ion ot this nature . . 2. 1n .1:M>lementing this pollc7 the Air Jlateriel Cc:mand .haa been designated ae the Air Forco agency to collect, c_ollate, eval uate, &Di distribute t.o int.orest.Eid govcmmant. agencies o.nd oon t.ractor• all intoraation concernlna eightitiga and phenomena iA the atmospheN whiob can be construed. t"O be ol concern to the national. oeourity • .3. All .Ur Foroe iostallationa within an:t outaide the Zeno or Interior and Alaska have been .1.n.structed to report all e.ightinga, or ,1ntonaation conce~ eightlnga which comea to th ir at.tentioa, <lireot to th Co.mandin& General, Air J.Sat.Gl"iel Coamand, ri,3ht Patterson Air Force Base, Daytcn, Ohio, Attns MCI. 4. Air Uatoriel Comanci hli• been authorized direct contact with all Air Foroe installations whenover rle4uire4 to develop ad ditional 1nf'ormaticn on tho tlying di:soe . 5. It ls requoeted that all Department. ot the J;avy 1.nstalla tiona also be instructed to report auch occurrences diructl,y to lir t..»riol C01!11Dand, arxl that the,- be Wormed that Air teriel r.cvm,and 1s authorised to contact thom di.Not •hen n ooasaey in eomeetion with such" occUl"Nneoa• • 6. It posalble, reports to Air teriel Ccaasnd shoul.d include the tolla.rii,g iritormationa a . Location and ti.ms ot sighting b. oather at the tit» c. amea, occupation,, and addressile oI witnenes d . Photographs ot objects, if nvailal:>le • • Sketehea or object•e cont1.auraticn
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Source text · mention onlyAFOm-C0-5 U.rito Chief of aval Iat.•l~once, subja Report'-M ot Into1111ation • on 11Flyirlg Diecs . 0 t . Object ai~ed.•. (9) Scu.nd(l) Uw:ber {5) Speed (lO) Exhaust trill(2) Shape {6) Heading or not(3) Sia• (7) Uaneuverabillt7 , (4) Colar (8) Altitude g. General roaaru FOR THE CHIEF OF STAff r _»,,-4~ C • P • CABELL r•-:-7~ B--~s•H.n- General, U.S.A.!' C~i~f • Air Intel, Req. Div.•· . .D.u-ecto.rate oz lDtellise.aioe I -2- i/l/4.
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Source text · mention only--- --- --- JL .I AFOill-4 (Rey O Dec 47) SHEET .... .. , _ * * r-----------------..;...------- .-...----------- --.. a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIFICATION: FROM: DATE: 26 Feb 48 AFOIR-C0-5 TYPE: D/F and Letter* SUMMA RY: Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs." SUSPENSE DATE , ASGD BY . DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE NO. .. ' - ' ' USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO SR. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN · UP DOWN UP 0 IP-PP --- OIP-FL AFOIP ___ ADMIN ___ OIR-CO ___ OIR-DD ot~ ___ OIR-AA AFOIR ___ OI R-CM ___ DIR-RC ___ OA I -OA ___ OA I -DA ___ OAI-AE AFOA I ___ OAI- AF _ __ OAI-SV ___ OCI-IS ___ OCI-RR ___ AFOC I ___ OCI-CI ...... --- ...... X Action --- ...... ...... Coordinationv TO DOWN DIR/INT ASST EXEC TO UP , ASST EXEC EXECUTIVE DIR/INT ,,,.. e. f. DI SPATCH ,; ~EA' 1/ F I LE DATE REC'~ ACTION AS~ DATE DISPATCHED BY ~ ,/ TO SIGNED ; DATE 26 Feb 48 DATE DISPATCHED ,,Z/4Z7/-9,>( 8- 3477, AF
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Source text · mention only~ or•~nd DEI-ARTl!Elf.f 01-' THE AIR iOP.-'.;E HEADQUAfil'E..'1.S UNITED Sl'ATES AIR FO~::-·• HASHIJ~GTON I .Reporting of Information on era.1, al, . , Carlbboan ,d1• ~d Uni.tee. s f'oi·ce::i' ln Europa FeT .tc.s • coo SUBJ~T: TO: Comm!l . • Com1111:u1ding C-en... Co.1D1tanding Gener Commanding C--5neFa Co:r.runn1ine General l. It i~ Air Fo:.ico poli no to igno:.•o repc:t!I of sightings and phenomena in the atmosphero bu r ecognize that F~-i.~t or its mi~o1on is to collect,, collate , o\Jaluat , ond act on in.f oi"'mation of this natur • 2. In im-oloJ.;iont:\.ng tM. p icy tho Air .!.~teriel Com;n~r.d has been dosien.: teti as the Air Forco gen J to collect, collate, 6Valaate, and dbt: i lJlrt :3 to intereotod , 1ernm t agenci e3 and contract.ore all inf or r.\al,1 n concer ning :iiehtin s and p eno.mer.a .ln the atmo~;!)here , hich can bo n pertaini discs, whlch is 3ecur,d by or como :~ll be fo1~..a o.·i cl Cotn~nd, MCI. con3trucd t o be of co ccrn to he nationa l ~ecurity. to the sighting of so-ca.l!.ed f l ying3. Any Ll'\for &t to the attontfon of any 1net.e.llat.ion und1n• you:-- COrJltlllnd, d, thr.:>ugh channclu, to t,he Cor.lln.nd ·right - f-atter 1on Air Fore~ Bu.ao,lng General, Air • Day ~on:, Chi o , Att nt.:.oa : 4. In erving thi, procedure for reportin g inforrrntlon or. fl.yin, diuc ~lghtings , eve ry offor~ will be . do to i nclud e the rollo~ine items: n., Locat:_on rind t.i..o3 or b. ~Jcathor a t the timo. 1;. Narr.en, occupations and <l. F-hotographs o. Skctcheo of object 1 e f. Oo~JCt ~i ghtc (1) Uumbe1· ( 5 ) Spacd (:) 50U""1 (~) ~hape (6) Heading (1~) ..J:hau·Jt t.rail or (3) S:I.zo (7 ) lianeuvera not. l-+) Colo?.' \8) Alt,it t..'-'o t ~
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Source text · mention onlyItr., Hq USAF., datod 26 February 1948J Subj: ReporMng of Intormat',ion on "Flying D16co" .5. A copy of ell reports or swnnariea or infor tion sent to Ail• l5ateriel Co~nd in accordance ith the abOvo provieiono will bo for warded at the oame time to this Headquarters, Attention: Director of Intelligence. 6. Hendqua11 ters, Air fJa.teriel Comnand, is uthorized diroc:t con tact nith install:ations of the addroo5ees or this letter jn connection with tho developmant of 1nfo11ootion on flying diecs. BY COl&AND OF TH..., CHI.bF Of STAFF: e-/P~~ O. P. CA.BELL l!aj<n" GenorAl, o.s.A.F • . Chief'• Air Into lo Roq" Divo Dii-ootorate or Intolligenco
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/nc/454/+ 26 Feb 48• _ ...J:51RtC!ED MEM:ORANDUM FOR R.EX::ORD PROBLEM: • 1. To instruct the overseas air commands to Teport all flying disc sightings direct to AMC. FACTS & DISCUSSION: 2. By letter dated 30 December 1947 this Hqs assigned AMC the res ponsibility for the collection, collati on, evaluation, and production of intelligence concerning the so-called flying discs. 3. It is therefore desirable to instruct that all such occurences which come to the attention of installations within the overseas air commands be reported direct to AMC. 4. Air Commands within the ZI and Alaska have alread,y been inetructed to r~port tnis ~information direct to AllC. \ ACTION: 5. Dispatch of attached letter to overseas air commands. COORlllINATION: 6. None. '
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Source text · mention onlyAFOill-4 (Rey II Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: DATE: 25 Feb 48 AFOIR-CO TYPE: Letter (l>itto) SUMMARY: Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs" - DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT c. SPECIA L IN STRUCTIONS - REMARKS ' USE OTHER SIDE THI S SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL d. TO 8R. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN IJP DOWN UP OIP-FL OIP-PP } AFOIP OIR-DD tJlle---OIR-AA AFOI R OIR-CM - OIR-RC OA I-OA } OAI-OA OAI -AE AFOAI OAI-AF . OAI-SV . - . OCI-IS } OCI-RR AFOCI OCI-CI ...... ...... X Act ion . . . . . . ...... ✓ Coordination e . DATE REC'D BR f. b. CL4SS IFICATION: SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY NO. .. DATE HO. REMARKS TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP ASST EXEC ASST EXEC EXECU TIVE DIR/INT ' I ~ /v Fl LE Ot SPATCH ACTION AS~ TO GOO DATE . DISPATCHED BY 0/1?- eo kAr(:OIA:11 ~JI. OATE25 Feb 48 DATE DISPATCHED '-t3,!J.~ 'I-~SIGNED 4&f_~ 8-3477, A F
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Source text · mention onlySUBJECT: TO: l1l C , ~Co DEi'ARTllENl' OF THE AIR FO..!.lCE H~~.D..iUMTERS UNITED STATES Am FOB.. WASHil-lcn'ON 26 re, ~ry 1948 tio on 11Flyine Diocl'.l" G neral, stra\e~ic Air Cofl'Jll.'Uld General, Air t>etenee Comnand nerol, Tactical Air COllJT2.nd ------ " neral, Air g Gener l, Air ,-.., Comcand ~ General, Ala \Jt Co nd n ral, Air (' (}orm!and.1:ng nernl, Air ;1(} le Reference ism to lot _bruary 1948, subject obovo 111. Afl3' .tnrormation J: flying disoo, r.hich is eecu lnotalla.tion unde:t' yollr co aining Comnandniversity- .an Air Conmrui.ci nsport Colllfll3n('). teriel Command er .from this Headquarters deted tter ia chaneed to read as follow8i iniog to the sighting of so-called ed by or comee to· the attention of ~ nd, 1'111 be ton1arded direct to the Cornmanding'General, Air .uat r l Command, ,1r1ght-fatterson Air Force Bas, Da.,yton, Ohio, Ate ion: 1£1." ,3. Hercaf'ter ey signting tho provisiono of thio letter United Statezi and Alaska. BY COllliANO OF THE CH • ,,. cUtic ffill be Niported under ocour within or outoiclo the C. P. CABELL Major General, Chief. Air Into. Dir otorate of J I!
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIR -CO/Lt Col Garrett/nc/4544 R~ 25Feb48 MEMORANDUM FOR R.Ex::ORD PROBLEM: 1. To change text of Para. 1 of this Headquarters' letter dated 6 February 1948, subject, "Reporting of In£oro:ation on Flying Discs. 11 FACTS & DISCUSSION: 2. Subject letter, addressed to all air commands in ZI and Alaska, instructed that information on the sightings of "flying discs" occuring within the ZI and Alaska be forwarded direct to Air Materiel Command. J. It is felt that the reporting of information on this subject should not be limited to occurences within the US and Alaska only, but that all instances, in no matter what part of the world, should be reported direct to AMC. 4. Accordingly, the necessary correction should be ma.de to basic letter. 5. A separate letter is being sent to Caribbean Air Command, USAFE, Air Div. 'US Army Forces Austria, FEAF, Pacific Air Command, and 1st Air Div. ACTION: 6. Dispatch of attached letter to addressees of our letter ot 6 February 1948. COORDINATION: 7. None required.
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Source text · mention onlyAFOill-CO/Lt. Col. Gerrett/jh/4544 16 Feb 48 AFOIR-<:0-, SuaJ:EC'ls Plyi,ng Diaca t'O I Coa.manding General Air l!ateriel Coma.nd Wright.-fattenon Air Force Baa• Dayton, Ohio 't Affih TSDIN Forwarded £or your information . Br C01ruA!lD OF THE CHIJ!Y OF STAFF, DOUGLASS V,. El~ t. Colo .s F. l !ncl , x o enc RequlrElllCl::iiB Uew•~per cli pp1~ Directorate of .Int6Uigenc~
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Source text · mention onlya. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM : DATE: AFOIR-C0-5 16 Feb 48 TYPE: Letter SUMMARY: Flying Discs DATE RECE IVED DIR/INT b. CLASSIFICATION : SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY NO. c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE NO. USE OTHE R S IDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO 13R. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ IIH DOW N UP DOWH IJP DOWH OIP-PP ~ } OIP-FL AFOIP ASST EXEC ADMIN 0 IR-CO ~ ASST EXEC OIR-DD } OIR-AA AFOIR 01 R-CM ~ .)d,- EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI-OA } OIR/IHTOAI -DA OA I-AE AFOA! OAI -AF OAI -SV ocr-1s } OCI-RR AFOCI OC 1-C I ...... ...... X Action . . . . .. ...... v Coordination C / DATE REC~ f. ~ - J /J.., Fl LEe. DISPATCH - DATE DISPATCHED BY 7,j 7.V 0ACTION A GO T GDG DATE lo Feb 41 DATE DIS PATCHED ~ ./;JttJ/ Y¥SIGNED e:u 7 1 TO UP RH@ AFOI!l - 4 (Re y II Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * *
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Source text · mention only4 71 . 94 Rockets 17 Feb 1948 FROM: AFOIR-AA Memo ** e. Dr. Wilkenson described efforts of the Swedish government and his company to perfect V-1 type guided missiles and stated that they were experiencing considerable difficulty in matters of fuel consumption and that they had called in a Gennan scientist who was an expert on the V-1 . This German scientist in all of his calculations showed that their V-1 model should be actually getting five times as much range as they werA getting in their experimenti. 3. Dr . Wilkenson apparently had very definite ideas with regard to the much- discussed 2meteors~ that have been seen over their country, but Colonel von Schinkel got into a very excited discussion in Swedish with Dr. Wilkenson, which apparently changed his ideas about making any statement on the subject. . . * * ,. FIIED UNDER: 470 . Annament & New \'teapons
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Source text · mention only.ll'OIR-CO/Lt. Col. Garrett/jh/4544 10 Feb 48 ~ Ltr frm Al!C CCIA, dtd 4 Feb 48, subject: "Proj ect ION" .AFOIR-C0-5 lat Ind • l S FEB 1948--,Dept . o£ the Air Force, Hq. USAF, ,1ashington 25, D. C. roi Commanding General, Air Jl&ter1el Ccm::r.and, Wright - Patterson Air Force Bue, Dayton , Ohio \TTth TSDJ.N 1. f;o intormation has been recei yecl frO'Jl tiold agencies, as yet, in connection with subject £1rl.de. 2. Ae auch inf'om ntion 13 received it will b~ tornarded promptly to your He.adquartera. BY COl.!l!AND OF TdE CHIEF OF STAFFt DOUGLASS W. EISEMAN Lt . Colonel, u.s.A.F. Executive, Air Irtelligence Requiremeut; D!T. J)ll'Oot.orate ot lDt.eU:i&ODM a.
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Source text · mention only,t "' CO PY HEADQUARTERS AIR MATERIEL COMMAND MCI! JlCli/EBL/amb Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio 4 February- 1948 SUBJEC'l': Proj eet "SIGN" TO: Chiet ot Statt United Statee Air Force Washington 25, D. C. ATTN: AFOIR, Major Samuel Tol bert /1. Reterence ie made to AMC let ter dat ed 7 October 1947, subj ect : "Flying Diecs" (Project "SIGN") pertaining to the distribution of the Air Intelligence Guide for Alleged Flying Saucer Type ilrcrdt . 2. I t is requested that a follo'W-up be nade t o det ermine the avai l ability of aey pert i nent in.formati on as a result of this 1.nqui.17. Ex peditious action is requested so that these findings may be considered in a new guide now being prepared. FOR THE COMW.NDI NG GENERAI.1 /SJ W. R. Clingerman Col USAF for H. K. McCOY Colonel , USAF Chief of I ntelligence ~
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Source text · mention onlyDATE: ~ A. c. Ob1o l'igbt...Patt•r•oD ~~B. Dayton, Ohio TYP E: ltr ,. .. NO. : 2 /! o ,, h '"' 't U V O ~ FILE DESIGNATION AND DATE: SMRY: •rojoct "~l ';'"'"" ajp (Flyiq Disc1) OIR O: TO: TO : TO: 5 reb DATE : DATE: DATE:: Fil.ED (PLACE ) : OTHER ACTION:
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Source text · mention onlylFOil-4 (Rn II Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * a. RECORD OF~BASIC.CORRESPOHDENCE OR REQUEST - FROM: ' DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY : ... DATE RECEIVED DIR/I NT b. CLASSIF ICATION: ~ - SUSPENSE DATE l 3' ~A-, ASGD BY & / R HO. ;2 --2.&- z.. c. SPECIAL INSTRUCT IONS - REMARKS ........ DATE NO, . '- USE OTHER SIDE THI S SHEET FOR ADD ITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN. UP DOWN UP OIP-PP } 0 IP-FL AFOI P ASST EXEC ~~~:o ~} /.FOIR ~ ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA OIR-CM , t?U EXECUT IVE 01 R-RC • - OAI - OA } DIR/ INTOAI -DA OA I-AE AFOAI ~ OAI -AF OAI-SV OCI - IS } pCI - RR AFOC I OC 1-C I ...... ...... X Action . ...... ...... , v Coordination '/' e . DATE REC'D BR 6 ft. ts ) f . DISPATCH ~t'.#.1X Fl LE ACTION ~ !)@ DATE i,, I DISPATCHED BY ct:; 7/r, ..ro HH"2_ SIGNED DATE //-2..-#- J, DATE DISPATCHED .-,//<JNY / / 8-3477 ,lF 1, .
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Source text · mention only• • AFOIFc-CU/Lt. Col Garrett/lwd/4544 11 Feb 48 y I ~. . - ~- ·~ Director ot Plana am Operatic~ • l 2 FEB 1948 1>1Not.Ol" or lat~ .JP"" . ·it,. Col Garrett/.!.l1d/4}i.i. • l. 19' lett.er traa thia Headquart.era, dated 30 Deec4nber 1947 with oubjoct •• above, the ComrlDnd11'l8 Gonernl., Air Materiel ~nd is instructed to "act up a project 1mose pui•poae is tQ oolleot, collate, evaluato and distribute to interested sovarwont ngunciea and contractors all in!oritation concerning eignt- 1ns• &nd phen<Don& in the atnioispber• whicb can be con:strued. to be ot concern to the naticnal uocurity". 2. The C01:1mundin& General, hir Materiel C<nmand teels that the rosponaibillt.7 - ••signed to hir.l tor collecting and developing information and intolligence on th• 11tly1ng discs" should be ccmpl.ocented by a re(luiromont that all ir Force installa \ tions in the Unit:.cd statue and Al.aak.a provide a miflU1W!l o! one each righter or ni4ht intercept.or t7pe uiroratt, ld..t.h MceBs ry crawo, on ll cont inucuu alert baais . Tbee• aircra.tt should be equipped with gun camera, and such amar.tent as deaned act,1.sable, in order to secure photographs neeeasar., to the obta1rmont ot all poeeible dnta on any reported and ei..zhted unuaual phonCQona, ot the r.r~ disc" t7pe, in the o.tmoisphore. 3: lt is envisaged that each ir Force ir,~till ti~n mainta~ aircrart on an alert bdn1s !or ,thia purpose ttould inve:stigii.to t.ll unusua1 t)¥ing oojocts reported tree any sou.re• in any area over which it hns cognii.C.nce . Such e prograa 1 wow.d. obvioua1¥ require & detailed Standard Cperoting ~ rocedure, in the preparation ot wbich ir v.teriel ~nd ahould ccoperuto. J+. 'Yuur commt:nte and/or concurrence s.re req_uectcd• C. P. CABELL Brigadi.er Ceneral, u.s.A.F. Chie f , Air I ntel . Heq. Div. Directorate of Intelligence C ~
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Source text · mention only. _AFOJ'll -4 (Re• 5 Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * a . RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASS I FICATI ON: FROM: DATE: 6 Feb 48 AFOIR-CO TYPE: SUMMARY: SUSPENSE 11 Fl ying Di s cs11 DATE ________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ DATE RECE I VED DI R/ I NT NO. c . SPE - REMARKS DATE ----'-f-~---- \ ~ USE OTHER SIDE THI S SHEET FOR ADD ITIONAL RE MARKS d. TO BR. DOWN 0 IP- PP 0 IP-FL ADMIN o'rR-CO OIR-DD OIR-AA OI R- CM OIR- RC OA I -OA OA I -DA OA I - AE OA I -AF OAI-SV OCI- I S OCI-RR OC 1- C I ' TO UP } E} } } TO DOWN DIV. _ _ _ AFOIP ___ AFOA! ___ AFOCI X Action V Coo rdination TO UP e. DATE REC ' ~R ACTION A~..,- SIGNED -~--'---=---=--=-x=----- DATE /----...-----.! :-t DATE ..,...._-~.....,_;:.L..Q TO DOWN DI R/INT TO UP --- ASST EXEC --- ___ ASST EXEC ___ ___ EXECUT IVE ___ DIR/I NT 8-3477,AF * -
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Source text · mention only~:..-_.:;,...:.;....,-,-:;-· "'JROlR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544 -" - 6 Feb 48 7 B/Ltr fin AMC dated 16 Jan 48, subject: 11 Flying Discs" AFOIR-C0-5(A-2523) 1st Ind. ~ Dept; . ot the Air Porco, Hg. U, ~, aabingt.on 25, b. c. 9 - FEB 19- !'U; Ca:mionding Hone:ral, A~ llatcricl COlUlW:il, 1sht- e.tter~on Afr Force &t.ue, Dmon, ,Ohio A'fftt: T~DIU I""'. /' l. fhe Central Int.nlli,sonce Aceney h&s contactod tho , ow York ottlco or Zitt-Oavis P12bliahing Ca:tpan,y in cc:mnection nth basic l.et.ter' s request fl,)l' iu.toraation on 11JW&udng Stor1u 11 and their pub~cat.ion ot items r► gard.int Fqing Diaes . ~ 2. The Central L"lt.elllgene Aeene7 represent.ativc at.ates that the let.tera !ran readera, i.11 the poaseaai.on or the publishing company, aro of no valuo i.rl.O.Guch as thcJy ure :0-a:t ischocu children, illitcratee, "cracl< pot1" , etc . None had a sensible report in ~nnectiun ith oight.ii-.ga, and oat. bordorad on the !ant~stic side . 3. The tcaturo article tmich ,ut to hL.vo appeared on •~4,ng Diaea was ltt'it.ten by a. mn -.ho cl.a.b2o tile diocs _canate tl"CCl a 'tAu-i•d under ground city 1n the boftlD ot the ·eart.h, mich he haa vi:iitod . r Qtnner, ZUt- Davi.a fubl1ahing Ca:r.~ny h~ve cancalle\l this ,st.ocy beccu::ie it 1a not amar.ing enough, ntid. instead are going to run a at.or., ,,bout a huge red spider which ca::.eo dom to earth fran l!ars anll capt,uro.15 hie.ams tor a l!artinn mua9Ul:t. ~ l4. Thio Ottice bas inatructed t.he Central lnt.elligonc• Agon~ llepr~nent.nt.1Yea t,o ptop aiv .turt.r.er ett'ort.cs i.n t.hi& matter {to their ruliot) and aem.uneo that. 7our ca=:nnd will wioh no furt,hor ote;>.'J tai:ea in thie dil'"ection .4 BY' COUlWlD OF flu: CH.LEF' OF STAFF, DOUGLASS W. EISEMAN Lt. Colonel. u.s.A.P. Executive. Air rnt~lligenoe Bequtrements In .Oireoto~t• o,t lalt.elliaeDM ~~
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Source text · mention only~ HEJ.rQUAA'l'ERS AIR MAT.ERIEL Cui1...I.ND l.CI/Hla1/ dill \,right Field , Dayton, Ohio 16 Jan 48 SUBJECT: "Flying Dis cs" TO: Chief of Staff United ~ates Air Force ,\ashington 25, D. C. AttBBtion: Lt. Col . George Garrett Collection Branch, Air Intelligence lteq. Div. Office, Director of Intell igence l. An employee of this Department recently called the attention of the undersigned to a number of letters appearing in A...AZING STO:rtl1S Magazine on the subject of flying discs. Several past issues of the magazine were then reviewed, and it does appear that the readers of AMAZING STORIES have reported a number of such incidents which ,<rare not previously available to the Air Forces. ~tis understood that a feature article on this subject is under preparation by AMAZING STOltThS. A preprint copy of this article, together with a copy of the letters available on this subject, would be of considerable interesti 2 . pt.ie to the nature of the publication Ar...AZING STORil!.S and the unfavorable publicity which might accrue to the Air Force if an official request were made for such material, this headquarters,cannot contact the poblisher directly. It is therefore requested that arrange ments be made through appropriate channels whereby the desired infor mation may be obtained . 3. It is realized that the above request is unusual, however, until such time as the so-called 11l''lying Disc" phenanenon is laid to rest, all possible sources of information should be utilized. 4 . aMAZING ~'TO.h.I.r:;S is published monthly by the Ziff - Davis Publishing Canpany at 1$5 North \~abash Avenue, Chicago l, Illinois . The New York office is located in the l!mpire $tate fuilding, New York 3, New York . FOd 'l'lfo O:W..ANDING GL..NERAL: /s/ H.k . 11.cCOY Colonel, USAF Chii.f of lnte~ligence
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Source text · mention onlyAFOill-4 (Rev Ii Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * a. RECORD OF, BASIC-' CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST· FROM: * SUMMARY : DATE RECE IVED DIR/ INT ' ' ,, ·- d. TO 8R. DOWN OIP-PP 01 P- FL AOMIN 'f---.oIR-CO OIR- DD OIR-AA 01 R-CM OIR-RC OAI-OA OA I-OA OAI -AE OAI-AF OAI-SV OCI-IS OCI-RR OC 1-C I DATE: TYPE: s T1.0 - 1R~;£S 11-'IJ. an- rhwu~/VltR~ ~~~l ~T TO TO DIV. TO UP DOWN UP , } tr} AFOIP AFOIR ® f 'f(,(; } AFOAI } AFOCI b. CLASS IFICATION: DATE ASGD NO. DATE NO. SUSPENSE -=--;;z &_,4-~ _ --+---= M ? .,.,"'-C:i? BY _ _..;:: R -""-.- __O ;.._____;/_.c..._ 5'_ ~ l)...'Wa..lttL A • TO DOWN ~ I . NY DIR/INT TO UP ASST EXEC ASST EXEC EXECUTIVE DIR/INT X Act ion Coo rd i nation e . DATE REC'D f. DISPATCH DISPATCH meACTION ASJ ~ SIGHED :it2: OATE DISPATCHED
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Source text · mention only-----~- A'FOIR-CO/.Lt Col Garre t t/lwd/4544 6 Fob 48 -,. HEADQUARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMAND 111~•·~.,.~~Mitchel Air Force Base, New Yor k IN REPLY REFER TO: ') tlP.l ID ;; . SUilJEC'?i transmittal or Roport ot"- Flyi:nt Dieoa. !Ot Chier or ste.!'1' • Unitod states Ur Foroe., ih1ngton 26. D. C • Mtlls Director 0£ Intelligence, Air Intell. Roquirementa Div. Inolo1ed herewith ls a oow ot lettor, Fourth Ai r Foroe , auojeot, "R$port 01' Flyiag Dlsca," 16 January 1948, with 1 Inoloaure , for 7our intorJration &lid tilo . ' .... FOO !RE COtmA.NDil!G OCMERALa . R. !I. JllITli Colo.a.el, USAP 1 b.01.. .AC/S- Intell . Ltr , 4:AP., 81.lbj i •apt 0£ FlyinJ D1aoa," 16 Jan 48, w/1 Incl . Dept . -ot the 1.ir For.co, ¾i • o Jui, a hington 25, o. ~ C6 TO: ' ndi.ng Ounert1l., Air ter.ii l ~and, lrj,eht.-Patt.or.oon ir F.orce &a , 'Dayton., Chio A~l.: 'f..,!lD Forwarded as a mntter pert.o.ini.ns o your. c ud. EY C® tliU OF ~m; OHW GP .., ~: DOUGLASS W. EISEMAN Lt. Colonel . U.S.A.J'. .i Incl . Ex.ecut t Vij.. iJ.'-' :IPt·eU:igentle :R8Qll n/c DJ.N:¼O\: l!flt.o, or J;ilt$l,l~~~
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Source text · mention onlyAFOIN-♦ (Re•~ Dee 47) COVER SHEET .t * * - t · RECORD OF BAS'IC COR'RESPONDENCE OR REQUES1 " FROM: DATE: . TYPE: fUHMARY: .. ~ DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT b. CLASS IF !CATI ON: - coNfflEll!IA.L. SUSPENSE 7 tu- .. DATE ASGD BY &l/l, NO. ::) t..J- SPEC IAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS , c. DATE NO, USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADD IT IOMAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DIP-PP fL} }OIP-FL .AFOI P ASST EXEC ADMIN . J... OIR-CO ~ ASST EXEC OIR-DD &if)OI R-AA AFOIR 01 R-CM '2..f<+- EXECUTIVE OI R- RC , OA I-OA } DIR/INTOA I-OA . OAI -AE AFOAI OA I- AF OAI-SV OCI-I S } OCI - RR AFOC I OC 1-C I ...... ...... X Action .. . . . . .... .. v Coordination · / e. DATE REC'D BR 8 FES 1948 f. DISPATCH o?/.-U¢/_I Fl LE • ACTION AS~ -~~ DATE DISPATCHED BY / / ,,R._ ✓ TO 111te SIGNE D ~ DATE DATE DIS PATCHED ,7//J'/J/<"/ , / 8-3477,AF
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Source text · mention only- HEADQUARTERS AIR DEFENSE COMMANDIN REPLY MffeH.EL-•~~~~~REFER TO: Mitchel Air Force Base, New York D 519.l ID SUBJECT1 Transmittal of Intellitenoe Informs.tion. TOt Chief of staff, United states Air Force, V.shington 25, D. c. A!TENTION: Dir6ctorate of rn~elligonco, Air Intelligence Require~enta Division. Inclosed herewith 1• a carbon oopy of letter, Fourth Air Force, subject as above, 6 January l9i8, ~ith l lnclosure, for your information and tile. FOR THE CO:wANDING GEBERALs R. H. SMITH Colonel, USAF 1 Incl. AC/s- Inte 11. !,tr, 4AF, subj, "Trans. of Intoll. Info~" 6 Jan 48, w/1 Inol . AFOilt-C 5 lit Ind. D pt • ot tno Air l~orce , liq. USAF, D. o. TOi U'J:W1ding Oenel'il, Air tor~el C~nd, .F.orcc 1?.a~e, Dcyton, Chio :ATTt~, TuD:W Forwar.dod ao a r.otter port.a~ t.o your ccmm.nnd. liY C<lll!Mll) OF fflE CHlEf ClF l;f/lY, • ~ , 4 .J,,/ ~ (/, ~ 'l)OUGLASS W. EIQTW._✓Jv. ~JJ/, ;! ~ Lt.. Colonel. u~c,~....J A~...... t Executive . Atr ln1ell1senoe Requ1~~it1 ~. g Jl1roctorato or int.ell~ :.,;li--1l l:riol. ;.◄ H~c ---w/trl,..'-7 ~,(A " ~G~t)~P~ L◄ ~F=FIFTD~g~t4~f~l~A~
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Source text · mention onlyDI工,USAF -26Fb48 e元 DEPARTMENE OF-THD-AIR POROE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE t12 0 WASHINGTON 9 6Februarg SUBJECT: Baporting of Inforntion on #Flying Diaagn TO: Cornanding GenerallSezatogio Alr Coaand Comnanding Genere2 Alr Dafonse Gozand Comnandlng General, Tactical Alr Cend Conngnaing Gonere Ar Tralnine Censnod Cotmanding General Geunarding Ganoxa Alauken Ac Ccmend Comanding Cnern Tranopoe Gammand Connanding GanereL,Aar Mstorlol Gonmand 1.Any Lnforation portainfngto tho Blghting of 6o-called rlying dlaca,whioh ls becurad by or coney to the attenbion of Mr Foroe lnutalle tlona wichin the United Statea andlaska,wdll bo Cotuarlod diroct to ths Gommaniing Ganoral, Alr Matorlol Conoand,Wright-Pettoraon Air Ferce Baseg Dayton,Chio, Attention: TsDi 2Suoh rapozto will be Bent dAroot,and not through ordinary channola but capios of all euch Lnfoxmatlon m be supplied the Comnand Headguartare or the installation concarmcA 3 In observing the gbova procodure for reporting inforaatlon on ying diso sightinge, ovory effort wii be made to inclue the following items: Looation and time of eighting Weathor at/the ttne Nemog,cogupations and addronsoa ofwitneseo6 do Photograpoe of objaots, if available Sketaheaot objectle configuratlon Objoct lghted: (1）Nobar （5） (9）Sonand Speed Stepe 9 Hoading (0） Ehauat trail or not Sigo Nancuvorabilie Color Altltudo g.Caneral Rnnarks 4o A copy o all roporte or sunariag cf infoznationsont to Air Haterdel Coonand ln aocordance with the above provlslone will be forwstded at tho aame tins to thla Hendguertere, Attontion: pirector of Intelllgenee SHoadguarbore,Aiz Materiel Co#and ia authcaized dlrecb contact Bith instellatione of the sddzsageou of thie lettor a conhsctica wlth tha developiont of informaticn on flyiog dtoca。 TED 33o2aimmtulen
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Source text · mention only... . . Ltr to CG: jor c..,..........u,,.,..... dtd ;, Fob 48. oont• d 6., .i; Air • t •rial Cui.;i;llDnC& N>pol't III ao are c llod tor b,r Far , ~ £.. o :-,t, 1JeC8mb Aw;, ~IJbJ Cti1 ,•,~• • lh.oC t: <= e,,1~ i;~ 'P. C~J..L 8;· . ,-: Gonortt.l,. u . Bt-A.F(' Ch, i ,. A,;~ I:'£,;:~ P~. !?!Vo Di. Qv ·n~.e or Int~lllv.An~~
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Source text · mention only,7iS?ly . ' - •' ~+tv MEWRANDUM FOR RlOCORD PROBIJ!ll 1. To direct all AF installations in the ZI and Ala.ska to make any reports ot "fiying Disc " sightings direct to T-2, Al(C. FACTS A?ID DISCUSSIOO 2. By letter from Dir. •f Research & Development, USAF, to CG, AJI.C, dated 30 Dec 47, AJI.C was assigned responsibility for the collectien, cella• tion, evaluation, and distribution ot all information and intelligence pertinent to flying discs. - J. In accordance with this letter, there.fore, and with verbal arrange- ments between Col. McCe;r, AllC, and Lt.Col. Garrett, OIR-CO, it is necessa17 that AF .field installatiens in the ZI and Alaska be directed to pass all subject reports and information direct to T-2 AMC. 4. Overseas agencies are being advised of our requirements in this field by means o.f a Collection Memoranaa through normal ID channels. &CTION 5. Attached letter,! to all Major Air Commands, ZI, and Alaskan Air CGmmand. COORDINATI<W 6. Col. McCoy, TSDIN, HQ AMC Tl,_S'ffflC leD ~
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Source text · mention only.lFOill-4 (R.eY II Dec 47 ) COVER SHEET * * * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. , CLASSIF ICATION: FROM: DATE: 5 Feb 4S AFOIB-CO TYPE: n i t .+.n - & SUMMARY: 11 Reporting of Inf ormation on "Flyin g D is cs 11 SUSPENSE DATE ' ASGD BY DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. c. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS ~uid/4--~ ~~7~;;;: DATE NO. USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADD ITIOHAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO " TO DIR/INT TO DOWN UP DOWN lJP DOWN UP OIP-PP }OIP-FL AFO I P ASST EXEC ADMIN OIR-CO ~} ASST EXEC OIR-DD ✓ ~OIR-AA AFOIR OIR-CM 9 ~ EXECUTIVE OIR-RC -tt-, OA 1-0A } DIR/INT OAI - OA OAI -AE AFOA! OAt-AF OAI-SV . OCI-IS } OCI-RR AFOCI " OC 1-C I ...... ...... X Action r ...... ...... v Coordination e. DATE REC'D BR f. DISPATCH Fl LE ACT ION ASGD ~ DATE ...J DISPATCHED BY TO DATE J ..4 ... ~ DATE DISPATCHED -SIGNED ~ 8-3477 , .lF -
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Source text · mention onlyg. TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCT IONS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE HO. \ DATE ________ _h. TO: HO. _________ _ ~'L..___________________________ _ _______ _ ____ __, 8-3477, AF
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Source text · mention only"':Ci\ifiifilStJ;f!.ltti Garrett/rdhJ73605/l1t.n 6 Feb 48 ~ffn1\1B . ~ Ati'Om-C0-5 - ' 60BJECTr ~ D!Gce 'i'Oc C ~ ameral .. tdr ~ teriel CO!'UIOnd irich~fbtterson Air Force lbsc ~on,. :Ohle nm rs»m ttnchcd is d1ticnal sub ct. mat rlnl h1ch we.s tamer]¥ 1n tiles of 'Or. Ca:rrcll, .Ai~ l.nt.ollieence Div1si~ . p 1t) OF THi:; Cfil OF b"! 1 DOUGLASS W. EISEMANl :Incl Lt. Colonel. U.S.A.P.File terial on ,Executive. Air Intelligence Requtremsatt, DiYe·F,J.iin,g lica Direotorate ot Intelligence
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Source text · mention onlyAFOill-4 (lleT Ii Dec 47) COVER SHEET * OIR-CO TYPE:* Lt r SUMMA RY : Flyin g Discs SUSPENSE DATE ________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS ~~-'!~due .:::'--- USE OTHER SIDE TH IS SHEET FOR ADD I Tl OHAL REMARKS d. TO SR. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN UPOIP- PP 01 P-FL AFOIP }A~IN ~} ii) OIR-CO OIR-0D OIR- AA AFOIR OIR-CM ~ OIR-RC OAI-OA OA I-OA OAI-AE AFOAI OA I-AF }OAI-SV OCI-IS OCI-RR AFOCI OC 1-C I } X Action V Coordination TO DOWN OIR/IMT ASST EXEC TO UP ASST EXEC EXECUTIVE DIR/IHT 8- 3477 , &F
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Source text · mention onlyg . TO: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS (Continued) ' OATE NO. DATE ________ _h. TO: NO. ______ _ _ _ ... 8- 3477, AF
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Source text · mention onlyAFO.IR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4.544 2.3 Jan 48 ..:; v AFon-co..5 SUB.J.6C'l'z • P~ lie lntomat.ion TOt Ccn:umding General, Air ltat.er1el. Cta~d, 4"18ht-Patteroon Air Foree &oe, ll&Tton. Chio ATTN, 'l'~DDJ l. Attached is the Won::iational. tll on t~ing dines which mus tome?"lt l'l&intainod in the 1r .I.ritolligenc• D1vi11on, this Heodquartera • •2. Thie tile is so~ 7ou 1n accordance with this Headquarter•' letter datod 30 Decmber, .Sltbject ' 1 F~ina Di.sea". m CQ.1J ~.UD OF fflE cHmF OF STAFF: . l Incl . ile on F13rina Disc Intormnt.ion .,-, DOUGLASS W. EISEIAAN Lt. Colonel , u.s.A.B. Ex~av~1,o. r,· ~ ellig ence Requirements DiY. Directorate or Ip ~ligenoe
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Source text · mention onlytFOill-4 (Rey II Dec 47 ) COVER SHEET * * a, RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIF I CATION : SUSPENSE DATE _________ _ ASGD BY _______ _ NO. FROM: AFuIH- CO DATE: 23 Jan 48 TYPE: ! il let ter SUMMARY: Flyi ng Di s c I nformntion DATE RECEIVED DI R/INT c . SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE ---------- NO, USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADD IT I OHAL REMARKS d. TO 13R. TO TO DIV. TO DOWN UP DOWN UP 0 IP- PP 0 IP-Fl AFOI P ADMIH OIR-CO OIR- DD t'~~} } OIR- AA AFOIR _,, 01 R-CM 0 IR-RC OA 1-0A OAI - DA OA I-AE AFOA! OAI-AF }OAI-SV OCl-1S OCI-RR AFOCI OC 1-C I } X Action Coordination TO DOWN DIR/ nn ASST EXEC TO UP ASST EXEC EXECUTIVE DIR/ I NT e. DISPATCH DISPATCHED BY jII~ DATE DISPATCHEDSIGNED
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Source text · mention onlyAFO!.B/CO/Lt Col Oarret-t/rdh/TJ605/wtn 20 Jan 48 ~ 21 JAN 1948 AfOIR~O TOa r-moenMna General Ur llat.er1el C.,..nd l"J.gllt...Pat.teNCG Ur Force ll&ff, Daytoc, Cld.o Aftla TS>D Tbe at.taobed col"Nap~1tu:lerm• u t01'91a1'd.e<1 aa a •tter pel"ta1¢ng to 1ov comancS• Bt COWWID OF Tl1& CBI&F' Of stAFPt DOUGLASS W. EISEMAN Lt. Colonel, U.S.A.~. I• 1-..eCL tive , Air I uve lli gence Requirements D1-Y.2 Incle D1.reotorate of int elligonoe1. Ur dt4 U Jan 48 tr llilU&&n 2. :Ltr dtd lS Jen 48 tr Et.ti.l £vane '-'tu/~ :; ~ -;-,a,,v,
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Source text · mention onlyG SLIP DATE t ATTENTION DATE ATTENTION FOLLOWING ACTION (S) AS CHECKED COORDINATION NOTE AND RETURN INFORMATION NECESSARY ACTION RECOMMENDATION FILE SEE OR PHONE ME APPROVAL SIGNATURE
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Source text · mention onlyDEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCE Office of Air Adjutant General ROUTING SLIP TO: __SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE __CHIEF OF STAFF __VICE CHIEF OF STAFF ASST. VICE CHIEF OF STAFF SECRETARY OF THE AIR STAFF __DC/S PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION ~ dC/S OPERATIONS __DC/S MATERIEL __A IR BOARD I COMPTROLLER INSPECTOR __ ECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS __._HEADQUARTERS COMMANDANT FOR: __APPROVAL __COORDINATION __CORRECTION AS INDICATED __DIRECT REPLY ==IJl,!"6RMAT I ON ~ ECESSARY ACTION __NOTE PR IOR .TO DISPATCH _ ~ LEASE RETURM SUSPENSE SLIP WITH COPY OF REPLY __PREPARATION OF REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF_____________ _ __SIGNATURE H.G. ~ COLON ~~LYr./ AIR ADJUTANT GENERAL
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Source text · mention onlyAFOill-4 (Rey IS Dec 47) COVER SHEET * ' *a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST FROM: DATE: , ~ /4~ & ~ V-<--<-. -9.;,- TYPE: ?ito' SUMMARY: L L~~ b. CLASSIFICATION: SUSPENSE ,lo/ -··~7 DATE ,d2t; I .:;~ '-ft 'J ASGD BY DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT oZ,o ...rk/V, '41,F NO. 01 /V 6396 c. , • ~ SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS e~"' ~ , ~ .Ratiiu DATE t I ~ ~ I t tlJ ~ it, ~ (J4 . ~ o. '-,t_ ,4(. e. ' ~Mf 1'., t(U. I c;, D.G-. USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ llfl TO DOWN IJ p DOWN UP DOWN ~ OIP-PP } &b,.:fOIP-FL AFOI P ASST EXEC ADMIH i. OIR-CO -r;;--- } ~ AFOIR ® ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA 01 R-CM w~ )fr EXECUTIVE OIR-RC OAI-OA } DIR/INTOAI-DA OAI-AE AFOA! OA I-AF OAI-SV oc1-1s } QC I-RR AFOCI QC 1-C I ...... ...... X Action . . . . . . ...... v Coo rd i nation e. DATE REC';~ ~ C qJ"t-.,.\.. f. DISPATCH Vl!u\-0. Fl LE ACTION AS TO ~ I:- 6 DATE DISPATCHED BY/J//v /// ~ C To(!f_4 l-'1 C..... SIGNED ''!.~~.,,,..- DATE '!Jn ..,I.. II,. DATE DISPATCHED -:i-2-- y - I V f/ -- , , '
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Source text · mention only- - .. AFOIR-CO/Col . Garr ett/jh/4544 r 4 Feb 48 ~ ~--4, 1/ yHEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence Hamilton Field, California 4AFDA-1208-I Jan 15 1948 ' SUBJECT: Report of Flying Disc. TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Forces Washington, D. C. ATTN: Director of lntelligence Attached report for your information . /s/ Donald L. Springer DONALD L. SPRINGER Lt . Colonel, USAF AC of S, A-2 1 Incl Rpt of Flying Disc . AFCIR-C0-5 lat Ind. Dept . ot the :Air Vorce, Hq. USAP., •hiilg t on 25• o. c. 6 - FEB M ~Ot Coma.andµig General , Air l~teriel Command, 17rig4t- l'atterson Air Force ea.., Dmc>n, Ohio A'l"l'N: TSDIB Yonarded a1 ~ aatter pertai~ to ;,our COliiltand. BY COYU-\ND OP 'l'UE CHIEF OF STAFF, ... .DOUGLASS W. BISEIWI .........._ l Incl Lt. Colonel, U.S.A.IP. n/c Execu~ive, Air Intell1~ ence Requirements MT. Directorate ot Intelli,&eDOe
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Source text · mention onlyDATE=l s 8an 48 =?.::£ _ ..swu; ~Wlil ton ·JJ.. ~1.t ( 4t.1l ir Force) TYPE,}. • NO.: 247424 FILE DESIGNATION ANO DATE: 1w ort. or~ i.dsc l Jncl. s wbs C' r TO: DATE: TO : DATE: TO: DATE: REPLIED OR INOO RSED 'TO: FILED (PLACE): OTHER ACTION:
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Source text · mention onlyA.FOIi!-• (Re• 15 Dec •7).. ")I COVER SHEET * * a, RECORD Of BAStt· CORRESPONDENCE FROM: SUMMARY: DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT * OR REQUEST ~ DATE : TYPE: b. CLASS t FI CAT ION: - ,,_ _ _,;, ~ • --••I lilll' '- H f f~lo. SUSPENSE DATE rP er ~ (/ ASGD BY ~/£ NO. / -#' 9.Y J c, SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS DATE HO, USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDIT IONAL REMARKS d, TO \3R, TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP0IP-PP }OIP-FL AFOI P ASST EXEC ADMIN ~ OIR-CO AFOIR t1jiJ ~ ASST EXEC OIR-DD OIR-AA p1R-CM /l;J I 6. EXEC UT IVE 0IR-RC S' /,A/) OAI-OA } DIR/INTOAI-OA OAI-AE AFOAI . OAI-AF OAI-SV OC I-IS } OCI-RR AFOC I OCI-C I ...... ...... X Act ion ... . . . ...... v Coordination I /) e. DATE REC'D BR ~~~:HS f. DISPATCH /2'2'-f"//✓ l• Fl LE DATE DISPATCHED BY ~ /~ TO , fl ''{ eACT ION ASGD TO SIGNED DATE DATE DISPATCHED ,Z../µ./ u·C/ / / 8-3•77,.t.F
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Source text · mention only___ ~- AFOIK-4 (ReY C) Dec 47) COVER SHEET * * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST * FROM: DATE: TYPE: SUMMARY: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS us d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. DOWN UP DOWN OIP-FL ___ AFOIP_OI P-PP ~--} A00IT IONAL DATE RECE I VED DI R/INT ADMIN _ _ _,_,XO IR-CO } ___ OIR-DD ~ _OIR - AA _ ,f IR .;.____ 01 R-CM ___ OIR-RC OAI-OA } ~ ___ ~::=~: ___ ' 'f ~ ( AFOA! ___ OAI-AF ___ ___ OAI-SV ___ oc1-1s } ___ OCI-RR ___ ---=-- AFOCI ___ OCI-CI . ActionX Coordinatio n e. !-.,-,......::.."1....ll.✓tr7 SIGNED ~~~~~-.l--. DATE ...._.'------4'___._.,.. ¾-......&111!!..?.-+- DATE b. CLASSI FICATION: SUSPENSE DATE / ef j/e,-..- ':{ L u ASGD BY L..--(. a(~ No.@//\/ G239 I DATE __V-t:c:J:,,.:..--"'---'1-_f__ NO, I REMARKS TO DtR/INT TO DOWN ~p / 7 ~ :SST EXEC ~ASST EXEC ___ ~ECUTIVE ___ \}>f DIR/INT DISPATCH DISPATCHED BY Ot:Y DATE DIS PATCHED 8-3477,AF
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Source text · mention only000.9 Flying Discs 30 Dec 47 l'ROMa HDGRS, USAJ' TO AMO Slf.BJECT& J'lying DiBCI Ltr !rom this Headquarters, dated 30 Dec 47 with subject as above, the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command was instructed to Mset up a project whose pur pose is to collect, collate, evaluate and distribute to interested government agencies and contractors all information concerning sightings and phenomena. in the atmosphere which can be construed to be of concern to the nati onal security". Signed by General 0raigie See B&R l to Director of Plans & Opera tions under date 12 J'eb 48 8 ee Central 7iles for file cop7 of t his letter ~
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Source text · mention onlyAFOAI-OA Written: 18 Dec. 1947 • .Anal,sl.a of 1ny1.n& Diac I Report•• Director of ( S 2/fiC 1941 Directm" or InUll.igence Lt .Col .Tboau/uc/6625. 1. Attached are t.wo paper•, _. prepared by U. Direetorate or Intelligence, OSJJ', Snbjecta ".Anal,-1• o1 1ny1.ag Di.so' Jieporta , • and one prepared by tbl Air terial Cowend, SUbJect, •.AKC Op1n1• Concemi.Da •Fl.Jing Diec• •.• 2. 1'be Dlrectcrate 01' Intell1gcce paper au:raaris•• present. tnfon:aatJ..on and ob..nation• concerning •fl.Ji.Di diaca • and 'indicate• the lines ot .investigation which .baff been pursued aince t~ first siibUnge were reported . · 3. u pat"t or the• :inwetigation9 UMt Alie waa requeste4 to make an independent study, end U. attached reply indicates that •it 1, poalll.ble Yitbin t.be preNDt u. S . knwledp-prorided exteca:l:f'e detail.ed develop!lftti:. is and.ertalte-c--to conatnact a pl.loted aircraft which has tbe ,re:1fl'r"1. ct.ecript1on • •• (at the tlp.ng diaca) ••• which 1r011ld bl capable of e a:ppro'ld.ilate nnp ot 71 000 111.lea at aubaonic n speeds.• ~ 4. '.'1'he A.IE ~rt reeoaiaencl• the 1a9Wlllce ot •a d1ree1.1w t:1 I aastgrrl.o.g a prlorlty, Ncu1t7 cluaification and eo~ naae for a ~ cteta led :stuctr of tht.e matter to 1.nclude -t.l• prepiarat:lon ot comple'\e n ~ aotri o! all 1.vnleble and pertinent data• whi.cb -..o..1d b6 uaa avail 0 ~ l• to ell ~n~reated ~nci•• • ~ l%J 5. In rlffl ot the coacluaiona reached u a Nault or the etud:y 0 t:r,1 or tbt prob1~a Mde jn tb1.e office, U. Direotor or Intelll.gence H concur& i r. t...."he At.t! reeo!l!llend&tion and torwarda it !or 70u.r con:d.de:rat1on . !2: and reply to the CG, A,\:C . Request reply be coordinu.ted with this ~ Directorate. H ;z Ir.cl a. 0 ~ 1 . Subj :•Analysja of n t;,:J •Flying Dtae' :sport• .• QIOI\GE C. "McDO?tALD 2. Subj: •ltlc Opiuion Con Major Genera l, USAF cc:'lli~ 'Plying ecs•," Direotor o! IntelligonQ~ 4•4Sep.231947 .
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Source text · mention only!J.'SDW/mllt/ 4!./6-.4lr.JO $t'P 2 l 1941tsDm Aile Opinion Oonoc:mi~ 1Fl C nd1.h G Air Fore gton 25 o. TI I Drig. Omer Oeo A.C/. 2 1. A re eat----d w -AC/ 2 thcr i a pr scntcd below t h cor.oidcrea opiz!1.cn or t his c:om'1?,?IQ cone~ t oo-oallod c lying ntaon" . !rhis opinJ.o.n ,1it b:iscd on 1ntcrro ro.t1cn report. data £urnish a bT AO/AS-2 ana. pnlhdm.ey studi a b7 personnel o f - 2 ana 1rcra bor, to17, 1iieer- ~ rl.clcn - 3. This opinion 1'i a arrl.ved t ii.n a conferenc between personnel tro th :rn.titut of 'Toolmolor7, Intall.igonce r - 2, Orticd , Chief at iriec.r D1via1 on. an t.hc i\lrcr.:1ft, er Plant and Propell.eit :taborotories ot inee riJl a JllVim.on T- 3. e. I~ i s tho opinion t.hnt, • a . fho phe~on reported !a eomothin:; real and net fl.s.iO?llU7 or £ic\.1t1C7lla . :re a ro objacte r oba~ appr mat in8 the ahaoe ot a cU.ee, ot ci ablc 0 1 .0 as to appear to 'bo s 1'lr e o s can- o aircra ft . c. 'Jh re 1a po9aibUit7 thut e o of th inci dcnto ca.us d b7 natural pheno nu, such a or11. d. '!ho reported opUrat inc c mr rlat1cs auc.li u extreJ!e r t s ot clintb , neuvcrnb1Ut7 (particular~ 1n roll) , and ot1on 111hich l!il18t bo corud dered evasbe llhen oichWd or contacted by trien~ air er .ft am~ dar, 'h>nd beL1ef ti<> th pooa1b1llt7 that oom ot th obj eta re control.l ed 1t r ~, a~ ticl\l.3¥ or rc;mot~ . • Th• appnrent OOlllllat descripti on or t ho. obj eta i e ns f ollowns - (l} ~ llic ligh t ret lflct ing aurr ac .
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Source text · mention only1c :Ltr '£r CO., llYC., , to CO, Alu•., ash. D. C. enbj 11AIE ()p1.nian Con- tt~g Dicosff . (2) A nc ot trall., except ~ a ~ff lnstanc Tlhcn the ob.1ect appm-G?Jt'q s opcr.ititlg utldcr hlBh l)IJrfor ce c;onditlons-. (3) c~ or tlipt1eal. in ~ , flat on bottoa d domd en~. (4) c-..,..-..a1 reports of wll opt ormt1cn flishts ve.r)1ru? from three to rilne objects. (5) 13 no a.a oointM sd.Unrl1 except .in three tru,t,ances bstantioJ. rwnblln'T ro.-;ir m:is not1X!. (6) tovel tUgbb tea. £ • It 1rs possi .b thhl th o !Pre nt U • • koowl - pro- • e..:..'-'tonslve detniled crtsk - to co:,a'truct a p • cc.l liircl"Gf't baa crwtJ,c:m or ru ob,1 ct ih fflat'\ Pb ( ) ch 1row.d ba 'Of on t.e r.:lilg Of 7000 'l.~e at. aubsoni rq- dovelo :to in thia eguntey alo . th lino indicated ~ be ,art:.w11innl.iy ·~iens t o., t a01'13Ul:line and :t t.l) coneiderablo ~ -~se c£ current projcote tlntl tJJ.orofo:ro, U directed, iGboUld be set up 1n- 4e,Pond.mt)a of Old.atiM projects . considorot1on I2l9t be given the :following:• (l) ihe poseibilit7 t thcs Ol"igin - th product or so :not knaml 'to UJ/Ml-2. or thi (2} The lack er ioal. evidence 1n t ,..,..w~ of c eh co d mthlbito 1oh 1rould undem.ab~ prove the m.atcno ot th o ob38cta. (') !'ba ppas1b1Ut.7 that a ti _ ~ nation. Ila a tom ct propµlidon possib~ nuclear, which ts outald.a of our catio knowled • a . Ho:.tdquarters~ ~ Ur Forcoa J.souc directive a cnins prior1t7, aooun.w claaa.,1f'1c.3 n d Code f or dilta11 · ~ OZ thia. mttcr to ~c...ud th ~ tion ot,eampl te sets of all availabl mJd port,1.tl t data tct& wU1 then be va11abl8 to th Arm,, VT, Atpdo n;y :Commission, JP.Im, t.b Air Force Soientittci fi.dvisory ff1"11~, &cA, and th IWID and proj ots 1·or oom:ients r o~rdationa, mth a prel~ ~rt to bo .f'o rcled within 15 dqs of ;receipt or the data and a clot.n1\ed report r,h~r• a ··tcr Cf'l'O'g ,o s as t :lmreat1• ~ ., . U-!>9552
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Source text · mention onlyMEMORANDUM FOR ?.ECORD 18 December 1947 FROBLEP! : 1 . To prepare for signature of the Director of Intelligence an R&R for the Director of Research and ~velopment outlining availab l e information and recommendations concerning problems proposed by 11flying discs . u FACTS AND DISCUSSION : 2 . At the request of the Chief, Air Intelligence Di.vision , an earlier memorandum dated 6 October 1947, Subject: 11Recommendations Relative to Unidentified Flying Objects, 11 was reanalyzed and rewritten as a memorandum . 3 . This memorandum togethe r with a letter f r om Headquarters , Air Materiel Command, Subject: 11AJJC Opinon Concerning •Flying Discs • , 11 dated 23 September 1947, were attached to an R&R addressed to the Di.rector of Research and Development . Note was made in this R&R that the Di.recto r of Intelligence concurred with the recommendations of AMC concerning a specific project to study the ttfJ,.ying disc n situation . ACTION: 4 . R&R forwarded for signature of Uajor General MacDonald . COO!IDINATION: Colonel J . F . Olive, Chief, Air Intelligence Division - Ext . 2542 Lt. Colonel J . E. Thomas, Offensive Air Branch - Ext . 6625
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Source text · mention only, AFOI"-4 (Rev 30 Oct 47) .e. Lu.- -n. , ~ -......* * a. RECORD OF BASIC CORRESPONDENCE OR REQUEST b. CLASSIFICATION: FROM: AFOPJ. DATE: 18 Dec . 47 -SESHM TYPE: - SUMMARY: R & R, Subject: "Analysis of 'Flying . Disc I Reports" SUSPENSE DATE ASGD BY ' DATE RECEIVED DIR/INT NO. c . SPEC IAL INSTRUCTIONS - REMARKS To : AFOIN DATE I'? ,IJ)L . From: AFOAI HO. 1 1. Forwarded for signature. QrO - 2542Cq..,l. Olive USE OTHER SIDE THIS SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL REMARKS d. TO BR. TO TO DIV. TO TO DIR/ INT TO DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP 0IP-PP } AF0I P ASST EXEC~ 01 P-FL 701R-CO ~ • 0IR-DD } 00 AFOIR/2/4OIR-AA ASST EXEC OIR-CM -vVAeZ ~ ~ 0IR- RC OA 1-0A }Gf ~;OAI EXECUTIVE ~OAI-DA 0AI-AE Y-"3 i''- 0AI-AF 0OAI-SV } ASST 0/1 0CI -IS 0CI-RR AFOCI 0C 1-C I DIR/ INl£_4J...... ...... X Act ion ... . . . ' v Coordination...... ,r'"'l C, DATE REC'D BR f . DISPATCH V /;)' Fl LE ACTION ASGD TO DATE DISPATCHED BYO(./Y J,I.,( f ~ :~~J ,i9- • SIGNED DATE DATE DIS PATCHED ~ 8 L~2
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Source text · mention onlyg. To: SPEC IAL INSTRUCTIOHS - REMARKS (Continued) DATE NO. h. TO: DATE _ _______ NO. ________ _ 8 -24 69, AJI'
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Source text · mention only"ANALYSIS OF FLYING DISCI REPORTS Suomary ofInforaatlon a.During the past six nonths repor'ts from several areas of the world have Indicated that unddentified flying objecte, variously identified in flying discs, lights, saoke trails, ete., have been b.Sightings of flying discs in the United States occurred principally in the far west.Observers have been indicated to be reliable and in sone instances several observers have corroborated separate observations of the same phenomenon at the same time. .Outside the continental United States,an objeet and its a twin ran-jet was observed near Necker Ialand from an aircraft on route between Midway and lonoluluy a flying disc reputedly larger than a DC-3 was sighted near Bethel, Alaska. d.In the Far East, three radar intercepts of rapidly moving unidentified objects were made by Umi ted Statea radars operating in Japan. e.o conneetion has been indlcated between the ghost the result of guided missile operations, and the unidentified flying objeets slghted in the Unfted States and Pacifie areas. 2.Discusslon of Reports a.Study of the various reports deaeribing uridentifled flying objects, lights, and amoke traila discloses that certain features are comnon to many of the observations as followst (1)In shape the objects are a thin diee,rounded on top front half of the dise is often circular, sweeping back to a square tail across the full width. (2）The surface is cescribed as metallie or light refleeting. (3)Brtreme maneuverability,coupled with high lateral stability,ls noted.Speed is high, with a snaking motion or a lateral oseillation.A few reports lndicate an ability to hover; to appear 1
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Source text · mention only~ 'illonuine •i.edJ to crocp cpilul.7 ln • t1&b\ to1Mtion , :.,Jd to taa •Tdln eot.1• • OQOd .-uol ot tliaM a.• 1D41.oatii . (4) rra11. ta OMllt , .._,. 111 a tn i.nnlll\oe• au the •bjeot ...-cntl.y 1• epera under bigb perronunoe con<li ou. Thi trail, 1lbeD Mto, ae-.. to be vwy bot, u :indicated by .m.e.bt o~na tiooe •f a glnl.na tn11, and a dRtl• ebH"atiGD of • vat.1 \hat ..,_ a Wide, clean ...tll in a olftd . (S) o.ua ia neiul.17 not uNOiat.ed 1d.th t aJ.ChUnga, al.though a hua oz- 2"tllblin8 roar wu :beard in wo or tbre• S..•t.aa•• • Ho oom,eettoe betwND aoad •d tnil i• indlcatad . (6) atillaud level a;eed I.• nonal.17 gnat.a than JOO (?) Foraatlon l'lilhta •t \hlw - n1mt •bjMt•'" reported by • nral obaenera . (8) 'Dg ane m,ght. ibNnaUOD, a oban&• in al.Mt t:rOII bl....tiite when ~W a nd4ieh Cl.. wbn With4rillt1PI WU oban'WM:l• . N• oOQ].d indicaw .---J•t•• b . !'bi f~ 8" iypioil nporta of o ,er~ t1on• of &.ac•, and lndicaw ~ type and ft.riety ot tbe aourC4a.l of intonsaUcnu J (l} ? J\il;, 1947, fiw rtlani! , <>recon, pell• 01't1ov1 .., ••Ji.al ma:>ff• ot diaoa ~ ••• d1.t£ert1Dt pan• of Pert.land . All eb....,.t1ou •NJ ... within a 111aui. or t1to ot UO, ••• • .J(2) Oil.1 IU11, 1947 , lll.~ Rhoda ot ~li' , Aria . , - • dieo 1n ti. al.ow or -•' and to.t tw photoanPu • Die neul.v.nt. -oture abftwd a nund tnmt. ad -.qua• tail la pl.ml tora . • . I (j) l.O .1u.l.7. 1947, a • oodrntf, PAA mechanic, •b•rnd a circular object f'bin8 at b1.gh ielool t.y aaa l•artni a. t.rail . !be aigbtinc ocwrred near Bariloll al.cf, linfomdleJUl . 'I'wo oU.• :pw... al.ao ...- t.bi tntl . (4) Ozl ll July, l947, tbroe pez-eona at Codto7, Newtound- 1an4, ■aw a disc ny1ng at bi&b veloc1 ty ant! Ji an a mote ira.11 . (S)" Qi 29 ~T, 1947, Eenneth Arnold, wblle fl.Jing near !acaaa , ••Mneton, •• a tormat.t.cm or tl.y1q objects . • a.tch et their •ba.pe •oonwepond.a cloaely to ·that. ahom in tile phowgrapbt ma. 'by • m».aa. QI. \ha .... dq, 'two tnS.ted .States Jd.r •c. pllota at llaa111.QQ field , Calif . , 1CW two fl7,l.D.i iiaca trailing a P-00, t~ 1ng i\ w.uid. Oakland, Calit.
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Source text · mention only, t (6) On 4 Alagtl.at, 1947, thll pilot ad oo,-piln ot a '• tl.Jilla torn 3=ea, wr. aear •tbe1, Alaeta 1 whiin tbt7 uw a t'lT,laa diao J.are•r than tbt1r :,. ftliaS.r airplane wu n11n1 l?O llph, bu\ . the dia tln out ot a1 tin I-our :atauwa. (7) On 12 owsbir, 1947, ttro n.~ d1acn t.rai11.ng ,.t lik• aveama ef fire •re etgbtfld t'rc;u t bri• ot the tcikcr ticlll deroga, accoralng to coM ftic r Cl.aw:le lH 'lUu . • 'lbe Tic~ ditroca n.a :20 idle• orr tbl egon ._.. 1liut801l a&l.d tbi, lwo 41.ace Wf9 in a\ght ,s Memda, so'1 at a ilpNd ••t ai. at. 70C)o,,9()0 • ou.t. r4 tbl north bor1son and ~ ••terl7 1n .a lon&, low arc. c. 7P1cal ot t~ obearrat.to~s -.:aae ot UQbto md t.ralla ratbar \ban diec■ or- obj eta, are theae t.hNe1 . (1) ~ 28 lmM, 194?, .tov USO otfic•r• Ow&ervcc! a light troa •- object lffliob did no\ f'l.7 11.u a ve.nt.1o.nal &1.rcratt . l.i&bt ~ ■lgbted over ·U&\1tWIU Field, llaba1Aa. (2) 6 aaly, 1947, eeftl"&l. peracma, liilwll.na • asa Nr&;eant, ..... •traQpll' .oYl.ng light OYU 111ralaibali, I) ahau • l. pbotograpt,l ~ taken. (J) On 12 S.ptabff. 19''7, the 1-t and oo-pllot of• m Aar1oan aircraft, paaa1AQ abl' tai.na at 0558 00!-, .n l'Ollte trtll dway to llonolulu, aa-n • blue.-...bttea .linht ~1'.in , cben~ug to a Nd41ab gloft upon '11!.t: nw&l. ptlot estimate epeed ot tbe Ueht at abo\\t 11000 'mot•• d. 1'hil tm-.. Ual1-ted 5tate• r~ atercqte or wll.dilnUlled radar t.u-g•t• t;1y.l. near or flff Japan ~ .. tollft'la Cl) 01l l July, 194? • OOA r ar at Ch1to • , . aS.do, ~ picked up a get at l.6 {••, ~••d :1tl xoeee of ,oo s,pb. fld.• tar,et. aplit. up 1.D\e two target•., eacb luga tban • P-:51,. (2) 2 A st., 1~7, a r ar at ''Fnlrnt1a , Japan pS.ek•d up a tar •' at 26 ai'lea in irlstr'tzment weatbei-. rerget 1tlt!¥ll'ft ~ a olla'b to 54 ~• before S.t ~aded. (3) On 16 S.p\eaber, 1947, tm .... rdu a, hlc\iOka, Japan piobd up a i.arget at 89 miles and tracked l t in rt,o 19 _:i.a., '!Wbare tt ta.de • GJ,Md wu SM> to 900 alba s,e baur. fbl.1 •betrva't.1• in cat.• UN ot a b-.q 11tcei...-er1 radini at ~ ~-- .tvtblr ilad.1• MtiJ• ta. P,laib.1.Ut.7 of ga.d radar Kuiba 'teclin14w.. ~ apeed •uaruient 1• belieY•d accurate, id.nee .1.\ wu ma<!•~ a oo4 CJ'n' 1 throu~ a ?0-111.le lGft8 track.
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Source text · mention only. ; J . lnwatteationa -- • • addition to malJ'91na tl19 t"epOrllt conoenwac tl..J1llg d1... md ot»r plm,...,• •batN-"4 bot 1n the UnS.tea St•te• ~ •l.M-.bare tn t!a world., the not.orate o:r lat.lUcence 1 USA!'• bu taken tbt foU.. irli MUeo1 (1) u"ted the J1r terlal C<tac to con ...ct an il'lde- deht 1D.Test1 t1oe . Tbe neulu of thi• •tud1 are Mnt&lMo in a HaadquutAra, Air; 1.etter, 6-.wJeot, •.1iii'.: 9pln\.OQ cerra.tiaa •n~ •ca'•" !Ated 2) Sep~~ 1947., 'llb1eh 1.Dcludaa N.U ·. 1Ddatiu. l•r fUrt.her •tu~ ot W.. problea . (2) cht lnforaatiOD fro. aipropdai.t .-1•• to datffmnc tmat.ber the pbau91Ma ~Gilt 'b9 the NINlt. of bighl) ol.aaai• nea pro~c" t»e1h,r oonduote under Uctte4 tate• aupt°'• • B•epcn•• tc» aw ban DOt. indicated •xiatene. ot an.y- .-rioen -WlOJlllllfttal -~ '!Wt.ich Jll1.&b\. ~•Sn tbt npwt.ed •b•naUoe. . (3) Submitted to a group ot ecienti•t• U. queatlon whetbel' tm •.tl~ saUMr• ib•n t1on• altbt bit t.ba naalt o~ eo• na\val ~CIMlllm• euoh u tall.bag met.eora. l'hUe 1.t. wu adal tte tbu• wu a poasib1lit7 90 tw of tbl illoidenta GCNld have bNll O&\lNd D1 nat.u-&l pbenoaeaa, the ICietJ.aW o-.iuaw that ••b »-••n• o~ ut b&M bM!l N~bl• for allot \be obNnatloaa . • (4} ~neated tb9 edel-al &'1 ot :lnveat.icat.1• t.o c"-o'k the poae1b111ty that the ttAyil:lg ••c•,. epi■odea might. bt :tu reRlt ot a deliberately- plaD.ned eubffrld.•• ettoi't to create -• byata-la , poeai"bly- O• ■ •t•.,.J.D•~1"4 . ~•or ti. tint toutt pa'IOU who had IN)IOrt.d .S.pU!A&a of tlf1.ne diac RN iDffeU.gt.tAd by Uw FBI, .S.tb mgatlft nnlt• :In ...... . (S) Fo~d to the • r eat.her Eenioe a Un of Uae ft.ret tu algbtlilga nporW bf r•apoulble pv•o• f• COIIIIPU'iNG wi~ date• and iooatlona ot tbe nlaue ot ••erolo ioal beUooca . ibi readtet cmck 1A41eat.d !\hen wa• no ucneotion • or co1n41d4ac•, t."'"n •teoroUa.10.i ball.Mas &let\ and tlw tiu■, iat.ee , th4 looatiClft• ~ or ti» Nl•ot.ed ai.lh.Unt• . • (6} lllveetipte the ••S.bl• •n•tenc• or toreip &lnraft project. 1'b16b. a1C}lt tie related to bN •biel"Yatiou . ot iotff••t. ia tb1• re ard are two Gdr:mmi destpa tbat could be un r nrr•t er.plolt a,- tion b7 R• U ft • • (a) Tbit \4m _otbera• 11ha-G01.a • " • f~ •1oa of: low aapect raUon end a flry o• induced drag . a» pl.an .t"one ot ~• deaign ftN onNent ahaptd .
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Source text · mention only• . . . (b) The -130• a 1olag naa. bollbff, WU a n.Jl»c nae ••tan that could eatJ.et1 the f• 1ndicated t•at.an■ ot the •tlJinl dl... . • (7) .ma1,-- '1bit »e■U.b1l1t7 that u. fiyiaa ol>Jeote .... epera\ed or ooatrolled bT reJtNNntati'N• of • ,_..1111 a&t.iOD- "Pffbapli tor pboto l"HOaftala■-oe plD"JIO..., or w l•l"l"ft ou-\ ov .s.t.u.J. ve oapabSU U••• er t. t.■t tht JafflOM payue1tlc,leal nMUoa. Maoipal a11ht41ti1• wen •• ~ Mrdel'a et t.llit Uld.tttd auw•• wbieb 1eD4il ....a.a.e w a toNip aw ot oniM.l• Sl&h'111P ...,. aao\ npwWd , i..wr, at. or •• tba prlnolpal nratealo t.U"P' anu of u. 00'94 Stat.ea . MoNW•r, a., le d1.tftcalt t.e OOIMMift n:, •r temp aa\ioa , 1t u, ,......a Roh • ••11nn\1onal aircraft or m.enl.e, .....u 11M NllCJ,1n& ,_, oear • ..-.r tbt Valt.N tata■ ter ~ lbon of• attatt: . 1t the di• ••tas.aed • ..u ...■tnY1aa den•• U7 _... , ltndlne •il.d d1•ol... a eei"laiJI ...at. et iatOl'llalion 1dd.oll \be ut.1• poa--■1 •ch u airoi'att. ·or at1alle wnld dHin w kNp NON\ . . 1'laia wdd 'be par'1nla:rly tJ"U 1.f tm t .... et pnJNlaiOII lt'U OM ..t- a• :Aatri•• 11:n..tadi•• !lit Anal •--r aUU ha■ no\ been ~ tl'OII tbt.a line ef ~. J.. C--1.uai•• a . nJi,11 41•• • •• "~ bf widely natwrid ob•rnr•, pnbe.bl.7 r•p,.._\ --~ nill. acl t-eqShle, e-..n taboqb p~ e.S.d.oe, auob u enab-no-..-.d uh1bite, 1• n•t &-Yailable . 'lh1.J.e a JIOl't.ioll ot, tba obaemt1on• __,be* nail.ti ot na'tural jbllra na, Reh u •'--•• ar...,.. ... other NDflDUOD&l aplanat.1.on, t.be UaU hood tbat .... ebNJ'ffra aetqaJl7 - dillO-!llhapld object• •uff"1c1n~q large to be ~•• ln .S.H 'ir1tb Jr:nwa lll.nraf\ ccao\ be diatil ...4 • • l,. Ccmet.dilring ti. deacribed aonduot of ti»• dieo-llk• objeota .-bin agb.ted, 1.-t Slat be oece. dued & poollibilit..7 '\hat. t.be7 _,. b&ft l>M4 hmr!y OODUOU-4, •Uher ..lMl111' or N110tel7, tilt b;r Pl'9--' anto•t1• octrola. ~ c1e cm ~ bule of pre.-n\11' aft11e'ble iatorut.toa, l~ t:bt• d1•• .....Uy n1e, t-,. an tomp ta ol"l&ia, • tsa.,.nt1at.1on .t ~be »-•■1w.. · oouu-7 •t deflli.;..nt aM ~ place of -1pll ■!MNl4 oonu... . d . Tlli . ectorate ot Ialell.f.rqca, OS.AV., 111U oon\lmae te eolleet and Ma1J1e all reper\• •t •l&htiDC• ot f17iq •3•ow, Ulh\e, traU.a, eto ,., la an etfor\ 'lo deftlep an 1111...~ to tht JilaUUnc pr•l:il• 11h1ob t.•1 pNND\ • ~
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Source text · mention only.. AFQlR-CO/Ool Ga.rrett/lwd/4544 :-_:-::::::::::::::;;:~=====~'~=~..la,lq!'P_~-2_ - 18 Dec '47 Baaie Ltr tr H4. fourth Air Force, Hamilton Fld, CalU. , dated j Dec '47, au.bjects Fl.Ting Disc. AFOlR,-CC-5 1st Ind. Dept. ot the Air Force, Hq. USAJ', .o.ahingtcn 25, D. C. TO: Cannendi.ng General, Fgui"t.b Air Force, Hamilton Field, Calitorni& l. Th• mark• appearing an tbe j'jlotogr11phe inclooed 1n bflsic letter are believed to be detect.a in the tila, paper, or eaz:tera and not pictures or "t]J'ing diac•". 2. It 1• requested that no turther inYesti gation ~ made of thie incident. P'Qi ffl E QUlW OF SfAFF: DOLv....... ~ Lt. Colo nel, U.S..:J1~;gi,. Executive, A-1.r In 1>.lligencs Requ.ir81Dellt .D~otorate ot lDtellig e.uoe s Div.Inola. n/c File refs B/L tr Rq. Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Fld,Galif. dated 5 Dec '47 subj: as above -'-:::,:::,,-.....,.,......;=::II: :m \.
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