18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1

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AFOIR-CO-5

Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/4544

25 Feb 48

AFOIR-CO-5
CSGID

Attn: Plans & Collection
Branch
Lt.Col. Smith

Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs."
HQ. USAF - AFOIR

27 FEB 1948

Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/4544

1. It is Air Force policy not to ignore reports of sightings and phenomena in the atmosphere, but to recognize that part of its mission is to collect, collate, evaluate, and act on information of this nature.

2. In Implementing this policy the Air Materiel Command has been designated the Air Force agency 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 national security.

3. All Air Force installations within and outside Zone of Interior and Alaska have been instructed to report all sightings, or information concerning sightings which comes to their attention, direct to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attn: MCI.

4. Air Materiel Command has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs.

5. It is requested that all Department of the Army installations also be instructed to report such occurrences directly to Air Materiel Command and that they be informed that Air Materiel Command is authorized to contact them direct when necessary in connection with such occurrences.

6. If possible, reports to Air Materiel Command should include the following information:

HQ. USAF

27 FEB 1948

CAG-MAIL BRANCH

a. Location and time of sighting

b. Weather at the time

c. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses

d. Photographs of objects, if available

e. Object sighted:

(1) Number

(4) Color

(7) Maneuverability

(10) Exhaust trail

(2) Shape

(5) Speed

(8) Altitude

or not

(3) Size

(6) Heading

(9) Sound

g. General remarks

FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF:

C. P. CABELL

Major General, U.S.A.F.

Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div.

Directorate of Intelligence

OFFICE SYMBOL | 1. AFOIR-CO | 2. AFOIR | 3. | 4. | 5.
GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS | Col.Taylor III | C. P. CABELL |  |  |
 | Lt.Col Garrett | C. P. CABELL USAF |  |  |

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