Air Materiel Command Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 1947-1948

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AFOIR-CO-5
Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/4544
25 Feb 48
See (Resc) the
AFOIR-CO-5
Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs."
CSGID
HQ. USAF - AFOIR
27 FEB 1948
Attn: Plans & Collection
It.Col.Garrett/dlx/4544
Branch
Lt.Col. Smith
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
as the Air Force agency to collect, collate, evaluate, and distribute to interested
000.9 flying Jenso
rnment agencies and contractors all information concerning sightings and pheno-
mena 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 Com-
mand, 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 instruct-
ed to report such occurrences directly to Air Materiel Command and that they be in-
formed that Air Materiel Command is authorized to contact them direct when necessary
in comection with such occurrences.
6. If possible, reports to Air Materiel Command should include the following
ormation:
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
& General remarks
FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
C.P. CABELL
major Brigadier General, U.S.A.F.
Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div.
Directorate of Intelligence
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