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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

26 February 1948

SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs"

TO:

Commanding General, Strategic Air Command

Commanding General, Air Defense Command

Commanding General, Tactical Air Command

Commanding General, Air Training Command

Commanding General, Air University

Commanding General, Alaskan Air Command

Commanding General, Air Transport Command

Commanding General, Air Materiel Command

1. Reference is made to letter from this Headquarters dated 6 February 1948, subject as above.

2. Paragraph 1 of subject letter is changed to read as follows:

"1. Any information pertaining to the sighting of so-called flying discs, which is secured by or comes to the attention of any installation under your command, will be forwarded direct to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attention: MCI."

3. Hereafter any sightings of flying discs will be reported under the provisions of this letter whether they occur within or outside the United States and Alaska.

BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF:

C. P. CABELL

Major General, U.S.A.F.

Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div.

Directorate of Intelligence

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