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

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RESTRICTED

Amended by Str for DII, USAF

26 Feb 48

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

WASHINGTON

Renewed 2
Sto 12 Jan 50 to
May Commands 21
Gen 8aa

Circulated 6-10-48

6 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. Any information pertaining to the sighting of so-called flying discs, which is secured by or comes to the attention of Air Force installations within the United States and Alaska, will be forwarded direct to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attention: TSDIN.

2. Such reports will be sent direct, and not through ordinary channels, but copies of all such information may be supplied the Command Headquarters of the installation concerned.

3. In observing the above procedure for reporting information on flying disc sightings, every effort will be made to include the following items:

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. Sketches of object's configuration

f. Object sighted:

(1) Number

(2) Shape

(3) Size

(4) Color

(5) Speed

(6) Heading

(7) Maneuverability

(8) Altitude

(9) Sound

(10) Exhaust trail or not

g. General Remarks

4. A copy of all reports or summaries of information sent to Air Materiel Command in accordance with the above provisions will be forwarded at the same time to this Headquarters, Attention: Director of Intelligence.

5. Headquarters, Air Materiel Command is authorized direct contact with installations of the addresses of this letter in connection with the development of information on flying discs.

RESTRICTED

320.2 Air Materiel Command

FILE COPY - DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE