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

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22 Dec 47

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Written: 18 Dec. 1947

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File Copy - Directorate of Intelligence

FILE COPY - DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE

22 DEC 1947

"Analysis of 'Flying Disc' Reports"

Director of Research and Development

Director of Intelligence

Lt.Col.Thomas/mac/6625.

1. Attached are two papers, one prepared by the Directorate of Intelligence, USAF, Subject: "Analysis of 'Flying Disc' Reports," and one prepared by the Air Material Command, Subject: "AMC Opinion Concerning 'Flying Discs'."

2. The Directorate of Intelligence paper summarizes present information and observations concerning 'flying discs' and indicates the lines of investigation which have been pursued since the first sightings were reported.

3. As part of these investigations the AMC was requested to make an independent study, and the attached reply indicates that "it is possible within the present U. S. knowledge--provided extensive detailed development is undertaken--to construct a piloted aircraft which has the general description ..., (of the flying discs) ... which would be capable of an approximate range of 7,000 miles at subsonic speeds."

4. The AMC report recommends the issuance of "a directive assigning a priority, security classification and code name for a detailed study of this matter to include the preparation of complete sets of all available and pertinent data" which would be made available to all interested agencies.

5. In view of the conclusions reached as a result of the study of the problem made in this office, the Director of Intelligence concurs in the AMC recommendation and forwards it for your consideration and reply to the CG, AMC. Request reply be coordinated with this Directorate.

2 Incls.

1. Subj: "Analysis of 'Flying Disc' Reports."

2. Subj: "AMC Opinion Concerning 'Flying Discs'," dtd Sep. 23 1947.

GEORGE C. McDONALD
Major General, USAF
Director of Intelligence

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