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SUBJECT: UFO REPORTING PROCEDURES - USAF - FILE: UFO2887
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R E S T R I C T E D
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SECURITY INFORMATION AFL 200-5
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1-7
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AIR FORCE LETTER DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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No. 200-5 WASHINGTON, 29 APRIL 1952
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INTELLIGENCE
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(Unclassified) Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title: FLYOBRPT)
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(Effective until 29 October 1953 unless sooner rescinded or superseded)
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Purpose and Scope ....................................... 1
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Definition .............................................. 2
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Background .............................................. 3
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Guidance ................................................ 4
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Responsibility .......................................... 5
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Material Evidence ....................................... 6
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Reports ................................................. 7
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1. Purpose and Scope. This Letter sets forth Air Force responsibility and
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reporting procedures for information and materiel pertaining to unidentified
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flying objects. All incidents observed by Air Force personnel or received
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at any Air Force installation from a civilian source will be reported in
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accordance with this Letter, except that all airborne sightings by Air Force
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personnel, Civilian Air Patrol, and regularly scheduled United States
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airline pilots will also be reported as provided by JANAP 146 series
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(CIRVIS).
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2. Definition. Unidentified flying objects, as used in this Letter,
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relates to any airborne object which by performance, aerodynamic
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characteristics, or unusual features, does not conform to any presently
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known aircraft or missile type.
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3. Background. The Air Force has been conducting a continuous analysis of
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all reports of unidentified flying objects for the past several years.
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Analysis of these reports has neither proved nor disproved the possibility
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of the existence of such objects. The possibility of future development of
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some type of flying object, unconventional by present standards, dictates a
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continuing need for reports of observations.
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4. Guidance. Theodolite measurements of changes of azimuth and elevation
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and angular size are of great aid to the evaluation of reports.
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Interception, identification, and air search action may develop additional
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information important for evaluation purposes. These actions may be taken
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if appropriate and within the scope of existing air defense regulations.
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5. Responsibility:
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a. Analysis. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), Wright-
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Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, has been designated the Air force activity
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responsible for conducting analysis of all information and material
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received.
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b. Cooperation. All Air Force activities will assist ATIC in the
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development of pertinent investigations, including the furnishing if air and
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ground transportation, as may be requested by ATIC representatives and when
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feasible. Direct communication between ATIC and zone of interior activities
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is authorized when essential due to time and economic factors.
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c. Reporting. Installation commanders are responsible for insuring that
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reports are initiated.
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6. Material Evidence. In the event any actual or suspected items of
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material pertinent to any unidentified flying object incident comes into the
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possession of any Air Force echelon, two actions will be taken without
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delay:
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a. Safeguard the material carefully to prevent any defacing or
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alteration which would reduce its value for technical analysis.
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b. Notify ATIC immediately and request shipping instructions or other
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special instructions as may be appropriate.
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7. Reports. Information relating to unidentified flying objects will be
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reported without delay. Originators will select the priority appropriate
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for each incident in accordance with its apparent importance as
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intelligence. Reports will be concerned with a single incident. reports
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will be forwarded immediately by electrical means and confirmed and
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elaborated upon by a written report within three days.
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a. The symbol FLYOBRPT will appear at the beginning of the text of
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electrical messages and will be used as subject of written reports to
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facilitate identification.
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b. Security. Reports should not be classified higher than "Restricted"
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unless inclusion of data required by c and d below mandates a higher
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classification. Local publicity concerning this reporting and analysis
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activity is to be avoided.
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R E S T R I C T E D 1
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SECURITY INFORMATION
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R E S T R I C T E D
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ALF 200-5 SECURITY INFORMATION
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C. Electrical Means. Reports forwarded by this method will include,
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insofar as possible:
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(1) A Brief description of the object(s); shape, size, color, number,
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formation if more than one, aerodynamic features, trail or
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exhaust, propulsion system, speed, sound, maneuvers, manner of
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disappearance, and other pertinent or unusual features.
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(2) Time of sighting in 24-hour clock zonal time, and length of time
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observed.
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(3) Manner of observation; visual or electronic, from air (give
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speed, altitude, and type of aircraft), or surface. Any type of
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optical or electronic equipment used should be described.
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(4) Location of observer during sighting, given exact latitude and
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longitude as closely as feasible, and/or reference to a known
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landmark. Location of object(s) with respect to observer, giving
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distance, direction, and altitude.
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(5) Identifying information of observer(s) and witness(es), estimate
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of reliability and experience, and any factors bearing on
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estimated reliability of the sighting.
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(6) Weather and winds aloft conditions at time and place of
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sightings.
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(7) Any activity or condition, meteorological or otherwise, which
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might account for the sighting.
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(8) Existence of any physical evidence such as fragments, photographs
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and the like, of the sighting.
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(9) Interception and identification action taken. (Such action may
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be taken whenever feasible, complying with existing air defense
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directives.)
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(10) Location of any air traffic in the general area at the time of
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the sighting.
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d. Written Reports. These reports will be submitted on AF Form 112,
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"Air Intelligence Information report," and will expand on the points
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enumerated in c above. photographs, sketches, and signed narrative
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statements of observers will be appended. Statements should be recorded in
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as great detail as possible, with particular attention given to times,
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angles of observations, locations, flight paths, etc., should be drawn on
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aeronautical charts or maps.
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e. Channels:
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(1) Electrical reports will be dispatched in multiple address to:
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(a) Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D.C.
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(b) Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), Wright-
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Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, ATTN: ATIAA-2c
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(c) Commanding General, Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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(d) Appropriate major air command headquarters
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(2) Written reports will be submitted through channels to:
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(a) Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D.C.
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for ozalid-type reproduction and dissemination.
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(b) Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATTN: ATIAA-2c,
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, one copy for information.
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By Order of the Secretary of the Air Force:
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Official: HOYT S. VANDENBURG
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Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
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K.E. THIEBAUD
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Colonel, USAF
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Air Adjutant General
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DISTRIBUTION:
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