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SUBJECT: UFO REPORTING PROCEDURES - USAF - FILE: UFO2888
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PART 2
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-18-1986
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Subject: 1954 AFR 200-2
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SOURCE: SELF EXPLAINED
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DATE: 12 AUGUST 1954
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AIR FORCE REGULATION) *AFR 200-2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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NO. 200-2 ) 1-5 WASHINGTON, 12 AUGUST 1954
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INTELLIGENCE
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Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title:UFOB) û
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Purpose and Scope_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1
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Definitions_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2
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Objectives_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
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Responsibility_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4
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Guidance_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
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ZI Collection _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
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Reporting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7
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Evidence _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _8
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Release of Facts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _9
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1. Purpose and Scope. This Regulation establishes procedures for
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reporting information and evidence pertaining to unidentifed flying
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objects and sets forth the responsibility of Air Force activities in this
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regard. It applies to all Air Force activities.
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2. Definitions:
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a. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOB) -- Relates to any airborne
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object which by performance, aerodynamic characteristics, or unusual
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features does not conform to any presently known aircraft or missile type,
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or which cannot be positively identified as a familiar object.
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b. Familiar Objects -- Include balloons, astronomical bodies, birds,
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and so forth.
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3. Objectives. Air Force interest in unidentified flying objects is
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twofold: First as a possible threat to the security of the United States
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and its forces, and secondly, to determine technical aspectr°involved.
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a. Air Defense. To date, the flying objects reported have imposed no
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threat to the security of the United States and its Possessions. However,
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the possibility that new air vehicles, hostile aircraft or missiles may
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first be regarded as flying objects by the initial observer is real. This
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requires that sightings be reported rapidly and as completely as
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information permits.
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b. Technical. Analysis thus far has failed to provide a satisfactory
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explanation for a number of sightings reported. The Air Force will
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continue to collect and analyze reports until all sightings can be
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satisfactorily explained, bearing in mind that:
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(1) To measure scientific advances, the Air Force must be informed
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on experimentation and development of new air vehicles.
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(2) The possibility exists that an air vehicle of revolutionary
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configuration may be developed.
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(3) The reporting of all pertinent factors will have a direct
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bearing on the success of the technical analysis.
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4. Responsibility:
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a. Reporting. Commanders of Air Force activities will report all
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information and evidence thaty may come to their attention, including that
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received from adjacent commands of the other services and from civilians.
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b. Investigation. Air Defense Command will conduct all field
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investigations within the ZI, to determine the identity of any UFOB.
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c. Analysis. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), Wright-
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Patterson Air Corce Base,Ohio, will analyze and evaluate: All
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information and evidence reported within the ZI after the Air Defense
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Command has exhausted all efforts to identify the UFOB; and all
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information and evidence collected in oversea areas.
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d. Cooperation. All activities will cooperate with Air Defense
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Command representatives to insure the economical and prompt success of an
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investigation, including the furnishing of air and ground transportation,
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when feasible.
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5. Guidance. The thoroughness and quality of a report or investigation
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into incidents of unidentified flying objects are limited only by the
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resourcefulness and imagination of the person responsible for preparing
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the report. Guidance set forth below is based on experience and has been
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found helpful in evaluating incidents:
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a. Theodolite measurements of changes of azimuth and elevation and
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angular size.
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b. Interception, identification, or air search action. These actions
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may be taken if appropriate and within the scope of existing air defense
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regulations.
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c. Contact with local aircraft control and warning (AC&W) units, ground
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observation corps (GOC) posts and filter centers, pilots and crews of
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aircraft aloft at the time and place of sighting whenever feasible, and any
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other persons or organizations which may have factual data bearing on the
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UFOB or may be able to offer corroborating evidence, electronic or
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otherwise.
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d. Consultaiton with military or civilian weather forecasters to
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obtain data on: Tracks of weather balloons released in the area, since
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these often are responsible for sightings; and any unusual meteorological
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activity which may have a bearing on the UFOB.
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e. Consultation with astronomers in the area to determine whether any
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astronomical body or phenomenon would account for or have a bearing on the
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observation.
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f. Contact with military and civilian tower operators, air operations
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offices, and so forth, to determine whether the sighting could be the
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result of misidentification of known aircraft.
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g. Contact with persons who might have knowledge of experimental
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aircraft of unusual configuration, rocket and guided missile firings, and
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so forth, in the area.
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6. ZI Collection. The Air Defense Command has a direct interest in the
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facts pertaining to UFOB's reported within the ZI and has, in the 4602d
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Air Intelligence Service Squadron (AISS), the capabil8ity to investigate
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these reports. The 4602d AISS is composed of specialists trained for
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field collection and investigation of matters of air intelligence interest
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which occur within the ZI. This squadron is highly mobile and deployed
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throughout the ZI as follows: Flights are attached to air defense
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divisions, detachments are attached to each of the defense forces, and the
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squadron headquarters is located at Peterson Field, Colorado, adjacent to
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Headquarters, Air Defense Command. Air Force activities, therefore,
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should establish and maintain liaison with the nearestelement of this
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squadron. This can be accomplished by contacting the appropriate echelon
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of the Air Defense Command as outlined above.
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a. All Air Force activities are authorized to conduct such preliminary
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investigation as may be required for reporting purposcs; however,
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investigations should not be carried beyond this point, unless such action
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is requested by the 4602d AISS.
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b. On occasions-after inital reports are submitted-additional data is
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required which can be developed more economically by the nearest Air Force
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activity, such as: narrative statements, skctches, marked maps, charts,and
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so forth.Under such circumstances,appropriatc commanders will be contacted
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by the 4602d AISS.
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7.Reporting.All information reating to UFOB's will be reported promptly
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The method (electrical or written) and priority of dispatch will be
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selected in accordance with the apparent intelligence value of the inform-
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ation. In most instances, reports will be made by electrical means:
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Information over 24 hours ald will be given a "deferred" precedence.
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Reports over 3 days old will be made by written report prepared on AF Form
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112, Air Intelligence Information report, and AF Form 112a, Supplement to
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AF Form 112.
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a. Addderssess:
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(1) Electrical Reports. All electrical reports will be multiple
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addressed to: (a) COMMANDER, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Col-
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orado Springs, Colorado.
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(b) Nearest Air Division (Defense). (For ZI only. )
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(c) Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright
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Patterson Air Fofce Base, Ohio.
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(d) Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Wasgington
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25, D.C.
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(2) Written Reports:
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(a) Within the ZI, reports will be submitted direct to the
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Air Defensc Command. Air Defensc Command will reproduce
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the report and distribute it to interested ZI intellige-
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nce agencies. The original report together with notation
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of the distribution effected then will be forwarded to
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the Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF,
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Washington 25, D.C.
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(b) Outside the ZI, reports will be submitted direct to
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Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF,Washington
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25, D.C. as prescribed in (Intelligence Collection
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Instructions" (ICI), June 1954.
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b. Short Title. "UFOB" will appear at the beginning of the text of
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electrical messages and in the subject of written reports.
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c. Negative Data. The word "negative"
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