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This file is a collection of memorandums, routing forms, and correspondence assembled under Volume 1 of a 1948 general file on "flying discs," originating from the Department of the Air Force and coordinated through Headquarters USAF in Washington, Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, and various subordinate commands. The documents span roughly December 1947 through June 1948 and involve senior officers including Lt. Col. George Garrett (Air Intelligence Requirements Division), Brig. Gen. C.P. Cabell, and Maj. Gen. George McDonald. They relay sighting reports from multiple locations โ€” including Hobson, Ohio (May 8, 1948), Bakersfield, California (March 5โ€“8, 1948), and Houston, Texas (December 1947) โ€” and route them through the chain of command to Air Materiel Command for evaluation under Project SIGN.

The file is notable primarily as an administrative record of the early bureaucratic machinery around UAP reporting rather than a collection of detailed witness accounts. It documents policy decisions, including Maj. Gen. McDonald's rejection of Col. McCoy's proposal to maintain fighter aircraft on continuous alert to intercept flying discs, and a parallel Army request for information copies of all disc-related communications. Also present is a September 1947 document connecting "flying disc" inquiries to German Horten brothers flying-wing designs, with references to contact with the Horten brothers themselves for interrogation. Many attached enclosures referenced in the routing slips are absent from the file.

This file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.
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AFOI-CO/Lt Col Garrett/Iwa/4544 14 June 48 DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 760191 CON Pasic Itr in liq. leventh Air Force, Harrisburg, Pa., atd (undated), subj: Report of "Flying Disca" APOIR-CO-5 (L-6-29) Ist Ind. A 5 JUN 1948 Dept. of the Air Force, Hg. USAF, Washington 25, D. C. 70: Carmanding General, hir Materiel Connand, Wright-Patterson Air Porce Lase, Payton, Ohio MTH: UC1 15/ wB km 4 Incle. n/c P102375 HQ. USAF 15 JUN 1943 CAG-MAIL BRANCEL CON OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFRICERS 4. 5. Garrett 16-29242-2 U. S. GOVERNBENT PRINTING OFFICE

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LArD HAL HEADQUARTERS DIVINIE AIL FORCE 1612 South Cameron Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania SUBJEST: Report of "Flying Dises" TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. ATIN: Director of Intelligence, Requirements Division In compliance with paragraph la, D0 Letter 45-5, 25 larch 1948, the following information relative to "Flying Dises" is hereby suknitted. The attached report was received this Headquarters 27 May 1948, from Special Agent, D.K. Brown, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cleveland, Chio. This Headquarters has no further information and is not initiating any investigation in accordance with paragraph 2, ADC Itr. 45-5. Any additional information received by this Headquarters will be inmediately forwarded to your Headquarters. Copies of repdrt hate been forwarded to Hq. Air lateriel Command and Hig. Air Defense Command as directed in above mentioned directive. a. Location and time of sighting - Hobson, Chio; night of 8 May 48. b. weather at the time - unknown by this Hq. C โ€ข Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses - Addresses ben lupe, New York Central system Car Inspector unknown. Barl roush, bob thite, Yard Clerk, N.I.C. C. K. Hite, Patrolman, N.Y.0, d. Photographs of objects, if available - unknown this lig. e. Sketches of objects configuration - unknown this Hq. f. Objects sighted: โ€ข (1) Number - not known this Leadquarters (2) Shape - round (3) Size - appeared to be nine inches in diameter from ground level. DONE

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DAFD Subj: Report of "Flying Dises" (4) Color - phosphorescent (5) Speed e Great amount of speed (6) Heading - 90ยฐ (7) Manueverability - not known (S) Altitude - 6 to 8 miles (9) Sound - unknown to this Hq. (10) Exhaust trail or not - rhosphorescent trail in the sky FOR THE EMMANDING GENERAL: /s/ F. B. WAX It Col., USAI AC of S, 4-2 4 Inels. 1. FRE Itr., Cleveland, Chio, 25 aay 48 2. N.Y. Central System Ltr., Columbus, Chio 8x 15 May 48 3. N.Y. Central System Ltr., hobson, Chio 4. N.Y. Central Systen Itr., 21 May 48 File 22.00 C

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6/4/48 SECRET Dispatched there TS Control office hey pet gagin canies X-o1o AFOIR Lt Col Barle/mob/6548 /t/ 4 June 48 AFOIR Ist Ind. Dept. of the Air Force, Hq. USAY, Washington 25, D. G. & - JUN 1928 TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Connand, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio T-2 Report "German Flying Wings Designed by Horton Brothers" has been retained by this office. BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: OFFICE SYMBOL 1. APOTR GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING Inals. OFFICERS 1v Til 1 8 2 3 w/ 2. 3. WITTON H. EARLE, Jre - Colonel, U.S.A.Tโ€ข -a. Reg- DiT. zocutive, Air i Directorate of Intelligence SECRE 16-29242-2 U. S. GOVERNBENT PRINTINE DO

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-SECRET AIR MATERIEL COMMAND TENAD 2B TSNAD-2B/AC1.1000 wright Field, Dayton, 0. 2l Saptember 19157 "Flying Diec" Commanding Goneral Army Air Forces Washington 25, D. C. Major Gonoral George McDonald 1. In complice with deneral MeDonaldie telephone converen- tion, thin date, to Colonol H. M. MeCoy, T-2, Hg. MC, attached horowith Lo a copy of a drewing entitlod, "Loadding ying Diae", designatad LD-2. Because of patent rights involved, it is reques ted that n record be kept of all porsons reviving thin draving by witzonning with signatures md dates directly on the deming. 2. This deming should be returned to this office who it han sorved its purpose so that it can be turned over to the Patent Offica Hq. MC for official record. 3. Incloned herewith is also a report prepared by the loyal Arcraft Eatablishment, Technical Hote, AFRO 1703, which describos the Horten telllens aircraft. The following references are invited which in considered simifict in rolating the Horten brothers per- spective thining ad accomplishments townrd the alleged "Flying Saucer" ense: a. Page 5, Paragraph 4 and 6. be Page 6, Paregraph 1 and 7. c. Page 26, Paragraph 3 and 30. do Pege 27, Paragraph 12. e. Page 25, Paragrapha I though 5. 1. Page 54, Photograph of Horton "Pardbola". SECRET V. 39942

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-SE Basio It, did 2l, Sep 47, to CD, Hg AA7, Mash, mubj: "Vying Dise" Go Page 69, The Horton VITI. h. Pagon 71 and 72, Photographs of the Horton IX Veratons. 1. Page 74, Deming of the "Parabola", The doemont should alao be returned when it has sorved Ita. intended. datol; no 19nt, Endle to that Too arena, attact or already based on the forten VIII design (aix engine pusher, having a wing aprond of 231 foot and a prout wolpht of moprosdmatoly thirty-three thound pounds) ara being built for bomber squadron use. however, are jol propelled, ben a repre won Them tire on alon V-32201-8. if desired. POR 2HE COMANDING GENERALS agd 1, 15, Mecoy Colonol, Air Corpo Deputy Commanding, Goneral Intelligence (1-2) 3 Inclas 3o Dewing 2. RAB Tech Note, AFRO 1703 3. T-2 Rpb, No. 2-8U-1310-ND SECRET 0. 39942

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AFOIR-CU/It Col Garrett /Iwd/6282, 12 way 48 AF HQ-44 3 Dec 1947 AFOIR-CO-5 3 MAY 1948 SUBJBOT: Flying Discs TO: Commending General, Air Materiel Command, Wright- Patterson Air Force, Payton, Chio ATEN: MCI Forwarded for your infornation. ES COMMEND OF THIS CHILF OF STAFF: Inel. ID No. 456982 (4 copies) GEORGE D. GARRETT, JR. Lieutens: Colonel, USAF Actins Crief, Collection Branch Air Intell gonce e rustements Division Directorate of Inteza-gence HQ, USAF 13 MAY 1948 OAG-MAIL BRANCH P101459 EGRE OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS 5. Col Taylo Lt Col Garrett 16-29349-2 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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AFCAG- 10 (Rev 13 oct. 47) INDEX: 000 1.75 Clippings DATE: TO: CG, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio 28 Apr 48 FROM: Air Intelligence Requirements Division, Directorate of Intelligence SUMMARY: Clippings Service for Project "SIGN" 1tr FILED: INDEXER: REMARKS: 380 C Project HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CORRESPONDENCE REFERENCE FORM 8 - 38 67, AF MEH

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AF HQ-44 3 Dec 1947 AFOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Carrett/ jh/4544 26 Apr 48 CONFIDENTIAL 431148 Basic Itr, subj: Report of Information on "Flying Dise" dated 12 Apr 48 Ist Ind G/fhe/R HEADQUARTERS, THE AJR UNIVERSITY, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama TO: Chief ofStaff, USAF, Washington 25, D. C., Attn: Dir of Intelligence 14 Ap Forwarded in accordance with paragraph 4 of letter cited in basic communication. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: 1 Incl: n/ c (1 cy w/d) /s/ F. E. LANKSTON MAJOR, AGD ASSIT. ADJ. GEN. AFOIR-CO-5 2nd Ind. 2 7 APR 1948 Department of the Air Force, Hq. USAT, Washington 25, D. C. TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Conmand, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio ATTN: MCI 1S/ P.T 1 Incl n/c HQ. USAF ace 27 APR 1949 OAG-MAIL BRANCH Reference: Itr frm Hq Tyndall AFB, dated 12 Apr 48, subject as above. Ist Ind frm Ha Maxwell Air FB, to C/S, USAF, dated 14 Apr 48. P100938 OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS 1. AFOIR-CO Col. Taylor Lt. Col. Gart 2. 3. 2 5. U.S. GOVERNIENT PRINTING OFFICI

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COPY HEADQUARTERS 500th AIR UNIVERSITY WING TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA (H-4) MEJ/al/R 12 April 1948 SUBJECT: Report of Information on "Flying Disc" THRU: Commanding General Air University Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery, Alabama ATTN: AC of S, A-2 TO Commanding General United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. ATTN: Director of Intelligence The attached information is forwarded in compliance with USAF Letter, subj: "Reporting of Information on "flying Discs", dta 6 February 1948. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: 1 Inel - NOIC and Exhibit I. (in dup) Distribution: ] cy ea: C/S USAF CG, AMC CG, AU /s/ J. B. PRICE Major, USAF Adjutant -CON

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1DBO-44 3 Decisi AFOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Garrett/jh/4544 2 Apr 48 LOLED. AFOIR-CO-5 SUBJECT: Flying Dises TO : Commanding General Air Materiel Comnand Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: MCI Forwarded for your information. BY COMASAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAPP: -.5 APR 1940 1 Incl I.tr frm CSGID, 25 Mar (ฤ‘up) ROBERT TAYLOR 3rd Colonel, USAP Chief, Collection Branch Air Intelligence Requirements Division Directorate of Intelligence TO UPAP 5 APR 1948 Reference: DE Irm Hq USAP, Comment No. I to CSGID dtd 27 Feb 48. DF Irm CSGTD, Comment No. 2, to Hq USAF, dtd 25 Mar 48. OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS 1. AFOIR-CO Col. Taylo 2. Lt. Col. Garret 3. 4. "RESTRICTEDR 18-490249-2 U. S. GOVERNNCHT PRINTING OFFICE

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Dept. of the Air Force WARCREPARTMENT DISPOSITION FORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (If any) (RESTRIOTED i SUBJECT Reporting of Information on "Flying Dises." FROM HQ. USAP - AFOIR DATE 27 FEB 1948 COMMENT No. 1 Lt .Col. Garrett/dk/ 454h FILE No. AFOIR-CO-5 TO OSGID Attn: Plans & Collection Branch It.Col. Smith 1. It is Air Force policy not to ignore reports of sightings and phenomena in the atmosphere, but to recognize that part of its mission is to collect, collate, evaluate, and act on information of this nature. 2. In Implementing this policy the Air Materiel Command has been designated the Air Force agency to collect, collate, evaluate, and distribute to interested government agencies and contractors all inforation concerning sightings and pheno- mena in the atmosphere which can be construed to be of concern to the national security- 3. All Air Force installations within and outside Zone of Interior and Alaska have been instructed to report all sightings, or information conceming sightings which comes to their attention, direct to the Conmanding General, Air Materiel Com- mand, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attn: NCI. Air Materiel Conmand has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs. It is requested that all Department of the Army installations also be instruct- ed to report such occurrences directly to Air Materiel Cormand and that they be in- formed that Air Vateriel Cormand is authorized to contact them direct when necessary in cornection with such occurrences. 6. If possible, reports to Air Materiel Comnand should include the following information: a. Location and time of sighting b. Weather at the time C. d. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses Photographs of objects, if available e. Object sighted: (1) Number (4) Color (7) Maneuverability (10) Exhaust trail (2) Shape (5) Speed (3) Size (6) (8) Altitude or not Heading (9) Sound gโ€ข General remarks FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Reed ! Morh48 C. P. CABELL Major General, U.S.A.F. Chief, Air Intel. Reg. DiT. Directorate of Intelligence WD AGO FORM MA 1946 897 VRRSTRICTID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1946 0 - 123356

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RESTRICT 000. 9 AFOIR-CO-5 It .Col.Garrett/dk/4544 25 Feb 48 ะะ ะžะจ-00-5 GSCID Attn: Plans & Collection Reporting of Infornation on "Flying Dises. HQ. USAP - APOIR 87 FEB 1948 It.C 1. Garrott/dic/45%4 Branch It.Col. Smith 1, It is Air Force policy not to ignore reports of sightings and phenmena in the atmosphere, but to recognize that part of its mision is to collect, collate, evaluate, and act on infornation of this nature. 2. In Implementing this policy the Air Materiel Command has been designated the Air Force agency to collect, collate, evaluate, and distribute to interested ornment agencies and contractors all information concerning sightings and pheno- mona in the atmosphero which can be construed to be of concern to the national security. 3. A]l Air Force Installations within and outside Zone of Interior and Alaska have been instructed to report all aightingo, or information concoming sightings which comes to their attention, direct to the Connanding General, Air Interiel Con- mand, Wright-Patterson Mr Force Baso, Dayton, Ohio, Attni NOI. 4 Air Materiel Command has boen authorized direct contact with all Air Force Installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying diacs. 5. It is requestad that all Department of the Army installationa also be Instruct- ad to report such occurrences directly to Air Interiol Comand and that they bo in- formed that Air Materiel Comand is authorized to contact then direct when necesonry in cornection with such occurrences. If poseiblo, roporta to Air Materiel Connand should Include the following antormation: HQ. USAF &. Location and time of sighting 2 7 FEB 1948 bo Weather at the time C. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses CAG-MATE BRANOH do Photographa of objecto, if available object sightad: (1) Number (4) Color (7) Maneuvorability (10) Echnust trail (2) Shape Spood (8) Altitude or not (3) Size Heading (9) Sound & Goneral remarka FOR THE CHIEF-OF STAFF: C. P. CABELL Mapon sio-Coneral, U.S.A.T. Chief, Air Intel Reg- Div. Directorate of Intelligence 4. S. OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS "AFOIR-CO Col. TayLor Lt.Col Garret 3. AROIR G. P. CARTE , UBAR VRESTRICTIO 16--29243-2 U. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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- CSGID 350.05 SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs" TO: HQ, USA, AFOIR FROM: D/I, GSUSA DATE: 25 Mar 480/VE OMENT NO. 2 Lt. Col. Smith/2931/jes 1. Action on Conment No. I has been completed by request for information at Inclosure 1. 2. It is requested that Air Materiel Command be directed to transmit to the Director of Intelligence, GSUSA, an information copy of each comminication received from or sent to commands subordinate to the Department of the Army in connection with so-called "Flying disc" reporte. FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE: ENNIS A. D. Colonel, SC Colonel, OSC Chief, Intelligence |Galou Group, IB 2 Incls: 1. Reg for Info (10 copies) 2. ICM 7 (2 copies)

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AF 10-14 3 Dee 19- CONFIDENTIAL AFOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Garrett/jh/4544 2 Apr 48 + 353.5 Mo "Investigation of Flying Dise" Itr frm He 4th AP, dated 11 Nar 48, subject: AFOIR-CO-5 Ist. Ind. 2 APR 1948 Department of the Air Force, Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. C. Conmanding General, Air Materiel Coumand, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio P100259 CA:: HQ, 09AP 2= APR.1948 ..- ะ—RะฐNCH OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS 'AFOIR-CO 2. Col. Taylor It. Col. Garret P. AL- 16--20242-2 U. S. COVERNHENT PRINTING OFFICE

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COPY CONFIDI HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2 Intelligence Hamilton Field, California 4AFDA-3/1208-I SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Disc. Mar 11, 1948 TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Forces Washington, D. C. ATTN: Directorate of Intelligence Air Intelligence Requirements Division 1. Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarters, per telephone call from Sgt. A. M. Larsen, Sheriff's office, Bakersfield, California. a. Observation by Mr. Les Buchner, Bakersfield, California, of two objects falling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948 between 1610 and 1655 hours. Description of objects similar to falling aircraft with smoke and debris trailing. Observation made at Bakersfield with objects sighted southwest toward Buena Vista Lake, California. b. Observation by Mr, Denio, employee of the Pacific General Electric Company, Bakersfield, California, of two objects which fell to earth from unknown source north of Bakersfield, California, 8 March 1948. One object seemed to be on fire with red and black smoke trailing behind. 2. Informant Larsen stated that searching parties, aircraft and rescue units have made numerous attempts to locate these reported objects without success. 3. Investigation of incident has been initiated by this headquarters. Report will follow. /s/ DONALD L. SPRINGER Lt. Colonel, USAF AC of S, A-2 Information to: ADC, Mitchel Fld, N.Y. FBI, San Francisco G-2, Sixth Army DIO, San Francisco (12th Nav. Dist) CONFIDI AL

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SEGRE APOIR-CO-5/Lt. Col. Garrett/dk/ 4544 9 March 48 ะ”ะ“ะžะ”I-00-5 1 7 MAR 1948 SUBJECT: Flying Discs 70: Commanding General Air Matoriel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: ACI 1. Reference la made to Colonel McCoy's infornal proposal that certain fighter airoraft be mintained on a continuous alert status, within the Zone of the Interior, to aid in gathering in- formation on Plying Dises. 2. Thia proposal is considered unfonsible for the following reasons: a. The outlay of aircraft and personnel would be too great in relation to the resulta obtained. b. Proper interception la not posaiblo, except by acci.- dent, without complete radar coverage. The Air Porco is Incapable of providing such coverage. c. It la doubtful if fighter aircraft would be able to follow up reports emnating, for the most part, fron civilian sources. BY COMMAND OF THE CHIBP OF STAFF: 1 YMAR.110 MAN 81A P 99846 GEORGE C. McDONALD Major General, USAF Director of Intelligence, Offico of Deputy Chief of Staf?, Operations P80 recommentel Cutty 3 mar t D/I USAF FOIN 4. 5. OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS I AFOIR-CO 2. plaza BOR III 6. P. tCol. Garrett - Maj, Gen., USAR 16-29242-2 U. S. GOVERNHENT PRINTING OFFICE

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AF HQ-33 (50 MAY,44) SLARL HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET TALLY NO. FILE NO SUBJECT: Flying Discs TO : Director of Plans and Operations DATE 12 FEB 1948 FROM: Director of Intelligence COMMENT, It. Col Garrett/Iwd74544 1. By letter from this Headquarters, dated 30 December 1947 with subject as above, the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command is instructed to "set up a project whose purpose is to collect, collate, evaluate and distribute to interested government agencies and contractors all information concerning sight- ings and phenomena in the atmosphere which can be construed to be of concern to the national security"โ€ข 2. The Commanding General, Air Vateriel Command feels that the responsibility assigned to him for collecting and developing information and intelligence on the "flying discs" should be complemented by a requirement that all Air Force installa- tions in the United States and Alaska provide a minimum of one each fighter or night interceptor type aircraft, with necessary crews, on a continuous alert basis. These aircraft should be equipped with gun camera, and such armament as deemed advisable, in order to secure photographs necessary to the obtainment of all possible data on any reported and sighted unusual phenomena, of the "flying dise" type, in the atmosphere. 3. It is envisaged that each Air Force installation maintaining aircraft on an alert basis for this purpose would investigate all unusual flying objects reported from any source in any area over which it has cognizance, Such a program would obviously require a detailed Standard Operating Procedure, in the preparation of which Air Materiel Command should cooperate. 4. Your comments and/or concurrence are requested. ะก.ะ . ะกะฐะฝะธะต C. P. CABELL Brigadier General, U.S.A.F. Chief, Air Intel. Reg. Divโ€ข Directorate of Intelligence 2 3-1109, AF (REY 20 MAY 44) 0 2113 PAGESECRET

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AF RQ-33 K20 MAY 44) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SECRET XHE AD QIARDERS YAR NICAR XHOROES. ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET TALLY NO. FILE NO. SUBJECT: TO : Flying Discs Director of Intelligence FROM: Director of Plans and Operations DATE 3 MAR 1948 COMMENT No. 2 Major Cook: esk 72233 1. The proposal of Air Materiel Command for stationing fighter aircraft at all bases on a continuous alert status is not considered feasible for the following reasons: a. The outlay of aircraft and personnel would be too great consistent with the results to be obtained. b. Proper interception in not possible, except by accident, without complete dar coverage which the Air Force is not capable of providingโ€ข It is doubtful if fighter aircraft would be able to follow up reports emanating, for the most part, from civilian sources. 2. It is recommended that Air Materiel Command's responsibility for "collecting" infornation on unusual phenomena in the atmosphere be confined to the establishment of direct channels for the receipt of such information. 3. It is further recommended that in lieu of the proposal of Air Materiel Command, all other major commands be directed to cooperate with Air Materiel Command and to channel information directly to that command. 86 nderso S. E. ANDERSON Major General, U.S.A.F. Director of Plans and Operations. DEORET PAGE (REY 20 MAY 44)

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i APOL-CU/t. Col Garrett/ Iwd/4,544 4 March 48 B/L. แป‘m Hq. Tenth Air Force, Brooke Ild, Sari Antonio, Texas, atd 7 Jan 48, subj: "Flying Diske" AFะžIั–-60-5 let Ind. Dept. of the Air Forco, Hg. USAT, Washington 25, D. Co 8 MAR 1948 ะขะžs. Commanding Goneral, Air Materio], Command, liright-Patterson Afr Force Base, Dayton, Chio ALIN: TSDIN Forwarded an a matter portaining to your Command. EX COMMAND OF THS CHISE OF SXAPP: 1. Inch. n/c DOUGLASS W. EISEMAN IA. Colonel, U.S.A.T. Ixecutive. Air Intelligence Requirements DiT. Dirgstorate of Intelligenos BA URAS 9*MAR 1043 CAG-MALL. BRANG P 99606 Ref: B/L fm 10th h.f/ dtd 7 Jan 48, subj: as above OFFICE SYMBOLLA ะถะธั‚ะธัŒ GRADE ANDRA SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS AFOII-CU o1 Taylor It. Col Garrett 2. CAN'OLE ั‰ะตั‚ะฐ Go P. CARRIE USAIR 10-29242-2 U. S. GOVERNHENT PRINTING OFFICE

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CONF TIAL HEADQUARTE IS TENTH AIR FORCE BROOKS FINID, SAN ANTONIO, THRAS D 333.5 7 January 1948 SUBJECT: "Flying Disks" TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. AIN: Director of Intelligence Comnading General Air Defense Command Mitchel Field, New York ATTN: asst Chief of Staff, A-2 Commanding General Fourth Army Pt .Sam Houston, Texas ATTN: Asst Chief of Staff, G-2 Inclosed is Sumnary of Infornation prepared by the Tenth Air Force resident Agent at Houston, Texas covering a report of "Flying Disks" received by the FBI Office at Houston, Texas. FOR THA CONMANDING GENERAL: 1 Incl Summary of Inform, subj: "Flying Disk" 175th APBU, Ellington Fld, dtd 19 Dec 47 /s/ RAYMOND D. STEPHANS ajor Asst Chief of Statt, A-2 ACUg C

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APOLi-60/Col Garrett/ Lwd/4544 2 March 48 AFOIR-CO-5 4 MAR 1946 SUBJECT: Flying Dises 20: Comuanding Generel, Air lateriol Connand, right-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Chio Attached report fron MIlitary Air Attache, Canada, closen the incident reported by Johnson and Harrison. EX COMMAND OF THE CHILP OF STAFF: Ined. MรƒA Canada, Rpt. dtd 2 Fob 48 ะธั€ะผ" DOUGLASS W. BISEMAN It. Colonel. U.S.A.E. Executive, 1i elligence Requirements Div. Directorate of Intelligence P 99514 NO DIS 5= MAR 1948 CA0-1A.. 2. UN OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS " APCIR-CO 2. POIR Got TayLor Tsaman G. P. CABELL Cos Garrer May. Len. USAN 3. 16-20242-2 V. G. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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AFOIR-CO/Lt. Col. Carrett/jh/4544 16 Feb 48 APOIR-00-5 24 FEB 1948 SUBJECT: Flying Dises TO : Connanding General Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson Air Porce Base Dayton, Ohio ATIN: TSDIN 1. Attached, for your information, is copy of Colloction Memorandum Number 7, which was forwarded to field collection agencies for action on above subjecte 2. This Directorate has been advised that contact has been made with the Horton Brothors, and the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, of Furopean Command has accordingly been advised by Telecon to use this Memorandum as the banis for interrogation. 30 The results of this interrogation will be forwarded to your Hoadquarters as soon as received. BY COMMAND OF THE CHIER OF STAFF: 1 Incl Col Memo #7 dtd 21 Jan 48 C.P. GABELL Major General, U.S.A.P. Chief. Air Intol. Rog. Div. Direotorate of Intelligence P 99247 CAFER 10 S-RAIL BRASCH OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS "AFOIR-CO Col. 2. Taylor C. Po ะคั€ั- It. Col. Garretting. Gedalliar

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AFCAG- 10 (Rev 13 Oct 47) INDEX: TO: 000.9 Phenomena DATE: 13 February 1948 Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. FROM: Executive, Air Intelligence Requirements Div., Directorate of Intelligence. SUMMARY: "Project SIGN" "Flying Dises" lst Ind FILED: INDEXER: REMARKS: 380 rg Project HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CORRESPONDENCE REFERENCE FORM

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AFGMR - 60 (REV. OCT. 1947) INDEX: TO: 000.9 Flying Discs DATE: 12 February 1948 Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force, Base, Dayton, Ohio. FROM: Executive, Air Intelligence Requirements Div. Directorate of - Intelligence. SUMMARY: Project "SIGN". 1st Ind FILED: INDEXER: REMARKS: 380 rg Project HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CORRESPONDENCE REFERENCE FORM

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ON MELTINTAL AFOIR-CO/Col. Garrett/jh/4544 4 Feb 48 916/18 AFOIR-C0-5 lst Ind. 6 - FEB 1940 Dept. of the Mir Force, Hg. USAT, Washington 25, D. C. TO: Commanding General, Air Material Command, Mright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio ATTN: TSDIN Forwarded as a matter pertaining to your Command. BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: P 97897 1 Incl n/ั 800 0B68 DOUGLASS W. TISEMAN Lt. Colonel, U.S.A.P. Executive, Air Intelligence Requirements D$vยป Directorate of Intelligence 0S0-MA1L 8000 OFFICE SYMBOL GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS TAFOIR-CO Col. Taylo Col, Garrett 2. AFOrR ั‡ะธะฝะธ C. R. GABELI Beige Gone,, U30/ 3. 4. 5.

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2 Intelligence Hamilton Field, Californie 4AFDA-1208-I SUBJECT: Report of Flying Dise. JAN 1 5 1948 TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Forces Washington, D. C. ATIN: Director of Intelligence Atteched report for your information. 1 Inel: Rpt of Flying Dise. /S, Donald L. Springer DONALD L. SPRINGER Lt. Colonel, USAF AC of S, A-2 17591 OUR M9 C9

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AFCAG- 10 (Rev 13 oct 47) INDEX: 000.9 Phenomena TO: DATE: 6 February 1948 Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. FROM: Executive, Air Intelligence Requirements Div., Directorate of Intelligence. SUMMARY: Flying Discs. Ltr FILED: 312.3 Channels INDEXER: rg REMARKS: HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CORRESPONDENCE REFERENCE FORM 8 - 3867, AF