DOW-UAP-D086 is a one-page memorandum dated 13 December 1948, issued by the Commandant of the Fifth Naval District in Norfolk, Virginia. It relays a confidential letter from Chief of Naval Operations Thomas B. Inglis (dated 4 November 1948) directing all naval district commandants to instruct their stations to report sightings of "flying discs" or other unidentified aerial objects to the nearest Air Force command and to the Naval District Intelligence Office. The CNO letter notes that the U.S. Air Force Directorate of Intelligence had identified a recurring cycle of flying disc appearances and considered a new interval imminent. Photographic evidence was specifically requested.
The document is notable as an early, formal inter-service coordination mechanism for UAP reporting, predating the official Project Grudge and Project Blue Book frameworks. It confirms that by late 1948, both the Navy and Air Force treated disc sightings as a recurring, trackable phenomenon warranting systematic collection. No content appears redacted beyond routine classification markings. The reference letter from CNO (Serial 01422P32) is cited but not reproduced here, representing a gap in the available record.