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7 INC ALTIAS 14 dune 46
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Basic Ltr fm Hq. bleventh Air Force, Harrisburg, Pa., dtd (undated) ,
subj: eport of "Flying Discs"
; APOTR-CO-5 (16-29) Ast Ind. 1 3 JUN 1948
Dept. of the Ady Force, Ha. USAF, Washington 25, D. &.
TO: Commanding General, Air Yaberiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Dayton, “nic eee
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Ae WAFD Rarrisburg, Pennsylvania
ie x SUBRSTS Report of WFlying Discs" ae a
Rox TO: Chief of Staff fi.
United States Air: Force ae .
: Washington 25,.D. 0, Ry oe
“ _» ATIN: Director of Intelligence, :
Requirements’ Division 4 |
re ABD _ 13° In compliance with paragraph la, ADC Letter 45-5,.25 larch’
: 1948, the' following information relative to "Flying Discs" is hereby.
staal sutmitted: _The attached report wes received this Headquarters 27 May ;
A 3 1948, from Special agent, D.k, Brown, Federal Bureau of Divestigation, : :
4s ee Cleveland,” Ohio. This Headquarters has no further information and is =
2 not initiating any investigation.in accordance with paragraph 2, ADC ;
4) Ltr. 45-5. “Any additional information neceived by this Headquarters .—
ty - will. be. immediately. forwarded to your Headquarters. Copies of report
have. been forwarded to.Hq. Air ilateriel Command and Hq. Air Defense
; Commend as directed in above mentioned directive, aa |
\ . a. Location and time of sighting - Hobson, Chio; night of .
at 5. ). Nidather at the time.- unlaiown by this Hq. =i
hp ee et cy Nemes, occupations, and addresses of witnesses — Addresses
CO E ben Rupe, ‘New York Central. System Gar inspector — unknown,
“ 5 Barl ioush, ul ' W : Le Le tt
Wt Jis* Bob. White, Yard Ulerk, N.Y.0.. . ge vighos sts
Re d.. Photographs of objects, if available - unlmovwn this Hq,
i ae Sa, e, -sketehes of objects configuration = unknown this Hq. ys .
°f. Objects sighted: 9 ~~ |
| Ky > (1) Number - not known this Headquarters - ; ‘
x Nis (2). Shape = round ee
, (3) Size - appeared to be nine inches in diameter fran
oh tea ‘ » ground level, : : 7%, ey
Subj: Report of ‘Flying’ Discs" i
(4). Color =: phosphorescent re .
_(5). Speed 6 Great amount. of speed Ae, ie
(6) Heading - 90° : ' ' }
7 (7) wanueverability - not known”, :
; hs (8). Altitude - 6 to 8 miles.; >.
7 (9) Sound - unknown to this Hae" ii :
% 2 (10) Exhaust trail or not. = rhosphorescent trail’in the sky
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AFOIR ist Ind. ———— "
pt. of the Air Force, Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. G @= JN UB |
TO;. Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
( T-2 Report "German Flying Wings Designed by Horten Brothers” has
; / been retained by this office.
| BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
TLTON BH. BAR , Pe ~.
OFFICE SYMBOL ||! | 2: Es lesa dna, 0rseaeds —
GRADE AND ixecutive, si ivexll
SURNAME OF GL UIA RON a
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, ae F 3w/d 1e—20242-2 Us 8. GOVERNMENT PRINT , | . AIR MATERIEL COMMAND |
, ig Leld, Dayton, 0.
TSNAD.-2B 2; Saptomber 19L'7 eo
“iying Dige" whee
® ; Majer General George McDonald :
1. In complinnee with Generel MeDonald'e telephone conversa | ;
tion, this date, to Colonel H. M. MeCoy, Ta2, Hq. MIC, attached
Roretithida & doe of & artatig easitiedy Mesdine Pstae mets 7
wiieeoning ‘Sith Rignadures and ches direoily on the Creda, aes
She @» This drawing should be retuned to this office when it).
has served its purpose so that it ¢an be turned over to the Patent
Office Hq. AIC for official record, . q
3. ‘Incloned herewith 1s also a report prepared by the Royal tis
De piseitts, conmicalonite Technical Note AERO 1703, which describes
@ the Horten telllese aircraft, The following references are invited
which ig considered significant in relating the forten brothers perm
. spective thinking md accomplisiments toward the alleged "Tlying
La ae Page Sy Paragraph |; and 6,
be Page 6, Parsgraph 1 and 7. , a z
Ge Page 26, Paragraph 3 and 10, 1 :
@, Page 27, Paragraph 12.
3 @. Page @, Paragraphs 1 through 5,
f. Page Shy Photograph of Horten "Pordbola®, ; ene
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f Basic ltr, did 2, Sep 47, to Co, Hq ary Wash, subj: "Flying Dise*
& Be Page 69, The Horten VIII. fiat 4
ee he Pagoa7i and 72, Photogrwpha of the Yortet IX Versions, '
7 <5 8) page Thy: Drawing Of the *Parabolas ie ae
2 This docwnont should algo be returned when it has served ite intended. 4
aed ~ te A recent report from the U, 8. Nilitary attache, Moscow, USSR .
the ated 9 June 1917, indicates that 1800 sirerath; directly or indirectly:
based on the Horton VIII design (six engine pusher, having a wing. spread
of 131 feet md a groas weight of approximately thirty-three thousend
ms Wo, P-SU-1110d, slvo inclosed herewith, uay be retained by your office -
nae | POR THE COMMANDING CENERALS - Ee cs
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SUBJECT: Fiying Pisces
TO; Commending General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-
Patterson Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
ATIN: UCI
Forwarded for your information. ;
EX COMMAND OF Thu CHIL? OF STAFF:
1 incl, Vana triers Correction, Brat deien
: ID No, 456962 nik tM Bia Serene @ FN eee ee Divis
(4 copies) “Directorate tof Tuter--bene®
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| AFCAG-10 (Rev 13 Oct 47) ; ;
INDEX: 000,75 Glippings DATE: 28 Apr 48
TO: CG, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio |
FROM: jjr Intelligence Requirements Division, Directorate of Intelligence
SUMMARY: Clippings Service for Project "SIGN"
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BIER: 380 Project
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE i
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8 Dec 1947 :
Pasic ltr, subj: Report: of Information on "Flying Dise" dated 12 Apr 48
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HEADQUARTERS, THF AIR UNIVERSITY, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
TO: . Chief ofStaff, USAF, Washington 25, D. C., Attn: - Dir of Intelligence 1, Api
Forwarded in accordance with paragraph 4° of letter cited in basic.
communication.
FOR THE COMMANDING. GENERAL:
1 Incl: /S/-F. E. LANKSTON
Egy n/e (1 ey w/a) MAJOR, AGD
ASS'T.. ADJ J GEN.
: _ 2 "CAPR i948
APOIR-CO-5 2nd Ind. — Y
Department of the Air Fores, Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. C. | ps
10: Cotimanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force © ©
Base; Dayten, Ohio SS
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CAG. "i
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Reference: Ltr frm Hq Tyndall AFB, dated 12 Apr 48, subject as above,
1st Ind frm Hq Maxwell Air FB, to C/S, USAF, dated 14 Apr 48.
OFFICE SYMBOL || *- AFOTR=CO/ i z ig BPR oe Sie ST
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GRADE AND Col... Te Kor S ye Se eee
SURNAME OF _ || Paper a, or a
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HEADQUARTERS
‘ 500th AIR UNIVERSITY WING
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE
PANAMA GITY, 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
ay 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", dtd 6 February 1948,
FOR THE COMVANDING GENERAL:
1 Incl - /8/ 3..B. PRICE
NOIC and Exhibit I. (in dup) Major, USAF .
Adjutant
Distribution:
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C/S USAF
CG, AMC
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AFOIR-CO=5 |
SUBJECT: Flying Dises a & APRS!
TO : Commanding General :
Air Materiel Command
Wright~Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio .
ATTN: MCI
Porwarded for your information, |
| i BY COMMAND OF THE HIF OF STAFF:
1 Inel ROBERT TAYLOR 3rd
Ltr frm CSGID, 25 Mar Colonel, USAF
(dup) Chief, Collection Branch
Air Intelligence Requirements Division
Directorate of Intelligence
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Vi DF frm CSGID, Comment No. 2, to Hq USAF, dtd 25 Mar 48.
OFFICE SYMBOL ||! AFOTR-CO ; 2. : 3. 4. cE
GRADE AND Col. Tay | SS aS
SURNAME OF ST A ed ee hes). SRR
COORDINATING :
OFFICERS Lt. Col. Gar ry oe oe i a ee
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aor Dept. of the Aix Pare SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (Jf any) ‘
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FILE No. SUBJECT
AFOIR-CO-5 Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs,"
To Gold: FROM Hi. USAF — AFOIR DATE x
Attn: Plans & Collection 27 FEB 1948 ree ee
Branch Lt .Col.Garrett/dk/h 544
Lt.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
wevernment agencies and contractors all information concerning sightings and pheno-—
mena in the atmosphere vhich 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 concerning sightings
which comes to their attention, direct to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Com-
mand, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Attn: MCI.
4. Air Materiel Command has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force
installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs,
5. It is requested that all Department of the Army installations also be instruct—
ed to report such occurrences directly to Air Materiel Command and that they be in-
formed that Air Materiel Command is authorized to contact them direct when necessary
in connection with such occurrences.
6. If possible, reports to Air Materiel Command should include the following
information:
a. Location and time of sighting
b. Weather at the time
c. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses ;
d, Photographs of objects, if available
e, Object sighted: .
(1) Number (4) Color (7) Maneuverability (10) Exhaust trail
(2) Shape (5) Speed (8) Altitude or not
(3) Size (6) Heading (9) Sound
ge General remarks
FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Vie Be
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‘ Major General, U.S.A.F.
y Woods 5 Chief, Air Intel, R
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AVOIR-CO-5 Reporting of Information on “Flying | 2%
De ee etidama Ts kee 26 FEB 1948
Attn: P : Collec
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Lt,Col, Smith
- +2. It is Air Feree policy not to ignore reports of sightings and phenanena 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 desigmted
the Air Force agency to collect, collate, evaluate, and distribute to interested
| agencies and contractors all information concerning sightings and pheno-
mona in the atmosphere which can be construed te 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 concerning sightings
which comes to their attention, direct to the Comnanding General, Air Materiel Com
mand, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohic, Attn: MOI.
h. Air Materiel Commend has been authorized direct contact with all Air Perce
- dpetallations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs,
5, It is requested that all Department of the Army installations also be instruct~ :
ed to report such occurrences directly to Air Materiel Command and that they be in-
formed that Air Materic] Comand is authorized to contact them direct when necessary
in comection with such occurrences.
GD 6. 16 poosivle, reports to Air Materiel Command should inélude the following
iiformationt = a HQ.USAF
a, Location and time of sighting — hy ged OTF oF
b. Weather at the time : :
¢, Names, cccupations, and addresses of witnesses CAG. OH
d. Photographe of objects, if available -— “ey
e, Object sighteds
1) Number 34 Coler (7) Maneuverability (10) Exhaust trail — “
(2) Shape —s (5) Speed ®} Altitude or not :
: (3) Sise (6) Heading (9) Sound tak . ;
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FOR THE CHIGF OF STAFF: ) ‘Chief, Air Intel, Régs Dive -
Directorate of Intelligens?
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“ GSGID 350.05 SUBJECT: Reporting of Information on
"Flying Discs"
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TO: HQ, USAF, AFOIR FROM: D/I, GSUSA - DATE: 25 Mar shi! Mota NO. 2
Lt .ecol. th/2931/ jes
| 1. Action on Comment No. 1 has been completed by request for information
at Inclosure l. ~
2. It is requested that Air Materiel Command be directed to transmit to
the Director of Intelligence, GSUSA, an information copy of each communication
received from or sent to commands subordinate to the Department of the Army in
connection with so-called "flying disc" reports.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE:
ah Colonel, GSC Gulesel, 050
2 Incls: Chief, Intelligence lGitoup froup, 1D
1. Req for Info (10 copies) z
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Ltr frn 4th AF, dated 11 Mar 48, subject: ( "Investigation \of Flying Dise"
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C .O:P:Y
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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California
LAFDA=3/1208-1 Mar 11, 1948
SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Disc.
TO: Chief of Staff
United States Air Forces
Washington, D. C.
ATIN: Directorate of Intelligence
Air Intelligence Requirements Division
@
1. Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarters, per
telephone call from Sg A. M. Larsen, Sheriff's office, Bakersfield,
California,
ae 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.
Ww 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. :
2%
/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)
APOTR-CO-5/Lt .Col.Garrett/dk/
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P 9 March 48
AFOI-Co-5 1-7 MAR 1948 :
SUBJECT: Flying Dises ;
7G: Commanding General
. Air Materiel Comand
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATINe MOL |
1. Reference is made to Colonel McCoy's informal proposal
&) that certain fighter aircraft be mintained on a continuous alert
status, within the Zone of the Interior, to aid in gathering in-
formation on Flying Discs,
2. This proposal is congidered unfeasible for the following
reasons: ;
a. The outlay of aircraft and persomel would be too .
great. in relation to the results obtained,
b, Proper interception is not possible, except by acci- Ww
dent, without complete radar coverage. The Air Force is incapable CN xf
of providing such coverags. a,
4 ec. It is doubtful if fighter aircraft would be able to &
follow up reports emanating, for the most part, from civilian sources,
te BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Pate
te GEOROE C. MeDONALD
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TO: Director of Plans and Operations oateE 2B FEB 1948
--. 4. COMMENT,.No,_. 1
FROM: Director of Intelligence it. Col CNY NSE
1. By letter fron 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".
2. The Commanding General, Air Materiel 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 & 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 Oe tg of all hs
possible data on any reported and sighted unusual phenomena, of the "flying disc
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 fran any source in any area over which it has cognizancee 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.
C. P. CABELL
Brigadier General, U.S.A.F.
. Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div.
Directorate of Intelligence
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ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET |
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SUBJECT:
ine Dises
TO: Director of Intelligence ver 8 MAR 1948
} COMMENT No._<
FROM: Director of Plans and Operations 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 is not possible, except by accident, without complete
@:.. coverage which the Air Force is not capable of providin.
ec. 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"
information on unusual phenomena in the atmosphere be confined to the establishment of
direct channels for the receipt of such information.
3. It is further recomnended that in lieu of the proposal of Air Materiel Command,
all other major commands be directed to cooperate with Air Materiel Command and to channgql
information directly to that command,
nn S. E. ANDERSON |
Major General, U.S.A.F. \
Director of Plans and Operations.
, ; ea . ; 3-1109, AP (REV 20 May 44)
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B/L fm Hq. Tenth Air Fores, Brooks Fld, San Antonio, Texas, dtd
7 Jan 48, subj: "Flying Disks"
APUIR-CO-5 ist Ind. : P
‘ Dept. of the Air Force, Hq. USAF, Washington. 25, D. C. "OMAR {9048
TOs Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, iiright—ratterson Air
; Force Base, Dayton, Chic
ATIN: TSD.IN
Forwarded as 4 matter pertaining to your Command.
WY. CORIAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
. -{ Inel. DOUGLASS W. ETSEMAN ~~ RRR EE
n/e Et. Colonel, U.S.A.F. .
Rxecutive, Air Intelligence Requirements Div,
BD Xes Directorate of lutelligence
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1 HEADQUARTERS .
TENTH ATR FORCE
ERCOKS: FIELD, ..SaN ANTONTO;. THSAS
D’ 3335 7 January 1948
SUBJECT: - "Flying Disks"
TOs: Chief of Staff
United States Air Force ©
Washington 25, D.C.
ATIN: Director of intelligence
. “wt Sa . Commuding General . : 2
Air Defense Command
Mitchel Field, New York Ay
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Inclosed is Summary of information prepared by the Tenth Air’ Force .’
Resident Agent at Houston, Texas covering a report of "Flying Disks"
received by the Fbl Office at Houston, Texas.
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SUBICT: Flying Discs
TOs Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson }
Aiy Porce Base, Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: TSDIN ay
Attached report fran Military Air Attache, Canada, closes the
incident reported by Johnson and Harrison. ;
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24 FEB 1948
SUBJECT: Flying Discs ,
TO : Commanding General
Air Materiel Commnd
Wright-Patterson Air Fores Base
Dayton, Qhio
ATTN: .TSDIN
1. Attached, for your information, is copy of Collection Memorandum
Number 7, which was forwarded to field collection agencies for action on
® above subject.
2. This Directorate has been advised that contact has been made with —
the Horton Brothers, and the Assistant Ghief of Staff, G2, of Buropean
Command has accordingly been advised by Telecon to use this Menorandum
as the basis for interrogation.
. 3. The results of thie interrogation will be forwarded to your .
Headquarters as soon as received. ory eet
os BY COMMAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: I S>
, Col Meno #7 C.P.. CABELL : VO
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AFCAG-10 (Rev 13 Oct 47)
INDEX: 0 :
00.9 Phenomena DATE: ;. February 1948 |
TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel a ad, Wri Aj
Force ‘Bass Darton. Onis © mend, Wright-Patterson Air
FROM: Tee ae Intelligence Requirements Div., Directorate of
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SUMMARY: "Project SIGN"
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REMARKS:
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CORRESPONDENCE REFERENCE FORM .
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INDEX: 000.9 Flying Discs DATE: 12 Februery 1948
TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Commend, Wright-Patterson Air Force, |
Base, Dayton, Ohio. ‘
FROM: Executive, Air Intelligence Requirements Div. Directorate of
- Intelligence.
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| Forwarded as a matter pertaining to your Gommund, oh
BY COVMAND OF THE OWIEF OF STAFF: a ae
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t tmel Lt. Colonel, U.S.A.P,
Executive, Air Intelligence Requirements
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Office of the Assistent Chief of Staff, A-2
Intelligence |
Hamilton Field, California
4APDA-1208-T JAN 1 91948 oni
SUBJECT: «Report of Flying Dise.
TOs Chief of Stef? 3
United States Air Forces
Washington, Ds C.
ATINs Director of Intelligence é
. Attached report for your information.
/S{ Donald L. Springer
DONALD L. SPRINGER
1 Inels Lt. Colonel, USAF
\ Rpt of Flying Disc. AC of S, Aew2
f AFCAG-10 (Rev 13 Oct 47)
INDEX: 000.9 Phenomena DATE: 6 February 1948
TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio.
FROM: kxecutive, Air Intelligence Requirements Div., Directorate of Intelligence.
SUMMARY: wiying Discs,
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FILED: 312.3 Channels
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