DISCLOSURE / FILE

Department of War Disc Intake, 1948

18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1

A 1948 Department of the Air Force file routing flying-disc sighting reports, the Air Materiel Command collection policy under Project SIGN, and a debate over standing fighter alerts to intercept the objects.

Brief

The folder collects USAF correspondence from February through June 1948 implementing the policy that Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson would 'collect, collate, evaluate and distribute' all flying-disc sighting reports. It forwards specific incidents, including a phosphorescent round object reported by four New York Central railroad workers at Hobson, Ohio on the night of 8 May 1948 and two falling objects near Bakersfield, California on 5 and 8 March 1948 investigated by the Fourth Air Force. It records Air Materiel Command's proposal to keep fighter or night-interceptor aircraft on continuous alert with gun cameras to photograph the discs, and the Director of Plans and Operations' rejection of that proposal in March 1948. It also preserves a September 1947 SECRET letter from Col. H. M. McCoy linking the 'Flying Disc' question to the Horten brothers' tailless aircraft and a Moscow attache report of 1,800 jet-propelled Horten VIII derivatives being built in the USSR.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 5/8/26
Incident: 6/15/48
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 28 pages
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL / SECRET / RESTRICTED (mixed); declassified per NND 760191
Programs: Project SIGN, Air Materiel Command MCI, T-2 (Intelligence, AMC)
Tags: flying disc, round, phosphorescent, Project SIGN, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson, Hobson Ohio, Bakersfield California, Horten brothers, 1948, FBI report, gun camera

Key points

Air Force policy in February 1948 was 'not to ignore' atmospheric sightings; Air Materiel Command was designated the collection and evaluation agency, with all Air Force installations directed to report sightings to Wright-Patterson, ATTN: MCI.p.12
Sighting at Hobson, Ohio on the night of 8 May 1948: a round, phosphorescent object, estimated nine inches in diameter from the ground, altitude 6 to 8 miles, with a phosphorescent trail, reported by four New York Central System railroad workers via FBI Special Agent D.K. Brown.p.2
Fourth Air Force reported two separate Bakersfield, California incidents on 5 March and 8 March 1948 in which witnesses saw objects fall to earth trailing smoke; searching parties, aircraft and rescue units found nothing.p.16
Air Materiel Command proposed that every Air Force installation in the U.S. and Alaska keep at least one fighter or night-interceptor aircraft on continuous alert, equipped with gun cameras, to photograph flying discs.p.18
The Director of Plans and Operations rejected the continuous-alert proposal on 3 March 1948 as unfeasible: too costly, impossible without complete radar coverage, and unlikely to follow up civilian-source reports.p.19
Major General George C. McDonald formally relayed the rejection to Air Materiel Command on 17 March 1948 under the SECRET 'Flying Discs' letter signed for the Chief of Staff.p.17
A 24 September 1947 SECRET letter from Col. H. M. McCoy at Wright Field transmitted a 'Loedding Flying Disc' drawing (LD-2) and an RAE Technical Note AERO 1703 on the Horten tailless aircraft, tying the 'Flying Saucer' case to the Horten brothers' work.p.5
A U.S. Military Attache report from Moscow dated 9 June 1947 (ID V-32291-S) stated that 1,800 aircraft based on the Horten VIII design (six-engine pusher, 131-foot wingspan, ~33,000 lb gross weight), jet-propelled in the Russian version, were being built for bomber squadron use.

Verbatim

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.
p.12
Air Materiel Command has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs.
p.12
(2) Shape - round
p.2
(4) Color - phosphorescent
p.3
(10) Exhaust trail or not - Phosphorescent trail in the sky
p.3
A recent report from the U. S. Military attache, Moscow, USSR, dated 9 June 1947, indicates that 1800 aircraft, directly or indirectly based on the Horten VIII design (six engine pusher, having a wing spread of 131 feet and a gross weight of approximately thirty-three thousand pounds) are being built for bomber squadron use.
p.6

Most interesting

The Hobson, Ohio sighting on 8 May 1948 came in through the FBI: Special Agent D.K. Brown of the Cleveland office forwarded the railroad workers' statements to Eleventh Air Force, which then routed it up to the Director of Intelligence in Washington.
Witnesses were four named New York Central System employees: car inspectors Ben Rupe and Earl Roush, yard clerk Bob White, and patrolman C. K. Hite.
Air Materiel Command wanted standing armed fighter alerts at every U.S. and Alaskan base, with gun cameras, specifically to photograph and potentially shoot at flying discs; the proposal was killed within weeks on cost and radar-coverage grounds.
The file ties the 1947 'Flying Disc' question directly to the Horten brothers' tailless aircraft research and to a Moscow attache claim that the USSR was building 1,800 jet-propelled Horten VIII derivatives, a frame the Air Force was actively considering in September 1947.
Col. H. M. McCoy asked that the 'Loedding Flying Disc' drawing (LD-2) be circulated only under signature-and-date witnessing because of patent rights, then returned for the Patent Office record at AMC.
The 28 April 1948 routing form explicitly names Project SIGN and files it under '380 Project,' one of the file's clearest internal pointers to the SIGN program.
Brig. Gen. C. P. Cabell signed the 12 February 1948 SECRET routing sheet as Chief of the Air Intelligence Requirements Division, the same Cabell who would later run the CIA's directorate of plans.

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Common questions

What is Department of War Disc Intake, 1948?: A 1948 Department of the Air Force file routing flying-disc sighting reports, the Air Materiel Command collection policy under Project SIGN, and a debate over standing fighter alerts to intercept the objects.
What does Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 reveal?: Air Force policy in February 1948 was 'not to ignore' atmospheric sightings; Air Materiel Command was designated the collection and evaluation agency, with all Air Force installations directed to report sightings to Wright-Patterson, ATTN: MCI. Sighting at Hobson, Ohio on the night of 8 May 1948: a round, phosphorescent object, estimated nine inches in…
Which agency produced Department of War Disc Intake, 1948?: Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was CONFIDENTIAL / SECRET / RESTRICTED (mixed); declassified per NND 760191.
When is Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 dated?: Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 is dated 1948.
What programs and topics appear in Department of War Disc Intake, 1948?: Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 references Project SIGN, Air Materiel Command MCI, T-2 (Intelligence, AMC), flying disc, round and phosphorescent.
What does Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 say, in its own words?: "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." (source p. 12).

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AFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544
14 June 48

DECLASSIFIED
Authority:
NND 760191

CONFIDENTIAL

Basic Ltr fm Hq. Eleventh Air Force, Harrisburg, Pa., dtd (undated),
subj: Report of "Flying Discs"

AFOIR-CO-5 (1-6-29)          1st Ind.          1 5 JUN 1948

Dept. of the Air Force, Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. C.

TO:  Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air
     Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
     ATTN: MCI
          15/[ILLEGIBLE]

4 Incls.
  n/c

w/[ILLEGIBLE]

P102375

HQ. USAF
1 5 JUN 1948
CAG-MAIL BRANCH

CONFIDENTIAL

OFFICE SYMBOL    1. AFOIR[ILLEGIBLE]    2.    3.    4.    5.
GRADE AND
SURNAME OF
COORDINATING
OFFICERS         [ILLEGIBLE]
                 Lt Col Garrett
                 [ILLEGIBLE]

10-20242-2  U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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CONFIDENTIAL

HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH AIR FORCE
1612 South Cameron Street

EAFD                    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

SUBJECT:  Report of "Flying Discs"

TO:     Chief of Staff
        United States Air Force
        Washington 25, D. C.
        ATTN:  Director of Intelligence,
               Requirements Division

     1.  In compliance with paragraph 1a, ADC Letter 45-5, 25 March
1948, the following information relative to "Flying Discs" is hereby
submitted.  The attached report was received this Headquarters 27 May
1948, from Special Agent, D.K. Brown, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Cleveland, Ohio.  This Headquarters has no further information and is
not initiating any investigation in accordance with paragraph 2, ADC
Ltr. 45-5.  Any additional information received by this Headquarters
will be immediately forwarded to your Headquarters.  Copies of report
have been forwarded to Hq. Air Materiel Command and Hq. Air Defense
Command as directed in above mentioned directive.

          a.  Location and time of sighting - Hobson, Ohio; night of
     8 May 48.

          b.  Weather at the time - unknown by this Hq.

          c.  Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses - Addresses
     Ben Rupe, New York Central System Car Inspector  unknown.
     Earl Roush,    "         "         "         "         "
     Bob White, Yard Clerk, N.Y.C.
     C. K. Hite, Patrolman, N.Y.C.

          d.  Photographs of objects, if available - unknown this Hq.

          e.  Sketches of objects configuration - unknown this Hq.

          f.  Objects sighted:

               (1) Number - not known this Headquarters

               (2) Shape - round

               (3) Size - appeared to be nine inches in diameter from
     ground level.

CONFIDENTIAL

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AFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544
14 June 48

DECLASSIFIED
Authority:
NND 760191

CONFIDENTIAL

Basic Ltr fm Hq. Eleventh Air Force, Harrisburg, Pa., dtd (undated),
subj: Report of "Flying Discs"

AFOIR-CO-5 (1-6-29)          1st Ind.          1 5 JUN 1948

Dept. of the Air Force, Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. C.

TO:  Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air
     Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
     ATTN: MCI
          15/[ILLEGIBLE]

4 Incls.
  n/c

w/[ILLEGIBLE]

P102375

HQ. USAF
1 5 JUN 1948
CAG-MAIL BRANCH

CONFIDENTIAL

OFFICE SYMBOL    1. AFOIR[ILLEGIBLE]    2.    3.    4.    5.
GRADE AND
SURNAME OF
COORDINATING
OFFICERS         [ILLEGIBLE]
                 Lt Col Garrett
                 [ILLEGIBLE]

10-20242-2  U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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CONFIDENTIAL

HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH AIR FORCE
1612 South Cameron Street

EAFD                    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

SUBJECT:  Report of "Flying Discs"

TO:     Chief of Staff
        United States Air Force
        Washington 25, D. C.
        ATTN:  Director of Intelligence,
               Requirements Division

     1.  In compliance with paragraph 1a, ADC Letter 45-5, 25 March
1948, the following information relative to "Flying Discs" is hereby
submitted.  The attached report was received this Headquarters 27 May
1948, from Special Agent, D.K. Brown, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Cleveland, Ohio.  This Headquarters has no further information and is
not initiating any investigation in accordance with paragraph 2, ADC
Ltr. 45-5.  Any additional information received by this Headquarters
will be immediately forwarded to your Headquarters.  Copies of report
have been forwarded to Hq. Air Materiel Command and Hq. Air Defense
Command as directed in above mentioned directive.

          a.  Location and time of sighting - Hobson, Ohio; night of
     8 May 48.

          b.  Weather at the time - unknown by this Hq.

          c.  Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses - Addresses
     Ben Rupe, New York Central System Car Inspector  unknown.
     Earl Roush,    "         "         "         "         "
     Bob White, Yard Clerk, N.Y.C.
     C. K. Hite, Patrolman, N.Y.C.

          d.  Photographs of objects, if available - unknown this Hq.

          e.  Sketches of objects configuration - unknown this Hq.

          f.  Objects sighted:

               (1) Number - not known this Headquarters

               (2) Shape - round

               (3) Size - appeared to be nine inches in diameter from
     ground level.

CONFIDENTIAL

DISCLOSURE / FILE

Department of War Disc Intake, 1948

Brief

Metadata

Agency

Department of War

Release

5/8/26

Incident

6/15/48

Type

PDF • .pdf

Length

28 pages

Classification

CONFIDENTIAL / SECRET / RESTRICTED (mixed); declassified per NND 760191

Programs

Project SIGN, Air Materiel Command MCI, T-2 (Intelligence, AMC)

Tags

flying disc, round, phosphorescent, Project SIGN, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson, Hobson Ohio, Bakersfield California, Horten brothers, 1948, FBI report, gun camera

Key points

Sighting at Hobson, Ohio on the night of 8 May 1948: a round, phosphorescent object, estimated nine inches in diameter from the ground, altitude 6 to 8 miles, with a phosphorescent trail, reported by four New York Central System railroad workers via FBI Special Agent D.K. Brown.p.2

Fourth Air Force reported two separate Bakersfield, California incidents on 5 March and 8 March 1948 in which witnesses saw objects fall to earth trailing smoke; searching parties, aircraft and rescue units found nothing.p.16

Air Materiel Command proposed that every Air Force installation in the U.S. and Alaska keep at least one fighter or night-interceptor aircraft on continuous alert, equipped with gun cameras, to photograph flying discs.p.18

The Director of Plans and Operations rejected the continuous-alert proposal on 3 March 1948 as unfeasible: too costly, impossible without complete radar coverage, and unlikely to follow up civilian-source reports.p.19

Major General George C. McDonald formally relayed the rejection to Air Materiel Command on 17 March 1948 under the SECRET 'Flying Discs' letter signed for the Chief of Staff.p.17

A 24 September 1947 SECRET letter from Col. H. M. McCoy at Wright Field transmitted a 'Loedding Flying Disc' drawing (LD-2) and an RAE Technical Note AERO 1703 on the Horten tailless aircraft, tying the 'Flying Saucer' case to the Horten brothers' work.p.5

A U.S. Military Attache report from Moscow dated 9 June 1947 (ID V-32291-S) stated that 1,800 aircraft based on the Horten VIII design (six-engine pusher, 131-foot wingspan, ~33,000 lb gross weight), jet-propelled in the Russian version, were being built for bomber squadron use.

Verbatim

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.

p.12

Air Materiel Command has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs.

p.12

(2) Shape - round

p.2

(4) Color - phosphorescent

p.3

(10) Exhaust trail or not - Phosphorescent trail in the sky

p.3

A recent report from the U. S. Military attache, Moscow, USSR, dated 9 June 1947, indicates that 1800 aircraft, directly or indirectly based on the Horten VIII design (six engine pusher, having a wing spread of 131 feet and a gross weight of approximately thirty-three thousand pounds) are being built for bomber squadron use.

p.6

Most interesting

The Hobson, Ohio sighting on 8 May 1948 came in through the FBI: Special Agent D.K. Brown of the Cleveland office forwarded the railroad workers' statements to Eleventh Air Force, which then routed it up to the Director of Intelligence in Washington.

Witnesses were four named New York Central System employees: car inspectors Ben Rupe and Earl Roush, yard clerk Bob White, and patrolman C. K. Hite.

Air Materiel Command wanted standing armed fighter alerts at every U.S. and Alaskan base, with gun cameras, specifically to photograph and potentially shoot at flying discs; the proposal was killed within weeks on cost and radar-coverage grounds.

The file ties the 1947 'Flying Disc' question directly to the Horten brothers' tailless aircraft research and to a Moscow attache claim that the USSR was building 1,800 jet-propelled Horten VIII derivatives, a frame the Air Force was actively considering in September 1947.

Col. H. M. McCoy asked that the 'Loedding Flying Disc' drawing (LD-2) be circulated only under signature-and-date witnessing because of patent rights, then returned for the Patent Office record at AMC.

The 28 April 1948 routing form explicitly names Project SIGN and files it under '380 Project,' one of the file's clearest internal pointers to the SIGN program.

Brig. Gen. C. P. Cabell signed the 12 February 1948 SECRET routing sheet as Chief of the Air Intelligence Requirements Division, the same Cabell who would later run the CIA's directorate of plans.

Common questions

What is Department of War Disc Intake, 1948?

What does Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 reveal?

Air Force policy in February 1948 was 'not to ignore' atmospheric sightings; Air Materiel Command was designated the collection and evaluation agency, with all Air Force installations directed to report sightings to Wright-Patterson, ATTN: MCI. Sighting at Hobson, Ohio on the night of 8 May 1948: a round, phosphorescent object, estimated nine inches in…

Which agency produced Department of War Disc Intake, 1948?

Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was CONFIDENTIAL / SECRET / RESTRICTED (mixed); declassified per NND 760191.

When is Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 dated?

Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 is dated 1948.

What programs and topics appear in Department of War Disc Intake, 1948?

Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 references Project SIGN, Air Materiel Command MCI, T-2 (Intelligence, AMC), flying disc, round and phosphorescent.

What does Department of War Disc Intake, 1948 say, in its own words?

"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." (source p. 12).

AFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544 14 June 48 DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 760191 CONFIDENTIAL Basic Ltr fm Hq. Eleventh Air Force, Harrisburg, Pa., dtd (undated), subj: Report of "Flying Discs" AFOIR-CO-5 (1-6-29) 1st Ind. 1 5 JUN 1948 Dept. of the Air Force, Hq. USAF, Washington 25, D. C. TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio ATTN: MCI 15/[ILLEGIBLE] 4 Incls. n/c w/[ILLEGIBLE] P102375 HQ. USAF 1 5 JUN 1948 CAG-MAIL BRANCH CONFIDENTIAL OFFICE SYMBOL 1. AFOIR[ILLEGIBLE] 2. 3. 4. 5. GRADE AND SURNAME OF COORDINATING OFFICERS [ILLEGIBLE] Lt Col Garrett [ILLEGIBLE] 10-20242-2 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONFIDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH AIR FORCE 1612 South Cameron Street EAFD Harrisburg, Pennsylvania SUBJECT: Report of "Flying Discs" TO: Chief of Staff United States Air Force Washington 25, D. C. ATTN: Director of Intelligence, Requirements Division 1. In compliance with paragraph 1a, ADC Letter 45-5, 25 March 1948, the following information relative to "Flying Discs" is hereby submitted. The attached report was received this Headquarters 27 May 1948, from Special Agent, D.K. Brown, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cleveland, Ohio. This Headquarters has no further information and is not initiating any investigation in accordance with paragraph 2, ADC Ltr. 45-5. Any additional information received by this Headquarters will be immediately forwarded to your Headquarters. Copies of report have been forwarded to Hq. Air Materiel Command and Hq. Air Defense Command as directed in above mentioned directive. a. Location and time of sighting - Hobson, Ohio; night of 8 May 48. b. Weather at the time - unknown by this Hq. c. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses - Addresses Ben Rupe, New York Central System Car Inspector unknown. Earl Roush, " " " " " Bob White, Yard Clerk, N.Y.C. C. K. Hite, Patrolman, N.Y.C. d. Photographs of objects, if available - unknown this Hq. e. Sketches of objects configuration - unknown this Hq. f. Objects sighted: (1) Number - not known this Headquarters (2) Shape - round (3) Size - appeared to be nine inches in diameter from ground level. CONFIDENTIAL

Dept. of the Air Force WAR DEPARTMENT DISPOSITION FORM RESTRICTED FILE No. SUBJECT AFOIR-CO-5 Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs." TO CSGID FROM HQ. USAF - AFOIR DATE 27 FEB 1948 Attn: Plans & Collection COMMENT No. 1 Branch Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/4544 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 government agencies and contractors all information 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 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 g. General remarks FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: C.P.Cabell C. P. CABELL Major General, U.S.A.F. Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div. Directorate of Intelligence Recd 1 March 48 WD AGO FORM 897 1 MAY 1946 RESTRICTED U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1946 O - 722055

000.9 AFOIR-CO-5 Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/4544 RESTRICTED 25 Feb 48 AFOIR-CO-5 Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs." HQ. USAF - AFOIR CSGID 27 FEB 1948 Attn: Plans & Collection Lt.Col.Garrett/dk/4544 Branch 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 government agencies and contractors all information 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 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: HQ. USAF a. Location and time of sighting b. Weather at the time 27 FEB 1948 c. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses d. Photographs of objects, if available CAG-MAIL BRANCH 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 g. General remarks C. P. CABELL Major General, U.S.A.F. FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div. Directorate of Intelligence OFFICE SYMBOL 1. AFOIR-CO 2. AFOIR 3. 4. 5. GRADE AND SURNAME OF Col.Taylor III COORDINATING [ILLEGIBLE] C. P. [ILLEGIBLE] OFFICERS Lt Col Garrett [ILLEGIBLE] USAF RESTRICTED 10-20242-2 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

AF HQ-33 (20 MAY 44) HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SECRET TALLY NO. 090 FILE NO. SUBJECT: Flying Discs TO: Director of Plans and Operations DATE 12 FEB 1948 FROM: Director of Intelligence COMMENT No. 1 Lt. Col Garrett/lwd/4544 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". 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 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 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 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. C.P.Cabell C. P. CABELL Brigadier General, U.S.A.F. Chief, Air Intel. Req. Div. Directorate of Intelligence (102) PAGE SECRET 3-1109, AF (REV 20 MAY 44) [ILLEGIBLE]

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Department of War Disc Intake, 1948