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NARA-PBB87-705
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NARA Blue Book Roll 87
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T1206-87
NARA-PBB87-703
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NARA-PBB87-705
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*AFR 200-2 1-5 AIR FORCE REGULATION \ NO. 20O-2 J DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON, 12 AUGUST 1954 INTELLIGENCE Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting (Short Title: UFOB) Paragraph Purpose and Scope----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Definitions __________________________________---------------------------------------------- 2 Objectives_________________________________________________________________ 3 Responsibility---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Guidance---------------------------------------------:-------------------------------------------------------- 5 ZI Collection________________________________________________________________ 6 Reporting _------------------^-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Evidence______________________-_______________________._____________________ 8 Release of Facts_______________________________-______________________________ 9 1. Purpose and Scope. This Regulation es- tablishes procedures for reporting information and evidence pertaining to unidentified flying objects and sets forth the responsibility of Air Force activities in this regard. It applies to all Air Force activities. 2. Definitions: a. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOB)- Relates to any airborne object which by perform- ance, aerodynamic characteristics, or unusual features does not conform to any presently known aircraft or missile type, or which cannot be positively identified as a familiar object. b. Familiar ObjectsInclude balloons, as- tronomical bodies, birds, and so forth. 3. Objectives. Air Force interest in unidenti- fied flying objects is twofold: First as a possible threat to the security of the United States and its forces, and secondly, to determine technical aspects involved. a. Air Defense. To date, the flying objects reported have imposed no threat to the security of the United States and its Possessions. How- ever, the possibility that new air vehicles, hostile aircraft or missiles may first be regarded as flying objects by the initial observer is real. This re- quires that sightings be reported rapidly and as completely as information permits. b. Technical. Analysis thus far has failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for a num- ber of sightings reported. The Air Force will continue to collect and analyze reports until all sightings can be satisfactorily^ explained, bearing in mind that: y fl) To measure scientific advances, the Air Force must be informed on experi- mentation and development of new air vehicles. (2) The possibility exists that an air ve- hicle of revolutionary configuration may be developed. (3) The reporting of all pertinent factors will have a direct bearing on the suc- cess of the technical analysis. 4. Responsibility: a. Reporting. Commanders of Air Force activities will report all information and evidence that may come to their attention, including that received from adjacent commands of the other services and from civilians. b. Inyjsjgjgjutfan,- Air Defense Command will conduct all field investigations within the ZI, to determine the identity of any UFOB. c. Analysis. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will analyze and evaluate: All in- formation and evidence reported within the ZI all efforts to identify the UFOB: and all inform''''''''a- tion and evidence collected in oversea areas. d. Cooperation. All activities will cooperate with Air Defense Command representatives to insure the economical and prompt success of an investigation, including the furnishing of air and ground transportation, when feasible. 5. Guidance. The thoroughness and quality of a report or investigation into incidents of un- identified flying objects are limited only by the resourcefulness and imagination of the person responsible for preparing the report. Guidance set forth below is based on experience and has been found helpful in evaluating incidents: a. Theodolite measurements of changes of azimuth and elevation and-angular size. b. Interception, identification, or air search ?Tins Regulation supersedes AFR 200-2, 26 August 1953, including Change 200-2A, 2 November 1953. J
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