18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1
This file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.
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- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- Department of War
- Reference #
- RELEASE-01-FILE-018-18-6369445-GENERAL-1948-VOL-1
- Published
- 2026-05-08
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- application/pdf
- Pages
- 28
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The Air Force policy is to collect, collate, evaluate, and act on information concerning sightings and phenomena in the atmosphere.
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.
Air Materiel Command is designated as the Air Force agency to handle information concerning sightings and phenomena in the atmosphere.
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 phenomena in the atmosphere.
Reports of flying discs are to be forwarded to the Air Materiel Command.
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 Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
The Air Force is incapable of providing complete radar coverage for proper interception of flying discs.
Proper interception is not possible, except by accident, without complete radar coverage. The Air Force is incapable of providing such coverage.
The Air Materiel Command has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force installations to develop additional information on flying discs.
Air Materiel Command has been authorized direct contact with all Air Force installations whenever required to develop additional information on the flying discs.
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Sighting of flying discs in Hobson, Ohio
Location and time of sighting — Hobson, Ohio; night of 6 May 1948.
Forwarding of flying disc information
The attached information is forwarded in compliance with USAF Letter, "Reporting of Information on "flying Discs", dtd 6 February 1948.
Report of flying discs incident
Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarters, per telephone call from Sg A. M. Larsen, Sheriff's office, Bakersfield, California.
Observation of falling objects north of Bakersfield, California
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.
Observation of falling objects in Bakersfield, California
Observation by Mr. Les Buchner, Bakersfield, California, of two objects falling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948.
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