Documents / FOIA release
JANAP 146 is a joint US and Canadian communications publication, released here by the National Security Agency, that sets out uniform instructions for reporting vital intelligence sightings to military authorities. It covers CIRVIS reports from aircraft and land observers and MERINT reports from vessels. Unidentified flying objects appear among the reportable items, along with missiles, hostile aircraft and submarines. The document also covers message precedence, report contents, routing to CINCONAD and RCAF Air Defense Command, security penalties for unauthorized disclosure, evaluation categories and charges.
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UNC:::.,ASSIFIED •'Force (accounting symbol "AF"). Insofar as practicable, CIRVIS repo~ts so handled will be forwarded RAPID US GOVT COLLECT. b. All charges incurred in handling CIRVIS reports through Canadian facilities will be charged to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Insofar as practicable, CIRVIS reports so handled will be forwarded "RUSH COLLECT", c. Any or all questions of charees will be resolved after traffic has been handled. In no case will CIRVIS reports be de- layed because of communication handling charges·. 2-11 -n- Enr.lris11re _"A" ' '.
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FOIA release, from the nsa collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 13 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.