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JANAP 146

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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.

  • p. 12 …as soon as practicable upon leaving foreign terri- torial boundaries. Foreign territory includes all territory ex…
(Aerbnautical
Station) KINDLEY - ROGER - OUT
Note: In radiotelegraph transmission, the same pro-
cedures would apply as prescribed in paragraph 204.
b. Cancellation reports should be made in the event a pre-
viously reported sighting is positively identified as friendly.
Such reports should be transmitted as a brief message cancelling
the previous report(s).
Example of a radiotelephone transmission:
·=· ·-
(Aircraft) PAN PAN. ?Af~ - KINDLEY THIS IS Am FORCE TWO FIVE NINE
THREE - CIRVIS REPORT - OVEI'i
(Aeronautical
Station) AIR FORCE T1:!0 FIVE .NINE THREE THIS IS KINDLEY - GO
AHEAD
(Aircraft) EN.ERGENCY - CANCEL CIBVIS REPORT OF ONE THREE FIVE
ZERO ZEB..8.A BY AIR FORCE TWO FIVE I·rnm THREE - SIX JET
BOMBERS POSITIVELY IDErITIFIED AS AIR FORCE BAKER FORTY
SEVENS AT ONE FOUR FO'DR SIX ZEBRA - OVER
(Aeronautical
Station) KHIDLEY - ROGER - OUT
Note: In radiotelegraph transmission, the same pro-
cedures would apply as prescribed in paragraph 204.
c. A post-landing report is desired immediately after landing
to insure receipt of the original report(s) by CINCONAD or RCAF-
ADC and to amplify the airborne report(s). This may be filed with
either the military or civil communications facil~ty located at
the pla~e of landing. If the landing is not made in Canadian or
Uniteci.States territory the report should be made to the nearest
Canadian or United States military or diplomatic representative in
that area. The post-landing report will refer to the airborne
report(s) and, in addition, contain a brief resume of weather con-
ditions at the time of sighting(s), verification of the sighting(s) -·
by other personnel and any other information deemed appropriate.
(1) If no airborne report was made as a result of in-

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