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342 HS1-416511228 319.1 Flying Discs 1949

U.S. Department of War · 1950-01-09 · 143 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This 1949 War Department file 319.1, Flying Discs, is a set of U.S. Air Force Flight Service Center reports on unidentified flying objects sent to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson. The reports cover sightings over Kansas City and Olathe, Rome, Seattle, Greenville, Spokane, Medford, Columbus, Portland, Mountain Home, Jackson and Chanute AFB. Most remain unexplained, but the Greenville object was found to be a weather balloon. The file also holds a 1948 order telling units to report disc sightings.

From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 1/9/50, N/A. This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.

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  • p. 3 …In compliance with FSR 200-4 dated 2 November 1949, and letter, Headquarters USAF, Subject: "Reporting…
  • p. 37 …In compliance with FS Regulation 200-4 dated 2 November 1948 and letter, Headquarters USAF, Subject…
  • p. 46 …In accordance with provisions of letter, Headquarters, Air Weather Service, subject as above, file A-2…
  • p. 58 …2 November 1948, in reference to letter, Headquarters, USAF, subject: "Reporting of Information on 'Flying Discs…
  • p. 62 HEADQUARTERS MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES CR NBR 05/23 221850Z DTG FROM: NFLD…
  • p. 65 …In accordance with letter, Headquarters, USAF, subject: "Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs"," dated 6 February…
  • p. 75 …In accordance with Restricted letter, Headquarters, 2108th Air Weather Group, subject: Report on Information on "Flying…
  • p. 76 A DISPATCHED 18 FEB 1949 HEADQUARTERS 6th Weather Squadron
  • p. 77 …The above report has already been submitted to Headquarters Air Materiel Command and Headquarters United States…
  • p. 78 …5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DISPATCHED 18 FEB 1949 HEADQUARTERS 6th Weather Squadron
  • p. 83 …In accordance with the provisions of letter, Headquarters, United States Air Force, subject: "Reporting of Information…
  • p. 92 …In compliance with directives received from higher headquarters, forwarded herewith is complete information as received from…
  • p. 93 …In the event that further information is desired by your headquarters concerning the object as reported…
  • p. 99 …Director of Intelligence Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, Attention: MCIAXO-3 Headquarters, Pacific Division, MATS, Attention: Chief…
  • p. 117 …The control tower reported the incident to Base Headquarters. 2 Ingl 1. Weather Report 2. Sketch…
  • p. 121 …James Toomey is submitted in compliance with Secret Letter dtd 20 Oct 48 from MATS Headquarters…
  • p. 122 …In compliance with FS Regulation 200-4 dated 2 November 1948 and letter, Headquarters, USAF., Subject…
  • p. 128 …Cassidy Headquarters, Air Rescue Service Washington 25, D. C. b. S/Sgt T.P. Turner Air…
  • p. 130 …same time to this Headquarters, Attention: Director of Intelligence. 5. Headquarters, Air Materiel Command is authorized…
  • p. 131 …The Air Materiel Command will furnish this Headquarters with such reports as are called for by…
  • p. 132 …Reference letter, Headquarters USAF, subject: "Reporting of Information on 'Flying Dises.'" dated 6 February 1948 and…
  • p. 137 …In compliance with 21020 Air Weather Group TEX 464 dated 19 November 1948 and letter, Headquarters…
  • p. 142 …The following TWX received from Headquarters, USAF is quoted for your information and necessary action: "REFER…

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HEADQUARTERS MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE

INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES

CR NBR 05/23

221850Z DTG

FROM: NFLD BASE COMD FT PEPPERRELL NFLD

PRECEDENCE PRIORITY

TO : HQ MATS - ATTN INTELLIGENCE DIV

REF NBR: EN 676

refers to X 0274 Ref

GB 211930 Faf GB 192130 Mark

SCOPE OF POSSIBILITIES PREVENT PROPER EVALUATION OF GOOSE BAY RADIOS DTG TWO ONE ONE NINE THREE ZERO ZEBRA FEB AND DTG ONE NINE TWO ONE THREE ZERO ZEBRA MAR CMA INFO COPIES OF WHICH WERE ADDRESSED YOUR HQ PD INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS HQ INDICATES REPORTED FLIGHTS DID NOT ORIGINATE OR TERMINATE IN THIS COMD AREA PD REPORTS INDICATE ACTIVITY REPORTED IN GREENLAND LAST SUMMER MAY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED OR SHIFTED TO NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT PD REQUEST YOUR HQ CHECK APPROPRIATE UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN SOURCES OF FLIGHTS THAT MAY HAVE ENTERED SPECIFIED AREA AT TIMES INDICATED IN REFERENCED MESSAGES CMA EVALUTATE INFORMATION AND ADVISE THIS HQ RESULTS

Letter sent Daf I, USAF on 23 Mar 49

SECRET

paragraphs 511 and 60a(4). AR 580-5, 15 August 1948.

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