United States: JANAP 146(A) issued, adds UFOs to CIRVIS pilot sighting reports
On September 25, 1950, JANAP 146(A), 'Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings from Aircraft', was issued, starting CIRVIS reporting for commercial and military pilots and adding UFOs to the sighting categories.
Background
On September 25, 1950, JANAP 146(A), 'Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings from Aircraft', was issued. It marked the start of CIRVIS reporting for commercial and military pilots. The instruction added UFOs to the list of sighting categories. All UFO reports were to be sent to the Air Defense Command at the Pentagon and to the Secretary of Defense. The Air Materiel Command (AMC) at Wright-Patterson was not mentioned. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.