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This document is a request for review of a publication related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) by the U.S. Air Force, dated March 31, 1969. It outlines the procedures for reviewing the publication AFR 80-17, which details the handling and reporting of UFO sightings.

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Air Force RegulationsMilitary ProceduresUFOs Air ForcePublication ReviewRegulationUFO

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Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Sighting Location Unresolved …TIONS OF THIS FORM WILL BE USED UNTIL STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. * U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1960 O-—-576245 --- 41049902-002-058-0004.tif --- AFR 80-17/4600t
Ent Air Force Base Sighting Location Unresolved …TIONS OF THIS FORM WILL BE USED UNTIL STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. * U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1960 O-—-576245 --- 41049902-002-058-0004.tif --- AFR 80-17/4600t

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--- 41049902-002-058-0001.tif --- SUSPENSE DATE REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF PUBLICATION AND/OR FORM(S) 31 Mar 1969 I. 4 (To be completed by the Administrative Office) 10: FROM: DATE OF REQUEST WGOOT-B WGCAS 17 Mar 1969 Please review the publication or form shown below to determine whether it is current and its continued use warranted. When a publication prescribes any form(s) for which you are responsible, include them in the review. 1. PUBLICATION OR FORM NO. 2. DATE 3. TITLE AFR 80-17/ 4600 AB Wg Sup 1 10 Jan 67 Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) 4. REASON FOR REVIEW (Check applicable box) 5. PRESCRIBING DIRECTIVE B. SPECIAL (See additional x A. PERIODIC aibuerionr) C. REPRINT 6. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 7. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS REVIEW SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ( Name, location, SIGNATURE OF telephone) / Mrs Rutledge/WGCAS -P/ 2530 Ki ee y i. (To be completed by the office of primary interest (OPI). See instructions on reverse. ) TO: FROM: ‘ DATE WGCAS WGOOT-B 4 Apr 1969 8. STATUS OF PUBLICATION AND/OR FORM(S) (Check applicable boxes) A. CURRENT AND NO REVISION OR CHANGE IS REQUIRED (If applicable, list under Remarks any forms included in the review and give status of each one.) B. REQUIRES REVISION (Shou under Remarks name of project officer, telephone number, office symbol and date draft will be submitted. Uf it isa “Reprint” review, indicate under Remarks whether reprint is approved or disapproved. If the target date for revision is unknown or uncertain, authorize a limited reprint to assure an adequate stock until the revised edition becomes available.) . REQUIRES CHANGE. (Show under Remarks name of project officer, tele phone number, office symbol, and date draft will be submitted.) D. UNNECESSARY AND CAN BE RESCINDED. (NOTE: Each form prescribed in a rescinded publication is automatically rescinded unless it is prescribed in another publication. List under Remarks each form prescribed and whether it should be rescinded or is prescribed in another publication. ) E. OTHER (If none of the above boxes apply. explain under Remarks.) 9, REMARKS Lt Col Frank C Sausa/4711 Change attached. 4) NAME, LOCATION, AND PHONE NUMBER OF PERSON ACCOMPLISHING REVIEW ante ao TITLE OF AUTHORIZ FRANK C. SAUSA, Lt Col, USAF \ MICHAEL MELENDEZ , Col, USAF Chief, Base Operations Branch/4711 Chief, Operations &Tratning Div AF 5°8* 1382 previous EDITIONS OF THIS FORM WILL BE USED UNTIL STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. APR 62 --- 41049902-002-058-0002.tif --- INSTRUCTIONS INITIATING THE REVIEW 1. The administative office (publications manager, forms manager, etc. ) a. Completes Section I of the form. (The number of copies depends upon local practices. ) b. Sends one or more copies to the office of primary interest (OPI). c. Retains one copy for suspense and follow-up purposes. REVIEWING THE PUBLICATION 2. The OPI completes Section II of the form and returns a copy to the administrative office. To complete it properly, the reviewing official will: a. Note the reason for review checked in Section I of this form. b, Examine the item to insure its continued applicability, judiciousness of purpose, good taste, consonance with existing law, and national, Department of Defense, and Air Force policy or doctrine. . Determine whether costly, manpower-consuming procedures or instructions can be eliminated or modified by rescission, revision, or change. . Look for evidence that the item concerned is inaccurate, non-essential, or inadequate, such as: (1) References to rescinded or revised publications. (2) Similarity to publications or forms issued by higher headquarters. (3) Issuance of messages or other communications needed to explain or interpret it. (4) Three (3) years old or older. SIGNING THE COMPLETED FORM The official authorized to approve the publication and its related form(s) after development, signs the completed form. The signature of this official is required regardless of reason checked in Item 4. FILING THE COMPLETED FORM 4. The administrative office keeps a copy of the completed form on file for each current publication and form reviewed under these instructions. That copy may be removed from the file and destroyed upon completion of a subsequent review. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1962 OF—637355 932-055 --- 41049902-002-058-0003.tif --- (If additional space is required, REQUEST FOR , ISSUANCE OF PUBLICATION continue on reverse, identifying i DATE 19 December 66 tem by number. ) 5 (To be completed by office of primary interest (OPI)) FROM: (Office symbol of OPI) TO: (Publications review activity) THRU: (Approving authority) WGCAS WGOOT WGOOT-B 1. NAME OF PROJECT OFFICER 2. TELEPHONE NO. Major Edward L Stricker 4711/4709 3. PUBLICATION 1S 4. HANDLE AS tf (7) NEw XX) Revisep ["} CHANGED XX] ROUTINE C__j PRIORITY (Explain in item 12.) Sah ITLE OF PUBLICATION Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) 6. TYPE (Regulation, manual, etc.) Tis RECOMMENDED BASIC SERIES NO. (See AFR 5-1) 8. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Unclassified OFFICE SYMBOL EXTENSI ON Regulation AFR 80-17/4600th AB Weg Sup 1 9. PUBLICATION DATA YES | NO | 10. FORMS DATA YES | NO A. CONTAINS COPYRIGHT MATERI AL x A, FORMS ARE PRESCRIBED OR REFERRED TO (If "Yes", check applicable box(es)). B., IMPLEMENTS A HIGHER HEADQUARTERS PUBLICATION (If "Yes", indicate publication no. and date.) [TT] NEW [CT] REQUIRES REVISION [77] EXISTING AFR 80-17 x Cc. C AINS INFORMATION WHI CH MUST BE INSERTED IN | B. AF FORMS 1141. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FORM, qT FEDERAL REGISTER BECAUSE IT 1S OF INTEREST | HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO FORMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY TO GENERAL PuBLIC (Usually applicable only to | (This form is to be submitted when new or revis- departmental publications.) | |x ed forms are to be developed. Contact your local D. CAN COPIES BE RELEASED, WITHOUT COST, TO GENERAL forms management staff for further instructions. ) PUBLIC (individuals, organizations) HAVING PARTI: x CULAR INTEREST IN SUBJECT MATTER? E. INDICATE THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS PUBLICATION C. EXISTING FORMS OBSOLETED (Complete if procedural changes (in@eo, manpower, ere ee Inspector General, otce.). IF are making existing forms obsolete and unusable, List ALL AREAS ARE AFFECTED, | ATE "ALL "+ each form below.) All 11. COORDINATION AND CONCURRENCE HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: OFFICE SYMBOL NAME EXTENSION WGECVC~£ | (DECAS-R OSEF < 12. REMARKS 13. CERTIFICATION AIR FORCE DOCTRINE, CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED MANUSCRIPT MEETS AIR FORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR NECESSITY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, EXISTING LAW, AND NATIONAL, AND AIR FORCE POLICY. ACCURACY, GOOD TASTE, AND CONSONANCE WITH TYPE MAC VICKREY, Lt Col, USAF Chief, Ops & Training Div D NAME, GRADE, AND TITLE OF APPROVING AUTHORITY SIGNATURE SD ail bbe, OFFICE SYMBOL AND EXTENSION WGOOT, Ext 4520 (To be completed by Publications Review activity of the Director pf Administrative Services. ) 17. EXTENSION 14. PROJECT NO. 15. ESTIMATED DATE OF COMPLETION 16. NAME OF EDITOR » ~ a Jo Sanuwer CS3 Carof Wiltfang AS I3 18. PROCESSING ACTION (Enter all actions or Gd publication is submitted to printer.) 7 19. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRINTER A. NO. MANUSCRIPT PAGES; B. NO. ILLUSTRATIONS |C, PROOFS REQUESTED D. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS / ra Yes: { NO 2. SEND ADVANCE COPIES To (Indicate name of individual, organization, and quantity.) 21. TYPED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL APPROVING COPY FOR PRINTING 22. DATE TO PRINTER | 23. SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE A lO Jane7 [2 an tz Val ve FORM JP AF NOV 60 673. y PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM WILL BE USED UNTIL STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. * U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1960 O-—-576245 --- 41049902-002-058-0004.tif --- AFR 80-17/4600th AB Wg Sup 1 4600th AB Wg SUPPLEMENT 1 HEADQUARTERS 4600th AIR BASE WING TO: AFR 80-17 Ent Air Force Base, Colorado 10 January 1967 Research and Development UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO) AFR 80-17, 19 September 1966, is supplemented as follows; 3.1 UFO Reports. The office of the Base Operations Officer is delegated the over-all responsibility for investigating and reporting unidentified flying objects (UFO) sightings, as required by paragraph 3c. a. Alas ULO reports/sighting will be referred to Base Operations Dispatch Section, telephone extensions 4778/4779. b. The office of the Base Operations Officer will publish a detailed office instruction prescribing the handling and processing of UFO reports. 8b(1). Report will be addressed to Hq ADC (ADOCP) and will be forwarded by messenger. 8b(6) (Added). Hq NORAD (NOOP-A). Report will be forwarded by messenger. 8b(7) (Added). 4600th AB Wg (WGOOT). Report will be forwarded by messenger. 8c. Information copies will be forwarded to Hq ADC (ADOCP) by messenger, Hq NORAD (NOOP-A) by messenger, and 4600th AB Wg (WGOOT) by messenger. FREDERICK C ROBERTS, JR OFFICIAL : Colonel, USAF VL Wy Commander CAROLYN R MORBY Ist Lt, USAF Chief Admin Svcs OPR: WGOOT-B DISTRIBUTION: S§