Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book, 1955

AFOIN-1A-P/Maj Buskey/ram/54544/Rm 203/ Annex #3 Written 19 Jul 55 INT 2-2-7 x Continental Air Defense Command 20 JUL 1955 AFOIN-1A-P SUBJECT: Draft of Proposed Combined CIRVIS TO: Commander-in-Chief Continental Air Defense Command ATTN: Director of Intelligence Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado 1. Inclosed are two copies of the draft for that part of the proposed combined CIRVIS which the working group has considered. Insofar as possible, the wishes of CONAD have been followed with the drafts left by Commander Thudium and other correspondence serving as guides. 2. Note that US military communications stations in Canada, Alaska and Greenland will address CIRVIS reports to the Canadian circuit as well as the US addressee list when they receive a report of sighting within or adjacent to the North American continent. This is to insure that the Canadian authorities get the report quickly to allow quicker investi- gative action than might be possible if the report were passed to them later. 3. Another item worth noting is 207a(1) which places the responsibility on one organization of making sure all addressees are notified. This will prevent several activities sending messages to one whose name might have been mistakenly left off the list. It is believed that CONAD is the appropri- ate US activity to do this. 4. The remainder of the CIRVIS should be reviewed this week and the completed draft ready for final coordination and submission to the joint staff for approval within another week or ten days. CONAD comments are desired on both this and the final draft. BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: MAURICE A. BERK Colonel, USAF D/Intelligence 1 Incl Draft CIRVIS (in dup) OIN-1A-P. 8213 cc: Comeback cy - 1A-P Reading file - 1A-P D/I file cy ✓ OIN-1A Info cy NWW 911198 DocID: 34745775 Page 139