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U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, September-December 1952

This is not a title. It is the identifier the file was released under — The file name in the Release 06 bundle and the war.gov listing. The file is the working correspondence of Headquarters USAF, Directorate of Intelligence, AFOIN-2A2, largely under Maj. Fournet's office symbol; no title page states a title.

Headquarters USAF, Directorate of Intelligence (AFOIN-2A2) - compiled correspondence
1952-09/1952-12 · DOW-UAP-D105 · 253 pages held
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What this is

That in November 1952 Maj. Fournet's office at Headquarters USAF sent material for Project Blue Book to ATIC and arranged Navy analysis of UFO films.

That Maj. Fournet's office prepared replies to the public in General Samford's name, coordinated up the Directorate of Intelligence to Samford.

2 passages read · 253 pages held · the rest is not described

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2 passages read

“AFOIN-2A2 Maj Fournet/dbv/71379 w/14 Nov 52. (Unclassified) Material for Project Blue Book. Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. ... 3. The movie film referred to in Incls 6 and 7 was duplicated by this office (4 copies). One copy is attached for your files. An attempt will be made to have it analyzed by the Navy in conjunction with their analysis of the movies taken 2 July 52 near Tremonton, Utah.”

PDF p. 43 · DOW-UAP-D105 · visual, rendered at 130 dpi

That in November 1952 Maj. Fournet's office at Headquarters USAF sent material for Project Blue Book to ATIC and arranged Navy analysis of UFO films.

“AFOIN-2A2 Maj Fournet/dbv/71379 28 November 1952. MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD. PROBLEM: 1. To prepare a non-military letter to Mr. Ken W. Purdy, Editor of TRUE magazine. ... 4. Attached reply simply expresses appreciation to Mr. Purdy for his latest letter. It is written in the first person from General Samford. RECOMMENDATION: 5. That the attached reply be signed by General Samford and dispatched to Mr. Purdy. COORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2, Col Smith ... AFOIN-2A, Col Adams ... AFOIN-2, Col Morrow ... AFOIN, Maj Gen Samford”

PDF p. 13 · DOW-UAP-D105 · visual, rendered at 130 dpi

That Maj. Fournet's office prepared replies to the public in General Samford's name, coordinated up the Directorate of Intelligence to Samford.

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