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APOTR-CO-5/Lt .Col.Garrett/dk/ L544 P 9 March 48 AFOM-CO-5 1-7 MAR 1948 SUBJECT: Flying Discs 7Gs Commanding General Air Materiel Comand Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATINe MOL | 1. Reference is made to Colonel McCoy's informal proposal &) that certain fighter aircraft be mintained on a continuous alert status, within the Zone of the Interior, to aid in gathering in- formation on Flying Discs, 2. This proposal is congidered unfeasible for the following reasonsi a. The outlay of aircraft and personel would be too . great. in relation to the results obtained, b. Proper interception is not possible, except by acci- Vin dent, without complete radar coverage. The Air Force is incapable CN wf of providing such coverage. i a © . ec. It is doubtful if fighter aircraft would be able to follow up reports emanating, for the most part, from civilian sources, | ED a %: BY COMIAND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: F GEORGE C. ag ae : General, Daatee of Intelligence, Office of Deputy Chief of Stafl, Operations — POMS 2” 1 MRS “veo eC Conn $ aE | J Olean. o--t-oey Ck be . he 3 1e—20040-2 v. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE