UFOB - The Black Vault

PAF'l' IV
a. All prel1m;.no ry reI'" 1"1,15 Ifill r'll volu~ ~ ed iTl Helldquarterll
u(,()2d AISS, in oroer to determintl >!hat further . c·1l>n, if allY, illl
to bf, taken. 'I'he evalullt lon io cOllduoted by the Operat.ions soction
at helidqllorters.
b. 'rhe preliminary report 1'omat requirel! oertain badc information
sbout every UFOS sipbtinr.. Analysis of thlll intonnatl.on will uBually
IIUr~aDt one or more hypotheses as to the cause or a~18natlon for a
siGht ing. Those hypotheaes are EIlCprellsed in terms of known obj ects
or phenomel18. The detenninlltlon as t o whether or not furthsr inves- .
t iration 1.a WIUTllnt ed by 4602d units h1r f'E's priMa ily upon the question
of whether such inveetirative effortI! will adduce more evidence
which · will tend to either 8\lpport 0'- negate the hypotheses su£,gasted
by the oontent!! 01' t he pl'eUII' l nary report.
c . Theor8tically, every UFOB a1(?hti.nl.! should be fo l owed up by
further i nveBt.1E'.tion. The limHctione neoese t ated by budget problems,
lack of parsonnel, and improbability of investigative r eturn, however,
preolude t his poss1billty. The ....n!: Cuide, Part I , attached her to,
attAlllPts t-o aupply Borne of the criteria f or the selection of those cases ,
warranting follow-up investir.stion by ~602d units. Although t he Guide 18
of primary interost t·o Headqusrters, it should be studied by all personnol
interested in !T81n111f. 8 bet.tCJ, understanding f the Squadron UFOB program.
d. Ons other factor enters nto the evaluati on stage -- namely, the
£,quadl"On nel d invest· [:ative functione for CONAD, n CONAI)le concern
with possible threats to tho security of the United States end its
foroee. Many Bil'.iltings which would be of no furt,her interest from
primarily a UroB standpoj nt -- e . ro., n siCht ing "Mch 1n the prel:l.minnry
report. iteelf i8 already unquestionably established as the dropping
of . Lrcrart narcm -- m ., bea r furth,;r 1 oking into from a security
vie\lpo1.nt.. In suoh c/1aee-, follow-up notion by 602d unit/l could be
iT,sl.it"tcd in j'l.-t.h',rAnoe of OONJ\r d l\.q i res, even t.hough the UFI1R
aspect" would Co III 'T\