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1948–1949 Documents · Army, Navy, and Air Force

Before UFOs Had a Name: The Pentagon’s First Three Studies

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In short

On March 24, 1949, the U.S. Army General Staff asked one dry question: nature or a foreign power?

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The Navy: “A Recurrence Cycle”

The earliest of the three documents is a 1948 memo circulated by the commander of the Fifth Naval District.

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The Air Force: Thousands of Entries, One Form

If the Navy memo lays out the policy, the Air Force file contains the raw material.

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The Same File, a Year Later, in a Different Voice

The file’s second section jumps to 1948 and incidents numbered 101 through 172.

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Why It Matters Today

It’s easy to look at these documents and search them for proof one way or the other.

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