Washington e Colorado, 1955: EUA e Canadá montam um sistema comum para relatar avistamentos em voo, e a ampliação para a OTAN fica para depois

SUBJECT: CIRVIS Reports Over Canadian Territory. TO: Commander-in-Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado. Attn: Director of Intelligence. 1. The Canadian Department of External Affairs has informed this Headquarters through the State Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff that permission has been granted, as an interim measure, for United States military and civil aircraft flying over Canadian territory to report vital intelligence sightings in accordance with the following principles: a. If possible, sightings shall be reported by radio to a Royal Canadian Air Force ground station or the nearest Canadian or United States radar station. b. If efforts to establish contact with such stations are unsuccessful, sightings may then be reported by radio directly to United States authorities. c. If, after failing to establish contact with a Royal Canadian Air Force ground station, a United States aircraft reports directly to an authority in the United States, that authority shall transmit the information immediately to the Canadian Defense Command. 2. These measures will hold until detailed procedures can be worked out between the Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Air Force. An RCAF-USAF working group is presently meeting to do this. 3. It is believed that it would be beneficial to have a representative from CONAD sitting in on these meetings with the Canadians to insure that insofar as possible CONAD's desires are made known and satisfied. If this is agreeable, cable notification will be given far enough in advance of each meeting to enable a representative from CONAD to be present. BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Maurice A. Berry, Colonel, USAF, D/Intelligence.

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 investigative 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 appropriate 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. Berry, Colonel, USAF, D/Intelligence. 1 Incl: Draft CIRVIS (in dup).

SUBJECT: Draft of Proposed Combined CIRVIS. TO: Commander-in-Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, ATTN: Director of Intelligence, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado. 1. Forwarded herewith are three (3) copies of the final revised draft of the proposed revision to JANAP 146(c), CIRVIS. This final draft represents a few minor clarifying changes in the partial draft which was forwarded you by letter dated 20 July 1955, subject as above, plus the revision of Sections III, IV, V, and VI, all of which are very brief. 2. This draft is scheduled for review by the working group for final approval and forwarding to the Joint Communication-Electronics Committee approximately 10 August 1955. It is, therefore, requested that CONAD concurrence or comments be forwarded this headquarters by electrical means as soon as possible. BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: /s/ Raymond B. Holden, Lt Colonel, USAF, Directorate of Intelligence. 1 Incl: Final Draft - CIRVIS (in trip).

MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS, ATTN: Major York, AFOACS/C. SUBJECT: AFOIN Comments on Proposed Revision to CIRVIS. 1. Reference the proposed revision to CIRVIS which is included as Enclosure "A" to Joint Communications-Electronics Committee Memorandum for the Joint Coordinating Panel dated 9 August 1955, subject: "Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings from Aircraft (CIRVIS)." 2. AFOIN coordinates on the proposed revision with the following comments: a. The title of the document should no longer contain "from aircraft," "while airborne" or similar phrases since the paper will now cover sightings from the air and water and some from certain land observers. b. Enclosure "A" should have "JANAP 146(C)" removed from the upper right-hand corner of page 1-1. c. In sub-paragraph 201a(1)(a) add "Hostile or unidentified" at the beginning of the sentence. d. In 201a(1)(f) delete all after "unusual location." e. In 203 delete "or include" in the first line. f. In 205b add "or erroneous" after "friendly." g. In 206a(1) add "whichever is the more convenient," after "St. Hubert, Quebec." h. In 206b add "(2) Canadian and US military communications stations will multiple address the CIRVIS reports to the following address designations:" in the proper place after 206b(1)(a)3. Change the present (b) to (a) under this new (2). Then add under it after 4. "5. RCAF Air Defense Command (CANAIRDEF), St. Hubert, Montreal, P.Q." and "6. Appropriate Flag Officer in Command:" with subparagraphs a. and b. as follows: "a. Canadian Flag Officer, Atlantic Coast, (CANFLAGLANT),

Memo, Subject: AFOIN Comments on Proposed Revision to CIRVIS (Cont'd). Halifax, Nova Scotia." and "b. Canadian Flag Officer, Pacific Coast (CANFLAGPAC), Esquimalt, British Columbia." in the proper marginal positions. Finally delete all of the present sub-paragraph 206b(2). i. In 207a(1) delete "insure that all CIRVIS reports" in the first sentence and replace with "review all CIRVIS reports to ascertain that they". Also add "and forward the reports to any addressees omitted." at the end of the sentence. j. After sub-paragraph 207a(4) add sub-paragraph (5) as follows: "(5) Sea Frontier Commands will be responsible for notifying CNO concerning CIRVIS reports." k. In 209a, place a comma after "addressees" in the second line and remove the comma after "authorities" in the same line. 3. Coordination of MATS and CINCONAD has been received by AFOIN including the comments above. Maurice A. Berry, Colonel, USAF, D/Intelligence.

HEADQUARTERS CONTINENTAL AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, ENT AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. 16 Sep 1955. CODOI. SUBJECT: (Confidential) Reporting of Intelligence Sightings by Friendly Nations. TO: Director of Intelligence, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D.C. 1. Considerable effort has been expended at both Headquarters USAF and Headquarters CONAD to develop procedures for reporting vital intelligence sightings which are broader in scope than those presently contained in JANAP 146(C). Some progress has been made in that reporting by U.S. aircrew personnel flying over Canada, Greenland, and Iceland is now authorized. In addition, it is understood that several conferences with Canadian representatives have been held at Headquarters USAF to draft a U.S.-Canadian document which will replace JANAP 146(C) and will be directive in both countries. 2. The adoption by Canada and the U.S. of a common system of reporting is considered highly desirable, and brings to mind the possibility that other Allied nations might also participate in such an arrangement. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization in particular may offer the framework on which such an agreement could be based. It appears that there is considerable reporting potential in the merchant, fishing, and whaling fleets of NATO countries operating in the North Atlantic and contiguous northern seas; in their extensive transatlantic airline operations; and in the recently inaugurated transpolar operations of the Scandinavian Airline System. Other factors warranting investigation include the timeliness and reliability of reporting under a NATO system. 3. In view of the paramount importance of warning, it is requested that the feasibility of a NATO reporting system be examined and this headquarters be advised of your findings. FOR THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF: s/Robert Taylor, 3d, Brig Gen, USAF, DCS/Intelligence.

Basic ltr fr Hq CONAD, Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado, subj: (Conf) Reporting of Intelligence Sightings by Friendly Nations. AFOIN-2B, 1st Ind. Dept of the Air Force, Hq USAF, Washington 25, D.C. TO: Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command, ATTN: DCS/Intelligence, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1. The proposed Canadian-U.S. directive on an international system for reporting vital intelligence sightings is progressing favorably, and it is anticipated that an agreed draft will be referred to the JCEC for its coordination in the very near future. 2. The NATO does not have the collection capability suggested by basic communication, and the committee drafting the proposed joint Canadian-U.S. directive considered extension of the system to other nations. However, it was decided to defer this extension until the two-nation procedure had been through a trial period. BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Theodore [surname partly illegible], Lt Colonel, USAF, Directorate of Intelligence. No MR or statement of policy necessary.