Reproduced below is the classic order from the Inspector ˙General ˙of 
    the ˙Air ˙Force ˙to all air base commanders in the ˙continental ˙United 
    States on December 24, 1959 

      Unidentified flying objects - sometimes treated lightly by the ˙press 
    and referred to as "flyiny saucers" ˙- ˙must be rapidly and ˙accurately 
    identified as serious USAF business in the ZI. As AFR 200-2 points out, 
    the Air Force concern with these sightings is threefold: ˙First of all, 
    is ˙the ˙object a threat to the defense of the US? ˙Secondly, ˙does ˙it 
    contribute to technical or scientific knowledge? And then ˙there's ˙the 
    inherent USAF responsibility to explain ˙to the American people through 
    public-information media what is going on in their skies. 

      The ˙phenomenon ˙or ˙actual objects encompassing UFO's will ˙tend ˙to 
    increase, ˙˙with the public more aware of goings on in space but ˙still 
    inclined ˙to some apprehenson. ˙Techinical and ˙defense ˙considerations 
    will continue to exist in this area. 

      Published ˙about ˙three ˙months ago, ˙AFR 200-2 ˙˙outlines ˙necessary 
    orderly ˙qualifed reporting as well as ˙public-information ˙procedures. 
    This ˙is where the Base should stand today, ˙with practices ˙judged ˙at 
    least satisfactory by commander and inspector: 

    -Reasponsibility ˙˙for ˙˙handling ˙˙UFO's ˙should ˙rest ˙˙with ˙˙either 
     intelligence, ˙˙operations, ˙˙the Provost Marshal or ˙the ˙Information 
     Offices ˙-in ˙order ˙of preference, ˙dictated by limits ˙of ˙the ˙base 
     organisation; 

    -A specific officer should be designated as responsible; 

    -He ˙should ˙have experience in investigative techniques and also, ˙˙if 
     possible, scientific or technical background; 

    -He ˙should ˙have authority to obtain the assistance of specialists ˙on 
     the base; 

    -He ˙should ˙be ˙equipped with binoculars, ˙cameria, ˙˙Geiger ˙counter, 
     magnifying ˙glass and have a source for containers in which ˙to ˙store 
     samples. 

      What ˙is ˙required ˙is that every UFO sighting ˙be ˙investigated ˙and  
    reported ˙to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at ˙Wright-Patterson  
    AFB ˙and that explanation to the public be realistic and ˙knowledgable.  
    Normally ˙that ˙explanation ˙will ˙be ˙made ˙by ˙the ˙OSAF ˙information  
    Officer.