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on in their skies. inspector: background; USAF responsibility to explain to the American people through public-information media what is going "The phenomena or actual objects comprising UFO's will tend to increase, with the public more aware of goings-on in space but still inclined to some apprehension. Technical and defense considerations will continue to exist in this era. ".,, AFR 200-2 outlines necessary orderly, qualified reporting as well as public-information procedures. This is where the base should stand today, with practices judged at least satisfactory by commander and "Responsibility for handling UFO's should rest with either intelligence, operations, the Provost Marshal or the Information Officer - in that order of preference, dictated by limits of the base organization; "A specific officer should be designated as responsible; "He should have experience in investigative techniques and also, if possible, scientific or technical "He should have authority to obtain the assistance of specialists on the base; "He should be equipped with binoculars, camera, 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 knowledgeable. Normally that explanation will be made only by the OSAF Information Officer. ..." Quite a statement for an organization that has repeatedly claimed that 1) UFO's are non-existent; 2) anyone who sees one is suffering from an hallucination or is ignorant of the true natural phenomena