File cover for "Office, Chief Army Field Forces".
Official description
This document is a memorandum from the Commandant of the 5th Naval District, and it cites a memorandum related to "flying discs" from the Chief of Naval Operations. The memorandum requests that naval stations report incidents to the nearest Air Force command and to the Naval District Intelligence Office.
Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.
AI summary
This document is a 1948 memorandum from the Commandant of the 5th Naval District regarding 'flying discs', referencing a previous communication from the Chief of Naval Operations. It outlines the protocol for naval stations to report sightings of such incidents to Air Force commands and the Naval District Intelligence Office, highlighting the military's operational response to UAPs at the time.