DEPUTY DIRECTOR FILE ANUARY. 1961 USAF Historica l Archives ASI(ASHAF-A ) Maxw ell AFB, Ala 36112 JANAP 146(D) GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS F'OR REPORTING VI TAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Letter of Promulgation List of Effective Pages Record of Corrections Table of Contents GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Message Identification CIRVIS REPORTS Information to be Reported and When to Report PROCEDURES Precedence (priority or transmission ) Content of CIRVIS Reports 2 - 2 Addit i on a l CIRVIS Reports 2 - 4 Addressing Acceptance of a nd Responsibility f or CIRVIS Military and Civilian EVALUATION REPORTS Action by Activities 2 - 8 JANAP 146(D) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS Radio Transmission Restrictions COMMERCIAL CHARGES CHAPTER III MERINT REPORTS GENERAL 3 - 1 Information to be Reported and hen to Report 3 - 1 PROCEDURES 3 - 1 General 3 - 1 Precedence (priority of t ransmission) 3 - 2 Contents of MERINT Reports 3 - 2 Additional MERINT Reports 3 - 3 Addressing 3 - 4 cceptance of a nd Responsibility for MERINT Reports 3 - 6 SECURITY 3 - 7 Military a nd Civilian 3 - 7 EVALUATION REPORTS 3 - 7 Action by Activities 3 - 7 CONSIDERATIONS 3 - 7 Radio Transmission Restrictions 3- 7 COMMERCIAL CHARGES JANAP 14b(D) GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOH REPORrriNG VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGIITINGS lul. Purr;>ose. -Tl1e purpose of this publication is to provide uniform instructions for the peacetime reporting of vital lntelllgence sightings a nd to provide communication instructions for the passing of these in- telligence reports to appropriate militar y authorities. 1CJ2. Scope. - is publication is limited to the reporting of information of vital importance to the security of the United States of America and Canada a nd their forces, which i n the opinion of the observer , requires very urgen t defensive and/or investigative action by the US a nd/or Ca na - dian Armed Forces . The procedures contained i n this publicati on are provided (1) US and Canadian civil and commercial aircraft. (2) US a nd Canadia n government a nd milita r J aircraft other than those operatin g u nder separate reporting directives. (3) US a nd Canadian merchant vessels operating under US a nd adian registr y . (4) US a nd Canadian government and militar y vessels other than those operating under separate reporting directives. (5) Certain other US and Ca n adian vessels including fishing (6) Militar y installation s receiving repo rts from civilian o r militar J l and based or ~aterborne observers unless operatin g under s eparat e reporting directives. (7) Governmen t a n d civilian agencies which may i nitiate re- ports on receipt o f inf ormation from land-based, airborne o r waterborne observers. 103. Message Identification . - Reports made from airborne and l and-based sources will be identified by CIRVIS pronounced SUR VEES as 'v1e first word of the tex t . (Refer Chapter II). Reports made by waterborne sources will be identified by MERINT pronounced as MUR ENT as the first word of the text . (Refer Chapter III) . (Rever s e Bl a nk) CHAPTER II CIRVIS REPORTS SECTION I -GENERAL 2Ul . Informati on to be Reported and When to Reporl. - Sishtinss within the scope of this Article 1U2btl), t2), (6) and (7), are to be chapter , as reported as JANAP 146(D) outlined in (1) While airborne (except over foreign lerritory -see paragraph 2lv) a nd from land based observer s . NOTE: Cana d a a nd the United States are not considered foreign territory for either countr y-for the purposes of this publication. (a) Hostile or unidentified single aircraft or forma- tions of aircraf t which appear to be directed against the United States or Canada or their f orces . Missiles . Unidentified flying objects. Hostile o r unidentifi ed ubmarines. or unidentified group or groups of surface vessels. (f) Individual surface vessels, submarines, or aircraft of unconventional design, or engaged in suspicious activity or observed in a location or on a course \~hich may be interpreted .as constituting a threat to the United States, Canada or their forces. (g) Any unexplained or unusual activity which may indi- cate a possible attack against or through Canada or the United States, including the presence of any unidentified or other suspicious ground parties in the Polar region or other remote or sparsely popu- lated areas. (2) Upon land.ing. (a) Reports which for a n y reason could not be transmitted while airborne. (b) Unlisted airfields or facilities, weather stations, air navigation aids. (c) Post-landing reports. JANAP 146(D) SECTION II -PROCEDURES 2U2. General. -Comrnunlcations procedures to be employed will be basi- cally those prescribed for ihe communication s svstem or service uJed. Continuing efforts will be made by a n aircraft originating ~ CIRVIS report to insure thai each CIRVIS message is received by an uprropriate 203. Precedence (priority or transmission) . - avoid delays by aircraft in rendering a ClRVIS report to a ground facility, the word " CIRVIS" spoken three (3) Limes will be employed, preceding the call, to clear the frequency(ies) over all other ication s , e xcept DlSTRESS, URGENCY a nd SAFETY, to insure its ex- peditious handling. Should instances occur, when use of the above procedure fails to clear the frequency(ies) over all other communications ln progress except as provided for in 2U3a, th.e International Ur~ency Signal "XXX" transmitted three (3) t imes or " PAN" spoken three (3) times will be employed to facilitate disposition of the message to the receiving c . The following precedence will be employed i n the transmission all CIRVIS reports, as appropriate, commensurate with ihe communica - tion s facilities used : Tabulati on Circuit clearance International Urgency Signal (alternate) MilitarJ precedence Commercial class of service Indicator CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS XXX XXX XXX or PAN PAN PAN Y or Emergency RAPID US GOVT for US Government activiti e s or RUSH for Canadian Government activities (to be used only when refiled with commercial companies) 204. Con tents of CIRVIS Reports. - Airborne CIRVIS reports will be similar to routine aircraft position reports transmitted b~ eitt1er radiotelephone or radiotelegraph. appropriate procedures to be emplojed will be those applicable to communications facilities utilized. The reports should contain the following information, when appropriate, in the order listed: (1) CIRVIS Report. (2) Identification of reporting aircraft o r observer as appropriate. (3) Object sighted. Give brief description of the sighting which should contain the following items as appropriate. JANAP l4b(D) (a) Number of aircraft, vessels, missiles, submarines, (b) Category of object, general description, e . g., siz e , shape, type of propulsion, etc. (4) The position of the object. This can be indicated by a ny of the following methods: (a) Latitude a nd Lo ngitude. (b) Over a radlo fix. (c) True bearing a nd distance from a radio fix. (d) Over a well-known or well-defined geographic point. (e) True bearing and distance from a geographic point. (5) Date a nd time of sighting (GMT). (6) Altitude of object . (7) Direction of travel of object. (8) Speed of object. ( 9 ) Any observed identification, insignia, or other signif - icant information . Every reasonable effort should be made to positively identify the object sighted . Example of a n air/&round radiotelephone transmission: ( Aircraft) CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS -KINDLEY THIS IS AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX -CIRVIS REPORT -OVER (Aeronautical Station) AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX THIS IS KINDLEY - ( Aircraft) EMERGENCY -CIRVIS REPORT -AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX SIGHTED FORMATION OF SIX JET BOMBERS -CON- FIGURATION IS SWEPT WING WITH EIGHT JET ENGINES - TWO HUNDRED MILES EAST OF BERMUDA ON THIRTEEN MAY AT ONE THREE FIVE ZERO ZULU -ALTITUDE THREE FIVE THOUSAND - HEADING TWO SEVEN ZERO DEGREES -NO MARKINGS OBSERVED - ( Aeronautical Station) KINDLEY -ROGER -OUT JANAP 146(D) ound radiotele (Aircraft) XXX XXX XXX AFA3 DE A482U7 eronautical Station ) A48207 DE AFA3 K Y-CIRVIS REPORT. A482U7 SIGHTED .............. ETC. (Aeronautical Station ) A48207 DE AFAR AR 2U5. Additional CIRVIS Reports. - a . Additional reports should be made if more information becomes available concerning a previously sighted object. These re- ports should contain a reference to the original report sufficient to identify them with the original sighting . Example of a n air/~round radiotelephone transmission: (Aircraft) CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS -KINDLEY THIS IS AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX -CIRVIS REPORT -OVER ( Ae ronautical Station ) AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SI X -THIS IS KINDLEY - ( Aircraft) EMERGENCY -THE SIX JET BOMBERS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AT ONE THREE FIVE ZERO ZULU BY AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX ARE NOW ONE THREE ZERO MILES WEST OF BERMUDA AT ONE FOUR THREE FIVE ZULU -HEADING TWO SEVEN ZERO DEGREES -OVER (Aeronautical Station) KINDLEY -ROGER -OUT NOTE: In radiotelegraph transmission, the same procedures would apply as prescribed in para 204. b . Cancellation reports should be made in the event a previously reported sighting is positively identified as friendly or that it has been erroneously reported. Such reports should be transmitted as a brief message cancelling the previous report(s). of an air/gr ound radiotelephone transmission: Airc raft) CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS -KINDLEY THI S IS AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX -CIRVIS REPORT -OVER (Aeronautical Station) AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX THIS IS KINDLEY - JANAP 146(D) (Aircraft) EMERGENCY -CANCEL CIRVIS REPORT OF ONE THREE FIVE ZERO ZULU BY AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX -SIX JET BOMBERS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS AIR FORCE BRAVO FORTY SEVENS AT ONE FOUR FOUR SIX ZULU -OVER (Aeronautical Station) KINDLEY -ROGER -OUT NOTE: I n radiotelegraph transmission, the same procedures would apply as prescribed in para 204 . c . A post-landing report is desired immediately after landing by CINCNORAD or RCAF-ADC to amplify the airborne report(s). This may be filed with either the military or civil communications facility located at the place of landing. If the landing is not made in Cana- dian or United States territory the report should be made to the nearest Canadian or United States military or diplomatic representative in that area. The post-landing report will refer to the airborne report(s) and, in addition, contain a brief resume of weather conditions at the time of sighting(s), verification of the sighting(s) by other personnel and any other information deemed appropriate. If the sighting was identified as friendly, and a report so stating was filed while airborne, no post- landing report is required. (l) If no airborne report was made as a result of inability to reach a communications station or due to being over foreign territory (see paragraph 2 10), the post-landing report will contain all the information available con- cerning the sighting. 206. Addressing. - ircraft. -It is imperative that all CIRVIS reports reach the appropriate military commands as quickly a.s possible. The reports, therefore, shall be transmitted as soon as possible after the sighting. procedures have been established to handle CIRVIS reports by either military or civil facilities, so the same procedures as those now established and in use by pilots for air traffic control shall be followed. When contact by civil o r military pilots cannot be estab- lished with any ground communications station, maximum effort shall be made to relay the CIRVIS reports via other aircraft with which communi- cation is possible. (l) Post-landing reports should be addressed to CINCNORAD, Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado, or RCAF-ADC, St. Hubert, Quebec whichever is the more convenient if the sighting occurred within or adjacen t to the North American continent. Whichever of these headquarters receives the report will immediately notify the other and also all other addressees of the original report(s). If the sighting(s) occurred in other areas, the post- landing report should be made to the nearest US or JANAP 146(D) Cana dian mllltary or diplomatic representative in that a rea who will forward the report as prescribed in sub- aragraph 206b(l)(a). b . r,ommunic~tions Stations. -Communications stations (to in- clude any civil or military facility such as control tower, na val shore radio station, approach control, ARTC center, or a n y other communica- tions facility) receiving CIRVIS reports will immediately after receipt lng process the report as follows (for additional instructions to US military fixed communication s stations i n Cana da , Alaska and Greenland see subparagraph (2) (a) below) : (1) US military fixed communications station s will multiple- address the CIRVIS report to the following address designation s : (a) For sightings in overseas areas -reports will be forwarded to: Addressees as prescribed by Area Commanders. ormally, these addressees are the operating service commands concerned). Comma nder-in-Chi ef, North American Air Defense Command (CINNORAD), Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Color a do . Chief of Staff, United States Air Force (COFS, USAF) , Washington, D. C. (2) Canadian and US military fixed communications stations will multiple address the CIRVIS reports to the follow- address designations: (a) For sightings within or adjacent to the North American continent, reports will be forwarded to: l . Commander of the nearest joint air defense d i vision, command or group. CINCNORAD, Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 3 . Appropriate Sea F rontie r Comman d : Commander, Western Se a Frontier (COMWEST- SEAFRON), San Francisco, California. Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier (COMEAST- SEAFRON), New York, N. Y. Chief of Staff, United States Air Force (COFS, USAF) Washington, D. C . JANAP 146(D) 2 RCAF Alr Def e nse Command (CANAIRDEF) St. Hubert, Montreal, Canada. Appropriate Flag Officer in Command: Canadian Fla~ Officer, Atlantic Coast, (CANFLAGLANT), Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canadian Flag Officer, Pacific Coast, (CANFLAGPAC), Esquimalt, Br tish Columbia . ( 3 ) Civil communications stations will handle CIRVIS reports eceived from either aircraft or other communications station s as follows: (a) Air Carrier company stations will pass the CIRVIS report, exactl y as received, to the nearest CAA or DOT ARTC center in the same manner as air traffic c o ntrol information. (b) CAA o r DOT communications stations, upon receipt of a CIRVIS report will immediatelJ pass the report to the appropriate ARTC center . (c) CAA or DOT ARTC Centers. Upon receipt of CIRVIS reports, ARTC centers will forward them immediately to the appropriate military facility as prescribed by agreement with the appropriate militarJ commander. 207 . Acceptance of a nd Respon sibilitJ for CIRVIS Reports. - The following activities have responsibilities as follows : (1) CONCNORAD or RCAF-ADC will review all CIRVIS reports to ascertain that they have been addressed i n accorda nce with paragraph 206 and forward reports to a n y omitted addressees i n the United States a n d Canada respectively. These headquarters are the normal points of contact between the t wo countries and are responsible for pass- ing CIRVIS reports of i nterest, i ncluding post-landing reports, to each other. (2) United State s or Ca nadian military or diplomatic author- ities in receipt of CIRVIS reports that have not been previousl y forwarded shou l d take the acti on indicated i n paragraph 206 without delay by the most rapid means available. (3) Chief of Staf f , USAF, will disseminate CIRVIS reports to appropriate agencies i n the Washington , D. C . are a . (4) RCAF -ADC and the Canadian Flag Officers will be respon - sible for noti fying Canadian military headqua r ters in Ottawa concerning CIRVI S reports. j,JL OK ( t n 1 m 1 h p lb z l b' ct' v co JANAP 146(D) (5) Se a Frontie r Commanders will be responsible for notl- f~ing Chief of Naval Operations and appropriate Fleet Commanders concerning CIRVIS reports. Fixed a nd mobile militar y communications facilities a nd mil ~arJ personnel having occasion to handle CIRVIS reports must lend assistance i n all cases required i n ex pediting CIRVIS reports. All civilia n facilities and personnel are also urge d to do so. Ma ximum effort must be made by all person s handling CIRVIS reports to insure positive immediate de liver y . STATION RECEIVES A PARTIAL CIRVIS REPORT AND Tlffi IMMEDIATELY FORTHCOMING, IT WILL BE RELAYED OR SAME MANNER AS A COMPLETE REPORT. III -SECURITY 208. Militar.1 a n d Qlvilian, -Tr a nsmission of CIRVIS reports are subject to the U. S . Communication s Act of 1934, as amended, a nd the Canadian Radi o Act of 1938, as amended. AnJ person who violates the provisions of these acts may be liable to prosecution thereunder. These reports contain information affecting the National Defense of the United States a n d Canada. AnJ person who makes a n unauthorized trans- mission or disclosur e of such a report may be liable to prosecution under Title 18 of the US Code, Chapter 37, or the Canadian Official Secrets Act of 1~3J, as amended. This should not be construed as re- ring classification of CIRVIS messages. The