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CIl4.PTERI GENERALDESCRIPTIONANDPURPOSE OFCOl-jJviUNICATION ,INSTRUCTIONS FORREPOR1'I.i'iG VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTIlJGS 101.PURPOSE Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovideuniforlllinstruc- tion.::;forreportingofvitalintelligencesightingsandtoprovide communicationinstructionsforthepassingoftheseintelligence reportstoappropriatemilitaryauthorities. a.Thispublicationislimitedtothereportingofinforma- tionofvitaliMportancetothesecurityoftheUnitedStatesof AmericaandCanadaandtheirforces,whichintheopinionofthe observer,requirespromptdefensiveand/orinvestigativeactionby theUSand/orCanadianArmedForces. b.Theprocedurescontainedinthispublicationareprovided. (1)USandCanadiancivilandcommercf.a.l,a Lrcr-aft, (2)USandCanadiangovernmentand,:;ilitarya Lrcr-aft otherthanthoseoper-ati.ngundarsepe.raterepcrt.Lng directives. (3)USandCanadianmerchantvesselsoperatingunderUS andCanadianregistry. (4)USandCanadiangover entandmilitaryvesselsother thanthoseoperatingunderseparatereporting directives. (5)AllotherUSandCanadianvesselsinclUdingfishing (6)Militaryinstallationsreceivingreportsfromcivilian ormilitarylandbasedorwaterborneobserversunless operatingunderseparatereportingdirectives. UNCLASSIFIED 102~.(Continued) (7)Governmentandcivilianagenciesinoutlyingdistricts whichmayinitiaterepbrts onreceiptofinformation~.~ fromland-basedobservers. 103MESSAGEIDENTIFICATION a.Reportsmade fromairborneandlandbasedsourceswillbe identifiedbyCIRVISasthefirstwordofthetext.(Refer ChapterII) b.Reportsmade bywaterbornesources"'illbeidentifiedby MERINTasthefirstwordofthetext.(ReferChaptersIIIandIV) UNCLASSTi<'IED Enclosure"A" CIRVISREPORTS SECTION I -GID~L INFORHATIONTO BEREPORTEDANDvlHENTOREPORT a.Sightingswithinthescopeofthischapter,asoutlinedi~ Article102b(1),(2),(6)and(7),aretobereportedasfollows: (1)Whileairborne(exceptoverforeignterritory-see paragraph2101andfromlandbasedobservers. NOTE:Canada andtheUnitedStatesarenotconsidered foreignterritoryforeithercountryforthepurposes ofthispublication. (a)Singleaircraftorformationsofaircraftwhich appeartobedirectedagainsttheUnitedStates orCanadaortheirforces. (b)Missiles. (c)Unidentifiedflyingobjects. (d)Hostileor identifiedsubmarines. (e)Hostileorunidentifiedgrouporgroupsof militarysurfacevessels. (f)Individualsurfacevessels,sUbmarines,oraircraft ofunconventionaldesign,orengagedinsuspicious activityorobservedinanunusuallocationor. foll~linganunusualcourse. (g)Unlistedairfieldsorfacilities,weatherstations, orairnavigationaids. (h)AnyunexplainedorunusualactivityJilhichmay indicateapossibleattackagainstorthrough CanadaortheUnitedStates,includingthe presenceofanyunidentifiedorothersuspicious groundpartiesinthePolarregionorotherremote orsparselypopulatedareas. UNCLASSIFIED Enclo1':ure"All tiNCLA8SfFIED 201.a.(2)Uponlanding (a)Reportswhic~foranyreasoncouldnotbetrans- mittedwhileairborne. (b)Post-landingreports. SECTIONII-PROCEDURES 202GENERAL Communicationsprocedurestobeemployedwillbebasically thoseprescribedfor~hecOffimunicationssystemorserviceused. Continuingefforts1'!illbe madebyanaircraftoriginatinga CIRVIS reporttoinsurethateachCnNISmessageisreceivedbyan appropriatestation. 203PRECEDE:,rCE(PRIORITYOFTRMJSNTSSIOH) TransmissionofCIRVISreportswillbeprecededbyorinclude theinternationalIlUrgencyllsignal,militaryprecedenceof IlEmergencyll,IlRapidUSGoverrIDent orCanadianIlHush appropriatefortheco 'unicationsfacilitiesemployed. InternationalUrgeqcySignalxxx:XXXXXX01'PANPANPAN MilitaryPrecedenceYorEmergency Commercial classofServiceIndicatorRAPIDusGOVTorRUSH 204CONTENTSOFCIRI!ISREPORTS a.CIRVISreportswillbesimilartoaroutineaircraft positionreportstransmittedbyeitherradiotelephon~orradio- telegraph.Theappropriateprocedurestobeemployedwillbe those.app'Ldcab'Letocommunicationsfacilitiesutilized.Forthe purposeoftheseexamples,militaryproceduresareshown.The reportsshouldcontainthefollowinginformationintheorder (1)CIRVISHEPORT (2)Identificationofreportingaircraftorobserveras appropriate. 204~.(Continued) (3)Objectsighted.Givebriefdescriptionofthesighting whichshouldcontainthefollowingitemsas appropriate: (a)Numberofaircraft,vessels,missiles,sub- marines,etc. (b)Categoryofobject,generaldescription,e.g., size,shape,typeofpropulsion,etc. (4)Thepositionoftheobject.Thiscanbeindicatedby anyof.thefollowingmethods: (a)Latitudeandlongitude. (b)Over aradiofix. (c)Truebearinganddistancefrom aradiofix. (d)Over awell-lcnol~1orwell-definedgeographicpoint. (e)Truebearineanddistancefromageographicpoint. (5)Dateandtimeofsighting(GMT). (6)Altitudeofobject. (7)Directionoftravelofobject. (8)Speedofobject. (9)P~yobservedidentification,insignia,orother significantil1formation.Everyreasonableeffort shouldbe madetopositivelyidentifytheobject Exampleofaradiotelephonetransmission: (Aircraft)PANPANPAN-KINDLEYTHISISAIDFORCETWOFIVENINE THREE-CIRVISREPORT-OVER (Aeronautical Stanon)AIRFORCETWOFIVENINETHREETHIS ISKINDLEY-GO UNCLASSIFIED Enclosure"A" VNCLA3SIFIED (Aircraft)EMERGENCY-CIRVISREPORT~AIRFORCETWOFIVENINE THREESIGHTEDFOID1ATIONOFSIX JETEOllJBERS-C011FIG- URATIONISSvffiPTWINGWITH EIGHT JETENGllmS-TWO HUNDREDHTI,ESEAST OFBEffi'iiUDAONTHIRTEENMAYATONE THREEFIVEZEROZEBRA- ALTITUDETHREEFIVETHOUSAND- HEADINGTWOSEVENZERODEGREES-NOl'lARKINGSOBSERVED- (Aeronautical Station)KINDLEY-ROGER-om Exampleofaradioteler:rE:.Dhtransmission: (Aircraft)XXXXXXXXXAFA3 DEA4320 (Aeronautical Station)A4820DE AFA3 K (Aircraft)Y -CIRVISREPORT.A4820SI~IITEDETC. (Aez-onaur.fca'l Station)A4820DE AFA3 RAR 205ADDITIONALCIRVISREPORTS a.Additionalreportsshou~dbemadeifmoreinformationbe- comesavailableconcerningapreviouslysightedobject.These reportsshouldcontainareferencetotheoriginalreportsuffi- cienttoidentifythemwiththeoriginalsighting. Exn~pleo~aradiotelenhonetransmission: rAircraft)PAN PANPAN-KINDLEYTHISISAIRFORCETWOFIVENINE THREE-CIRVISREPORT-OVER (Aeronautical Station)AIR FORCETWOFIVENINETHREE-THISISKINDLEYGO (Aircra"1't)EMERGENCY- THESIXJETBOMBERSPREVIOUSLYREPORTED ATONETHREEFIVEZEROZEBRABY AIR FORCETWOFIVE NINETHREEARENOWONETHREEZEROMTI,ESWESTOF BERMUDAATONEFOURTHREEFIVEZEBRA-HEADINGTWO SEVENZERODEGREES-OVER (Aerbnautical Station)KINDLEY-ROGER-OUT Note:Inradiotelegraphtransmission,thesamepro- cedureswouldapplyasprescribedinparagraph204. b.Cancellationreportsshouldbe madeintheeventapre- viouslyreportedsightingispositivelyidentifiedasfriendly. Suchreportsshouldbetransmittedasabriefmessagecancelling thepreviousreport(s). Exampleofaradiotelephonetransmission: (Aircraft)PANPANPAN-KINDLEYTHIS IS AmFORCETWOFIVENINE THREE-CIRVISREPORT-OVE-Ii (Aeronautical Station)AIRFORCETHOFIVENINETHREETHISISKINDLEY-GO (Aircraft)EFRGENCY-CANCELCIRVISREPORTOFONETHREEFIVE ZEROZEB.liABYAIRFORCETHOFIVEl,mmTHREE- SIXJET BOBBERSPOSITrvELYIDENTIFIEDASAIRFORCEBAKERFORTY SEVENSATONEFOURFOlJRSIXZEBRA-OVER (Aeronautical Station)KnmLEY-ROGER-OUT Note:Inradiotelegraphtransmission,thesamepro- cedureswouldapplyasprescribedinparagraph204. c.Apost-landingreportisdesiredimmediatelyafterlanding toinsurereceiptoftheoriginalreport(s)byCINCONADorRCAF- ADCandtoamplifytheairbornereport(s).Thismay befiledwith eitherthemilitaryorcivilcommunicationsfacil~tylocatedat thepla~eoflanding.IfthelandingisnotmadeinCanadianor Unite~Statesterritorythereportshouldbe madetothenearest CanadianorUnitedstatesmilitaryordiplomaticrepresentativein thatarea.Thepost-landingreportwillrefertotheairborne report(s)and,inaddition,containabriefresumeofweathercon- ditionsatthetimeofsighting(s),verificationofthesighting(s)-, byotherpersonneland anyotherinformationdeemedappropriate. (1)Ifnoairbornereportwas madeasaresultofin- UiJCLASSIFlED foreignterritory(seeparagraph210),thepost-landingreportwill corrcafnalltheinformationavailableconcerningthesighting..~.~.~ EMERGENCYUSGOVT TO:CINCONAD,ENTAPB,COLORADOSPRINGS,COLORADO. CIRVIS.REFER2813502,2814352and2814462SEPTEViliER 1955CONCERNmG6 JETBOIvlBERSTRAVELINGDUEWESTOF BERHUDATOh'ARDEASTERNCOASTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES. AIRCRAFTPOSITIVELYIDENTIFIEDASUSAFB-47BYCREWAND PASSENGERS.VISIBILITYUNLlliITED.IDENTIFICATION VERIFIEDAT281 SIGHEDliiOOREPAACLIPPER45V. 206ADDRESSING a.Aircraft.ItisparamountthatallCIRVISr~portsreach theappropriatemilitarycommandsasqUicluyaspossible.The reports,therefore,shallbetransmittedassoonaspossibleafter thesighting.Groundprocedureshavebeenestablishedtohandle CIRVISreportsbyeithermilitaryorcivilfacilities,sothe sameproceduresasthosenowestablishedandinusebypilotsfor airtrafficcontrolshallbefollowed.Whencontactbycivilor militarypilotscannotbeestablishedwithanygroundcommunica- tionsstation,effortsshallbe madetorelaytheCIRVISreports ...viaotheraircraftwithwhichcommunfcat.Lonispossible. (1)Post-landingreportsshoLudbeaddressedtoCINCONAD, EntAPE,ColoradoSprings,Colorado,orRCAFAirDefenseCommand Headqu~rters,St.HUbert,Quebec,itthesightingoccurredwithin oradiacenttotheN0l'thAmericarUQl1tinent.vlhicheverofthese headquartersreceivesthereportwillimmediatelynotifytheother andalsoallotheraddresseesoftheoriginalreport(s).Ifthe sighting(s)occurredinotherareas,thepost-landingreportshould be madetothenearestUSorCanadianmilitaryordiplomatic representativeinthatareawhowillforwardthereportas prescribedinsubparagraph206b(1)(a). 'JNCLASSIFIED 206(Continued) b~COmmunicationsStations.Communicationsstations(to includeanycivilormilitaryfacilitysuchascontroltower, navalshoreradiostation,approachcontrol,ARTCcenters,orany othercommunicationsfacility)receivingCIfiVISreportswill immediatelyafterreceiptingprocessthereportasfollows: (1)USmilitarycommunicationsstationswillmultiple- addresstheCIRVISreporttothefollowingaddressdesignations: (a)Fo~sightingsinoverseasareas-reportswillbe forwardedto: 1.AddressesasprescribedbyAreaCommand~rs. (Normally,theseaddresseesaretheoperating servicecommandsconcerned.) Z.Commander-in-Chief,ContinentalAirDefense Command(CINCONAD),EntAPB,ColoradoSprings, 3.ChiefofStaff,UnitedStatesAirForce(Cof s,USAF)Washington,D. C. (b)Forsightings,.;ithinoradjacenttotheNorth Americancontinent,reportswillbeforwardedto: 1.Commanderofthenearestjointairdefense Z.CINCONAD,EntAFB,ColoradoSprings~Colorado. 3.AppropriateSeaFrcntierCommand: ~.Commander,WesternSeaFrontier(COMWESTSEA- FRON),SanFrancisco,California. n.Commander,EasternSeaFrontier(COViliASTSEA~ FRaN),NewYork,N. Y. ~.ChiefofStaff,UnitedStatesAirForce, Washington,D. C. UNCLASS.ITIED (2)CanadianmilitaryandUnitedStatesmilitarycommuni- caticnsstationsinCanada,AlaskaandGreenlandwillmultiple-=c=_ addresstheCIRVISreporttothefollowingaddressdesignations: (a)ForsightingswithinoradjacenttotheNorth Americancontinent,reportswillbeforwardedto: 1.RCAFAirDefenseCommand(CANAIRDEF),St. HUber~,Montreal. Z.AppropriateFlagOfficerinCommand: ~.CanadianFlagOfficer,AtlanticCoast (CANFLAGLArIT),Halifax,NovaScotia. h.CanadianFlagOfficer,PacificCoast (COr LAGPAC),Esquim~lt,BritishColumbia. (3)CivilcownunicationsstationswillhandleCIRVIS reportsreceivedfromeitheraircraftorothercommunications stationsasfollows: (a)AircarriercompanystationswillpasstheCIRVIS report,exactlyasreceived,tothenearestCAA orDOTARTCcenterinthesamemanner-asair trafficcontrolinformation. (b)CAAornOTcommunicationsstations,uponreceipt ofaCIRVISreportwillimmediatelypassthere- porttotheappropriateARTCcenter. *(c)CAAorDOTARTCCenters.UponreceiptofCIRVIS reports,ARTCcenterswillforwardthemimmedi- atelytotheappropriatemilitaryfacilityas prescribedbyagreementwiththeappropriate militarycommander. *Canadiansaretosecureagreementregardingthis. 207 .ACCEPTANCEOFANDRESPONSIBILITYFORCIRVISREPORTS. a.Thefollowingactivitieshaveresponsibilitiesasfollows: (1)CINCONADorRCAF-ADCwillinsurethatallCIRVIS reportshavebeenaddressedinaccordancewith UNCLASSITlED paragraph206.Theseheadquartersarethenormal pointsofcontactbetweenthetwocountriesandare responsibleforpassingCIRVISreportsofinterest, includingpost-landingreports,toeachother. (2)UnitedStatesorCanadianmilitaryordiplomatic authoritiesinreceiptofCIRVISreportsthathavenot beenpreviouslyforwardedwilltaketheactionindi- catedinparagraph206withoutdelaybythemostrapid means.available,givingdueconsiderationtosecurity. (3)ChiefofStaff,USAF,willdisseminateCIRVlSreports toappropriateagenciesintheVlashington,D.Q.area. (4)RCAF-ADCandtheCanadianFlagOfficerswillbere- sponsiblefornotifyingCanadianmilitaryheadquarters inOttawaconcerningCIRVlSreports. b.FixedandmobilemilitarycommQ~icationsfacilitiesand militarypersonnelhavingoccasiontohlli1dleCIRVISreportsmust lendassistanceinallcasesrec;l.liredinexpeditingCIRVISreports. Allcivilianfacilitiesandperso elarealsourgedtodoso. Maximumeffortmustbe made byallpersonshandlingCIRVISreports toinsurepositiveimmediatedelivery. c.WHENASTATIONRECEIVESAPARTIALCIRVISREPORTANDTHE ...REMAInDERISNorIMMEDIATELYFORTHCOMING,ITWILLBERELAYEDOR DELIVEREDINTHESAMElvlANNERASACONPLETEREPORT. SECTIONIII-SECURITY 208htLITARYANDCIVILIAN -TransmissionofCIRVISreportsaresubjecttotheCommuni- cationsActof1934,asamended,andtheCanadianRadioActof 1938,asamended.Anypersonwhoviolatestheprovis1cnsofthese actsmay beliabletoprosecutionthereunder.Thesereportscon- taininformationaffectingtheNationalDefenseoftheUnited StatesandCanada.Anypersonwho makes anunauthorizedtrans- missionordisclosureofsuchareportmay beliableto prosecutionunderTitle18oftheUSCode,Chapter37,orthe Canad~anOfficialSecretsActof1939,asamended. SECTIONIV -EVALUATIONREPORTS 209ACTIONBYACTIVITIES a.Allinvestigativemeasuresandevaluationprocessesin- stitutedbyaddresseesand byoriginatingauthorities,where applicable,willbehandledinaccordancewitheXistingprocedures andreportedinaccordancewiththeseinstructio?s,insuringthat appropriatecommandsaslistedinparagraph206arekeptfully informedofinvesticativeresultsandevaluations.Theseevalua- tionsshallbeexpressedintermsindicatingthereported.ighting asbeingPositive,Probable,Possible,blprobableor~oThreat insofarasbeingathreattothese~urity_J1ltheUnitedstatesof AmericaorCanadaortheirforce~,oranexplanationofthe subjectreportedwhenYJ.10i'll1, b.Thefirsttwowordsofthetextofanevaluationreport shallbe "CIRVISEVALUATION"followedbythednte-timegroup and/orotheridentificationoftheCIHVISreportfs)beingevaluated. SECTIonv -SPECIALCOHSIDEHATIOES 210RAD10TRi\NSMISSIONRESTRrCTIONS ...CIRVISreportswillnotbetransmittedbyradiowhileover foreignterritory,otherthanGreenlandorIceland,butwillbe transmittedassoonaspracticableuponleavingforeignterri- torialboundaries.Foreignterritoryincludesallterritoryex- ceptinternational.,atera.reasandterritoryunderthejurisdic- tionoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanada. SECTIONVI -COYNERCIALCHARGES a.AllchargesincurredinhandlingCIRVISreportsthrough U.S.facilitieswillbechargedtotheDepartmentoftheAir UNC:'ASSIFIED Force(accountingsymbol IIAF").Insofaraspracticable,CIRVIS repo~tssohandledwillbeforwardedRAPIDUSGOVTCOLLECT. b.AllchargesincurredinhandlingCIRVISreportsthrough CanadianfacilitieswillbechargedtotheRoyalCanadianAir Force.Insofaraspracticable,CIRVISreportssohandledwillbe forwarded"RUSHCOLLECTII. c.Anyorallquestionsofchareeswillberesolvedafter traffichasbeenhandled.InnocasewillCIRVISreportsbede- layedbecauseofcommunicationhandlingcharges~ EncLosure_IIA"