| WASHINGTON 20330 |
| Sincerely, ALBERT W. SCHUMANN Colonel, USAF Deputy Chief Community Reations Division Office of Information RECEIVED 16 NOV 1978 |
WASHINGTON 20330 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 20 AUG 1979 ________________________________________________________________ Mr._____________________ ________________________ ________________________
This letter constitutes the final Air Force action on your appeal. Under the Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. 552, provision exists for judicial review of this determination.
| Sincerely, ROBERT W. CRITTENDEN Deputy Administrative Assistant |
Document #: 42
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 09-30-1986
Subject: 1986 BLUEFLY & MOONDUST
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| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20330-5025 |
11 APR 1986
Dear Mr._________________
This responds to your 25 March 1986 Freedom of Information request.
Attached is the only document in the Air Force Intelligence Office (AF/IN) relative to your request. AF/IN has no knowledge of "ICGL#4" dated 25 April 1961, pertaining to Project Moon Dust. No "AFCIN SOP for Blue Fly Operations, February 1960" was located. The programs (UFO, Blue Fly, Moon Dust) no longer exist and records were destroyed.
There is no Air Force Intelligence unit responsible for collections under these projects since the projects are no longer active.
Fees are waived in this instance.
Sincerely
| ANNE W. TURNER | |
| 1 Atch | HQ USAF Freedom of |
| AF/IN Document | Information Manager |
| RECEIVED 16 APR 1986 86-370 |
Document #: 43
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 10-15-1986
Subject: 1961 MOONDUST PAGE 1
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
| WASHINGTON 25, D.C. |
ATTN OF: APCIN-1E-0/Colonel Betz
| SUBJECT: | (U) AFCIN Intelligence Team Personnel 3 NOV 1961 | |
| TO: | APCIN-1E | This draft proposal was not |
| APCIN-1 | approved and was not for - | |
| IN TURN | ___________ (word not clear) for action. N.M. Rosner |
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| PROBLEM: | NORMAN M. ROSNER Lt. Colonel, USAF |
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| 1. (U) To provide teams. |
qualified personnel for APCIR intelligence | |
Personnel actions within the authority of AFFMP, AFCIN and AFCIN-1E can be taken to reverse the trend toward diminishment of the intelligence team capability.
Document #: 44
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 10-15-1986
Subject: 1961 MOONDUST PAGE 2
Headquarters USAF (AFCIN) maintains intelligence teams as a function of AFCIN-1E (1127th USAF Field Activities Group). Personnel comprising such teams have normal AFCIN-1E staff duties, and their maintenance of qualification for intelligence team employment is in addition to their normal staff duties. For example, the Chief of AFCIN-1E-OD, the Domestic Operations Section, additionally participates in approximately 18 hours of training per month for intelligence team employment. Such training includes physical training, classroom combat intelligence training, airborne operations, field problems, etc.
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Document #: 45
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 10-15-1986
Subject: 1961 MOONDUST PAGE 3
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Wartime employment of AFCIN intelligence team capability is currently primarily geared to the CONAD/NORAD air defense mission (Atch I). The intelligence team concept was originally developed within the Air Defense Command (ADC). The ADC Director of Intelligence was charged in 1953 with organizing the 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron (AISS), with a wartime mission of exploiting downed enemy "people, paper, and hardware" for intelligence information that would contribute to the air defense of the continental US, and ADC was allocated manpower for this function (ADC Regulation 24-4, 3 Jan 53, Organization and Mission of the 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron).
As an economy move, the 201 spaces of the 4602d AISS were trans-ferred to AFCIN in July 1957 (Hq Comd General Order 46, dtd 8 Jul 57), to provide manning for peacetime AFCIN functions, but with the contin- gency that AFCIN would continue to maintain a capability to support CONAD/NORAD in the wartime people, paper, and hardware mission (Atchs 2 and 3). From the 194 spaces that AFCIN allocated to the 1006th AISS, activated by Hq Comd General Order #49, 2 Jul 57, this capability was provided for (Dept of AF ltr, dtd 16 Jul 59, subj: Mission of the 1006th AISS), and the capability has been maintained to the present time, through the redesignation of the 1006th to the 1127th USAF Field Activities Group (AFCIN Policy Ltr 205-13, 13 April 1960).CUFON Computer UFO Network
Document #: 46
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 10-15-1986
Subject: 1961 MOONDUST PAGE 4
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______________________ In addition, a minimum number of new personnel assigned to the organization and fortuitously possessing basic requisite skills, were further trained and integrated into the intelligence team program as additional duty.
Manning of the intelligence teams from these sources has now reached the point of diminishing returns. Only 21 qualified intelligence team personnel are now assigned, and of these approximately half are scheduled for PCS departure from the organization during the next 12 months. There is no forecast input of previously qualified personnel. There are currently five basically qualified volunteers for further training and assignment to intelligence team additional duty.In an effort to augment the diminishing capability, USAF personnel assigned to organizations other than the 1127th within the Washington area who have airborne/intelligence team qualification, and/or who are former members of this organization's intelligence teams, and who have been approved by their organization of assignment and Hq USAF (AFCIN) for wartime assignment to the 1127th, have been issued appro- priate orders, and participate in the peacetime training program for wartime employment. Two such personnel are attached, with no known available additional personnel.
The most serious immediate and forecast intelligence team shortage is in Linguists. There are now only five Russian Linguists assigned or attached, and of these only two are of native fluency, with the other three of language school capability. Four of the five, including the two of native fluency, are forecast for PCS by November 1962. Only one gain, fortunately of native fluency, is scheduled for airborne training for intelligence team qualification and assignment. Two additional Russian Linguists are forecast for assignment to the 1127th, but neither are yet intelligence team qualified or are known to be volunteers for intelligence team assignment. All intelligence team personnel are volunteers.A sizeable number of qualified Linguists are presently assigned to bases. Many of the Linguists are either airborne rated and/ or have had intelligence team assignments to this organization in its present or former designations. Reassignment of these individuals to AFCIN-1E upon completion of their present tours is a logical method by
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Document #: 47
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 10-15-1986
Subject: 1961 MOONDUST PAGE 5
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which the current and forecast shortage could be met. A problem that would be encountered in implementing such assignment is the lack of 1127th Linguist AFSC manpower vacancies. The 1127th has only twelve Linguist AFSC manpower spaces allocated and seven of these spaces are filled with either non-Russian/Bloc country Linguists or with non- intelligence team qualified Linguists.
Possible solutions to the current and forecast shortage are:Assignment to the 1127th of intelligence team qualified Linguists returning from overseas or completing other ZI assignments on an authorized overage basis. Such authorized overages were previously assigned to the organization and provided not only for the intelligence team capability, but for fruitful peacetime ZI employment of Linguists. Ten such personnel could be fully and effectively utilized during peace- time in duties directly in or closely allied to their AFSC's, with the intelligence team capability being an additional duty.
Qualified intelligence team personnel now assigned to the 1127th could be retained beyond their normal duty tours until a similarly qualified replacement is forecast or assigned.A standard AFPMP and AFCIN-P policy should be the identification to AFCIN-1E of previously qualified intelligence team personnel fore- cast for return to the ZI form overs3eas assignments for assignment against AFCIN-1E forecast personnel vacancies. Latitude may be required and should be authorized in the assignment of such personnel be grade and AFSC. For example, if a 204XX vacancy is forecast withing AFCIN-1E and an intelligence team qualified 203XX is forecast available, and the 203XX is determined able to perform the staff duties required, either from personal knowledge of the individual's capabilities, or by means of an exchange of correspondence between the losing command and AFCIN-1E, authorization for assignment of the 203XX against the 204XX vacancy should be granted. It is generally true that 203's with AISS background are normally able to perform 204 duties effectively with a minimum of experience on the job. To a lesser degree, and on a selective basis, this is also true of 203's being able to perform intelligence organization 702 duties.
Discussion to this point has covered the intelligence team development, composition, current peacetime and wartime missions, and personnel problems. To further establish the value of the unique Air Force capability represented by the intelligence teams, their future potential for employment should be considered.Authorized overage assignment on a selective basis of an initial ten intelligence team qualified Linguists returning to the ZI from overseas assignment, with a later additional supplement in the event of AFCIN authorized expansion of cadre strength of the intelligence team capability.
Detention beyond normal duty tours of qualified intelligence team personnel now assigned to the 1127th until similarly qualified replacements are forecast or assigned.Request for establishment of an AFPMP and AFCIN-P practice to identify to AFCIN-1E previously qualified intelligence team personnel forecast for return to the ZI from overseas assignments. Latitude should be requested by AFCIN-1E in assignment of such personnel against actual or forecast vacancies in AFSC and grade spaces in variance with those possessed by the returnees if it is established that returnees have non- AFSC skills which can be effectively utilized in the vacant spaces.
Ninety-day TDY of AFCIN intelligence team to South Viet Nam for employment in Viet Nam/Laos against USAF intelligence requirements. Experience gained in establishing logistical support and operational employment will be invaluable in developing further plans for intelligence team utilization. The team should be attached to the Air Attaché, Viet Nam, and under his operational control for the period of TYD.
| 4 Atch | |
| 1. | Excerpt, 1127 COP 1-60, re NORAD Supper |
| 2. | Cy 1tr, Gen Taylor, 23 Jan 57 |
| 3. | Cy 1tr, Gen Lewis, 4 Mar 57 |
| 4. | Req for Airborne Tng Quotas |
Document #: 49
From: UFO INFO SERVICE
Date Sent: 10-17-1986
Subject: 1986 HQ CR 44 IVOE
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DOCUMENT FILES
6 JAN 1986
Dear Mr.__________
This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act requests of 19 and 21 December 1985.
A search of the Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII), using the data furnished in your letter, has disclosed that AFOSI is not maintaining any information identifiable with "PROJECT SNOWBIRD, PROJECT SIGMA, PROJECT AQUARIUS" or "MJ TWELVE". The DC II is a consolidated listing of files held by the Department of Defense.
The releasable portions of AFOSI Headquarters (HQ) Collections Requirement (CR) 44A, dated 23 November 1983, is attached. HQ CR 44 was superseded by HQ CR 44A. Notations were inserted in the attached document wherever a deletion was made. The notations are explained as follows:
"b1" pertains to information which is currently and properly classified under criteria established by Executive Order and is authorized to remain classified in the interest of national security or foreign policy. The authority for this exemption may be found in the United States Code, Title 5, Section 552(b)(1) and the Air Force Regulation 12-30, paragraph 10a. "b5" pertains to information which concerns inter - or intra-agency memoranda exchanged between components of this headquarters or between components of this headquarters and other Federal agencies. The authority for this exemption may be found in the United States Code, Title 5, Section 552(b)(5) and Air Force Regulation 12-30, paragraph 10e. Should you decide that an appeal to this decision is necessary, you must write to the Secretary of the Air Force within 45 days from the date of this letter. Include in the appeal your reasons for reconsideration and attach a copy of this letter. Address your letter as follows: Secretary of the Air Force Thru: HQ AFOSI/DADF Bolling AFB, DC 20332-6001 HQ AFOSI is not maintaining the document described in your 21 December 1985 request as, "a document from AFOSI/IVOE dated 171130Z Nov 80."| FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DOCUMENT FILES | |
|---|---|
| HQ CR 44 IVOE | Page 2 |
"(S/WINTEL/FSA)": "S/WINTEL" is explained above. The term "FSA" is unknown to AFOSI.
Sincerely,
| CECIL W. FRY, SA | 1 Atch |
| Chief, Information Rrlease Division | CY of HQ CR 44A, |
| Directorate of Administration | Less Exemptions |