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CHAPTER I
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATION
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING
VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS
101. PURPOSE
The purpose of this publication is to provide uniform instruc-
tions for reporting of vital intelligence sightings and to provide
communication instructions for the passing of these intelligence
reports to appropriate military authorities.
102. SCOPE
a. This publication is limited to the reporting of informa-
tion vital importance to the security of the United States of
America and Canada and their forces, which n the opinion of the
observer, requires prompt defensive and/or investigative action by
the US and/or Canadian Armed Forces.
b. The procedures contained in this publication are provided
for:
(1) US mid Canadian civil and commercial aircraft.
(2) CS and Canadian government and military aircraft
other then those operating under separate reporting
directives.
(3) US and Canadian merchant vessels operating under US
and Canadian registry.
(4) US and Canadian government and military vessels
other than those operating under separate reporting
directives.
(5) All other US and Canadian vessels including fishing
vessels.
(6) Military installations receiving reports from civilian
or military land based or waterborne observers unless
operating under separate reporting directives.
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102 b. (Continued)
(7) Government and civilian agencies in outlying districts
which may initiate reports on receipt of information
from land based observers.
103 MESSAGE IDENTIFICATION
a. Reports made from airborne and landbased sources will be
identified by CIRVIS as the first word of the text. (Refer
Chapter II)
b. Reports made by waterborne sources will be identified by
MERINT as the first word of the text. (Refer Chapters III and IV)
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CHAPTER II
CIRVIS REPORTS
SECTION I - GENERAL
201 INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED AM WHEN TO REPORT
a. Sightings within the scope of this chapter, as outlined in
Article 102b(1), (2), (6) and (7), are to be reported as follows:
(1) While airborne (except over foreign territory-
see paragraph 210) and from land based observers.
NOTE: Canada and the United States are not considered
foreign. territory for either country for the purposes
of this publication.
(a) Single aircraft or formations of aircraft which
appear to be directed against the United States
or Canada or their forces.
(b) Missiles.
(c) Unidentified flying objects.
(d) Hostile or unidentified submarines.
(e) Hostile or unidentified group or groups of
military surface vessels.
(f) Individual surface vessels, submarines, or aircraft
of unconventional design, or engaged in suspicious
activity or observed in an unusual location or
following an unusual course.
(g) Unlisted airfields or facilities, weather stations,
or air navigation aids.
(h) Any unexplained or unusual activity which may
indicate 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 populated areas.
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201. a. (2) Upon landing
(a) Reports which for any reason could not be trans-
mitted while airborne.
(b) Post landing reports.
SECTION II - PROCEDURES
202 GENERAL
Communications procedures to be employed will be basically
those prescribed for the communications system or service used.
Continuing efforts will be made by an aircraft originating a CIRVIS
report to insure that each CIRVIS message is received by an
appropriate station.
203 PRECEDENCE (PRIORITY OF TRANSMISSION)
Transmission of CIRVIS reports will be preceded by or include
the international "Urgency" signal, military precedence of
"EMERGENCY", "Rapid US Government", or Canadian "Rush", as
appropriate for the communications facilities employed.
EXAMPLE
International Urgency Signal XXX XXX XXX or PAN PAN PAN
Military Precedence Y or Emergency
Commercial class of Service Indicator RAPID US GOVT or RUSH
204 CONTENTS OF CIRVIS REPORTS
a. CIRVIS reports will be similar to a routine aircraft
position reports transmitted by either radiotelephone or radio-
telegraph. The appropriate procedures to be employed will be
those applicable to communications facilities utilized. For the
purpose of these examples, military procedures are shown. The
reports should contain the following information in the order
listed:
(1) CIRVIS REPORT
(2) Identification of reporting aircraft or observer as
appropriate.
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(3) Object sighted. Give brief description of the sighting
which should contain the following items as
appropriate:
(a) Number of aircraft, vessels, missiles, sub-
marines, etc.
(b) Category of object, general description, e.g.,
size, shape, type of propulsion, etc.
(4) The postition of the object. This can be indicated by
any of the following methods:
(a) Latitude and longitude.
(b) Over a radio fix.
(c) True bearing and 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 and time of sighting (GMT).
(6) Altitude of object.
(7) Direction of travel of object.
(8) Speed of abject.
(9) Any observed identification, insignia, or other
significant information. Every reasonable effort
should be made to positively identify the object
sighted.
Example of a radiotelephone transmission:
(Aircraft) PAN PAN PAN - KINDLEY THIS IS AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE
THREE - CIRVIS REPORT - OVER
(Aeronautical
Station) AIR FORCE TWO ME NINE THREE THIS IS KINDLEY - GO
AHEAD
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(Aircraft) EMERGENCY CIRVIS REPORT - AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE
THREE SIGHTED FORMATION OF SIX JET BOMBERS - CONFIG-
URATION IS SWEPT WING WITH EIGHT JET ENGINES - TWO
HUNDRED MILES EAST OF BERMUDA ON THIRTEEN MAY AT ONE
THREE FIVE ZERO ZEBRA - ALTITUDE THREE FIVE THOUSAND -
HEADING TWO SEVEN ZERO DEGREES -- NO MARKINGS OBSERVED -
OVER
(Aeronautical
Station) KINDLEY - ROGER - OUT
Example of a radiotelegraph transmission:
(Aircraft) XXX XXX XXX AFA3 DE A4820
(Aeronautical
Station) A4820 DE AFA3 K
(Aircraft) Y - CIRVIS REPORT. A4820 SIGHTED ............ETC.
(Aeronautical
Station) A4820 DE AFA3 R AR
205 ADDITIONAL CIRVIS REPORTS
a. Additional reports should be made if more information be-
comes available concerning a previously sighted object. These
reports should contain a reference to the original report suffi-
cient to identify them with the original sighting.
Example of a radiotelephone transmission:
(Aircraft) PAN PAN PAN - KINDLEY THIS IS AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE
THREE - CIRVIS REPORT - OVER
(Aeronautical
Station) AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE - THIS IS KINDLEY GO
AHEAD
(Aircraft) EMERGENCY - THE SIX JET BOMBERS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
AT ONE THREE FIVE ZERO ZEBRA BY AIR FORCE TWO FIVE
NINE THREE ARE NOW ONE THREE ZERO MILES WEST OF
BERMUDA AT ONE FOUR THREE FIVE ZEBRA - HEADING TWO
SEVEN ZERO DEGREES - OVER
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(Aeronautical
Station) KINDLEY - ROGER - OUT
Note: In radiotelegraph transmission, the same pro-
cedures would apply as prescribed it paragraph 204.
b. Cancellation reports should be made in the event a pre-
viously reported sighting is positively identified as friendly.
Such reports should be transmitted as a brief message cancelling
the previous report(s).
Example of a radiotelephone transmission:
(Aircraft) PAN PAN PAN - KINDLEY THIS IS AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE
THREE - CIRVIS REPORT - OVER
(Aeronautical
Station) AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE THIS IS KINDLEY - GO
AHEAD
(Aircraft) EMERGENCY - CANCEL CIRVIS REPORT OF ONE THREE FIVE
ZERO ZEBRA BY AIR FORCE TWO FIVE THREE - SIX JET
BOMBERS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS AIR FORCE BAKER FORTY
SEVENS AT ONE FOUR FOUR SIX ZEBRA - OVER
(Aeronautical
Station) KINDLEY - ROGER - OUT
Note: In radiotelegraph transmission, the sane pro-
cedures would apply as prescribed in paragraph 204.
c. A post-landing report is desired immediately after landing
to insure receipt of the original report(s) by CINCONAD or RCAF-
ADC and 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 larding is not made in Canadian 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 con-
ditions at the time of sighting(s), verification of the sighting(s)
by other personnel and any other information deemed appropriate.
(1) If no airborne report was made as a result of in-
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foreign territory (see paragraph 210), the pest landing report will
contain all the information available concerning the sighting.
Example:
EMERGENCY US GOVT.
TO: CINCONAD, ENT AFB, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.
CIRVIS. PEER 28135OZ, 281435Z and 281446Z SEPTEMBER
1955 CONCERNING 6 JET BOMBERS TRAVELING DUE WEST OF
BERMUDA TOWARD EASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
AIRCRAFT POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS USAF B-47 BY CREW AND
PASSENGERS. VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. IDENTIFICATION
VERIFIED AT 281457Z, SIGNED MORE PAA CLIPPER 45V.
206 ADDRESSING
a. Aircraft. It is paramount that all CIRVIS reports reach
the appropriate military commands as quickly as possible. The
reports, therefore, shall be transmitted as soon as possible after
the sighting. Ground 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 or
military pilots cannot be established with any ground communica-
tions station, efforts shall be made to relay the CIRVIS reports
via other aircraft with which communication is possible.
(1) Post landing reports should be addressed to CINCONAD,
Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado, or RCAF Air Defense Command
Headquarters, St. Hubert, Quebec, if the sighting occurred within
or adjacent 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 Canadian military or diplomatic
representative in that area who will forward the report as
prescribed in subparagraph 206b(1)(a).
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206 (Continued)
b. Communications Stations. Communications stations (to
include any civil or military facility such as control tower,
naval shore radio station, approach control, ARTC centers, or any
other communications facility) receiving CIRVIS reports will
immediately after receipting process the report as follows:
(1) US military communications stations will multiple-
address the CIRVIS report to the following address designations:
(a) For sightings in overseas areas - reports will be
forwarded to:
1. Addresses as prescribed by Area Commanders.
(Normally, these addressees are the operating
service commands concerned.)
2. Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense
command (CINCONAD), Ent AFB, Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
3. Chief of Staff, United States Air Force (C of
S, USAF) Washington, D. C.
(b) For sightings within or adjacent to the North
American continent, reports will be forwarded to:
1. Commander of the nearest joint air defense
division.
2. CINCONAD Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
3. Appropriate Sea Frontier Command:
a. Commander, Western Sea Frontier (COMWESTSEA-
FRON) San. Francisco, California.
b. Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier (COMEASTSEA-
FRON) New York, N. Y.
4. Chief of Staff, United States Air Force,
Washington, D. C.
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(2) Canadian military and United States military communi-
cation stations in Canada, Alaska and Greenland will multiple-
address the CIRVIS report to the following address designations:
(a) For sightings within or adjacent to the North
American continent, reports will be forwarded to:
1. RCAF Air Defense Command (CANAIRDEF), St.
Hubert, Montreal.
2. Appropriate Flag Officer in Command:
a. Canadian Flag Officer, Atlantic Coast
(CANFLAGLANT), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
b. Canadian Flag Officer, Pacific Coast
(CONFLAGPAC), Esquimalt, British Columbia.
(3) Civil communications stations will handle CIRVIS
reports received from either aircraft or other communications
stations as follows:
(a) Air carrier company stations will pass the CIRVIS
report, exactly as received, to the nearest CAA
or DOT ARTC center in the same manner as air
traffic control information.
(b) CAA or DOT communications stations, upon receipt
of a CIRVIS report will immediately pass the re-
port to the appropriate ARTC center.
*(c) CAA or DOT ARTC Centers. Upon receipt of CIRVIS
reports, ARTC centers will forward them immedi-
ately to the appropriate military facility as
prescribed by agreement with the appropriate
military commander.
*Canadians are to secure agreement regarding this.
207 ACCEPTANCE OF AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR CIRVIS REPORTS.
a. The following activities have responsibilities as follows:
(1) CINCONAD or RCAF ADC will insure that all CIRVIS
reports have been addressed in accordance with
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paragraph 206. These headquarters are the normal
points of contact between the two countries and are
responsible for passing CIRVIS reports of interest,
including post landing reports, to each other.
(2) United States or Canadian military or diplomatic
authorities in receipt of CIRVIS reports that have not
been previously forwarded will take the action indi-
cated in paragraph 206 without delay by the most rapid
means available, giving due consideration to security.
(3) Chief of Staff, USAF, will disseminate CIRVIS reports
to appropriate agencies in the Washington, D.C. area.
(4) RCAF-ADC and the Canadian Flag Officers will be re-
sponsible for notifying Canadian military headquarters
in Ottawa concerning CIRVIS reports.
b. Fixed and mobile military communications facilities and
military personnel having occasion to handle CIRVIS reports must
lend assistance in all cases required in expediting CIRVIS reports.
All civilian facilities and personnel are also urged to do so.
Maximum effort must be made by all persons handing CIRVIS reports
to insure positive immediate delivery.
c. WHEN A STATION RECEIVES A PARTIAL CIRVIS REPORT AND THE
REMAINDER IS NOT IMMEDIATELY FORTHCOMING, IT WILL BE RELAYED OR
DELIVERED IN THE SAME MANNER AS A COMPLETE REPORT.
SECTION III - SECURITY
208 MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
Transmission of CIRVIS reports are subject to the Communi-
cations Act of 1934, as amended, and the Canadian Radio Act of
1938, as amended. Any person who violates the provisicns of these
acts may be liable to prosecution thereunder. These reports con-
tain information affecting the National Defense of the United
States and Canada. Any person who makes an unauthorized trans-
mission or disclosure of such a report may be liable to
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prosecution under Title 18 of the US Code, Chapter 37, or the
Canadian Official Secrets Act of 1939, as amended.
SECTION IV - EVALUATION REPORTS
209 ACTION BY ACTIVITIES
a. All investigative measures and evaluation processes in-
stituted by ddressees and by originating authorities, where
applicable, will be handled in accordance with existing procedures
and reported in accordance with these instructions, insuring that
appropriate commands as listed in paragraph 206 are kept fully
informed of investigative results and evaluations. These evalua-
tions shall be expressed in terms indicating the reported sighting
as being Positive, Probable, Possible, Improbable or no Threat
insofar as being a threat to the security of the United States of
America or Canada or their forces, or an explanation of the
subject reported when known.
b. The first two words of the text of an evaluation report
shall be "CIRVIS EVALUATION" followed by the date-time group
and/or other identification of the CIRVIS report(s) being evaluated.
SECTION V - SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
210 RADIO TRANSMISSION RESTRICTIONS
CIRVIS reports mill not be transmitted by radio while over
foreign territory, other than Greenland or Iceland, but will be
transmitted as soon as practicable upon leaving foreign terri-
torial boundaries. Foreign territory includes all territory ex-
cept international water areas and territory under the jurisdic-
tion of the United States of America and Canada.
SECTION VI - COMMERCIAL CHARGES
211 CHARGES.
a. All charges incurred in handling CIRVIS reports through
U.S. facilities will be charged to the Department of the Air
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Force (accounting symbol "AF"). insofar as practicable, CIRVIS
reports so handled will be forwarded RAPID US GOVT COLLECT.
b. All charges incurred in handling CIRVIS reports through
Canadian facilities will be charged to the Royal Canadian Air
Force. Insofar as practicable, CIRVIS reports so handled will be
forwarded "RUSH COLLECT".
c. Any or all questions of charges will be resolved after
traffic has been handled. In no case will CIRVIS reports be de-
layed because of communication handling charges.
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