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Chapter 5
COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS REPORTING VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS (CIRVIS)
5.1. Subject and Purpose. This report provides vital information to the security of the United States and Canada which, in the opinion of the observer, requires very urgent defensive action or investigation by the US and or Canadian Armed Forces.
5.2. Reference Materials. Joint Army, Navy, Air Force Publication (JANAP 146).
5.3. Submitted By. Any Air Force personnel.
5.4. Submitted To:
Airborne reports: US or Canadian military or civilian communications facility.
Post-landing reports: Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Cheyenne Mt, Colorado, or HQ Northern NORAD Region, North Bay, Ontario, Canada, whichever is more convenient. If landing outside Canadian or US territories, submit reports through the nearest US or Canadian military or diplomatic representative.
5.5. When Submitted. As soon as possible after the intelligence sighting.
5.6. How Submitted. Reports are normally UNCLASSIFIED but handled as For Official Use Only.
5.6.1. Use the most rapid means of transmission available. For airborne reports use the same procedures as for air traffic control. When pilots cannot establish contact with a ground station, make maximum effort to relay the report via other aircraft.
5.6.2. To avoid delays while airborne, repeat the word CIRVIS three times before the message to preempt all other communications (except distress and urgency). If this fails to clear the frequencies, use the International Urgency Signal "PAN" spoken three times. For the ground relay of airborne reports or post-landing reports, use FLASH precedence.
5.6.3. Transmit during MINIMIZE.
5.6.4. Use the ESC C1 designator- Continue reporting, priority.
5.7. Reporting Instructions:
5.7.1. Facilities receiving CIRVIS reports will rapidly process and forward them as prescribed by JANAP 146.
5.7.2. Report all unidentifiable, suspicious, or hostile traffic (land, aerospace, or seaborne) which, because of its nature, course, or actions, considered a threat to the security of the United States or Canada. Such reporting extends the early warning defense system for the United States and Canada. There are five types of CIRVIS reports:
Issue initial CIRVIS reports while airborne (or as warranted, upon landing).
Issue post-landing CIRVIS reports if airborne reports made.
Issue followup CIRVIS reports by anyone with additional information about an earlier report (refer to the initial report).
Issue cancellation CIRVIS reports once sightings are positively identified as friendly or determined it was erroneously reported.
Submit evaluation CIRVIS reports to each addressee of the above CIRVIS reports. Promptly submit evaluation reports to keep all interested parties fully informed.
5.7.3. Report the following specific sightings:
Hostile or unidentified aircraft which appears directed against the United States, Canada, or their forces.
Missiles.
Unidentified flying objects.
Hostile or unidentified military surface vessels or submarines.
Any other individual surface vessels, submarines, or aircraft of unconventional design engaged in suspicious activity, observed in an unusual location, or on a course which may threaten the United States, Canada, or their forces.
Any unexplained or unusual activity which may indicate a possible attack against or through Canada or the United States (includes the presence of any unidentified or suspicious ground parties in remote or sparsely populated areas, including the polar region).
Unlisted airfields, facilities, weather stations, or air navigation aids.
5.7.4. Make every effort to document sightings with as many photographs as possible. Send undeveloped film or prints and negatives, with a brief written report and other identifying information to the Director of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy, Washington, DC 20305. The Department of the Navy will process the film and return one copy of each print and a roll of new film to the individual.
5.7.5. Use figure 5.1. to gather and report specific sighting details.
Figure 5.1. Communications Instructions Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings (CIRVIS).
GUIDE FOR CIRVIS REPORTING
The CIRVIS report is a narrative report explaining the sighting. A specific format is not required. Provide as much specific detail as possible to aid decision makers in responding to the sighting. Include the following information if possible along with any other information which may be significant:
1. CIRVIS report identification.
2. Identification of the object(s) sighted.
a. For identifiable objects, include number and identification of the aircraft, vessel, missile, or individuals seen.
b. For unidentifiable objects, give a description including shape, size (compared to a known object e.g., pea, silver dollar, baseball, basketball, fighter aircraft, or C-5), number and formation, any discernible features or details (e.g., color, trail or exhaust, sound).
c. Include any observed identification (e.g., insignia, lettering, flags).
3. The position of the object. Include the date and time (GMT) of the sighting. 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.
Figure 5.1. Continued.
d. Over a well-known or well-defined geographic point.
4. Description of the course of the object:
a. Altitude.
b. Direction of travel.
c. Speed.
d. Description of flightpath and maneuvers.
e. What first called attention to the object.
f. Angle or elevation and azimuth when first observed.
g. How long was the object visible.
h. Angle or elevation and azimuth upon disappearance.
i. How did the object disappear.
5. Manner of observation.
a. State how observed: ground-visual, ground-electronic, air-visual, air-electronic. (If electronic, specify system).
b. Were optical aids (telescope, binoculars, etc.) used?
6. Conditions when sighting the object.
a. Location of observer. (Use latitude/longitude, a named geographic landmark, or other logical references.) If the sighting is made while airborne, include type of aircraft, identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station.
b. Light conditions (use one of the following terms: night, day, dawn, dusk).
c. Weather conditions (ceiling, visibility, clouds, thunderstorms, temperature, winds, etc.).
7. Interception or identification action taken (if feasible, complying with existing directives).
8. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any air traffic or balloon releases in the area which could possibly account for the sighting.
9. Preliminary analysis of the possible cause of the sightings.
10. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs.
11. Name, organization, and means of contacting the reporting individual.
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