18 April 1952
(Associated Press (New York City , New York
Source: theufochronicles.com
The whole article:
“All agencies of the nation’s military establishment
were placed on special readiness yesterday because of a ‘pattern of unknowns
[UFOs] which appeared potentially dangerous,’ the Air Defense command said
today.
In a statement issued through the Eastern Defense
Command headquarters at Stewart Field, the Air Defense Command said: ‘Our
detection system developed a pattern of unknowns in both the Northeast and
Northwest which apepared [sic]
[appeared] potentially dangerous. We alerted all agencies of the national
military establishment until the unknowns were identified, after which the
period of special readiness was called off.
‘It would be an error to say that such an alert is not
unusual. However, it is the function that the Air Defense Command was organized
to perform.
The Air Defense Command declined to elaborate upon its
statement or the situation which caused the ‘period’ of special readiness.’ ”
Wikipedia article: “Aerospace Defense Command”:
Quote from the Wikipedia
article:
“Aerospace Defense
Command was a major command of the United States Air Forces, responsible for
continental air defence. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its
predecessor, Air Defense Command, was established in 1946, briefly inactivated
in 1950, reactivated in 1951, and then redesignated Aerospace rather than Air
in 1968. Its mission was to provide air defense of the Continental United
States (CONUS). It directly controlled all active measures, and was tasked to
coordinate all passive means of air defense.”
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