Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
| Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) | |
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| Country | United States |
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| Parent department | U.S. Air Force |
| Established | 1948 |
| Status | Active |
| Status | Active |
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is the Air Force’s criminal and counterintelligence investigative service, which has periodically investigated UFO reports occurring on or near air bases, particularly those with possible espionage or security implications.
Historical role
AFOSI personnel were involved in on-the-ground response to several Cold War-era incidents, including security-related aspects of the Malmstrom AFB Incident and Minot AFB Incident, where the agency’s interest centered on possible foreign intrusion rather than the phenomena themselves.
Assessment
Because AFOSI’s investigative remit is security-focused rather than scientific, its case files have generally been less useful to researchers seeking phenomenological detail than Project Blue Book’s parallel records, though they remain a source cited in nuclear-security-related UAP claims.
[1]See also
References
- ^ U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, historical case summaries (partial declassification).