Office of Special Investigations

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Disambiguation: Distinguish from other US intelligence investigative bodies (FBI, DIA). AFOSI reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force, operates independently of operational Air Force chain of command, and maintains worldwide jurisdiction over USAF and Space Force security matters.

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI, also OSI) is a U.S. federal law enforcement and intelligence agency established on August 1, 1948, by Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington, patterned after the FBI. It operates worldwide conducting independent criminal investigations, counterintelligence operations, and protective services outside the traditional military chain of command, reporting directly to the Secretary of the Air Force. AFOSI has documented involvement in UFO/UAP investigations spanning from the 1950s to the present day, including historical systematic investigations between 1952–1969 and contemporary investigations into classified UAP video releases (2017). The agency has occupied a distinctive role in UFO culture narratives, notably through retired special agent Richard Doty and the 2013 documentary film Mirage Men.

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Desambiguação: Distinguish from other US intelligence investigative bodies (FBI, DIA). AFOSI reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force, operates independently of operational Air Force chain of command, and maintains worldwide jurisdiction over USAF and Space Force security matters.

O Office of Special Investigations da Força Aérea (AFOSI, também conhecido como OSI) é uma agência de aplicação da lei federal e inteligência dos EUA estabelecida em 1º de agosto de 1948 pelo Secretário da Força Aérea W. Stuart Symington, padronizada segundo o FBI. Opera em todo o mundo realizando investigações criminais independentes, operações de contrainteligência e serviços de proteção fora da cadeia de comando militar tradicional, reportando-se diretamente ao Secretário da Força Aérea. AFOSI possui envolvimento documentado em investigações de UAP/UFO abrangendo desde os anos 1950 até o presente, incluindo investigações sistemáticas históricas entre 1952–1969 e investigações contemporâneas sobre vazamentos de vídeos UAP classificados (2017). A agência ocupou papel distinto nas narrativas culturais de UFO, notadamente através do agente especial aposentado Richard Doty e do documentário de 2013 Mirage Men.

External Sources

• Air Force Office of Special Investigations · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Established August 1, 1948; Patterned after FBI by Secretary W. Stuart Symington; First commander Joseph Francis Carroll (former FBI official); Reports to Secretary of the Air Force; Operates independently of traditional Air Force chain of command; Investigated UFOs between 1952–1969; Featured in 2013 film Mirage Men regarding UFO investigations
• Project Blue Book Part 1 (UFO Reports) · Official USAF Office of Special Investigations · reliability: high — AFOSI declassified investigative files of UFO sightings in late 1975; OSI documented UFO sightings from 1948; Files sent to National Archives for processing

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