Aliases
AFAIR FORCEAir ForceAir Force (US)Air Force, U.S.American Air ForceDAFDepartment of the Air ForceThe Air ForceU. S. Air ForceU.S. AIR FORCEU.S. Air ForceU.S.A.F.US AIR FORCEUS Air ForceUSAF
Disambiguation
United States military branch established 1947; distinct from other air force organizations internationally or historical predecessors.
Stats
mentions7
documents7
Organization
military-branchUSfounded: 1947
Enrichment
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- United States Air ForceWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Officially established September 18, 1947
- Independent military branch under Department of Defense
- Approximately 321,848 active-duty personnel
- World's largest air force with ~5,500 combat aircraft
- Annual budget approximately $179.7 billion
- History of the United States Air ForceWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- National Security Act of 1947 established USAF as independent service
- Project Sign began 1947 as UFO investigation program
- Project Blue Book was continuation of Sign and Grudge investigations
- UFO investigations lasted until 1969
- Project BLUE BOOK - Unidentified Flying ObjectsNational Archives▎ high· 2026-05-14
- 12,618 total sightings reported to Project Blue Book (1947–1969)
- 701 sightings remained classified 'Unidentified'
- Records maintained by National Archives
- Air Force concluded no investigated UFO posed national security threat
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AIR FORCE
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 139 time(s) across 37 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 139 vez(es) em 37 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.