| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| AFSAB | Air Force Scientific Advisory Board |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| APRO | Aerial Phenomena Research Organization |
| ASNE | American Society of Newspaper Editors |
| CAS | Committee on the Atmospheric Sciences |
| CASI | Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute |
| CU | University of Colorado |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| ESSA | Environmental Sciences Service Administration |
| FTD | Foreign Technology Division |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| NAS | National Academy of Science |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NBS | National Bureau of Standards |
| NCAR | National Council for Atmospheric Research |
| NICAP | National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena |
| NOL | Naval Ordnance Laboratory |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| SAFOI | Secretary of the Air Force Office of Information |
| UA | University of Arizona |
| WPAFB | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |