Air Force Systems Command

The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) was a major United States Air Force command established in 1961, headquartered at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, until its disestablishment in 1992 when it merged into the Air Force Materiel Command. As a government military organization, AFSC oversaw research, development, testing, and acquisition of aeronautical systems, including advanced aircraft, missiles, and electronics. In the context of UAP/UFO research, AFSC indirectly related through its oversight of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, home to the Air Materiel Command (predecessor entity) that initiated Project Sign in 1948 under General Nathan Twining, evolving into Project Grudge and Blue Book (1952-1969), investigating 12,618 UFO sightings with 701 unexplained. No direct AFSC-led UFO programs are documented; post-Blue Book UFO analysis integrated into broader intelligence. Notable achievements include pioneering systems like the C-5 Galaxy. Currently disestablished.