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This U.S. Department of War release compiles 1949 records tied to Sandia Base, New Mexico. It includes a Sandia Base security inspection reply and a W. D. Crozier letter to Lincoln LaPaz. It also contains Crozier and Seely's report on collecting airborne copper particles after the July 24, 1949 fireball near Socorro, which they judged negative or inconclusive. LaPaz's sixth report on green fireballs disputes parts of that finding, and a Fourth Army report describes unusual lights around the Q Area at Camp Hood, Texas, in March 1949.
From the source:Release of 2026-05-22 Incident: 1948-1950, New Mexico. This file contains 116 pages of documentation from the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program (AFSWP) – the direct, post-World War II successor to the Manhattan Project – and from the U.S. Air Force – relating to a series of sightings and investigations in Sandia, New Mexico, from 1948-1950. This file contains 209 sightings of “green orbs,” “discs,” and “fireballs” reported near the military base. Witnesses reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) maneuvering, flying out of sight, disappearing, or exploding. The documents also include the results of contemporary investigations into residual copper powder found in some areas where sightings were reported. A few of these investigations became the basis for Project Grudge, which collected reports of unidentified flying objects from various other military installations – also included in this collection.
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452. 1 AKADB SUBJECT: Unusual Lights TO: Commanding General Sandia Base P. O. Box 5100 Albuquerque, New Mexico ATTN: AC of S, G-2 The attached Summary of Information, this office, subject as above, 16 March 1949, re reports of "lights" observed over Camp Hood, Texas, is forwarded in duplicate for your information and any action deemed necessary. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: 1 Incl (dup) EUSTIS L. POLAND As stated, w/EXHIBITS I, II, Colonel, GSC III, and IV AC of S, G-2 DECLASSIFIED Authority NW 9152C By DEJON 5/13/2
Report, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 116 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.