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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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SULITARY OF SIGHTINGS OF UNKNOWN AERIAL FILMING Reported by the 17th District Office of Special Investigations (IG), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico Number Date Time Number of Observers *Reliability of Observers General Area of Occurrence Apparent Direction of Flight Apparent Altitude Course Horizontal to Vertical Color Train or Trail Duration of Observation Sound Shape Apparent Size Apparent Speed Hanner of Disappearance **Evaluation 1 1946/18 Jan 2300 1 R Point of impact on line between Brest and Kiev Almost vertical descent followed by"bouncing"N to S 35° above Horizon Descending Brilliant white 2-3 secs. None Compare w/planet Venus on unusually clear night. Disappeared (1)(2) 2 Latter part 1947 App.2000 1 R Vaughn, New Mexico 400'-500' Descending slowly in vertical manner Bright white None Round Larger than basketball Descending slowly Exploded (3) 3 1948/27 Jul 08350845 1 R Albuquerque, New Mexico Dura-luminum reflected light None Flat and round Stationary at times (2) 4 4 Aug 0200&0300 2 Unk North Powder, Oregon NW to SE 5500' Horizontal line Green Softball 720mph Extinguished (1) LEGEND: *Reliability of Observers: VR - Very Reliable R - Reliable Unk - Unknown Reliability **Evaluation: （1）"Green Fireball Phenomena" （2）"Disk" or Variation （3）Probable Meteor
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.