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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.
“Socorro, New Mexico”4 pages
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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 Lanner of Disappearance **Evaluation 59 1949/6 Mar 0103 1 Unk Camp Hood, Texas From N56°W S64°W From 15° above horizon Traveled in arc Fale reddish nose whitish red trail Yes None Lemon w/tail Disappeared (3) 40 13 Mar 2153 1 Unk Albuquerque, New Mexico NE to SW or SW to NE 20° above horizon Descending slightly Bluish or greenish white Yes 2-4 secs None Length twice diameter of ball 1/2 diameter of full moon (1) 41 14 Mar 09-00-16Z 1 R Airplane enroute fr Honolulu to Canton Is 60-120 above airplane at 0,000 Horizontal 10 secs None Nose like bullet 650 in 9 secs (1)(2) 42 27 Mar 18001805 1 Unk Tucumcari, New Mexico E to W High in sky -app 300 above horizon Amber None 25 mts None Long & narrow Faded out in distance (2) 43 27 Mar 1800 1 Unk Montoya, New Mexico E to W About 750 above Orange flame None 10 mts None Long & narrow Length-about 1/6 lunar diameter, width-about 1/5 length Faded out in distance (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.