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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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Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont) 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 Manner of Disappearance **Evaluation 75 1949/24 Jun 15451630 2 Unk Mesa,Arizona 1 to SE2 to E3 to NE4 vertical5 to E 4 Horizon-1 Vertical Steel gray 4 at 30 mts1 at 25 secs None Discw/2 flanges Max of 400 mph Faded from view (2) 76 27 Jun 0138 1 R Albuquerque,New Mexico W to E 30° to 90° above horizon Similar to star Slightly more orange Yes 2 mts None Round Slightly larger than brightest star 140° in 2 mts. Went behind building (3) 77 29 Jun 2010 1 Unk Flagstaff,Arizona E to W 30° from vertical Yellow in front Red behind None None Bullet shaped 1/2 size of small air-plane Relatively slow Over a hill (1)(2) 8 30 Jun 1630 1 R Seligman,Arizona N 30° above horizon Dull grey None 8 secs None Circle Appeared11/2diameter at10,000'altitude 2,000 mph or faster Disappeared in distance (2) 79 11 Jul 2110 1 Unk Camp Hood,Texas W by SW 30° above horizon Pale red None 2 secs None Ball -but not a perfect circle Twice as large as evening star Such as turning off flashlight (3)
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.