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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 80 1949/28 Jul 2045 1 Unk Killeen Base, Texas N to S 30° above horizon White w/tint of blue green Yes 3-5 secs None Round w/tail Size of evening star Unable to estimate Faded out (1) 81 28 Jul 2259 1 Unk Killeen, Texas S to N 30° above horizon 2 predominately white. I had orange glow to tail Yes #1 at 2-3 secs #2 at 10-12 secs None Round w/tail Tennis ball Faded out (1) 82 28 Jul 2258 1 Unk Killeen, Texas N to NW 30° above horizon Initially blue turning white None 15-20 secs None Round 3 times size evening star Went out like light (1)(3) 83 30 Jul 2135 1 R Camp Hood, Texas SE to NW 35° to horizon Climbed in arc Blue-white Yes 2-21/2 secs None Like rocket tail 2-21/2 secs to cover arc of about 15° Faded out (1) 84 30 Jul 2204 1 Unk Camp Hood, Texas SE to SW App 30° above horizon Straight flight losing altitude Predominately white w/blue tint Yes 2-3 secs None Round w/tail Evening star or planet Very fast Gradually faded out (3) CONFIDENTIAL
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.