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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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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 85 1949/6 Aug 2000 1 Unk Las Cruces, New Mexico E to W Bluish green Yes 1-2 secs None Round Bigger than falling star Disappeared behind building (1) 86 6 Aug 2000 1 Unk Las Cruces, New Mexico E to W 3°28' to 9°40' above horizon Curve going up then fell in almost vertical direction Reddish blue & green Yes 4-5 secs None Round App 6" in diameter Disappeared gradually (1) 87 6 Aug 2000 1 Unk Alamogordo, New Mexico Vertical 2°20' to 7°35' above horizon Straight vertical flight Bright white slight reddish cast None 3 secs None Round 1/2 size of moon Exploded then pieces died out (1) 88 6 Aug 2000 2005 1 Unk Alamogordo, New Mexico E to W 2°4' to 12°7' above horizon 10° off vertical White 2 secs None Large as auto spot-light at arm's length Disappeared behind building (1) 89 6 Aug 2015 1 Unk Alamogordo, New Mexico SW Straight flight app 20° vertical decline Whitish yellow (red trail) Yes 1 sec None Round Twice size normal falling star Extremely fast - twice as fast as falling star Disappeared behind mountain (1)
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.