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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 90 1949/6 Aug 2030 1 Unk Alamogordo, New Mexico N Constant slight curve earthward White (bluish) Yes 1 sec None Round App smaller than clenched fist Similar to falling star Went out (1) 91 6 Aug 2020 1 Unk Albuquerque, New Mexico Descending to earth vertically 15° above horizon Descending to earth vertically Green None 1-11/2 secs None Round to pear shape 500 watt bulb about 1/5 mile away 10° in 11/2 secs at 2 miles Dissipated (1) 92 6 Aug 2000 1 Unk White Sands, New Mexico 40° above horizon Straight line to earth Observer color blind None 1 sec None Round Half size of finger-nail at arm's length Slightly faster than ordinary falling star Disappeared behind sand dune (1) 93 6 Aug 2000 1 R Alamogordo, New Mexico 200° 30° above horizon Long slow curve to earth Bluish green Yes 1 sec None Round Tip of thumb at arm's length Burned out (1) 94 10 Aug 0010 2 Unk Killeen Base, Texas E to W 30° angle headed down 30° angle headed down Blue Yes 3-4 secs None Oval Head size Sudden disappearance (3) 95 10 Aug 2030 1 Unk Killeen Base, Texas N to S 30° above horizon White Yes 5 secs None Similar to comet Disappeared (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.