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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 117 1949/27 Sep 0300 1 Unk Sandia Base, New Mexico SE to NW 15°-20° above horizon Traveling in arc toward earth Bright green None 2 secs None Round Same size as perimeter fence light at distance of about 200 yds. 45° in 2 secs. Brightened then went out (1) 118 27 Sep 0150 1 Unk Sandia Base, New Mexico S to N 20° above horizon Made a gentle arc toward earth Dark blue Yes 2 secs None Coni-icle w/tail twice its diameter Looked like a sky rocket 50° in 2 secs. Burnt out (3)(1) 119 27 Sep 0130 1 Unk Sandia Base, New Mexico 45° above horizon Moving tangent to earth Green None 1 sec None Round Fist at arm's length 20° in 1 sec Burnt out (3)(1) 120 30 Sep 2257 1 Unk Sandia Base, New Mexico S to W 55° to horizon Yellow orange None 2-3 secs None Slightly larger than shooting star 200-300 mph (1) 121 2 Oct 2110 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico 20,000-30,000' Went up & then down Bright green Yes 3 secs (1) 122 6 Oct 1745 1 Unk Mescalero, New Mexico 15½° above horizon Descended in slight arc Dark green None 30 secs None Round Big ball Disappeared behind hills (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.