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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 153 1949/3 Dec 1805 1 R Alamogordo, New Mexico E to W In an arc downward Green fringe of orange light None 2 secs None Circular Somewhat larger than Venus Disappeared behind building (3) 154 4 Dec 1935 1 Unk Albuquerque, New Mexico E to W Nearly horizontal Green None 2-3 secs None Round Marble at arm's length Went out like a candle (1)(3) 155 4 Dec 1935 2 Unk Los Alamos, New Mexico E to NE Sloping descent Green 1/5 sec Yes Round Disappeared behind mt. (1)(3) 156 5 Dec 19301945 3 Unk Carrizozo, New Mexico 40° above horizon In dive Blue-green None Tear-drop Very slow Disappeared (1)(3) 157 5 Dec 2240 1 Unk Tularosa, New Mexico E to W Smooth arc downward Blue w/yellowish red toward tail Yes 1 sec None Streak of light Appeared little long-longer than length of lead pencil at 6' Appeared to hit ground near Tularosa, New Mexico (1)(3) 158 9 Dec 1330 1 Unk Farmington, New Mexico Dropping vertically 500 ft. Vertically down None Char-red para-chute or cargo net Disappeared (2) 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.