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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 163 1950/9 Jan 2220 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico Due W 60° above horizon Straight course Bluish white Yes 2 secs None Pointed Appeared as a point 10° per second Luminosity stopped suddenly (1) 164 9 Jan 2225 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico 75°-80° above horizon Straight line Greenish white None 3 secs None Round -4 to -5 compared to Jupiter 25° per second Behind horizon (1) 165 12 Jan 1900 3 Unk Holloman, New Mexico To W Changed altitude erratically White changed to green & red None 5 mts None Star like About same size of Venus Discontinued watching (1)(2) 166 13 Jan 0605 3 Unk Holloman AFB, New E to W Erratically up & down White changed to green & red None Short time None Star like About same size as Venus Disappeared w/daylight (3) 167 27 Jan 1715 1 Unk Scullville, New Jersey NW Ascending at about 60° angle White streak 30 mts 1/2 that of a fireworks rocket at close range Faded gradually (2) 168 7 Feb 19502015 2 R Albuquerque, New Mexico SSE to E 40°-45° above horizon Horizontal Reddish green Yes 4-6 secs None Round elongated trail Twice size of evening star About same as falling star Faded out in atmosphere (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.