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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 174 1950/24 Feb 1400 1 R Albuquerque, New Mexico E by SE About 20° above horizon Bright white None 20-30 secs None Round Compared w/size of weather balloon as it disappeared in distance Very slow Faded out of sight (2) 175*** 24 Feb 1930 1 R Datil, New Mexico NW White changing to red & green Yes 2 hrs 30 mts None Round 1° per 2 mts. Disappeared (1)(2) 176 24 Feb 1345 1 Unk Los Alamos, New Mexico E then turned W 25,000-30,000' Straight up White, kept flashing like mirror in sun None 20 mts None Very fast Went straight up out of sight (2) 177 24 Feb 1340 1 Unk Los Alamos, New Mexico E to W to E then st. up 30,000' Straight up Silvery white None 20 mts None Went straight up out of sight (2) 178 24 Feb 1315 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico Erratic generally NE 20,000-30,000' Silvery None 15 mts None Saucer-shaped 100' across if at 20,000-30,000' As fast or faster than sound Disappeared (2) ***Sec attached photograph. 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.