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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)
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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
184 1950/25 Feb 1545 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico N to SW Very high White to silver None 30 secs None Circular About size of 50% piece at its height Very fast Disappeared into glare of sun (3)
185 25 Feb 1550 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico S or SW 12,000' Metallic None Few secs None As large or larger than average plane Fast Faded from view (2)
186 25 Feb 1545 1555 14 R Los Alamos, New Mexico NE to SW Overhead at from 4 to 10 miles Traveled w/a fluttering motion Silver None Few secs to 2 mts None Round Vary from $\frac{1}{4}^{\circ}$ to small airplane Very fast 500-1500 mph (2)
187 25 Feb 1655 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico E to W Shiny silvery 10-15 secs None Round About size of B-25 fuselage Slow speed Disappeared behind tree (2)
188 10 Mar 1800 1830 6 Unk Phoenix, Arizona SE 40,000-50,000' Moved upward at 60° angle Aluminum or quick silver Yes 10 mts None Oval or oblong Size of moon Extremely high Disappeared (2)
189 5 Mar 1135 1300 4 R Vaughn, New Mexico Traveled 195° Straight flight White None 1 hr 25 mts None Round Ping pong ball at arm's length 180 to 200 mph Ceased observation (2) 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.