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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 or Vertical Color Train or Trail Duration of Observation Sound Apparent Size Apparent Speed Manner of Disappearance **Evaluation
205 1950/22 Mar 0010 3 Unk Sandia Base, New Mexico SE to NW Line parallel w/line tangent to the earth Blue center with orange exterior None 1$\frac{1}{2}$-3 secs None Round like ball from roman candle 1$\frac{1}{2}$ secs 30° azimuth Burned out (3)
206 1 Apr 0420 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico S to N 75° above horizon White light None 1 sec or less None Round Disappeared behind building (3)
207 17 Apr 1530 10 R Los Alamos, New Mexico 2,000' above horizon Maneuvered up & down & from side to side Light green bright as tin foil None 20-30 secs None 1/16" at arm's length Gradually went out of sight (1)
208 20 Apr 1530 1 R Los Alamos, New Mexico Maneuvered up & down Bright metallic None 15-30 mts None Roughly circular Est. 9' in diameter Faster than conventional aircraft Lost sight of object (2)
209 1 May 1510 2 Unk Kirtland AFB, New SW to NE Apparently a few thousand feet Was angling downward Silver lucid metallic object None Not quite a sec None Cylindrical Tremendous Flash of brilliant white light (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.