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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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Date Time Color Course Seen From Seen By 27 Feb 49 1905 Green W to S Los Alamos AESS Lieutenant 2 Mar 49 0010 N/S W to S Los Alamos AESS Inspector 3 Mar 49 0159 Green Down Los Alamos AESS Sergeant 8 Mar 49 1836 White-Greenish 275 to 289 Note 7 Los Alamos AESS Inspector 8 Mar 49 1835 13 Mar 49 2153 Greenish-White Note 6 NE or SW Sandia Base MPs 27 Mar 49 1800 5 Apr 49 2200 Green S to N Los Alamos AESS Inspector 6 Apr 49 0005 Green NW to SE Los Alamos AESS Inspector 7 Apr 49 0100 Green S to N Los Alamos AESS Inspector 7 Apr 49 0136 Green E to W Los Alamos AESS Inspector 12 Apr 49 1930 White E to W Sandia Base MP
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.