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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 INFORMATION DATE 24 March 1949 PREPARING OFFICE Office of the AG of S, G-2, Headquarters Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas SUBJECT Unusual Lights 452.1 AKADB CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION OF SOURCE: COMPLETELY RELIABLE A USUALLY RELIABLE B FAIRLY RELIABLE C NOT USUALLY RELIABLE D UNRELIABLE E RELIABILITY UNKNOWN F OF INFORMATION: CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES 1 PROBABLY TRUE 2 POSSIBLY TRUE 3 DOUBTFULLY TRUE 4 IMPROBABLE 5 TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED 6 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION The following information has been received in a report from the Office of the AG of S, G-2, Headquarters 2d Armored Division, Camp Hood, Texas: On 181947 March 1949, four unidentified lights appeared in the vicinity of 915.26 - 855.19, the lights noticed at this time were three yellow and one red. A patrol of Killeen Base, in the "Q" Area noticed two of these lights. A patrol located on Crossville Mountain, which consisted of four enlisted men of the Alert Force saw four. Immediate investigation in the general area failed to reveal any cause or anything which would indicate that some person or thing had been in the area. (B-3) (see Exhibit I, Point #1) At 181930 March 1949, another yellow light was seen in the approximate vicinity of 910.41 - 855.10. This light was reportedly seen by only one man. There was no indication from reports that these lights were moving, there was no noise, and the persons reporting were unable to make an estimate of the height. (B-3) (see Exhibit I, Point #2) At 181947 March 1949, what appeared to be blinking lights appeared in the vicinity of the Rock Quarry, located at 905.82 - 855.61. Investigation by the Alert Force and patrols of Killeen Base failed to reveal any cause or person in that general area. Again at 181955 March 1949, lights were seen in this general area. (B-3) (see Exhibit I, Point #3) At 190048 March 1949, blinking lights were seen in the same general area 905.82-855.61. Investigation failed to reveal the cause of these lights. All of the lights which appeared in the proximity of 905.82-855.61 were seen by patrols located in the "Q" Area and were seen from points between 910.20 855.36 and 905.44-855.41. (B-3) (see Exhibit I, Point #4) Captain Horace McGulloch, Headquarters 2d Armored Division, and Mr. Raymond Schmidiske, Special Agent, Killeen Base, spent several hours from an observation point located in the "Q" Area in an attempt to see these blinking lights. DECLASSIFIED Authority NW91526 DP10m 5/13/26 DISTRIBUTION DI, GSUSA; CG, AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB; CG, Sandia Base; FBI, Santex; CSI, Kirtland AFB; File.
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.