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Sandia Base Security Inspection Response & Green Fireball Airborne Particle Collection Study, 1949
Prepared summary.
On July 24, 1949, a fireball was reported over the general neighborhood of Socorro, New Mexico at 8:26 p.m. Researchers W. D. Crozier and Ben K. Seely of the New Mexico School of Mines then made systematic airborne particle collections at Socorro from July 25 through August 1, finding copper-bearing opaque particles and three apparently perfect spherical cobalt-indication particles twelve microns in diameter in the July 26 afternoon collection.
Campbell Air Force Base, Camp Campbell, KentuckyColonel Doyle Rees, recipient of LaPaz anomalous luminous phenomena reportDr. Lincoln LaPaz, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New MexicoBen K. Seely, New Mexico School of Mines researcherW. D. Crozier, New Mexico School of Mines researcherLt. Col. Richard W. Klime, USAF, Commanding, Detachment D, 1100th US AF Special Reporting GroupAerosol research project, New Mexico School of MinesAnomalous Luminous Phenomena investigation (LaPaz Sixth Report)Security Inspection program, Sandia BaseParticles or fragmentsFireball
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HEADQUARTERS, DETACHMENT D
1100TH US AF SPECIAL REPORTING GROUP
Campbell Air Force Base
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
333.1
SUBJECT: Security Inspection
7 April 1949
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TO: Commanding General
Sandia Base
Albuquerque, New Mexico
-SBOP-0-2301
1. Reference is made to secret letter, your headquarters, dated 1 April 1949, Subject: Security Inspection.
2. a. Guard Orders have been amended directing that the elec tric gate be closed between 1700 hours until 0700 hours the following day.
b. Looks have repl~ced the bolts in all inspection access
gates in the outer fence.
C. Inspection ports on both bridges are now provided with
locks.
d. The final draft of our alert plan has been reviewed and
- will be published and distributed for study to operating personnel. It is desired to point out that the alert plan is incomplete . !. stockpile custodian has not been assigned here; his part in the alert plan has been outlined only. Furthermore, since the 11t h Airborne Division is not in place yet, only temporary arrangements for defense have been made. Final form of the overallalert p lan will be sub mitted to your headquarters for approval as soon as conditions will allow. · 1n the interim period. it is felt that the temporary alert plan we have prepared is adequate. A copy of this pl an will be dis patched to your headquarters in the near future.
e. !11 jeep radios are now installed in jeeps.
r. ~lthough not entirely satisfactory. radio oom.munioation
- with the Camp Campbell M ilitaryPolice has been in effect for some- time and was in effect at the time of the Security inspection. .Pe~ manent arrangements for radio communication with Camp Campbell M ilitary Police are de layed panding the arrival of radio frequency crystals that fit the M ilit ary Police net frequency.
Secret
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Short Title BR-10-0-219
SHORT TITLE: Campbell-5681
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7 April 1949
SUBJECTs
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2. Cont'd.
g. Pressure has been exerted to get the Post Engineers to keep the drainage system clear and to take measures to check the ero- sion. These efforts will be continued but little progress on erosion control can be expected until the rains diminish. Ditches have been filled, dirt moved and replaced, native grasses planted, but the rains return too soon and much of the effort invested is therefore wasted. Plans are prepared for an interim erosin control effort, and a study is being made to estimate the cost of resloping the cuts in order that the rainfall may be drained with less damaging results. Initial estimates run in the neighborhood of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00).
3. With the exception of halting the erosion, all deficiencies listed in the security inspection report have been cleared away. It is therefore requested that the monthly report of action taken re- quired by cited letter be discontinued.
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RICHARD W KLIME
Lt Col, USAF
Commanding
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SECRET
HEADQUARTERS
SANDIA BASE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Revisivial- DF 21 Jan 62
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# CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LIBRARY
1949
FILE NO. 333.5
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION - NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES - SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
10 August 1949
Dr. Lincoln LaPaz
Institute of Meteoritics
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, N. M.
## Dear Lincoln:
I am inclosing two copies of the report you asked for, and hope that they serve their purpose.
# CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LIBRARY (cont.)
## Dear Lincoln: (cont.)
We have made a preliminary examination of the eighteen collections taken at nine locations on my Monday-Tuesday trip. There was a large number of copper-bearing particles on one collection (R-104L) taken on Highway 84, seventeen miles north of Highway 66, and scattered occas- ional particles throughout the series. The collection taken at the same location immediately following R-104L shows practically no copper. A large part of the R-104L is of a granular material unfamiliar to us, and the copper indications originate principally in what are apparently aggregations of finely (one-micron) granular material of overall sizes in the neighborhood of thirty microns. Some copper particles, how- ever, appear to be solid and opaque. The passage of two automobiles while this collection was being made is a complicating factor. It is hard to see how they might have been a source of copper, however, unless it was a question of stirring up some from dust on the pavement.
We intend to do some further chemical work with these collections, but I doubt if much new relevant information will be obtained.
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R/D-tw
8-10-49
# AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT AIRBORNE PARTICLES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIREBALL OF JULY 24, 1949
By
W. D. Crozier
and
Ben K. Seely
NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES
# AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT AIRBORNE PARTICLES (cont.)
## METHOD
A fireball was reported to have passed over the general neighborhood of Socorro, New Mexico, at 8:26 p.m., July 24, 1949. Impactment equipment, developed in connection with the aerosol research project of the New Mexico School of Mines, was available, and it was decided to make systematic collections of airborne mater- -ial in the hope of obtaining material that could be associated with the fireball. For the present report it is sufficient to state that the equipment processed air at the rate of about 34 liters per minute, the particles being separated from the air by impactment against an adhesive-coated plate in an air jet. Approximately ninety per cent of airborne particles with diameters greater than one micron are collected.
The adhesive used on the collecting plates (microscope slides) was a glycerin- gelatin mixture with an addition of rubeanic acid (dithiooxamide.) This reagent was used to enable identification of copper or copper compounds; it also enables identification of nickel and cobalt. After making the collections, the slides were covered with a Saran film, after which they were exposed to strong ammonia vapor for fifteen minutes to effect partial solution of any copper or copper oxide parti- cles.
# AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT AIRBORNE PARTICLES (cont.)
## RESULTS (cont.)
dimension of the order of twenty or thirty microns. There were no small particles, that is, no particles with a maximum dimension below 15 microns.
Following the first collection, additional collections were made, under simi- lar conditions, over a period of eight days.
The accompanying table summarizes the conditions and copper counts for all these collections, including the first one described above. A number of the runs were for periods longer than three minutes, but the counts have, in these cases, been reduced to the three-minute equivalent. One collection showing several large copper indications, taken July 25, is omitted from the table because it was damaged in course of a test for radioactivity by exposure of a nuclear track plate (with negative results) and a definite count could not be made.
The counts are exhibited in three size classifications, and attention is directed to the fact that particles in the smallest size group (1 to 15 microns) are practically absent from the early collections, while in the later collections, particles in the largest (30 microns) and middle (15 to 30 microns) groups have become quite scarce. At the same time, the counts have become quite large in the smallest size group.
# AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT AIRBORNE PARTICLES (cont.)
## SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS
If it were possible to say that particles giving a copper test are generally very rare in collections near ground level in this locality, the above facts would be highly significant. It happens, however, that collections have been made at Socorro over only a short period, and not much attention has been given to identi- fication of copper compounds. However, after the copper indications had been found in the present series of collections, some collections were found on file that had been made on plain glycerin-gelatin on July 14, 1949. These were covered with the Saran film and rubeanic acid and ammonia were applied by diffusion through the film. A few copper indications were found, almost all the particles being in the 30 micron size group. Some other collections were made early in July that will be examined for copper when they are freed from other tests. In addition, occasional collections will be examined for copper in the future, and it may be possible eventually to add some thing to the information now presented.
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# TABLE
Counts of Copper Particles in Collections at Socorro During Period July 25 to August 1, 1949 (Reduced to Particles per 102 liters of Air)
# TABLE (cont.)
| Collec.Time | Collec.Time | Blapsed<br />time | Wind*<br />Direction<br />knots | Copper | Counts | |
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| Collec.Time | Collec.Time | Blapsed<br />time | Wind*<br />Direction<br />knots | 1-15<br />Micron<br />Range | 15-30<br />Micron<br />Range | 30<br />Microns |
| Date | Hour | Blapsed<br />time | Wind*<br />Direction<br />knots | 1-15<br />Micron<br />Range | 15-30<br />Micron<br />Range | 30<br />Microns |
| 7-25 | 10 AM | 13.5 | NNW-9 | HO | 42 | 12 |
| | | 13.5 | | | | |
| 7-25 | 2 PM | 17.5 | | | NO | 10 |
| | | | | | [ ] | |
| 7-26 | 8 AM | 35.5 | W? - 9 | | | |
| | | | | | 800 | OOR |
| | | | | [ ] | | |
| 7-26 | 2 PM | 41.5 | W? - 7 | 20- | > | 000 |
| | 192 | 199 | | 18 | | |
| | | | | <22 | | |
| 7-27 | 7:30 AM | 71.0 | NE-8 | 1 | [ ] O | [ ] 0 |
| 7-27 | 1:30 PM | 77.0 | NE-6 | 23 | 00 | 00 |
| | | | | | | |
| 7-28 | 7:30 AM | 95.0 | WSW -3 | [ ] | | |
| | | | | 29 | VH | 000 |
| 7-29 | 7:30 AM | 119.0 | 8-7 | 4 | 0 [ ] | |
| 7-29 | 4 PM | 127.5 | ESE-10 | | ΛΟ | НО |
| | | | | 15 | | |
| 7-30 | 10 AM | 145.5 | S-4 | 2 | | ON |
| | | | | | 94 | |
| 7-31 | 10 AM | 169.5 | SSE-5 | | 1000 | |
| | 104: AM | | | | | |
| | 10+ A | | | | | CO000 |
| 8-1 | 9:30 AM | 193.0 | N-6 | 17 | | |
| | | | | 6 | 00 | |
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Attention is called particularly to the large number of small particles in one of the 145-1/2-hour collections. The actual number in the collection was 140, for the five-minute run. Most of these were in the size range of two to five microns, and the principal difficulty in associating them with the fireball is that a five- micron particle cannot fall much more than 10,000 feet in 145.5 hours. These parti- cles could have come down from a greater height only if some downward motion had taken place in part of the air involved.
It should be mentioned that collections were taken during the afternoon of July 27, at several points south and east of Socorro, the farthest being near Bingham. These collections contained particles giving copper indications, the particles being in the same range of sizes as those collected in Socorro at about the same time.
It is perhaps noteworthy that the copper-bearing particles in all these collec- tions were of opaque material. Most of the copper minerals that have previously con come to our attention in collections from the air have been colored material, blue, green, red, or yellow.
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## COBALT AND NICKEL TESTS
In the 2:00 p.m. collection of July 26, three quite remarkable particles were found that gave very strong cobalt indications. The particles were apparently per- fect spheres (at least they were perfectly circular in cross section), twelve mic- rons in diameter. The reaction with rubeanic acid, after ammonia treatment, pro- duced a dense yellow-tan halo, sixty microns in diameter. The color was not quite so clear es with pure cobalt: the appearance suggesting a high-cobalt composition with some metal present. Such particles are quite unique in the experience of the present., If these particles were of meteoritic origin they could, in the absence of vertical air movement, have fallen a distance of the order of 20,000 feet in an interval of 41.5 hours.
Two particles giving nickel indications were found. This is quite normal, how- ever. If anything, the number is smaller than might have been expected in material of surface origin. The collections were not given acid treatment: additional nickel indications might have been found if this had been done.
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## A SUGGESTION
While the results of the present investigation should be regarded as negative or inconclusive, it is desired to call attention to the fact that a means is at hand that should make possible a definite demonstration of the presence or absence of cop- per particles associated with events of the July 24th type.
Particle collection equipment, operating on the same principle as that used in the present investigation, and designed for airplane installation, is on hand and its successful operation has been demonstrated in numerous slights. Provision
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could easily be made for quickly mounting this equipment in an airplane capable of ascending above the 40,000-foot level, which could take off soon after an event of the July 24th kind, and fly a pattern that would include with reasonable certainty some of the material originating at the meteor trajectory. A quick approximate determination of the trajectory would be required, of course, and if winds aloft won were of considerable strength it would be necessary to make due allowance for them in planning the flight.
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# TABLE (cont.)
## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
To: Colonel Doyle Rees
FROM: Lincoln LaPaz
SUBJECT: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena. Sixth Report (attempts to collect volatili- zation products from green fireballs)
# TABLE (cont.)
## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(1) In an earlier report it has been pointed out that in spite of air and ground searchs in early February along the well determined earth-trace of the green fireball of 1949, January 30th no fragments of this fireball were recovered. There remained the possibility that this fireball had been so completely volatilized during flight that only fine dust from it filtered down thru the atmosphere. Since, for several reasons, it seemed more probable that such dust would consist chiefly of copper or a copper alloy rather than of the ferro- magnetic substances found for ordinary meteorites, the methods habitually employed by meteoriticists for the collection of "cosmic dust" (separation of the dust from the air by use of electromagnets or permanent magnets) would not be appropri- ate for use in connection with the green fireballs. It was therefore decided to enlist the aid of Dr. William Crozier, who was known to have developed a novel impactment dust collector for use on the Aerosol Project of the New Mexico School of Mines. (The writer had been closely associated, in 1943-44, with Dr. Crozier at New Mexico Proving Grounds while working on saboted and proximity fused shells and knew that he had satisfactory clearance.) Dr. Crozier not only agreed to partici- pate in a ground-level search for dust possibly put down by the fireball of Jan- uary 30th, but made the valuable suggestion that dust collections be made on plane flights routed back and forth at high altitudes through the air beneath green fireball paths as soon as possible after fireball fall. In this manner contami- nation of the dust collections by terrestrial particles would be reduced to a minimum. No immediate application was made of Dr. Crozier's dust collection techniques, in part because of the writer's return to full time academic work at the UNM on February 8th and in part because of Dr. Crozier's other research activities and the interruptions in Research and Development Division work inci- dent to the A.E.C.'s taking over the Albuquerque quarters of the Division.
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(2) When it was determined that the green fireball of July 24th had descended in the immediate vicinity of Socorro, it was decided to ask Dr. Crozier to attempt collections even though he and his staff were then engaged in the final stages of moving from Albuquerque to their new quarters on the Campus of the New Mexico School of Mines. A long distance call to Dr. Crozier on July 26th brought the welcome news that he had been alerted by an appeal for observations issued by the Institute of Meteorities on the evening of July 24th and had already made dust collections on the campus at Socorro on the morning of July 25. These collections, to Dr. Crozier's evident surprise, were found to contain not only the first copper particles he had found in air dust collections but these particles were of unusually large size up to 100 microns in maximum dimensions. On receipt of this exciting information, a party was dispatched from 17th District 0.S.I. Hdqs. to confer with Dr. Crozier and to make a field search for the fireball of July 24th. This party consisted of Major Charles L. Phillips (courteously made available for the trip by Colonel Harold A. Gunn, C.0. of Kirtland Field) Mr. Paul Taft of the U.S. Weather Bureau in Albuquerque, S/A Jack Boling and the undersigned. A conference with Dr. Crozier and Mr. Ben Seely was held on the School of Mines campus in Socorro between
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
10:00-12:00 A.M. on July 26th. At this conference it became apparent that Dr. Crozier was inclined to attribute the unusually large copper fragments collected on July 25 at 10:00 A.M. ("which because of their size could not have been blown very far by surface winds") to particles blown off the roof or out of the gutters of the Assaying Building on the Campus. In answer to a question from the writer, Dr. Crozier replied that he would consider this possibility ruled out if copper particles showed up in collections made in the open country at considerable distances from the Campus. It was therefore recommended that such collections be made and Dr. Crozier and Mr. Seely rigged up a storage battery combination and small D.C. motor driven impactment collector which were loaded into the 0.S.I. staff car and driven out through San Antonio, Carthage, and Bingham, New Mexico (this route passing, in Mr. Taft's opinion, through the region where particles from the fireball of July 24th would most probably have been carried by the very light winds prevailing in the region since the inci- dent.) Four of the collections made on this trip were examined on the evening of July 26th by Mr. Ben Seely and all were found to contain copper particles indistinguishable from those collected in Socorro at about the same time.
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(3) Full details on the methods of collection employed by Dr. Crozier and Mr. Seely and on later examinations of the dust particles collected after the green fireballs of both July 24th and August 6th are given in Dr. Crozier's report (R/D tw, 8-10-49) copies of which are here to appended. Dr. Crozier's tentative conclusion from study of the collections made, not only in connection with the incident of July 24th, but also that of August 6th, is that the results of the present investigation should be regarded as negative or inconclusive." From analysis of his report (R/D- tw, 8-10-49) and from several phone conver- sations with Dr. Crozier, it is the writers belief that Dr. Crozier was led to the above conclusion by the following facts listed below in decreasing order of importance, and accompanied by critical comments:
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(3.1) The discovery by tests made on or about August 1 of a few Copper indications" in dust collected at Socorro on July 14, 1949, 1.6. ten days before the green fireball incident of July 24th. (Dr. Crozier has informed the writer that the collection of July 14th was carefully wrapped up and could not have become contaminated by copped dust which blew in through the open win- dows of the R.D. &D. Building at Socorro after the incident of July 24th. How- ever, there remains the possibility that an unobserved or unreported green fire- ball occurring in the Socorro neighborhood shortly before July 14th put down the copper dust found in the July 14th collection. To one familiar with the almost uninhabited country around Socorro and the fact that green fireballs as bright as the half moon occurring at times as favorable for observation as 7:30 -8:30 P.M. have gone almost unreported, it seems quite likely that a green fireball that fell after midnight or during the daytime or while most of the sky was overcast might go entirely unreported.)
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the time of fall. Since we cannot assume complete stagnation of the air masses in the Socorro neighborhood for 145 hours, it must be supposed that such air motions as occurred were approximately compensating and resulted in the return of Dr. Crozier's tiny "five-micron particles" to the Socorro neighborhood in approximately 145 hours. Only a detailed study of air mass motions for the time interval involved can settle this point.)
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(3.3) The long continued appearance of copper particles (however, as Dr. Crozier emphasizes, smaller and smaller in size) in the Socorro collections. (Precisely such a decrease in particle size has repeatedly been observed in connection with dust collections believed to be of meteoritic origin and is attrib- uted to the slower and slower rate of descent of the particles as their average size decreases. Thus, L. Rudaux's results strongly indicate that particles from the Giacobinid shower of 1933, October 9, filtered down in smaller and smaller sizes for 100 hours or more. Furthermore, for the green fireballs of July 24th and August 6th, the nearly vertical real paths extended from altitudes of 100 miles or more down almost to ground level and therefore optimum conditions for long continued infall of dust particles were approached in these falls.)
# TABLE (cont.)
## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(3.4) Failure of the airplane collection of August 8th to detect air- borne copper particles definitely not of terrestrial origin. (However, the airplane collections were all made at great distances (hundreds of miles) from the Vaughn region in which the fireball of August 6th fell; and, as Dr. Crozier points out, at the moment it can not be determined whether or not the flight did actually include air that should have barne particles from meteor trajectory." In this connection the results alluded to in paragraph 4, below, may be of considerable significance.)
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(4) At the time the airplane collection of August 8th was planned the writer recommended not only that the flight traverse the area from Vaughn northward to Raton and then NW-ward into the Durango, Colorado region (a recommendation based on advice received from Mr. Paul Taft of the U.S. Weather Bureau) but also that simultaneously a ground search with the portable impactment dust collecting equip- ment rigged up on July 27th be run from Vaughn through Pastura to Santa Rosa. The latter part of this recommendation was followed by Dr. Crozier who reported on the results obtained in his letter to me under date of August 10, copies of which are hereto attached. Dr. Crozier's letter makes clear that ground collec- tions in the subfinal regions of the fireballs of both August 6th and July 24th resulted in the detection of unusual aggregations of copper particles. Apparently the copper particle aggregate obtained in collection R-104L, within the subfinal region of the August 6th fall was the only such aggregate found in Dr. Crozier's lenghty ground search of August 8-9. It seems particularly significant to the writer that Dr. Crozier suspects that the copper dust found in this particular collection R-104L may have been stirred up from the pavement on Highway 84 ---- a likely catchment surface for dust put down by the green fireball of August 6th, in view of the information given me by Mr. Taft in regard to the wind direction prevailing during the hours immediately following this incident.
# TABLE (cont.)
## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
from green fireballs, then the fireballs are not conventional meteorites. Copper is one of the rarest of the elements found in meteorites (See G.P. Merrill, Memoirs National Academy of Science, vol. 14 (1925), Table facing p. 27; and Harrison Brown, Journal of Geology, vol. 56 (March 1948,) Table 1, p. 87.). In fact, I know of no case in which even the tiniest particle of copper has been reported in a dust collection supposedly of meteoritic origin. In view of present concern in regard to the true nature of the green fireballs, nothing could exceed in importance attainment of a definite conclusion in regard to the origin of the copper particles detected in the subfinal regions of the fireballs of July 24th and August 6th.
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
(6) The writer therefore wishes to make the following recommendations:
(6.1) That arrangements be made for dust collections on airplane flights at altitudes of 40,000 ft. or more through the region of the atmosphere lying beneath the real paths of green fireballs as soon as possible after the occurrence of such fireball incidents. Such arrangements presuppose a well coordinated observing network permitting the speediest possible determination of the location of the real paths in the atmosphere. (Dr. Grozier and Mr. Seely have both agreed to cooperate in carrying out dust collection at the highest altitudes attainable. In Dr. Crozier's opinion, a B-36 or B-50 should be made available for such work.)
(6.2) That ground-level dust collections be made along the well deter- mined earth-trace of the green fireball of January 30th, using the portable impact- ment equipment already rigged up by Dr. Crozier and Mr. Seely and used in the ground. searches of July 27th and August 8-9th. If copper particles can be recovered along this earth-trace but do not appear in collections made 50 miles or so away from the trace, the result would be of much significance if not indeed decisive.
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HEADQUARTERS, SANDIA BASE
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REFER TO FILE No.
SUBJECT: Board to Inspect Special Weapons Facilities
at Strategic Air Command Stations
- TO: Commanding General
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha, Nebraska
1. Reference is made to Top Secret letter, your Headquarters, subject: "Special Weapons Training Facilities at Strategic Air Command Stations," dated 29 November 1949, Short Title: B-3000, which proposed an inspection tour of Strategic Air Command stations to determine adequacy of station plans for Special Weapons training facilities and recommend a priority and time schedule for Special Weapons Unit assignment to Strategic Air Command stations.
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
2. This Headquarters concurs in the basic objectives of the proposed board and its general plan of action. Capt. Barnes will represent the Plans and Operations Division of this Headquarters and Lt. Col. Olson, Commanding Officer of the 515th Aviation Squadron, will represent the 8460th Special Weapons Group. It is not possible at this time to comply with your suggestion that the 8460th Special Weapons Group be represented by the Commanding Officer of the Special Weapons Unit scheduled for assignment to the station being inspected.
3. It is recommended that the work of this board be supplemented by a similar board, to visit the station con- cerned about thirty (30) days prior to movement of a Special Weapons Unit to that station. This second board could then verify the rate of progress of facilities preparation and the adequacy of the plans at that time, and solve many of the administrative problems inherent in the transfer of
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any unit to another command and station. It is suggested that this second board be empowered to recommend readjust- ment of movement schedule as circumstances indicate.
FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:
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## NOTE ADDED ON AUGUST 10, 1949: (cont.)
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HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska 19 DEC 49
TO: Commanding General, Sandia Base, Post Office Box 5100, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
1. This headquarters concurs, in general, with basic communica- tion.
2. Reference paragraphs 1 and 2, basic communication, inspection
board has completed inspections.
3 . Reference para graph 3, basic communication, this headquarters is directing the Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces to designate personnel from units concerned to inspect aviation squadron facilities immediately upon receipt o:f notification from this he a dquarters. Notification will be in the form of an information copy ofStrategic Air Command request for movement of aviation squadrons . Your headquarters will receiv:e a copy of subject requests. Inspectionwill be completed no later than. fifteen (15} days afterreceipt of notification. Your command will be requested to furnish personnel for inspection teams .
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
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J. B. MONTGOMERY
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# HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
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# HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (cont.)
SEGRET
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SUBJECT: Inspection of Special Weapons Facilities at Strategic Air Command Stations
| TO: | Commanding | General |
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| | Fifteenth | Air Force |
| | March Air | Force Base |
| | California | |
1. Your attention is invited to the inclosed basic communication and first indorsement thereto. It is requested that your headquarters designate personnel to inspect aviation squadron facilities of your command immediately upon receipt of notification from this headquarters. Notification will be in the form of an information copy of Strategic Air Command request for movement of aviation squadrons. Inspection is to be completed not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of notification. Sandia Base will furnish representative personnel for inspections, upon your request.
2. Upon completion of inspections, any discrepancies noted will be forwarded to this headquarters together with any recommendations that would facilitate transfer of subject squadrons to this command.
3. Direct communication with Sandia Base is authorized for the purpose of coordinating this matter.
HY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL LOMAY:
2 Incls
1. b/l from Sandia to SAC
2. 1st Ind from SAC to Sandia
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— CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
# HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
# WASHINGTON
DECLASSIFIED
Authority NW 91526
By OP/OPh NARA, Date 5/13/26
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO
File No: (24-8)-28
DR/ms
25 May 1950
SUBJECT:
Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New
Mexico Area, December 1948 - U ay 1950
TO: Brigadier General Joseph F. Carroll
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. C.
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
1. In a liaison meeting with other military and government intel- ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was determined that the frequency of unexplained aerial phenomena in the New Mexico area was such that an organized plan of reporting these observations should be undertaken. The organization and physical location of units of this Dis- trict were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibility for collect- ing and reporting basic information with respect to aerial phenomena occurring in this general area. These reports have been distributed to the Air Materiel Command, USAF, in accordance with Air Intelligence. Requirements No. 4, and to other interested military and government agencies.
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— CONFIDENTIAL
File No: (24-8)-28
Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - May 1950
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
25 May 1950
Director of the Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico, He was Re- search Mathematician at the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD appointment in 1943 and 1944, and Technical Director of the Operations Analysis Section, Headquarters, Second Air Force, 1944-45. Since 1948, Dr. LaPaz has served on a voluntary basis as consultant for this Dis- trict in connection with the green fireball investigations.
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
4. On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences. were held at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for the purpose of discussing the green fireball phenomena. Representatives of the following organizations were present at these meetings: Fourth Army, Armed Forces Special Wea- pons Project, University of New Mexico, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, University of California, U. S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division Air Materiel Command USAF, and the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF. A logical explanation was not proffered with respect to the origin of the green fireballs. It was, however, generally concluded that the pheno- mena existed and that they should be studied scientifically until these occurrences have been satisfactorily explained. Further, that tho continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sensitivo installations is cause for concern.
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CONFIDENTIAL
File No: (24-8)-28
Sub j: Sunnnary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in
the New M exico Area , December 1948 - May 1950
25 May 1950
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION:
| 6 | cys, | DISTRIBUTION:<br />Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF |
|-|-|-|
| 1 | ey, | CG, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio<br />ATTN: Director of Technical Intelligence |
| 1 | cy, | CG, Special Weapons Command, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico |
| 1 | cy, | CG, Armed Services Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico. ATTN: J-2 |
| 1 | cy, | CG, Headquarters, Fourth Army, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas<br />ATTN: AC of S, G-2- |
| 1 | cy, | CO, Holloman AFB, New Mexico |
| 1 | cy, | CO, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1 | cy, | Director, Security Division, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission,<br />Los Alamos, New Mexico. ATTN: Mr. B. 0. Wells |
| 1 | cy, | Federal Bureau of Investigation, El Paso, Texas |
| 1 | cy, | Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 1 | cy, | Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Pentagon Building |
| | | ATTN: Dr. Joseph Kaplan. |
| 1<br /><br />1 | ey,<br /><br />cy, | Research and Development Board, Pentagon Building<br />ATTN: Dr. H. E. Landsberg, Executive Director, Committee on<br />Geophysics and Geography<br />File |
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CONFIDENTIAL
SULARY OF S13TINGS OF UNION AERIAL FA
Reported by the 17th District Office of Special Investigations (I), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers|| | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent peeds! | Hanner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation!! |
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| 1 | 1946<br />18 Jan | 2300 | 1 | 2 | Point of<br />impact on<br />line be-<br />tween<br />Brest and<br />Kiev | Almost ver-<br />tical des-<br />cent fol-<br />loved by<br />"bouncing"<br />1 to S | | 35° above<br />Horizon<br />Descond-<br />ing | Brilli-<br />ant<br />white | | 23<br />secs. | onc | | Compare<br />w/planet.<br />Venus on<br />unusually<br />clear<br />night. | | Disappeared | (1)<br />(2) |
| 2 | Latter<br />part<br />1947 | App.<br />2000 | 1 | R | Vaughn,<br />New Hexi-<br />CO | | 400'<br />500' | Descend-<br />in slow-<br />ly in<br />vertical<br />manner | Bright<br />white | | | Hone | Round | Larger<br />than<br />basketball | Descending<br />slowly | Exploded | (3) |
| 3 16 | 1948<br />27 Jul | 0835<br />0845 | 1 | R | Albuquer-<br />que, New<br />lexico | | | | Dura-<br />lumi-<br />num<br />reflec-<br />ted<br />light | | | None | Flat<br />and<br />round | | Stationary<br />at times | | (2) |
| 4 | 4 Aug | 0200<br />&<br />0300 | 2 | Unk | North Pow-W<br />der, Oregon | to SE | 5500' | Horizontal<br />line | Green | | | | | Softball | 720<br />mph | Extingui-<br />shed | (1) CT |
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CONFIDENTIAL
Summer of s of Union Lerial Phonomena, 17th District OSI (cont)
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| lumber | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Roliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Dourse Horizontal to Vortical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | punog | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent poods | of Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 5 | 1948<br />24 Oct | Night | 1 | Unk | Phoenix,<br />Arizona | E to W | | | Green | | 75<br />Iits. | | | Star | Very slow | Became very<br />bright and<br />fell apart | (1)<br />(2) |
| 6 | 15 or<br />4 Nov | App<br />2200 | 1 | R | Vaughn,<br />If ow<br />Mexico | | 400'<br />500' | Descending<br />slowly in<br />vertical<br />manner | Bright<br />White | | | Nore | Round | Larger<br />than bas-<br />kotball | Descending<br />slowly | Exploded | (3) |
| 7 | 23 Nov | App<br />2200 | 1 | R | Vaughn,<br />New<br />Mexico | | 400'<br />500' | Descending<br />slowly in<br />vertical<br />manner | Bright<br />white | | | None | Round | Larger<br />than bas-<br />ketball | Descending<br />slowly | Exploded | (3) |
| 8 CO | 15 Dec | 2135 | 2 | R | Las Vegas,<br />New Mexico | to B | Slightly<br />above<br />9,000' | Horizontal<br />slightly<br />descending | Whitish<br />orange | | Fevi<br />secs | | | | | Disappeared | (1) |
| 6 | 5 Dec | App<br />2200 | 2 | R ہے | Albuquero<br />que, New | move-<br />ment<br />noted | 10,500 | Parabolic<br />curve | Green | Yes | 2<br /><br />secs | None | Round | | | Faded out | (1) |
| 10 10 | 6 Dec | 2255 | 1 | Unk | Sandia<br />Base, New<br />Mexico | E to W | | Slight<br />falling<br />arch | Groon | Yes | 2--3<br />secs | None | Round | 1/3 dia-<br />meter of<br />moon | Rapid | Vanished | (1) |
| 11 | 8 Dec | 1833 | 2 | VR | Las Vegas,<br />New<br />Mexico | ENE to SW | 13,500 | Horizontal | Bright<br />green | Yos | 2<br /><br />SOCS | None | | Larger<br />than a<br />flare | Rapid rate<br />of speed | Faded out | (1) |
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CONFIDENTIAL
Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| Number | | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical or | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | | Apparent Size | Apparent peeds | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 12 | | 1948<br />11 Dec | 1930 | | Unk | Hood River,<br />Oregon | | | | Blue &<br />white | | | Yes | Flash | i | | | Flash w/noise<br />like thunder | (1)<br />(2) |
| 13 | | 12 Dec | 2102 2102 | сл | VR | 15 miles<br />south of<br />Las Vegas,<br />New Mexico | E to | 3- 10<br />miles | Horizontal | Very<br />bright<br />green | | 2.1-<br />2.3<br />secs | None | Ball | | Magnitude | | Broke into 3<br />or 4 small<br />fragments &<br />disappeared | (1) |
| 14 | | 20 Dec | 2054 | 4 | R | Los Alamos<br />New Mexico | W to E | Great<br />height<br />descend-<br />ing | 20° to the<br />horizon | Pale<br />green or<br />bluish<br />white | Yes | 1-1/2<br />secs | None | Ball | | Basketball | High speed | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountain | (1) |
| 15 | | 28 Dec | 0431 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | N to S | ed from<br />high alt<br />to 60001 | Descend-Descending<br />in verti-<br />cal path | white | | Sev.<br />secs | Hone | Star | | Star | Blower than<br />falling<br />star | Disappeared<br />w/greenish<br />flash | (3) |
| 16 | | 1949<br />6 Jan | 1730 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque<br />New Mexico | SE to NW | 1500' -<br />2000' | Horizontal | Bright<br />white | | | None | Dia-<br />mond | | App. 21<br />long | uch faster<br />than a jet | Disappeared | (1) |
| 17 | | 6 Jan | 0310 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 3 to 5°<br />from ob-<br />server | Horizontal | Brilli-<br />ant<br />green | | 2<br /><br />secs | None | | | | High speed | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountainous<br />horizon | (1) |
| 18 <br /><br />!-·· ···· | · <br />; <br /><br />···-·· ! | i i 30 Jan<br />' <br />'............... . | 1754 | App<br />200 | Unk | El Paso,<br />Texas | NW to SE | 30 -5°<br />above<br />horizon | Horizontal | Green | | | None | Ball | | | | Broke into<br />pieces | (1) |
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CONFIDENTIAL
Summary off of Lorial 17 si ict 03 (cont)
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| Number | Date | Time | of<br />umber Observers | *Reliability Observers of | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | | | |
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| 19 | 1949<br />30 Jan | 1755 | App<br />200 | Unk | Roswell,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 2000' | Horizontal | Blue-<br />groon | | | None | | | Moving<br />slowly | Disappeared<br />to somo.<br />Disintegra-<br />ted into<br />shower of<br />smaller<br />lighted<br />fragments | (1) |
| 20 | 30 Jan | App<br />1800 | App<br />200 | Unk<br />R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | to S | Angle of<br />clov.<br />150-300<br />from ob-<br />Server. | Gentle<br />doscont | Green | | 3 -<br />15<br />secs | None | Ball | | | Seemed to<br />fizzle out | (1) |
| 21 | 30 Jan | 1854<br />1900 | 10 | Unk | Ft. Worth,<br />Toxas | N to S | 13°<br />abovo<br />horizon | 300 down-<br />ward from<br />horizon | Groon<br />trail-<br />ing<br />sparks | Yes | 1 -<br />7<br />SOCS | None | | 1/3<br />size of<br />full moon | | Disintegra<br />tion | (1) |
| 22 | 14 Feb | 1840 | 2 | Unk | Ganado,<br />How Moxico | | Somo-<br />what<br />abovo<br />horizon | Stationary<br />then fell<br />in slight<br />curvo to W | Bril-<br />liant<br />white<br />slight-<br />ly green<br />color | Yes | | None | | | Stationary<br />then fell<br />in slight<br />curvo to W. | | (1) |
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CONFIDENTIAL
Summary of findings of criminal procedural amendments, 17th District CSI (cont)
Tage t
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| Number | Dato | Time | of<br />Iumber Observers | *Roliobility of Observers | General Area of Cccurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course orizontal Vortical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent poodg | of<br />anner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 23 | 1949<br />17 Fob | 1300 | 1 | Unk | Grants, New<br />Mexico | Southward | | Vortical<br />climb thon<br />loveled off<br />Gradual<br />ascont | Thito | Yos | | Hone | Oval | Larger<br />than<br />notoor | | Disappeared | (1)<br /><br />····---··i |
| 24 | 17 Fob | | App<br />100 | VR | Albuquerque,<br />New Lexico | to E | | | Bril-<br />liant<br />whito<br />shift-<br />ing to<br />peach<br />color | | 6<br />mts | None | Round<br />shift-<br />ing to<br />ollipso | 1 lunar<br />diamotor | t | i <br />l ! Disappea r ed | ( 2) |
| 25 | 27 Feb | 1905 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | W to E | | Parallol<br />to carth | Groon-<br />white | | 2<br />SOCS | Nonol | | | Hot as fast<br />motoor | Disappeared<br />abruptly | (1) C= |
| 26 | 2 Har | 0010 | 1 | 04 R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | N to S | Low in<br />sky" | Horizontal | Light | | 2<br /><br />SCCS | Nono | | | Very fast | Disappeared<br />behind troos | (1)<br />(3) |
| 27 | 3 Mar | 0159 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />Now Moxico | Straight<br />down | | Straight<br />down | Bright<br />groen | | | | | | | Disappeared | (1)<br />(3) |
| 28 28 | 6 Mar | 2100 | 2 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Toxas | From<br />N 74° W<br />N 81° W | From 60<br />45'<br />abovo<br />horizon | | Bluo-<br />white<br />light | Yos | | Nono | Oblong | ' by 1' | Not known | | (1) |
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Summary
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# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| ..<br /><br />Number | .:·:..-·················•··· .... <br /><br />Date | .. ... | .. <br /><br />Time | of<br />Number Observors | *Reliability Observers of | General Arca of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course orizontal to Vortical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Obscrvation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent poodg | lanner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 29 | 1949<br />16 Mar | | 2020 | 2 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Toxas | N 40° E | 590 abovo<br />horizon | | Bluc-<br />white<br />light | | | Nonc | Ball<br />like<br />flash | Basketball | "Fixed<br />flash' | | (1) |
| 30 | 6 Mar | | 2045 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | From<br />S 81° W<br />to<br />S 60° W | From 21°<br />abovo<br />horizon<br />to 6°31'<br />above | | Light<br />colorod<br />head<br />orange<br />trail | Yos | | Nonc | Round<br />hoad<br />with<br />trail | About 10°<br />in longth | | | (1) |
| 31 31 | 7 Mar | | 10115 | 1 | Uk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N 40° E | 66° 15'<br />above<br />horizon | | Bril-<br />liant<br />bluc-<br />white | | | Nono | Like<br />flash<br />blub | Flash bulb | | | (1) 23<br />(3) |
| 32 32 | 7 Mar | | 0130 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Toxas | N 16° W | 127° 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />blue-<br />white | | | None | Like<br />flash<br />bulb | Basketball | "Fixed<br />flash' | | (1)<br />(3) |
| 33 33 | 7 Mar | | 0130<br />0200 | 2 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | S 20° W | 26°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bluish<br />white | | | None | Ball<br />like<br />flash | Flash bulb | | | (1) 23<br />(3) |
| 34 | 7 Mar | | 0145 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N 60° E | | Dropped<br />vertically<br />to ground | Orange | | 25 secs | lone | Toar-<br />drop | 21 by 11 | | Disappeared<br />behind trees | (3) |
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Summary G
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
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| 35 | 1949<br />7 Mar | 1810 | 1 | Unk | Window Rock,<br />Arizona | N | 40-45°<br />to hori-<br />zon | | Red<br />(fire)<br />in cen-<br />ter<br />shading<br />to bluej<br />at edge | Yes | 6-8<br />secs | None | Ball<br />round-meter<br />spher-<br />ical | 3' in | dia- | 200-300<br />mph | Disintegra<br />ted | (1) |
| 36 | 8 Mar | 1836 | L | | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | IS to N | 12,000<br />to<br />15,000' | Horizontal | Bright<br />white<br />with<br />green-<br />ish<br />tint | | 1-2<br />secs | lone | | | | App 800<br />mph | Either went<br />jout or dis-<br />appeared be-<br />hind cloud | (1) |
| 37 | 8 Mar | 1835 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 4,000<br />above<br />terrain | Descending<br />lat 45°<br />angle | Intense<br />white<br />light<br />alumi-<br />num<br />colored | | Very<br />short! | None | Ellipt<br />ical<br />pointed<br />at ends | | | Slower than<br />twin-en-<br />gined plane | Disappeared<br />behind trees | (1) |
| 38 | 8 Mar | 0103 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | from<br />S 58° E<br />to<br />S 54° E | From 58°<br />above<br />horizon<br />to 54°<br />above | Traveled<br />in arc | Pale<br />white<br />light | Yes | | None | Round-<br />ish<br />head<br />w/hazy<br />smoke<br />trail | | | | | (3) |
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Summary
ag
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| Number | Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | **Evaluation |
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| 59 | 1949<br />6 Mar | 0103 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | From<br />N 56 W<br />S 64° T | From 15°<br />labove<br />horizon | Traveled in<br />arc | Pale<br />reddish<br />noso<br />whitish<br />red<br />trail | Yes | | None | Lemon<br />w/tail | | | Disappeared | (3) |
| 40 | 13 Mar | 2155 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Morico | NE to SW<br />or<br />SW to NE | 20°<br />above<br />horizon | Descending<br />slightly | Bluish<br />or<br />green-<br />ish<br />white | Yes | 2-4<br />SOCS | None | Length<br />twice<br />dia-<br />meter<br />of<br />ball | diameter<br />of full<br />moon | | | (1) |
| 41 | 14 Mar | 09-<br />100-<br />116Z | 1 | R | Airplane<br />enroute<br />fr Honolulu<br />to Canton<br />Is | | 6º-12°<br />above<br />airplane<br />at 0,000 | Horizontal | | | 10<br />secs | None | Nose<br />like<br />bul-<br />let | | 65° in 9<br />secs | | |
| 42 | 27 Mar | 1800<br />1805 | 1 | Unk | Tucumcari,<br />New Mexico | E to W | High in<br />sky -app<br />300 above<br />horizon | | Amber | None | 25<br />ints | None | Long &<br />narrow | | | Faded out in<br />distance | (2) |
| 43 | 27 Mar | 1800 | 1 | Unk | Montoya,<br />New Mexico | E to W | About 75°<br />above. | | Orange<br />flame | None | 10<br />lits | None | Long &<br />narrow | Length-<br />about 1/6<br />lunar dia-<br />meter,<br />width-about<br />1/5 length | | Faded out in<br />distance | (2) |
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Summary
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Evaluation |
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| 44 | 1949<br />27 Mar | 1813 | 1 | | Tucuncari,<br />New Mexico | E to W | Closo to<br />45° above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />orange | one | 15<br />mts | Wone | Long &<br />narrow | | | Faded out of<br />sight in<br />distance | (2) |
| 45 | 27 Mar | 1800 | 1 | Unk | Tucumcari,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 600 above<br />horizon | | Orange<br />fire | one | 15<br />mts | Lone | Like<br />kite<br />tail | About size<br />lof C-47 at<br />10,000 ft. | | Disappeared<br />behind hills | (2) |
| 46 | 31 Mar | 2150 | 1 | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | ST | Est.<br />2,000' | | Fire<br />red to<br />white | Yes | | Tone | Spher-App.<br />ical | size<br />of basket-<br />ball | | | (3) 31 |
| 47 | 5 Apr | 2200 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | App. 300<br />above S<br />slope of<br />Fejarito | Arc | Green<br />w/red<br />after<br />glow | | 1<br />sec | None | | | Tremendous<br />speed | Disappeared<br />behind mo-<br />juntain | (1) |
| 48 | 6 Apr | 1205 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | SE | About<br />15,000' | | Be-<br />tween<br />dk <<br />green | | 3-<br />secs | 5|None | | | Very fast | | (1) |
| 49 | 7 Apr | 0135 | 1 | یم R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W | About<br />200 yds<br />fr top<br />of hill | | Green | | App<br />45<br />secs | Mone | | | Moved very<br />slowly | | (1) 32<br />(2) |
| 50 | 7 Apr | 0100 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | | | Green | | 5<br />secs | None | | | Moving<br />slowly | | (1) |
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Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (contd)
# WASHINGTON (cont.)
## DISTRIBUTION: (cont.)
| Tumber | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | puños | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />lanner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 51 | 1949<br />12 Apr | 1930 | 1 | | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | SE to NW | 20° above<br />horizon | | White | None | 8<br />secs | one | Round | 1/8 size<br />of moon | 150 in 8<br />secs | Extinguished | (1) |
| 52 | 15 Apr | 1630 | 1 | | Unk | El Paso,<br />Texas | Straight<br />up | About 30° | | Gray-<br />ish | Yes | 15<br />mts | one | Thin<br />smoke<br />trail | Very thin | | Dissipated | (2) |
| 53 | 18 Apr | 0148 | 2 | | R | Flagstaff<br />& Williams,<br />Arizona | NW | App<br />12,000'<br />to one.<br />75 - 100<br />miles to<br />other<br />observer | | Green-<br />ish<br />blue | | 12<br />secs | None | Ball<br />like | 100 watt<br />light bulb | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />obstacle | (1)<br />(3) |
| 54 | 22 Apr | 0905 | 1 | | Unk | Cliff, New<br />Mexico | W to E | 20° drop-<br />ping<br />slowly | | Alum-<br />inum | None | 2<br />mts | None | Round,<br />flat<br />thin,<br />disc-<br />[shape | Over 15'<br />in dia-<br />meter | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountains | (2) |
| 55 | 24 Apr | 1033 | 5 | | VR | White Sands,<br />New Mexico | N | 25-29° | | White<br />light<br />yellow | | 60<br />secs | None | Ellip-<br />soid | | Tremendous<br />rate of<br />speed | Disappeared<br />due to<br />distance | (2) |
| 56 | 125 Apr | 0630 | 2 | | Unk | Springer,<br />New Mexico | 2 groups<br />going<br />2 groups<br />going E | Well<br />above<br />30,000' | | Silvery<br />white | None | 4<br />grps<br />tot-<br />aling!<br />abouti<br />20 sec | Yos | Round | Very<br />small | Very fast<br />well above<br />speed of<br />sound | Disappeared<br />from view | (2) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers. | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent poedg | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 57 | 1949<br />28 Apr | App<br />1745 | 3 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | NE to SE<br />or SW | | | Silver | None | 12<br />40<br />mts | None | Cigar<br />or sa-<br />usage<br />shape | From B-29<br />to a city<br />block | 300-600<br />mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 58 | 30 Apr | 2215 | 1 | | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 59° above<br />horizon | | Blue<br />green | None | 2 secs<br />20 | None | Round | Tenth of<br />moon | 12 seconds.<br />2 degrees | Went out | (1) |
| 59 | 3 ay | 2143 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 10° 15°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />white<br />light | | 10<br />secs | None | | | Very fast<br />up to<br />1,000 mph | | (1) (3) 23 |
| 60 | 3 May | 2126<br />2143<br />2205 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 10° - 15°<br />above<br />horizon | | White | | 3 - 7<br />secs<br />each<br />time | None | | Large -<br />similar<br />to size.<br />of air-<br />plane<br />landing<br />lights | Very fast | | (1) 23<br />(3) |
| 61 | 3 May<br /><br />. | 2126<br />2140 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | ESE to<br />NIN | 10° 15°<br />above<br />horizon | | 2126-<br />white<br />2140-<br />red | | 5 sec<br />1st;<br />2 sec<br />2nd | None | | 2126-base-Same<br />ball dia-<br />mond<br />lights.<br />2140-<br />slightly<br />larger<br />than<br />firebox<br />lights | speed<br />as aircraft]<br />landing | | (1)<br />(3) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability] of Observers | | [ ] | | | | | | | | SQ | | | **Evaluation |
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| 62 29 | 1.949<br />6 May | 2040<br />12130 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | W and N | App 1200<br />dropping<br />to 440' | | Alterna-<br />ting<br />pinkish<br />to green | None | 50<br />mts | None | Round | dollar<br />diminish-<br />ing to<br />short<br />quarter<br />size | Very slow | Faded from<br />sight | (2) 22<br />(1) |
| 63 | 6 May | 0105 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | N to S | 50 above<br />horizon | as going<br />down at an<br />angle of<br />30- 35° | Green | | Frac-None<br />tion<br />of a<br />sec | | Round | App 1/8<br />size of<br />full moon | Very high<br />rate of<br />speed | Disappeared<br />west of<br />Jemez Mts. | (1) C |
| 64 | 7 May | 2025<br />2105 | 4 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | SE | 13001 | | Green-<br />white | None | 40<br />mts | None | Dia-<br />mond<br />shape | 3 mils<br />width | Covered 15<br />mils in<br />40 mins.<br />horiz. | Dimmed and<br />went out | 8 ઉત્ત |
| 65 | 7 May | 1940 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N and E | 1000' | | Reddish<br />greenish<br />white | None | 57<br />sec | None | Dia-<br />mond<br />shape | 3 mils<br />width | Covered 20<br />mils in<br />57 secs<br />horiz. | Dimmed and<br />went out | (2) 222<br />(1) |
| 66 | 8 May | 2008<br />2017 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N and E | 1600' | | Reddish<br />greenish<br />white | None | 9<br />mts | None | Dia-<br />mond | 2 mils<br />width | 10 mils<br />in 9 mts | Dimmed and<br />went ouf | (1) (2) 22 |
| 67 | 8 May | 0930<br />1100 | 4 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | W, 90°<br />turn to<br />the N | 4000 to<br />20,000 | Horizontal<br />then rapid<br />climb at<br />45° angle | White | None | 10-20<br />mts | None | Metal-<br />lic<br />circu-meter<br />lar | 40-75' in<br />in dia- | Motionless<br />to faster<br />than jet | Climbed at<br />45° angle<br />until out of<br />sight | (2) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers. | *Reliability of Observers | | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 68 | 1949<br />9 May | App<br />1430 | 1 | | R | Tucson,<br />Arizona | SW to NE | | | Silvery | None | 6-10<br />secs | None | Round<br />& flat | 25 in<br />diameter | 750-1000<br />mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 69 | 12 May | 2115<br />2130 | 1 | | VR | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | | 3° or 4°<br />above<br />horizon | | White<br />with<br />green-<br />ish<br />tinge | Hone | 4<br />mins | None | 2<br />fuzzy<br />stars | diameter<br />of full<br />moon | | Vanished | (1) 22<br />(2) |
| 70 | 16 May | App<br />1700 | 1 | | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | E to W | 5000' | Horizontal | Black | None | 8-10<br />secs | one | Round<br />solid<br />flat | 34 in<br />diameter | 800-1000<br />MPH | Behind air-<br />craft<br />hangar | (2) |
| 71 | 2 Jun | 0040 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to N | 7000'<br />10,000' | Descending | Green | Yes | 1 sec | None | Ball of<br />light | | | | (1)<br />(3) |
| 72 222 | 11 Jun | 2057 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos, | SW to NE | 250<br />above<br />horizon | | Green<br />then<br />red at<br />end of<br />flight | Yes | 45<br />secs | one | | Size of<br />star | | | (1) |
| 73 15 | 20 Jun | 2010 | 1 | | ہم R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W to E | | | Green<br />turned<br />orange<br />red be-<br />fore va-<br />nishing | None | 3<br />secs | None | Round | | | Extinguished | (1) |
| 74 | 20 Jun | 2010 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W to E | Directly<br />overhead | | Blue<br />green | None | 1-1/2<br />secs | one | | | | Vanished as<br />tho exting 'd. | (1) CJ |
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| 75 | 1949<br />24 Jun | 1545<br />1630 | 2 | Unk | esa,<br />Arizona | 1 to SE<br />2 to E<br />3 to NE<br />4 vertical<br />15 to E | | 4 Horizon-<br />tal<br />1 Vertical | Steel<br />gray | | 14 at<br />30<br />mts<br />1 at<br />25<br />secs | None | Disc<br />w/2<br />flanges | | Max of 400<br />mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 76 | 27 Jun | 0138 | 1 | R یہ | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 30° to<br />90°<br />above<br />horizon | | Similar<br />to star<br />Slightly<br />more<br />orange | Yes | 2<br />mts | None | Round | Slightly<br />larger<br />than<br />brightest<br />star | 140° in<br />2 mts. | Went behind<br />building | (3) 337 |
| 77 77 | 29 Jun | 2010 | 1 | Unk | Flagstaff,<br />Arizona | E to W | 30° from<br />vertical | | Yellow<br />in front<br />Red be-<br />hind | Nonel | | None | Bullet<br />shaped | size of<br />small<br />plane | Relatively<br />air-slow | Over a hill | (2) 23 |
| 8 | 30 Jun | 1630 | 1 | R | Seligman,<br />Arizona | N | 30°<br />above<br />horizon. | | Dull<br />grey | None | 8<br />secs | None | Circle | Appeared<br />1 dia-<br />meter at<br />10,000'<br />altitude | 2,000 mph<br />or faster | Disappeared<br />in distance | (2) |
| 79 | 11 Jul | 2110 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | W by SW | 30°<br />above<br />horizon. | | Pale<br />red | None | 2<br />secs | None | Ball<br />but<br />not a<br />per-<br />fect<br />circle | Twice as<br />large as<br />evening<br />star | | Such as<br />turning off<br />flashlight | 633 (3) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear ance | **Evaluation |
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| 80 | 1949<br />28 Jul | 2045 | 1 | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | N to S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | White<br />w/tint<br />of blue<br />green | Yes. | 3-5<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Size of<br />evening<br />star | Unable to<br />estimate | Faded out | (1) |
| 81 | 28 Jul | 2259 | 1 | Unk | Killeen,<br />Texas | S to N | 300<br />above<br />horizon | | 2 pre-<br />domin-<br />ately<br />white.<br />1 had<br />orange<br />glow<br />to tail | Yes | #1 at<br />2-3<br />secs<br />2 at<br />10-<br />12<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Tennis<br />ball | | Faded out | (1) |
| 82 20 | 28 Jul | 2258 | 1 | Unk | Killeen,<br />Texas | N to N | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Initial-None<br />ly blue<br />turning<br />white | | 15 -<br />20<br />secs | None | Round | 3 times<br />size even-<br />ing star | | Went out<br />like light | (1)<br />(3) |
| 83 | 30 Jul | 2135 | 1 | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | SE to NW | 35° to<br />horizon | Climbed in<br />arc | Blue-<br />white | Yes | 2 -<br />2<br />secs | None | Like<br />rocket|<br />tail | | 22 secs<br />to cover<br />arc of<br />about 150 | Faded out | (1). |
| 84 | 30 Jul | 2204 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | SE to S | App 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />flight<br />ing alti-<br />tude | Predom-Yes<br />los-inately<br />white<br />w/blue<br />tint | | 2 -<br />3<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Evening<br />star or<br />planet | Very fast | Gradually<br />faded out | (3) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent<br />P<br /><br />AV | Apparent Speed | of Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 85 | 1949<br />6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | | Unk | Las Cruces,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | | Bluish<br />green | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | Round | Bigger than<br />falling<br />star | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />building | (1) |
| 86 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | | Unk | Las Cruces,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 3028" to<br />9° 40"<br />above<br />horizon | Curve going<br />up then fell<br />in almost<br />vertical<br />direction | Reddish<br />blue &<br />green | Yes | 45<br />secs | one | Round | App 6" in<br />diameter | | Disappeared<br />gradually | (1) |
| 87 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | Vertical | 2020" to<br />7°35"<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />vertical<br />flight | Bright<br />white<br />slight<br />reddish<br />cast | None | 3<br />secs | None | Round | size of<br />moon | | Exploded<br />then pieces<br />died out | (1) |
| 88 | 6 Aug | 2000<br />2005 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 204" to<br />1207<br />above<br />horizon | 100 off<br />vertical | White | | 2<br /><br />secs | None | | Large as<br />auto spot-<br />light at<br />arm's<br />length | | Disappeared.<br />behind<br />building | (1) |
| 89 | 6 Aug | 2015 | 1 | | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | SW | | Straight<br />flight app<br />200 verti-<br />cal dec-<br />line | Whitish<br />yellow<br />(red<br />trail), | Yes | 1 sec | None | Round | Twice size<br />normal<br />falling<br />star | Extremely<br />fast-<br />twice as<br />fast as<br />falling<br />Istar | Disappeared<br />behind moun-<br />tain | (1) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers] | General of Area Occurrence | | | Vertical<br />to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation|| |
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| 90 | 1949<br />6 Aug | 2030 | 1 | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | N | | Constant<br />slight<br />curve<br />earthward | White<br />(bluish) | Yes | 1 sec | None | Round | App small-<br />er than<br />clenched<br />fist | Similar to<br />falling<br />star | Went out | (1) |
| 91 | 6 Aug | 2020 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | Descend-<br />ing to<br />earth<br />verti-<br />cally | 15°<br />above<br />horizon | Descending<br />to earth<br />vertically | Green | None | 1-<br />1<br />secs | Nonc | Round<br />to<br />pear<br />shape | 500 watt<br />bulb<br />about<br />1/5 mile<br />away | 10° in 1<br />socs at 2<br />miles | Dissipated | (1) |
| 92 | 6 Aug | 2000 | 1 | Unk | White Sands,<br />New Mexico | | 40°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />line to<br />earth | Obsor-<br />ver<br />color<br />blind | None | 1 sec | None | Round | Half size<br />of finger-<br />nail at<br />arm's<br />long th | Slightly<br />faster than<br />ordinary<br />falling<br />star | Disappeared<br />behind sand<br />dune | (1) |
| 93 | 6. Aug | 2000 | 1 | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | 200° | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Long slow<br />curve to<br />earth | Bluish<br />green | Yes | 1 scc | None | Round | Tip of<br />thumb at<br />arm's<br />length | | Burned out | (1) |
| 94 | 10 Aug | 0010 | 2 | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | E to W | 30° ang-30°<br />le<br />headed<br />down | angle.<br />headed<br />donw | Blue | Yes | 34<br />SCCS | None | Oval | Hoad size | | Sudden<br />disappearance<br />ance | (3) |
| 95 | 10 Aug | 2030 | 1 | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | N to S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | White | Yes | 5<br /><br />SOCS | Nono | Simi-<br />lar to<br />comot | | | Disappeared | (3) |
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| Number | | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General | | | | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Llanner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 96 | | 1949<br />10 Aug | 2035 | 1 | | R | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | | Level<br />flight | Yellow<br />to<br />orange | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | | Like head-<br />light of<br />old car | 60° in 2<br />secs | Cut out | (3) |
| 97 | | 10 Aug | 2035<br />2207<br />2220<br />2240 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | W to E | 30° 45°<br />above<br />horizon | Level<br />flight | White | Yes | 34<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/tail | Large<br />flare | Greater<br />speed than<br />plane | Burned out | (3) (3) |
| 98 | | 10 Aug | 2040 | 1 | | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Horizontal<br />w/slight<br />arc | Orange<br />w/white<br />tail | Yes | 35<br />secs | None | Rocket | 20 mm.<br />tracer<br />ammo. | Very great<br />similar to<br />falling<br />star | Light grad-<br />ually<br />diminished | (3) |
| 99 | | 10 Aug | 2100 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | S | 30°<br />above<br />horizon<br />going up | Continued<br />climbing at<br />30° angle<br />until dis-<br />appearance | Bright<br />orange | Yes | 5<br /><br />secs | None | Redd-<br />lish<br />ball<br />with<br />long<br />firey<br />tail | Head size | | Disappeared | (3) |
| 100<br /><br />.. | .i . | 10 Aug<br /><br />.. ...•.. ·-·· · · --···-· ··t | 210011<br />2120! <br />! 2215! <br />22 50j<br />·-·· ···········i·______ | | _ | R <br /><br />,_:.,.... ... ____ | Camp Hood ,<br />Texas <br /><br />: ----· ····--····l· | ···· · | 40°-70°<br />above<br />horizon | 1, 3 & 4<br />almost hor-<br />izontal<br />2 almost<br />vertical | White<br />with<br />orange | Yes | 1 sec<br />for<br />each<br />one | None | Round<br />with<br />trail | Large star | Great speed | Tent out<br />like a light | (3) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General of Area Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent | Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 101 | 1949<br />10 Aug | 2200<br />2230 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | S to N | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | Level<br />flight | White<br />w/yellow<br />trail | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | Oval | Size<br />shooting<br />star | of | 300 mph or<br />faster | Faded out | (3) |
| 102 | 10 Aug | 2240 | 1 | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | 8,000'<br /><br />or more | Straight<br />flight with<br />gradual<br />incline | Light<br />red di-<br />minish-<br />ing to<br />light<br />yellow | Yes | 23<br />secs | None | Round<br />w/jag-than<br />ged<br />trail | Much<br /><br />star | larger<br />evening | | Burned up and<br />disintegrated | (3) |
| 103 | 11 Aug | 2030<br />2045<br />2052<br />2105<br />0010 | Sev | Unk | Camp Hood,<br />Texas | N to S | 45 60°<br />above<br />horizon | Generally<br />a level<br />flight | White | Yes | 35<br />Secs | None | Flash<br />like a<br />rocket<br />or<br />train-<br />ing<br />flare | Star | size | Faster than<br />any plane<br />observed | Went out<br />like a<br />light | (3) |
| 104 | 12 Aug | 0010 | 2 | Unk | Killeen,<br />Base, Texas | Due in<br />arc | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight &<br />level<br />flight<br />w/ascent<br />descent<br />describ-<br />ing arc | Bluish<br />white | Yes | 10<br />secs | None | Broken<br />circle<br />resem-<br />bling<br />signal<br />flare | Hoad | size | | Sudden dis-<br />appearance | (3) 653 |
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| 105 | 1949<br />12 Aug | 0445 | 1 | | Unk | Killeen<br />Base, Texas | SE to NW | 30°<br />above<br />horizon<br />headed<br />down | Headed down | Reddish | Yes | 23<br />secs | Yes | Trail<br />of<br />flame | Fairly long|<br />streak of<br />flame | | Faded away | (3) |
| 106 | 14 Aug | 2135 | 1 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | | Appeared<br />250 Dis-off<br />appeared<br />at 12° | 10 - 15°<br /><br />vertical | Reddish<br />orange | Yes | 2 secs | None | Round | Larger than<br />Venus | | Disappeared | (3) |
| 107 | 20 Aug | 2130 | 2 | | Unk | Douglas,<br />Arizona | N to S | 8,000<br />10,000 | Flat<br />trajectory | | None | 6 10<br />secs | None | Round<br />to ob<br />long<br />like<br />in-<br />verted<br />saucer | About size<br />of single<br />engine<br />airplane | 3500 to<br />4500 mph | Disappeared<br />in distance | (2) |
| 108 | 21 Aug | 2115<br />2150 | 5 | | Unk | Nogales,<br />Arizona | | 45° at<br />low level<br />90° at<br />high<br />level | Horizontal<br />to earth's<br />surface | Dull<br />orange | None | 10<br />secs | None | afer | App size<br />of volley<br />ball | 10 times<br />speed of<br />jet planes | Disappeared<br />in space | |
| 109 | 26 Aug | 1345 | 1 | | R | Davis-<br />Monthan AFB,<br />Arizona | SE to NW | App.<br />50,000 | Horizontal<br />at 50,000 | Brown-<br />ish<br />hazy<br />color | None | 60<br />secs | | Simi-<br />lar to<br />tri-<br />angle<br />with<br />round<br />edges | Est. to be<br />appof<br />inch when<br />observed<br />at 3 ft. | Terrific<br />rate of<br />speed | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Evaluation |
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| 110 | 1949<br />30 Aug | 2300 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Almost<br />straight<br />fall | 90° over<br />overhead | Almost<br />straight<br />fall | Bright<br />green<br />w/red-<br />dish<br />tail | Yes | 12<br />secs | None | | Much larger<br />than meteor | | Burned out | (1) |
| 111 | 15 Sep | 0025 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Yellow<br />red | | 6<br /><br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball | | Burst & ap-<br />peared to<br />disintegrate | (3) |
| 112 | 16 Sep | 02 30 | 1 | IR | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 3,000' | Horizontal | Orange | None | 15<br />secs | None | Ball<br />shape | Larger than<br />falling<br />star | Faster than<br />airplane<br />slower than<br />falling<br />star | Dimmed then<br />disappeared<br />completely | (3) |
| 113 | 18 Sep | 2015 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | to S | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | | Dark<br />yellow | None | 34<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball | | Unknown | (1) CFE |
| 114 | 19 Sep | 0900 | 2 | Unk | Tucson,<br />Arizona | IN | App 4000 | | Grayish<br />white | None | 2 mts | None | | 2 to 3 ft<br />across | 600 mph | Faded from<br />I view | (2) |
| 115 | 27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | From SE | 450<br />above<br />horizon | Traveling<br />tangent to<br />earth. | Bright<br />blue to:<br />white | None | 4<br />secs | None | Round | About size<br />of softball<br />at 300 yds. | 45° in 4<br />secs. | Obscured by<br />building | (3) |
| 116 | 27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | To the N | 10°<br />above<br />horizon | | Yellow | Yes | 34<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball<br />at 25 yds. | Same rate<br />as shoot-<br />ing star | Died out | (3) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 117 | 1949<br />27 Sep | 0300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | SE to NW | 15° 20°<br />above<br />horizon | Traveling<br />in arc to-<br />ward earth | Bright<br />green | None | 2<br />secs | None | Round | Same size<br />as perime-<br />ter fence<br />light at<br />distance.<br />of about<br />200 yds. | 45° in 2<br />secs. | Brightened<br />then went<br />out | (1) |
| 118 | 27 Sep | 01 30 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 200<br />above<br />horizon | Made a<br />tle arc<br />toward<br />earth | gen-Dark<br />blue | Yes | 2<br /><br />secs | None | Coni.<br />icle<br />w/tail<br />twice<br />its<br />dia-<br />meter | Looked<br />like a<br />sky<br />rocket | 50° in 2<br />secs. | Burnt out | (3) 32<br />(1) |
| 119 | 27 Sep | 0130 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | Moving<br />tangent to<br />earth | Green | None | 1 sec | None | Round | Fist at<br />arm's<br />length | 200 in 1<br />sec | Burnt out | (3) 31 |
| 120 | 30 Sep | 2257 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | S to W | 55° to<br />horizon | | Yellow<br />orange | None | 2 - 3<br />secs | None | | Slightly<br />larger than<br />shooting<br />star | 200-300<br />mph | | (1) |
| 121 | 2 Oct | 2110 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | 20,000<br />30,0001 | Went up &<br />then down | Bright<br />green | Yes | 3<br />secs | | | | | | (1) EE |
| 122 | 6 Oct | 1745 | 1 | Unk | Mescalero,<br />Now Mexico | | 1520<br />above<br />horizon | Descended<br />in slight<br />arc | Dark<br />green | None | 30<br />secs | None | Round | Big ball | | Disappeared<br />behind hills | (1) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size<br />AW | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 123 | 1949<br />6 Oct | 1800<br />1845 | 1 | Unk | Mescalero,<br />New Mexico | | 180<br />above<br />horizon | | Greon | None | 79<br />secs | None | Round | size of<br />thumb at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Moving<br />slowly | Disappeared<br />behind a<br />hill | (1) |
| 124 | 6 Oct | 1758 | 1 | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Straight<br />angular<br />descent | Bluish<br />white<br />possi-<br />bly lt.<br />green<br />tinge | None | 4<br />secs | None | Circu-3<br />lar | times the<br />size of<br />Jupiter or<br />Venus | 5° per sec. | | (1) |
| 125 | 6 Oct | 1800 | 1 | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | | 4°20' to<br />7°5' | | Green | None | 56<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | | | (1) |
| 126 | 6 Oct | 1750 | 1 | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Curved des-<br />cent ap-<br />proaching<br />vertical | Green-<br />ish<br />white | None | 1 sec | None | Simi-size<br />lar<br />to<br />very<br />flare | of<br />thumb at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | | Abrupt | (1) |
| 127 | 6 Oct | 1750 | 1 | R | Wagon<br />Mound, New<br />Mexico | E to W | | Horizontal | Green-<br />ish<br />white | None | 3-4<br />secs | None | Round | 12" - 2"<br />in diame-<br />ter | App. that<br />of meteor | Went out like<br />like elec-<br />tric light | (1) |
| 128 | 6 Oct | 1758 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | NE to ST | | At tail end<br />of its<br />course it<br />arched over<br />and fell | Brilli-<br />ant<br />green | None | 10<br />secs | None | Tear<br />drop | | | Seemed to<br />burn out | (1) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | AY Apparent | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 129 | 1949<br />7 Oct | 2120 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | Straight<br />vertical<br />drop | 35°<br />above<br />horizon | | Yellow<br />to<br />green | None | 1 sec | None | Round | Half a moon | Dropped 15°<br />in 1 sec | Behind Sandia<br />Blountains | (1) |
| 130 | 10 Oct | 0406 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | SE to NE | 3,000'<br />above<br />observa-<br />tion pt. | Parallel<br />to surface<br />of earth. | Brill-<br />iant<br />white | Yes | 45<br />secs | None | | Sme.11 | Appeared to<br />be slower<br />than a<br />meteor | Disappeared | (3) 3 |
| 131 | 10 Oct | 0107 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | W to E | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bluish<br />green | Yes | 15<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />fist at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Slow | Died out | (1) |
| 132 | 10 Oct | 0107 | 1. | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | SW to NE | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | Executed<br />dives | Green<br />ish<br />blue<br />w/red<br />sparks<br />trail-<br />ing | Yes | 4<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />fist at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Slow | Faded out | (1) |
| 133 | 10 Oct | 0107 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | N to NE | 45°<br />above<br />horizon | | Green | None | 15<br />secs | None | Round | Size of<br />fist at<br />arm's len-<br />eth | Slow | Burned out | (1) |
| 134 | 11 Oct | 2010 | 6 | Unk | Roswell,<br />New Mexico | Appeared<br />moving to<br />N & angl-<br />ing sligh<br />tly to E | | Maneuvered<br />up & down | Light<br />green<br />turned<br />orange | Yes | 45<br />mts | None | Round | Size of<br />baseball | | | (1) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General | | | | | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 135 | 1949<br />11 Oct | 1045<br />1100 | 2 | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | NT to SE | If size<br />of B-29<br />appeared<br />to be<br />150,000' | | White | None | 10-15<br />secs | None | Round<br />dish<br />shape | 2" in dia-<br />meter at<br />arm's<br />length | Very fast<br />compared<br />w/falling<br />star | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 136 | 12 Oct | 1115 | 3 | Unk | Roswell,<br />New Mexico | S to NE | 3,5001 | Smooth arc | White<br />(sil-<br />ver) | None | 45-60<br />secs | None | Round<br />proba-<br />bly<br />ellip<br />tical | | Faster than<br />jet air-<br />craft | Went beyond<br />range of<br />vision | (2) |
| 137 | 12 Oct | 1115 | 3 | Unk | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | Appeared<br />from S &<br />veered<br />off to NE | If size<br />of B-29<br />appeared<br />to be<br />35,000' | Smooth | archite<br />or al-<br />uminum | None | 45-60<br />secs | None | Round<br />ball | 35,000' 4"<br />in diameter | 1,500 mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 138 | 12 Oct | 1340 | 4 | R | Tucson,<br />Arizona | From NE<br />to SIT | 30,000 | Horizontal | White<br />or sil-<br />ver | None | 15<br />secs | None | Round | 150 - 100°<br />in diameter | 1,000 mph | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 139 | 14 Oct | 1420 | 3 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | to E | 20,000 | Level<br />flight just<br />above<br />horizon | Green<br />ish<br />blue-<br />white<br />trail | Yes | 2<br />secs | None | Round | Appeared as<br />a 12" disc | | Burned out | (1) |
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Summary of Sightings of Unlmown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Evaluation |
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| 140 | 1949<br />14 Oct | 2021 | 2 | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | N to S | | Horizontal | Red<br />orange | Yes | 10<br />secs | None | Round | 1/3 - 1/4<br />size of<br />moon | | Broke into<br />2 pieces &<br />disappeared | (1)<br />(3) |
| 141 | 14 Oct | 1410<br />1415 | 1 | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | | | Front<br />green &<br />silver<br />Rear<br />Pale<br />blue | Yes | 34<br />secs | None | | 1/8 size of<br />full moon | 500 mph<br />or more | | (1) |
| 142 | 121 Oct | 2130 | 1 | Unk | Roswell,<br />New Mexico | SE to MT | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Very<br />bright<br />white | one | 20-30<br />mts | None | | | Unknown | | (2) |
| 143 | 22 Oct | 0228 | 1 | R | Los Alamos<br />New Mexico | NW to SE | On<br />horizon | | Bright<br />green. | | 2<br />secs | None | | 4 times<br />size of a<br />flare | 150 mph | Disappeared<br />behind a<br />hill | (1) |
| 144 | 22 Oct | 0220 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Vertical | 50-<br />100 ft. | | Groen | | 1 sec | None | Like<br />flare | Small | | Went out | (1) |
| 145 | 16 Nov | 1950 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Disap-<br />peared<br />to N | | | 2 ob-<br />jects<br />bluish<br />green | | | None | | | Stationary<br />but disap-<br />peared with<br />speed of<br />meteor | Disappeared<br />from view | (1) |
| 146 | 19 Nov | 2152 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Moxico | Vertical | | | Green<br />then<br />yellow | | 2<br />SOCS | None | | | | | (1) |
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Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal Vertical to | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Manner of Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 147 | 1949<br />19 Nov | 2152 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Moxico | Vertical | | | Green | | 2<br />secs | None | | | | | (1) |
| 148 | 25 Nov | 2000 | 5 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 15° 10°<br />above<br />horizon | Downward<br />10° from<br />the hori-<br />zontal | Yellow-<br />ish<br />green | | 2<br /><br />secs | None | | | | Disappeared<br />behind mt. | (1) |
| 149 | 27 Nov | 1800 | 1 | Unk | McIntosh,<br />New Mexico | Vortical | Less<br />than<br />2,000 | Vertical<br />doscont | Groon | None | 1 sec | None | Shaped<br />like a<br />flare | Same as a<br />signal<br />flare | Same as<br />falling<br />signal<br />flare | Same as<br />signal flare | (1) |
| 150 | 27 Nov | 1730 | 1 | Unk | Winslow,<br />Arizona | E to W | 30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />blue-<br />white | Yes | 34<br />secs | None | Egg<br />shape | Egg held at<br />arm's len-<br />th | 3- 4 secs<br />to cover<br />15° 20°<br />of horizon | Dwindled<br />out | (1) |
| 151 | 27 Nov | 1749 | 1 | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 13° -<br />above<br />horizon | Sloping<br />descont | Blue-<br />whito | None | 12<br />secs | None | Round | Pencil era-<br />ser at<br />arm's<br />length | 5°-70<br />in 1 or 2<br />secs | Went out<br />then on then<br />out again | (1) |
| 152 | 27 Nov | 1749 | 1 | R | Socorro,<br />New Mexico | E to W | 100 -40°<br />above<br />horizon | Arc | Pale<br />green<br />to pale<br />blue | Yes | 5<br /><br />secs | None | Round | Quite large | Slower than<br />meteor | Faded out<br />gradually | (1) |
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| 153 | 1949<br />3 Dec | 1805 | 1 | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | In an arc<br />downward | Green<br />fringe<br />of<br />orange<br />light | None | 2<br />secs | None | Circu-<br />lar | Somewhat<br />larger than<br />Venus | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />building | (3)<br />3 |
| 154 | 4 Dec. | 1935 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Nearly<br />horizontal | Green | None | 2 - 3<br />secs | None | Round | Marble at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | | Went out<br />like a<br />candle | (3) (1) 23 |
| 155 | 4 Dec | 1935 | 2 | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to NE | | Sloping<br />descent | Green | | 1/5<br />sec | Yes | Round | | | Disappeared<br />behind mt. | (1) E<br />(3) |
| 156 | 5 Dec | 1930<br />1945 | 3 | Unk | Carrizozo,<br />New Mexico | | 400<br />above<br />horizon | In dive | Blue-<br />green | | | None | Tear-<br />drop | | Very slow | Disappeared | EE (1) |
| 157 | 5 Dec | 2240 | 1 | Unk | Tularosa,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Smooth arc<br />downward | Blue<br />w/yel-<br />lowish<br />red<br />toward<br />tail | Yes | 1 sec | None | Streak<br />of<br />light | Appeared<br />little long-<br />longer than<br />length of<br />lead pencil<br />at 61 | | Appeared to<br />hit ground<br />near<br />Tularosa,<br />New Mexico | (3) (1) 23 |
| 158 | 9 Dec | 1330 | 1 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico. | Dropping<br />vertical-<br />ly | 500 ft. | Vertically<br />down | | | | None | Char-<br />red<br />para-<br />chute<br />or<br />cargo<br />net | | | Disappeared | (2) 3 |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />umber | Observers | |<br />*Reliability Observors<br />of | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Evaluation|| |
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| 159 | 1949<br />13 Dec | 2005 | 3 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | Station-<br />ary then<br />began to<br />move<br />downward<br />slowly<br />and to<br />right | 5,000' | | White<br />amber<br />red<br />green | None | 9 mts | None | Circu-<br />lar | 1 - 1 times<br />size of a-<br />verage st.<br />light at a<br />distance<br />of 8 miles | | Object took<br />on brilliant<br />green color,<br />picked up<br />speed and<br />faded from<br />view | (1) 22<br />(2) |
| 160 | 1950<br />6 Jan | 2230 | 7 | | R | Alamogordo,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | Up & down<br />and<br />horizontal | White<br />changed<br />to<br />green<br />& red | None | 45<br />mts | None | Star<br />like | Slightly<br />larger than<br />planet<br />Venus | Moved app.<br />15° to 200<br />from E to<br />W during<br />45 mins it<br />was ob-<br />served | Stopped<br />observation | (1) (2) 22 |
| 161 | 7 Jan | 2215 | 2 | | Unk | Corona,<br />New Mexico | From SW<br />to SE | | Descending | Yellow-<br />ish<br />white<br />orange<br />blue gr. | Yes | 10<br />secs | None | Round<br />ball<br />shape | Same as cup<br />6" in dia-<br />meter at<br />arm's<br />length | Compared<br />w/fast<br />jet<br />fighter | Disappeared<br />behind mt.<br />range | (1) |
| 162 | 9 Jan | 2226 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | 80°-40°<br />above<br />horizon | Horizontal | Incan<br />des-<br />cent<br />green | Yes | 2<br />secs | None | Oval<br />with<br />trail | | | Disappeared<br />behind trees | (1) |
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Summary of Sightings of Unknown Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI (cont)
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 163 | 1950<br />9 Jan | 2220 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Due W | 60°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />course | Bluish<br />white | Yes | 2<br />secs | None | Point<br />ed | Appeared<br />as a point | 10° per<br />second | Luminosity<br />stopped<br />suddenly | (1) |
| 164 | 19 Jan | 2225 | 1 | | R FO | Los Alamos,<br />Now Mexico | | 75° 80°<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />line | Green-one<br />ish<br />white | | 3<br />secs | None | Round | -4 to -5<br />compared<br />to Jupiter | 25° per<br />second | Behind<br />horizon | (1) |
| 165 | 12 Jan | 1900 | 3 | | Unk | Holloman,<br />New Mexico | To W | | Changed<br />altitude<br />crratic-<br />ally | Thite<br />changed<br />to<br />green<br />& red | None | 5<br />mts | None | Star<br />like | About same<br />size of<br />Venus | | Discontinued<br />watching | (1)<br />(2) |
| 166 | 13 Jan | 0605 | 3 | | Unk | Holloman<br />AFB, New | E to W | | Erratic-<br />ally up<br />& down | White<br />changed<br />to<br />groen<br />& red | None | Short<br />time | None | Star<br />like | About same<br />size as<br />Vonus | | Disappeared<br />w/daylight | (3) |
| 167 | 27 Jan | 1715 | 1 | | Unk | Scullville,<br />New Jersey | NW | | Ascending<br />at about<br />60° anglo | White<br />streak | | 30<br />mts | | | | that of<br />a fireworks<br />rocket at<br />close<br />range | Faded<br />gradually | (2) G2 |
| 168 | 7 Feb | 1950<br />2015 | 2 | | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | SSE to E | 40° 45°<br />abovo<br />horizon | Horizontal | Reddish<br />green | Yes | 4 - 6<br />secs | None | Round<br />elon-<br />gatod<br />trail | Twice size<br />of evening<br />star | About same<br />as falling<br />star | Faded out in<br />atmosphere | (1) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | ||<br />*Reliability Observers<br />of | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vortical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | | **Evaluation |
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| 169 | 1950<br />7 Feb | 1945<br />2000 | 2 | R | Between<br />Tucumcari &<br />Kirtland<br />AFB, New<br />Mexico | | | Flat<br />Trajectory | Fire-<br />ball<br />white | Yes | 24<br />secs | None | | | Over 1,000<br />mph | Faded out<br />suddenly | | (1) |
| 170 | 15 Feb | 1530 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | From NW<br />to W | 450<br />downward<br />above<br />horizon | | Appoar-Yes<br />ed red<br />& green | | 30 30 | None | Round | That of a<br />normal<br />marble | Like<br />shooting<br />star trail | Faded out | | (1)<br />(3) |
| 171 | 18 Feb | 0510 | 5 | R | Holloman<br />AFB, New<br />Mexico | | | Climbod | White<br />and<br />orange | None | 1 hr<br />44<br />mts. | None | Round<br />to<br />cone<br />shape | Size of<br />coffee cup<br />at arm's<br />length | | Stopped<br />observation | | (2) |
| 172 | 20 Feb | 0530 | 2 | Unk | Holloman<br />AFB, Now<br />Mexico | Station- | 1,000'<br />above<br />9,000'<br />mt. | Stationary | White | one | 5<br />mts | None | Round | App size of<br />★ dollar<br />held at<br />arm's<br />length | Stationary | Disappeared<br />from view<br />behind<br />cloud<br />········ ·· -········· | ·-·r · | (2) |
| 173 | 24 Feb | 1355 | 1 | R | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | To Wor<br />SW | 20° to<br />230<br />above<br />horizon | Straight<br />flight | White | Hono | mts | None | Round | Compared in<br />size to<br />per dark<br />portion of<br />moon as it<br />rises in E | 12 mts. to<br />up-cover 2° | | | .......... . ....<br />( 2) |
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| Number | Dato | Timo | of<br />Number | Observers | *Reliability of Observers | | | | | | | | | | | | | **Evaluation |
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| 174 | 1950<br />24 Feb | 1400 | 1 | | R | Albuquerque,<br />Now Mexico | E by SE | About<br />20°<br />above<br />horizon | | Bright<br />white | None | 20-30<br />secs | None | Round | Compared<br />w/size of<br />weather<br />balloon as<br />it disap-<br />peared in<br />distance | Very slow | Faded out<br />of sight | (2) |
| 175<br />**** | 24 Feb | 1930 | 1 | | R | Datil, New<br />Mexico | NW | | | White<br />chang-<br />ing to<br />red &<br />groon | Yes | 2 hrs<br />30<br />mts | None | Round | | 1° per 2<br />mts. | Disappeared | (1)<br />(2) |
| 176 | 24 Fob | 1345 | 1 | | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E thon<br />turned W | 25,000-<br />30,000 | Straight<br />up | White,<br />kept<br />flash-<br />ing<br />like<br />mirror<br />in sun | one | 20<br />mts | Mone | | | Very fast | Wont strai-<br />ght up out<br />of sight | (2) |
| 177 | 24 Feb | 1340 | 1 | | Unk | Los Alamos,<br />New Moxico | E to W<br />W to E<br />thon st.<br />up | 30,000 | Straight<br />jup | Silvery<br />whito | one | 201<br />mts | None | | | | Went strai-<br />ght up out<br />of sight | (2) |
| 178 | 24 Feb | 1315 | 1 | | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Erratic<br />generally<br />NE | 20,000-<br />30,000' | | Silvery | None | 15<br />Imts | None | Saucer-100'<br />shapod | across<br />if at<br />20,000-<br />30.0001 | As fast or<br />faster than<br />sound | Disappeared | (2.) |
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| Number | Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | AS | | | **Evaluation |
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| 179 | 1950<br />24 Feb | Be-<br />tween<br />1315 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Circled<br />then E | Consid-<br />erable<br />altitude | | Alumi-<br />num | Yes. | 2 | None | Spher-<br />ical | Rather<br />large | Erratic | Unknown | (1) |
| 180 | 25 Feb | 1400<br /><br />1545<br />1555 | 12 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Heading<br />toward<br />ground | 300<br />35°<br />above<br />horizon | | Flash-<br />ing<br />silver | None | 3 secs<br />to 2<br />mts | None | Circu-<br />lar<br />like<br />plane<br />fuse-<br />lage | Small<br />airplane | From very<br />slow to<br />very fast | | (2) 223 |
| 181 | 25 Feb | 2115 | 1 | Unk | Albuquerque,<br />New Mexico | Toward S | App. 20°<br />above.<br />horizon | Almost<br />vertical | Bright<br />green-<br />ish<br />white | Yes | 1<br />secs | None | Tear-<br />drop | 3 times<br />size of a<br />shooting<br />star | Slightly<br />slower than<br />falling<br />star | Appeared to<br />burn out | (1) |
| 182 | 25 Feb | 0200 | 1 | R | Datil, New<br />Mexico | NW | | | White<br />chang-<br />ing to<br />red &<br />green | Yes | 30<br />Imts | None | Round | | 1° per 2<br />mts | Disappeared<br />behind<br />mountain | (2) |
| 183 | 25 Feb | 1410 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S to N | 1 to 3<br />miles at<br />30°<br />above<br />horizon | | Metal-<br />lic | None | 2 mts | None | Oblong | 10-15' | 40 mph | Went below<br />horizon | (2) |
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| Number | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 184 | 1950<br />25 Feb | 1545 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | to SWS | Very<br />high | | White<br />to<br />silver | None | 30<br />secs | Hone | Circu-<br />lar | About size<br />of 50¢<br />piece at<br />its height | Very fast | Disappeared<br />into glare<br />of sun | (3) |
| 185 | 25 Feb | 1550 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | S or SW | 12,000' | | Metal-<br />lic | None | Few.<br />secs | None | | As large or<br />larger than<br />average<br />plane | Fast | Faded from<br />view | (2) |
| 186 | 25 Feb | 1545<br />1555 | 14 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | NE to SW | Overhead<br />at from<br />4 to 10<br />miles | Traveled<br />w/a flut-<br />tering<br />motion | Silver | None | Few<br />secs<br />to<br />2 mts | None | Round | Vary from<br />4 to<br />small<br />airplane | Very fast<br />500 1500<br />mph | | (2) |
| 187 | 25 Feb | 1655 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | E to W | | | Shiny<br />silv.<br />er | | 10-15<br />secs | None | Round | About size<br />of B-25<br />fuselage | Slow speed | Disappeared<br />behind tree | (2) |
| 88 | 10 Mar | 1800<br />1830 | 6 | Unk | Phoenix,<br />Arizona | SE | 40,000-<br />50,000 | Moved up-<br />ward at 60°<br />angle | Alumi-<br />nun or<br />quick<br />silver | Yes | 10<br />mts | None | Oval<br />or<br />long | Size of<br />ob-moo:1 | Extremely<br />high | Disappeared | (2) |
| 189 | 5 Mar | 1135<br />1300 | 4 | R | Vaughn,<br />New Mexico | Traveled<br />195° | | Straight<br />flight | White | None | 1 hr<br />25<br />mts | None | Round | Ping pong<br />ball at<br />arm's len-<br />g th | 1180 to 200<br />mph | Ceased<br />observation | (2) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | | | | Color | or<br />22 Train Trail | of<br />Duration Observation | punos | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 190 | 1950<br />11 Mar | 0100 | 1 | R | Holloman<br />AFB, New | App 270° | About<br />30° a-<br />bove<br />horizon<br />at dis-<br />tance of<br />150 miles | Straight<br />flight | Changed<br />from<br />light<br />jorange<br />ito<br />blood<br />ired to<br />amber<br />to<br />light<br />green | None | 5 mts | None | Ping<br />pong<br />ball | Ping pong<br />ball held<br />at arm's<br />length | | Disappeared<br />from view | (1) |
| 191 | 16 Mar | 1100 | 10 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico | N to NE | | Turned on<br />their axis<br />& maneu-<br />vered up &<br />down | Bricht<br />lumin-<br />ous as<br />tin<br />foil | None | 3-5<br />mts | None | Flat<br />spher-<br />iodic | 1 to 6" | Faster than<br /><br />al aircraft | Discontinued<br />convention-jobservation | (2) |
| 192 | 16 Mar | 11000 | 10 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico | NE | Over<br />20,000 | Skyward at<br />at 600-80° | Bright<br />alumi-<br />num | None | 30<br />mts | None | Oval<br />& ob-<br />long | 1/16" -<br />held at<br />arm's<br />length | Faster than<br />convention-<br />jal aircraft | Gradually<br />disappeared | (2) |
| 193 | 17 Mar | 0310 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Toward<br />earth | | Toward<br />earth | Reddish<br />then<br />green | None | 1 sec | one | | | | Appeared to<br />fall to<br />earth | (3) |
| 194 | 17 Mar | 030 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | NE | | Level<br />flight | Green-<br />ish<br />yellow | None | 3 secs | None | Round | size of<br />full moon | Moderate | Like light<br />going out | (3) |
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| Number | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | General Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal or Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 190 | 1950<br />11 Mar | 0100 | 1 | R | Holloman<br />AFB, New | App 270° | About<br />30° a-<br />bove<br />horizon<br />at dis-<br />tance of<br />50 miles | Straight<br />flight | Changed<br />from<br />light<br />jorange<br />to<br />blood<br />ired to<br />amber<br />ito<br />light<br />green | None | 5 mts | None | Ping<br />pong<br />ball | Ping pong<br />ball held<br />at arm's<br />length | | Disappeared<br />from view | (1) 22<br />(2) |
| 191 | 16 Mar | 1100 | 10 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico | N to NE | | Turned on<br />their axis<br />& maneu-<br />vered up &<br />down | Bricht<br />lumin-<br />ous as<br />tin<br />foil | None | 3-5<br />mts. | None | Flat<br />spher-<br />iodic | 1 to 6" | Faster than<br /><br />al aircraft | Discontinued<br />convention-jobservation | (2) |
| 192 | 16 Mar | 1000 | 10 | Unk | Farmington,<br />New Mexico | NE | Over<br />20,000 | Skyward at<br />at 600-80° | Bright<br />alumi-<br />num | None | 30<br />mts | None | Oval<br />& ob-<br />long | 1/16"-"Faster<br />held at<br />arm's<br />length | than<br />convention-<br />jal aircraft | Gradually<br />disappeared | (2) |
| 193 | 17 Mar | 0310 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | Toward<br />earth | | Toward<br />earth | Reddish<br />then<br />green | one | 1 sec | None | | | | Appeared to<br />fall to<br />earth | (3) |
| 194 | 17 Mar | 0308 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | NE | | Level<br />flight | Green-<br />ish<br />yellow | None | 3 secs | None | Round | size of<br />full moon | Moderate | Like light <br />going out | ( 3) |
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| Numbor | Date | Time | of<br />Number Observers | *Reliability of Observers | Goneral Area of Occurrence | Apparent Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal to Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 200 | 1950<br />21 ar | 1320 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />New Mexico | E to SW | App 45°<br />above<br />horizon | | 2 ob-<br />jects<br />silver | None | 10<br />Imts | None | Round | App size of<br />dime at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | Excessive<br />to jet<br />flight | Gradually<br />fadod from<br />view | (2) G3 |
| 201 | 21 Mar | 1300 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Basc,<br />New Mexico | NE to SE | 40,000-<br />60,000' | | Varied<br />from<br />shiny<br />silver<br />to<br />shady<br />gray | one | 30<br />mts | None | Round | Size of end<br />of thumb at<br />arm's len-<br />gth | About same<br />as jet air-<br />craft | Disappeared | (2) |
| 202 | 21 Mar | 1315 | 1 | Unk | Sandia Basc,<br />New Mexico | E | 75°<br />above<br />horizon | | White | None | 5 mts | None | Round | Smaller<br />than fist<br />at arm's<br />leng th | App. 500-<br />700 mph | Disappeared<br />from range<br />of vision | (2) |
| 203 | 21 Mar | 1300<br />1330 | 4 | Unk | Kirtland<br />AFB, New | SE to S | 400-500<br />above<br />horizon | Zig-zag<br />motion up<br />& down | Bright<br />silvor | one | 1 mt | None | Round | Size of<br />dime at<br />arm's<br />length | About same<br />as fast jet<br />aircraft | Disappeared<br />from range<br />of vision | (2) |
| 204 | 22 Mar | 1100 | 11 | Unk | Kirtland<br />AFB, Now<br />Mexico | NW<br />ing to N | chang-25,000<br />to<br />30,000' | Horizontal | Tan to<br />brown | ono | 56<br />SOCS | None | Flying<br />wing | About size<br />of golf<br />ball held<br />at arm's<br />length | Extremely<br />high specd | Disappeared | (2) C32 |
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| Number | | | | | General Area of Occurrence | Apparont Direction of Flight | Apparent Altitude | Course Horizontal or Vertical | Color | or<br />Train Trail | Duration of Observation | Sound | Shape | Apparent Size | Apparent Speed | of<br />Manner Disappear- ance | **Evaluation |
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| 205 | 1950<br />22 Mar | 0010 | 3 | Unk | Sandia Base,<br />Now Mexico | SE to NW | | Line para-<br />11el w/line<br />tangent to<br />the earth | Bluc<br />center<br />with<br />orange<br />exter-<br />ior | None | 13<br />secs | None | Round<br />like<br />ball<br />from<br />roman<br />candle | | 1 socs 30°<br />jazimuth | Burned out | (3) |
| 206 | 1 Apr | 0420 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Loxico | S to N | 75°<br />above<br />horizon | | Whito<br />light | Hone | 1 sec<br />or<br />less | None | Round | | | Disappeared<br />behind<br />building | (3) |
| 207 | 17 Apr | 1530 | 10 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | 2,0001<br />abovo<br />horizon | Manuevered<br />up & down<br />& from side<br />to side | Light<br />groon<br />bright<br />as tin<br />foil | None | 20-30<br />secs | None | | 1/16" at<br />arm's<br />length | | Gradually<br />went out<br />of sight | (1) C |
| 208 | 20 Apr | 1530 | 1 | R | Los Alamos,<br />New Mexico | | | Mancuvered<br />up & down | Bright<br />metal-<br />lic | one | 15-30<br />mts | None | Rough-<br />ly<br />circu-<br />lar | Est. 9 in<br />diameter | Faster than<br />convention-of<br />al aircraft | Lost sight<br />object | (2) |
| 209 | 1 May | 1510 | 2 | Unk | Kirtland<br />AFB, New | SW to NE | Appare-<br />ntly a<br />fow<br />thou-<br />sand<br />fect | Was angl-<br />ing down-<br />ward | Silvor<br />lucid<br />motal-<br />lic<br />object | None | Not<br />quite<br />a sec | None | Cylin-<br />drical | | Tremendous | Flash of<br />brilliant<br />white light | (2) 222 |
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To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer
17th District, O. S. I.
From: Lincoln La Paz, Director
Institute of Meteoritics
Subject :
Anomalous Luminous Phenomena ( Seventh Report)
1. In the second report of this series, dated 1948, December 20, the writer listed ten significant differences between the bright green horizon- tally-moving fireballs observed in the interval 1948, December 5-20, and typical meteors. These differences were the following:
( 1) The horizontal nature of the pat,1s of nost of the December
- fi reballs is most unusual . Genuine meteors are rarely observed to move in horizontal paths .
(2) Again the very low height of the December fireball discussed in section 2 above sets it off in sharp contrast from the genuine meteors for which heights of the order of 40 or more miles are nor- mally observed.
( 3) The velocity determined for the fi reball of Dece~ber 12 is
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(6) In the case of genuine meteors the paths are directed to- ward all points of the compass with equal frequency. On the contrary in the case of the green fireballs, plots of admissible approach sec- tors show that there is a very pronounced tendency for the paths to come in from the north half of the sky.
(7) The three groups of anomalous greenish luminous phenomena show a curious association with well known meteor showers, although none of these meteor showers normally produce extremely bright green fireballs, such as those recently observed. For example, the obser- vation mentioned by lir. Nonnig appeared near the maximum of the Quadrantid shower of early January, Mr. McCullough's observation of August was near the time of the Porsid shower and the December observations all fell in the interval covered by the Geminid shower. This relationship might indicate an attempt to render the green fire- balls less conspicuous by causing them to appear only when there is considerable meteoric activity.
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(8) As noted in an earlier communication, the remarkably vivid groen color reported for most of the December fireballs is rarely observed in the case of genuine meteors. By laboratory test this peculiar color seems to be identical with that given off by copper salts in the blowpipe flame. If this identification is correct, the wave longth of the radiation from the greon fireballs is near A-5218.
(9) The duration estimates of between 2 and 3 seconds reported for the green fireballs are considerably longer than those (0.4 - 0.5 seconds) for the ordinary visual meteors, but shorter than the duration estimates invariably reported in the case of a genuine meteorite fall (5 to 30 scconds or oven longer).
(10) For none of the green fireballs has a train of sparks or a dust cloud been reported. This contrasts sharply with the be- havior noted in casc of meteoric fircballs--particularly those that penetrate to the very low levels whore the groon fireball of December 12 was observed.
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to move horizontally. However, a strictly vertical infall is also very rarely observed in the case of genuine meteor falls.
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3. An analysis just completed of the time distribution of the green fireballs so far observed permits us to add an 11th item to the list of differences given in paragraph 1 above. The graph of frequency versus local time which accompanies the present report shows that the maximum frequency of sighting of green fireballs (occurring at approximately 2030) coincides in time with neither the frequency maximum for ordinary meteors (occurring at approximately 0300) nor the frequency maximum for meteorite falls (occurring at approximately 1600).
4. Inspection of the graph referred to in paragraph 3 also will show that most of the green fireballs have been sighted in a time inter- val extending from about 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (MST). This concentration might be even more pronounced if it were possible to screen out of the secondary maximum, around 2 a.m. (MST), all ordinary meteors which have been mistakenly identified as green fireballs. That such misidentifica- tion has occurred is strongly suggested by the near coincidence in time of the secondary maximum of the green fireballs and the well established early morning maximum of the ordinary meteors.
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5. Some significance may attach to the fact that the time interval alluded to in paragraph 4 extends from about 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ural region of the USSR. Since missiles moving with velocities of the order of those found for the green fireballs for which real path determinations have been possible would travel from the southern Urals to New Mexico in less than 15 minutes, a possible interpretation of the concentration of sightings referred to in paragraph 4 is that the green fireballs result from guided missiles launched from bases in the Urals in the morning hours before cloudiness due to convection or blinding afternoon dust storms can interfere with non-radar tracking, such as has been used by the Optical Trajectory Section at White Sands Proving Ground.
6. There is also a pronounced concentration of green fireball incidents on the four days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, almost all of the most widely observed incidents having occurrod on Saturday or Sunday.
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consider the most probable explanation of the green fireballs to be the one given in the first of the three paragraphs below which are quoted from my letter of 1950, February 20, to Dr. P. H. Wyckoff, Chief Atmos- pheric Physics Laboratory, Base Directorate for Geophysical Research. The last two paragraphs quoted below well summarize my recommendations concerning the green fireball problem:
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"As a preliminary to setting down the project recommendations which you requested, I have very carefully reviewed all available fireball data (observers' reports, transit measurements, calculated real paths, etc.) covering incidents from those of December 5, 1948 to the extraordinary incident of February 7, 1950, which has been under intensive investigation for the last two weeks. As a result of this comprehensive review, particularly as it relates to the in- cident of February 7, 1950, I feel compelled to write you in some- what different terms concerning my own part in the proposed fireball project than I had in mind when we last discussed this matter. In brief, I have come to the conclusion that, on the basis of the evidence now available to me, I would not be justified in recommend- ing a fireball project. In my opinion, this evidence proves conclu- sively that the fireballs reported on fall into one of two categories: Those of the first category (the majority) are meteorite falls of unusual, but certainly not of impossible, magnitude, frequency and other characteristics; those of the second category (the minority) are U. S. guided missiles undergoing tests in the neighborhoods of the sensitive installations they are designed to defend. This interpretation of the latter category is the one that I proposed in answer to a question raised by Dr. Teller at the first Los Alamos conference on February 17, 1949. It was not taken seriously then and I doubt that it will be taken seriously at the present time. However, even if my interpretation of the unconventional fireballs is the correct one, it is obvious that those in position to confirm it should refuse to do so."
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that Dr. L. A. Manning, of Stanford, and Dr. Millman be placed in charge of the radar investigation; and, finally, that Dr. William Crozier, of the New Mexico School of Mines, be placed in charge of dust collection and identification. On the basis of many intensive field surveys, I do not anticipate that ground scarch will lead to any recoveries, but in case such ground search is to be attempted, it should be carried out on the scale stressed in my conversations with you and Major Oder last month."
9. Although the above paragraphs were written somo months ago, the recommendations contained in them are the ones I would urge you to con- sider at the present time. In conclusion, I should like to repeat the offer made at the end of my letter of February 20 to Dr. Wyckoff, namely to serve, if needed, as consultant on the green fireball project as suggested in Major Oder's letter to me under date of Novombor 29, 1949, with the stipulation, however, that my service be on a voluntary basis rather than on the $40 per day contract specified in Major Oder's letter.
Louvin La Paz Lsucoln
Lincoln La Paz, Director
Institute of lotooritics
University of New Mexico
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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NE,V MEXICO
DR/JLB/web
File No: 24-8
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN (Aerial Phenomena)
18 May 1949
TO: Commanding General
Sandia Base
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ATTN: Intelligence Officer
1. Transmitted herewith is a Summary of Information relative to the aerial phenomena which have been observed in the New Mexico -- West Texas area.
2. This investigation is being continued and your office will be kept informed of future developments.
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DOYLE REES
Lt. Col, USAF
District Commander
1 Incl
Summary of Information
DISTRIBUTION OF SUMMARY:
2 - Hq OSI
13d OSI Region
1- CG, AMC
1 CO, Kirtland AFB
1co, 636th Acft Control & warning Sq
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AF Guided Missile Project
1
AF Field Office for Atomic Energy
1
CG, Sandia Base
3
Atomic Energy Security Service
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CG, Fourth Army
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BIO, Ft Bliss, Texas
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FBI, Albuquerque
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Dr Lincoln La Paz, UNM
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# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
DECLASSIFIED
Authority NW 91526
By D F / pm NARA, Date 5/13/86
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USA F 17th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIO KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO
## SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
19 April 1949
1. This is a comprehensive summary of all observations of unidenti fied aerial phenomena possessing similar characteristics which have been observed in the New Mexico-West Texas area. The common characteristics. of most of the incidents are:
a. Green color, sometimes described as greenish-white, bright green, yellow-green, or blue green.
b.
Horizontal path , sometimes with minor variations.
C. Speed less than that of a meteor, but more than any known type of aircraft.
d.
No sound associated with observations.
e .
No persistent trail or dust cloud.
f .
Period of visibility from one to five seconds .
2. All of the incidents reported do not possess all of the above characteristics, but in each case one or more are present. In none of the reported incidents has any natural or man-made object been determined to be responsible.
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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (Cont)
19 April 1949
sufficient information to warrant inclusion of such facts as they did possess. Any interview where the veracity of the interviewee was doubted was discounted in the preparation of reports for transmittal.
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# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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WASHINGTON (cont.)
## SUMMARY OF INFORMATION: (cont.)
| Date | | or | Course |
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| 5 Dec 48 | 1930 | Green | NE to SW |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2000 | Green | |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2105 | Green | |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2115 | Green | N/S |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2115 | Green | |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2115 | Green | |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2127 | Green | |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2135 | Green | |
| 5 Doc 48 | 2200 | Green | N/S |
| 5 Dec 48<br />5 Dec 48 | 2220<br />2220 | Red-white<br />N/S | NE to S<br />N/S |
| 5 Dec 48 | 2315 | Green | N/S |
| 6 Dec 48 | 2255 | Green | w/s |
| 7 Dec 48 | 2145 | Green | N/S |
| 8 Dec 48 | 1835 | Green | N/S |
| 12 Dec 48 | 2102 | | Note 1 |
| 12 Dec 48 | 2102 | | Note 1 |
| 13 Dec 48 | 2130 | Note 2 | |
| 13 Dec 48 | 2215 | Green | N/S |
| 14 Dec 48 | 0100 | Green | N/S |
| 20 Dec 48 | 2054 | Note 2 | Note 3 |
| 28 Dec 48 | 0431 | White | N to S |
| 6 Jan 49 | 0310 | Green | E to W |
| 6 Jan 49 | 1730 | | Note 4 |
| 30 Jan 49 | Note 5 | | |
| 14 Feb 49 | 1840 | White-Greenish | NE to SW |
| 17 Feb 49 | Note 6 | | |
# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON (cont.)
## SUMMARY OF INFORMATION: (cont.)
| DAUS | | | Course | Sao Fram | Seen By |
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| 27 Fer 49 | 1905 | Green | GO B | ios Alamos | ABC Lieutenant |
| 2 Mar 49 | 0010 | N/S | W to S | Los Alamos | LESS Inspector |
| 3 er 49 | 0159 | Green | Down | Los Alamos | AESS Sergeant |
| 8 Mar 49<br /><br />8 Mar 49 | 1836<br /><br />1835 | Waite-<br />Greenish | 275 to 289<br /><br />Note 7 | Los Alamos | AESS aspect |
| 13 Mar 49<br /><br />27 Mar 49 | 2153<br /><br />1800 | Greenish-<br />White<br />Note 6 | Nor S | Sundia Base | MPS |
| 5 Apr 49 | 2200 | Green | S to N | Los Alamos | AESS Inspector |
| 6 Apr 49 | 0005 | Green | N to SE- | Los Alamos | AESS Inspector |
| 7 Apr 49 | 0100 | Green | S to N | Los Alamos | AESS Inspector |
| 7 Apr 49 | 0135 | Green | E to W | Los Alamos | AESS Inspector |
| 12 Apr 49 | 1930 | White | E to W | Sandia Base | P |
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EXTRACT FROM REPORT SUBMITTED BY DR. LA PAZ ON 20 DECEMBER 1948:
## Decomber 14:
1:00 a.m., Mr. Mimo Sanchez (Wagon Mound, N..)
# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON (cont.)
## Decomber 14: (cont.)
2. The Real Path of the Only Groon Fireball so Far Observed at Two Separate Stations. Among the numerous observations so far mado, there is only one pair of corresponding observations i.e., those made simultaneously by different groups of observers at widely separated stations. The only such observations are those obtained on the night of December 12 by one group of observers near Starvation Peak (Bernal, New Mexico - see report on inci t of 1948, December 12, 9h 2m plus or minus 30s), and a second pair of obser stationed within the Los Alamos reservation. By graphic reduction of the simultaneously made observations, the following facts have been determined: The green fireball of December 12, 9h 2m plus or minus 30s appeared very nour a point with the coordinates latitude 35° 50', longitude 106° 40' and disap peared near a point with the coordinates latitude 35° 45', longitude 107° 0: traversing a nearly or exactly horizontal path with a length of very nearly twenty-five (25) miles at an altitude above the surface of the earth of ap- proximately 8 to 10 miles, depending on the estimate of angular altitude employed in the reduction; the velocity with respect to the earth works out at between 8 and 12 miles a second, depending on the duration estimate used. It should be observed that the above results are obtained under the assumption that the points of appearance and disappearance of the fireball were soon simultaneously by both the Bernal and Los Alamos groups. In case this assump tion is not fulfilled, the real path could very easily be no more than 10 to 12 miles long, the velocity with respect to the earth then working out at between 3 and 6 milos a second. While there is thus considerable undertainty because of the lack of confirming azimuth observations from a third station. concordance in the five (5) different estimates of angular elevation make it most unlikely that the linear height of the fireball was much less than 8 mi and much more than 10 miles. It is interesting to observe that the backwar! extension of the 25-milo path first given passes almost contrally across the Los Alamos reservation.
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## TO: Colonel Doyle Rees
December 20, 1948
3.4 In the case of meteorites that penetrate to as low levels as that determined for the fireball of December 12, the observed luminous pho- nomena are always accompanied by very violent noises. No noises whatever have been observed in connection with the various December fireballs so far investigated.
# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON (cont.)
## TO: Colonel Doyle Rees (cont.)
3.5 Genuine meteors normally show remarkable variations in ort beginning as fine thin hair lines, which are scarcely visible to the observer, and then brightening up to flash out near the end of their paths. In the s of the December fireballs most of the observers have reported that the grea balls appeared almost instantly at their full brightness.
3.6 In the case of genuine meteors the paths are directed toward all points of the compass with equal frequency. On the contrary in the care of the green fireballs, plots of admissible approach soctors show that ther is a very pronounced tendency for the paths to come in from the north half of the sky.
# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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WASHINGTON (cont.)
## TO: Colonel Doyle Rees (cont.)
3.7 The three groups of anomalous greenish luminous phenomena show a curious association with well known meteor showers, although none of those meteor showers normally produce extremely bright green fireballs, such as those recently observed. For example, the observation montioned by Mr. lol. appeared near the maximum of the Quadrantid shower of carly January, Mr. McCullough's observation of August was near the time of the Persid shower d the December observations all fell in the interval covered by the Gominid shower. This relationship might indicate an attempt to render the green fir balls less conspicuous by causing them to appear only when there is consider able meteoric activity.
- 3.8 As noted in an earlier communication, the remarkably vivid greon color reported for most of the December fireballs is rarely observed in the case of genuine meteors. By laboratory test this peculiar color seems to be identical with that given off by copper salts in the blowpipe flame. If this identification is correct, the wavelength of the radiation from the green fireballs is near 5,218 Angstrom Units.
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# The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Institute of Meteoritics
December 30, 1948
TO: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer
District No. 17
Office of Special Investigations
From: Lincoln La Paz, Director
Institute of Meteoritics
Subject: Anomalous luminous phenomena (Third Report)
# The University of New Mexico (cont.)
In the second report of this series, a description was given of the rea path through the atmosphere of the green fireball of 1948, December 12, 9 (plus or minus 30s). On the basis of corresponding observations made fron. station near Starvation Peak, New Mexico, and a second station near Los Alanc New Mexico, this fireball was found to have appeared near a point with the coordinates: latitude 35° 50' N, longitude 106°, 40 W, and to have disappe near a point with the coordinates: latitude 350° 45' N, longitude 107 05° traversing an almost horizontal path, at an elevation of about 10 miles aber sea level, with a length of about 25 miles, at a velocity of approximately 10 miles per second. (The minimum path length consistent with the observati was found to be about 11 miles, the corresponding velocity then falling bat 3 and 6 miles per second, depending on the duration adopted.)
# The University of New Mexico (cont.)
On the basis of corresponding observations of the greenish-white fira... of 1948, December 20, 8h 54m p.m. made by two pairs of Los Alamos observers it has now become possible to work out another approximate real path. As w be apparent from the original accounts of the observations made by AESS Inspectors William D. Wilson, Buford G. Truett, Clifford E. Strang, and Pays.. Security Inspector George S. Skipper, the fireball of 1948, December 20 was observed under less favorable conditions than the green fireball seen by five persons on the night of December 12. However, on the basis of the original accounts of the observers named above, of sketches supplied by these four it viduals on December 29 and of transit observations made by Captain M. 5. Jee and the undersigned on the same date at the points of observation (viz., 35° 48 .9, 106° 18' .4 for Strang and Skipper and 35° 55', 106° 23' i for Wilson and Truett), it has been possible to establish reasonable concordance between various points on the fireball path as seen by the two groups of oh... servers. Because of the very short baseline (only 8 miles long) between the two points of observation and the difficult conditions under which the first... of December 20 was observed, it is my opinion that the real path derived the December 20 observations deserves considerably less weight than that ch tained from the December 12 observations.
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It is found that the fireball doubly observed by Messrs. Wilson, Truett, Strang, and Skipper appeared at a height of at least 10 miles and descended an angle of about 450 to the vertical (according to Truett's estimate) to point C at an elevation of only 2.3 miles above the horizontal plane tire. the point from which Strang and Skipper observed. As the fireball appro the point C, its path levelled off and from C to its point of disappearanc E, the fireball followed a nearly horizontal path approximately 7.5 miles moving with a velocity of between 3.75 and 7.5 miles per second, depending the duration estimate adopted. The coordinates of the projection of C on earth are 35° 56', N, 106° 30 W, and those of the projection of E are 35° 57' N, 106° 23' W. The forward extension of the fireball's trace on the as determined by the above projections, passes some six miles to the nort the town of Los Alamos.
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TO: Director, Intelligence & Security Division.
7 January 1949
FROM: Chief, Physical Security Branch
SUBJECT: Reported Observation of Unidentified Light or Flare Moving Across the Sky on 6 January 1949
1. On 7 January 1949, the writer interviewed Pfc. Meredith J. Everitt, ASN 38552954, Headquarters, 8450th M.P. Group, concerning the un- identified light or flare which he had reportedly seen moving across the sky.
# The University of New Mexico (cont.)
2. Pfc. Everitt advised that on 6 January 1949 he was guarding a C-97 airplane at the landing strip, located adjacent to the Ordnance Area, when at approximately 1730 hours he noticed a bright object travelling across the sky, from the Southeast towards the Northwest. He related that the object was diamond shaped, approximately two feet long, and appeared to be much brighter in its center than at the edges. He estimated that the object was approximately 1500 to 2000 feet in the air and travelled approximately 500 feet, horizontal to the carth's surface, before he lost sight of it. Pfc. Everitt was unable to estimate the speed of the object but stated that he has seen low flying jet planes, and that this object travelled much faster than the jets that he has observed. There was no smoke or other vaporous material visible to Pfc. Everitt around or following the object.
3. At the time Pfc. Everitt witnessed the object, he stated that the sky was clear, furnishing a light blue background, and that the object appear- ed to be a bright white light, with no other apparent visible color.
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# THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
# ALBUQUERQUE
Institute of Meteoritics
February 21, 1949
TO: Lt Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer
District No. 17
Office of Special Investigations
From: Lincoln La Paz, Director
Institute of Meteoritics
Subject: Anomalous luminous phenomena (4th report)
# ALBUQUERQUE (cont.)
1. Several additional sightings of unexplained aerial light phenomen have occurred since the third report in this series was prepared. Outstanding among the as yet undescribed incidents was the green fireball of Sunday eveni January 30, 1949, 5:54 p.m. MST. Within less than one minute after the ap.. pearance of the fireball, an eyewitness (Mr. Nesbett) called to report the pression of a group of persons who saw the fireball through an east window while seated about the dinner table in a brightly lighted room. Within twelve hours after the fireball appeared, more than 100 eyewitness accounts had bor obtained by its director through personal interviews. An unusually high per centage of the reports came from military personnel (waiting out under the s for Post Theaters to open), from guards and other special agents already al to watch for anomalous luminous phenomena and from airplane pilots, contro tower men and oilwell workers working on the late afternoon to midnight shift.
# ALBUQUERQUE (cont.)
2. On February 1st, a staff car was placed at the writer's disposal by Major William Godsoe of the Fourth Army and a field survey was begun of the region in New Mexico and Texas in which the majority of the observer's repor... ing the fall lived. This survey, carried out under unusually severe weather conditions, included visits to the following localities: Moriarty, Estancia Vaughn, Ramon, Mesa, Roswell, Caprock, Tatum and other towns in New Mexico: and Lamesa, Brownfield, Plains, Lubbock, Muleshoe and other towns in Texas (Several of these towns were visited two or more times.) At Roswell, where very effective cooperation was provided by the OSI group at Walker Air Base under Lt Paul Ryan, and the local CAP unit under Lt H. K. Cobean, Special Agent Bill Ricket was added to the survey party and gavo much aid in later work. At Lamesa, Texas, the ground survey party was joined by an air sear i party consisting of Major Charles Phillips, USAF, Captain Melvin E. Neef and Special Agent Jack L. Boling, from the 17th District OSI offico at Kirtland Field, and Corporal Cochran. On February 4th, the four persons just named flor a low-level air reconnaissance mission in a T-11 aircraft over the area sur- rounding the earth-point of the fireball of January 30th. At the same tim a second ground survey party under Lt Paul Ryan made a careful field search along a route extending from Lamesa through Amherst, Texas, to Clovis. Now is
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# ALBUQUERQUE (cont.)
3. As a result of the ground and air searches referred to above, and of an analysis of the very large amount of information obtained from eyewitnessos by personal interviews, by telephone conversations and by letter, it has now (three weeks after the fall) become clear that several thousand persons in New Mexico and Texas saw this great fireball leisurely traverse the sky. It has been possible to determine that the January 30th fireball became visibl at an altitude of approximately twelve miles over a point at latitude 34 longitude 102° 51, and disappeared at an altitude of approximately eight mil over a point at latitude 32° 48', longitude 102° 221, after traversing a nearly horizontal path approximately 143 miles long at a velocity of from s to fourteen miles per second. Although the January 30th fireball must be among the brightest observed in the last quarter-century, and in spite of the fact that its real path lay closer to the earth throughout its entire exten than any other meteorite path of which the writer has knowledge (excepting the anomalous green fireballs of December 12th and 20th, 1948), the meteor. detonations and long continued rumblings which without exception accompany large meteorite falls were not observed on January 30th by anyone in the vs. large region covered by the various ground surveys. However, what may have been Udden noises (anomalous whizzing and hissing sounds frequently reporton by very distant observers as having been heard at the same time that a moto ritic fireball was seon) were heard at Roswell, New Mexico, and near Mulesh Texas.
# ALBUQUERQUE (cont.)
4. In addition to the absence of noise anomaly referred to in the las paragraph, the fireball of January 30th, 1949, shows several other features (e.g. nearly horizontal path, absence of long enduring luminous train or du clouds, North to South direction, etc) characteristic of the green fireballs earlier described in this series of reports. However, the January 30th fir ball was much brighter than any of those earlier reported and differed from other green fireballs in that many of the Texas observers who were situated nearest its path reported its color as blue, orange, red and even purple in stead of green.
5. Up to the present time (February 21st), no evidence whatever supporti the belief that solid fragments fell to earth from the January 30th fireball has been discovered. However, as promptly as possible, a much more thorough ground search should be made in the probable area of fall as outlined by the earlier surveys, for, in my opinion, the fireball of January 30th is the only one of the anomalous luminous objects under investigation which gives any in cation of having been a meteorite fall.
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## INCIDENTS OF 17 FEBRUARY AND 27 MARCH:
In each of these incidents the following description applies:
# ALBUQUERQUE (cont.)
## INCIDENTS OF 17 FEBRUARY AND 27 MARCH: (cont.)
a. Color - Red, orange, pink, or amber
b. Shape - Elongated, about five to ten times as long as wide.
C. Consistency Apparently solid, but flexible, Did open
he vapor or smoke trail.
d. Luminosity - Appeared to be self-luminous, and the varying t
of flight and charges of position caused no chang
either degree or color of emitted lig'rt,
0. Flight Both objects performed various maneuvers, consisting of climbing and diving, with turning movements.
f. Speed - Not accurately estimated, due to variation in time fict
- go Termination 1 Both objects appeared to disappear in the dister
h. Location The 17 February incident was observed from the area Albuquerque, Now Liexico. The 27 Maroh observations we made from the Tucumcari-Clovis aron.
i. Course The 17 February object appeared to move from west to ear that of 27 Earth, from east to west.
j. Sound No sound was reported in conjuntion with either inside..
k. Romarks - In each case, reports indicated that the jeais prod around corners in vertical maneuvers, rather than sw around as would a rigid object. In neither case did investirati produce any evidence of a jet-propelled craft in the area. Observers in each case were found whose credibility is above average.
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INCIDENT OF 8 UARCH 1 949:
This incident was reported by an AESS Inspector on duty at Los Alamos, The object appeared to be an eliptical, rather stubby, aluminum body sur rounded or covered with billowy flame. There may have been projections similar to stubby control surfaces and wings, but the observer could not be sure of this. The observer described the object as looking rather lik: the part of a war time German airplane from the cockpit aft. It disappea behind the clouds. The path was slightly descending; there was no noise.
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# HEADQUARTERS. SANDIA BASE
ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO
REFER TO FILE NO.
SBID/1
MAR 31 1949
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
# HEADQUARTERS. SANDIA BASE (cont.)
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By DF | 0 M NARA, Date 5/13/24
TO: The Chief
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
P. O. Box 2610
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTENTION: Chief, Intelligence & Security Division
1. Reference is made to letter this Headquarters, file SBID/1, dated 31 December 1948, subject as above.
2. Inclosed herewith are three (3) summaries of information from Fourth Army, dated 16 March, 18 March, and 24 March 1949, dealing with the reports of unidentified lights appearing in the vicinity of Camp Hood, Texas.
- 3 . A conference was held at l.os .Alamos on 16 February 1949, to consider the unnatural phenomena that have been reported . Commander Richard l.1an delkorn represented this Headquarters at this conference . H is report of this conference as well e.s a_transcript of the minutes of the conference are attached hereto .
4. It is request ed that these inclosures be returne d to this H eadquarters for file , after they have served their purpose , inasmuch as t hey are the onlycopies on hand .
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## 18 February 1949
REPORT OF TRIP TO LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO, 16 FEBRUARY 1949, BY COMMANDER RICHARD S. MANDELKORN, U.S.N., RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, SANDIA BASE.
Subject: Project "Grudge".
1. On 16 February, a conference was held at Los Alamos to consider the so-called green fireball phenomena which commenced about 5 December 1948. The following were present:
For Los Alamos:
Mr. N. E. Bradbury
Mr. Marshall Holloway
Mr. Fred Reines
Mr. John Manley
Mr. Edward Teller
Mr. Elmo Morgan (AEC)
Mr. Sidney Neuberger (Security)
Mr. Maxwell (AESS)
Mr. Hoyt
For the Fourth Army:
Major William A. Godsoe
Major Wynn
For the u. s. Air Force:
Captain Neef
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3. Dr. LaPu stated t:tat he had been assisting the Military for
the past two months at their request in the investigation of tho subject problem. and want onwith the general discussion of phenomena attending normal meteorite fall. postulating the following important character• isticss
a. Random path of fall.
b. Color and intensity variations in light emitted.
c. Sound.
d. Frightened animals.
4. Dr. LaPaz thenwent on to discuss the number of observers re
porting the subject phenomena and the diversity or their backgrounds• including commercial airlines' pilots, militarypilots. special intelligence agents. Los Alamos personnel (Mr. Hoyt). e.nd himself, as well as various and sundry previouslyuninformed citizens.
5. Dr. LaPaz then described the "Starvation Peak Incident" which he
- observed himself• detailing the following characteristics which indicate that the phmomenon can not be classified as a normal meteorite falls
a. Initial bright light (no period of intensity increase) and constant intensity during the duration of the phenomenon.
b. Yellow-green color (about 6,200 angstroms).
C. Essentially horizontal path.
d. Trajectory tra.versed at constant angular velocity.
e. Duration about two seconds.
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average during December., January., and February., yet no green fireballs
have been reported in any other areas. They seem.ad to be confined to the Los Alamos, Las Vegas., and Vlest Texas triangle.
8. Mr. Teller then took over the discussion and showed that a
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material object travellingwith the velocity of the subject phenomenon (about eight miles per second) would have to have a mass of about twenty grams, assuming all the kinetic energy could be converted to light, under the assumption that the light output is in the vicinity of 10 ergs per second. He then went on to show that the shock wave produced by the passage of an object or these dimensions or greater passing through the atmosphere at a height of eight to tonmiles (the observer fi£ures) with a velocity of eight miles per second would produce a loud noise easily audible ten kilometers from the source. No sound has been observed. Therefore, Mr. Teller has the tentative opinion they are not material objects passing through the air. We should look to electronios and optics for an explanation rather than inthe field of hydrodynamics. In any event., it was apparently agreed by those present that it -was almost incredible that a large object such as a guided missile or informer vehicle could pass through the atmosphere at a height of eight miles at a velocity of seven to eight miles per second without producing a loud noise wnich would have been audible to observers. Mr. Bradbury demurred so far as the electronic explanationwas concerned, saying if it were assumed that the answer lay int hat region, many more difficult problems would have to be solved.
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9. The following aotion seems in order:
a .
Recalculation of the data outlined by Mr. Teller with a more
- accurate treatment to verifyhis tentative conclusions.
b. The establishment ofwoll-equipped and organized observation
- stations to give as thorough photometric and photographic coverage as is possible inthe geographic area involved.
c. Assuming that Mr. Teller's theories are borne out by re
- calculation, declassification of the . Project to permit participation and thinking by scientists tnroughout tho country.
10. Dr. Le.Paz and Captain Neef have fruitlessly attempted to obtain
information from a ?ll8teorite observers' group now atVlhite Sands, said to be performing work under contraot for the Navy. Commander Mandelkorn offered to assist them in their endeavor to enlist the servicos of the group for observntions inconnection with Project "Grudge".
11. Conclusions It is my belief that these phenomena, •particularly
if there are any further incidents., a.re deserving of serious consideration
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until their source and meaning have been sntiefactorilyexplained.
Although Mr. Teller's discussion tends to disprove the hypothesis that guided missiles or informer vehicles are responsible, thero is cause for concern of the continued occurrences of unexplainable phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sensitive installations.
•Captain Neef reports blue fireball visible from Sandia at 0530, 17
February 1949, end a yellow-orange cigar-shaped light at 1759, visible until 1806, 17 Fobruary.
/s/ Richard Mandelkorn
RICHARD MANDELKORN,
Commander, U.S.N.
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# SUMMAN OF INFORMATION
DATE
24 March 1969
PREPARING OFFICE
Office of the AC of S, G-2, Headquarters Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
SUBJECT
# SUMMAN OF INFORMATION (cont.)
| CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | |
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| COMPLETELY RELIABLE | | CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES | |
| USUALLY RELIABLE | | PROBABLY TRUE | |
| FAIRLY RELIABLE | C | POSSIBLY TRUE | |
| NOT USUALLY RELIABLE | D | DOUBTFULLY TRUE | |
| UNRELIABLE | E | IMPROBABLE. | |
| RELIABILITY UNKNOWN | F | TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED | |
# SUMMAN OF INFORMATION (cont.)
Unusual Lights
452.1 AKADB
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
# SUMMAN OF INFORMATION (cont.)
The following information has been received in a report from the Office of the AC 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 McCulloch, Headquarters 2d Armored Division, and Mr. Raymond Schmidieke, Special Agent, Killeen Base, spent several hours from an observation
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# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
DATE
18 March 1949
PREPARING OFFICE Office of the AC of S, G-2, Headquarters Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION |
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| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | OF SOURCE: | | OF INFORMATION: |
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | COMPLETELY RELIABLE | A | CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES |
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | USUALLY RELIABLE | B | PROBABLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | FAIRLY RELIABLE | C | POSSIBLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | NOT USUALLY RELIABLE | | DOUBTFULLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | UNRELIABLE | | IMPROBABLE |
| SUBJECT<br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | RELIABILITY UNKNOWN | | TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED |
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
Bight moving "lights" appeared in the atmosphere over or in the vicinity of the "Q" area, AFSWP, Camp Hood, Texas, on the evening of 17 March 1949. At the time of these sightings, the alert guard of the 2nd Armored Division, under the Assistant AC of S, G-2 of Camp Hood, was in the area concerned and prepared to fire flares and record instrument readings of elevation and azimuth. The purpose was to check the powers of observation of observers who had previously reported the phenomena observed on 6-7-8 March 1949 and heretofore reported in Summary of Information, this headquarters, dated 17 March 1949. subject: "Unusual Lights." However, before this operation could be begun, the series of 8 unusual "lights" appeared.
Coordinates of lights and time of sighting follow:
| | Coordinates | Time |
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| 1. | 910.40-855.14 | 1952 |
| 2. | 910.39 - 860.13 | 1958 |
| 3. | 910.42 -860.14 | 1958 |
| 4. | 910.38-860.15 | 2000 |
| 5. | 910.32 - 855.20 | 2000 |
| 6. | 910.30-855.17 | 2010 |
| 7. | 910.36 - 855.06 | 2024 |
| 8. | 910.37-855.35 | 2152 |
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# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
DATE
18 March 1969
PREPARING OFFICE
Office of the AC of S, G-2, Headquarters Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION |
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| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | OF SOURCE: | | OF INFORMATION: |
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | COMPLETELY RELIABLE | A | CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES |
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | USUALLY RELIABLE | B | PROBABLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | FAIRLY RELIABLE | C | POSSIBLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | NOT USUALLY RELIABLE | D | DOUBTFULLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | UNRELIABLE | [ ] | IMPROBABLE |
| SUBJECT<br /><br />UNUSUAL LIGHTS<br />(452.1 AKADB) | RELIABILITY UNKNOWN | | TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED |
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452.1 AKADB
SUBJECT: Unusual Lights
17 March 1949
TO Commanding General
Sandia Base
P. O. Box 5100
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ATTN: AC of S, G-2
The attached Summary of Information, this office, subject as above, 16 March 1949, re reports of "lights" observed over Camp Hood, Texas, is forwarded in duplicate for your information and any action deemed necessary.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
1 Incl (dup)
As stated, w/EXHIBITS I, II,
III, and IV
EUSTIS L. POLAND
Colonel, GSC
AC of S, G-2
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# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
DATE
16 March 1949
PREPARING OFFICE
Office of the AC of S, G-2, Headquarters Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
| SUBJECT<br />Unusual Lights<br />452.1 AKADB | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION |
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| SUBJECT<br />Unusual Lights<br />452.1 AKADB | OF SOURCE:<br />COMPLETELY RELIABLE | OF INFORMATION:<br />CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES |
| SUBJECT<br />Unusual Lights<br />452.1 AKADB | USUALLY RELIABLE | PROBABLY TRUE. |
| SUBJECT<br />Unusual Lights<br />452.1 AKADB | FAIRLY RELIABLE | POSSIBLY TRUE |
| SUBJECT<br />Unusual Lights<br />452.1 AKADB | NOT USUALLY RELIABLE<br />UNRELIABLE | DOUBTFULLY TRUE<br />IMPROBABLE |
| SUBJECT<br />Unusual Lights<br />452.1 AKADB | RELIABILITY UNKNOWN | TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED |
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
Following is an interim summary predicated on request of the Fourth Army Liaison Officer at Sandia Base for this headquarters to investigate and report on "fireball" phenomena reported to the Commanding General, Sandia Base, by AFSWP installation at Camp Hood, Texas, Report stated that several sightings of unusual "light" phenomena in the atmosphere above Site Baker (Q Area) had been made by security personnel there during the period 6-8 March 1949.
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
AT CAMP HOOD, it was determined that this type of phenomena, hitherto unreported from the Camp Hood Area, has the same general characteristics of the phenomena. observed during the past several months at Sandia Base. Because observers were in different locations and some were not certain as to time, it is possible that observation reported within the same hour on the same date are duplications. It should be noted that none of the observers had been instructed to look for or report any sort of atmospheric phenomena. All stated without equivocations that they had never before seen anything resembling the reported phenomena. All claimed to have seen "falling stars" nearly every night on the Camp Hood Reservation; but all wore emphatic in stating that this phenomena was quite different. All men were interrogated separately and had no advance notice that they would be questioned. After the interrogation they were taken to the spot where the observations had been made. These points were numbered and then plotted on map, Camp Hood and vicinity, 1/62 500 1943. Overlays have been made and a copy is hereto attached. The observer was thon told to aim a surveying instrument, brought along for the purpose, at the celestial points of origin and of temination of the phenomena. Vertical angles and magnetic azimuth of each point was then recorded. In most cases, the observer was able to fix azimuths by some terrain features. Vertical angles were of course estimated except where elevations of observations coincided with ridge on tree lines.
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## d. Object sighted:
Number: 1 Shape: Oblong Size: Described as "about 2 ft by 1 ft" Color: Pale blue-white light Speed: Not known Direction: From N 74° W to N 81° W Maneuverability: No deviation from course Altitude: From 6° above horizon to 45* above Sound: None (10) Exhaust trail: Sgt Vickery reports none. Pfc Ranson reported a faint pinkish red trail extending about three times the length of the body.
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
## d. Object sighted: (cont.)
2. From observation point #1 (see attached overlay).
a. Location of points: 91 1/4 - 855.7; Time: About 2020 hours.
b. Weather: Overcast (see attached weather report).
c. Witnesses: Pvt Martin M. Fensterman, US 57122075
l2nd AIB, Company A
Camp Hood, Texas
Pvt Frank (NMI) Luisi, US 57100167
l2 AIB, Company A
Camp Hood, Texas
| d. Object sighted: | d. Object sighted: |
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| (1) | Imber: 1 |
| | Shape: Ball like flash |
| | Size: Looked like basketball |
| | Color: Pale blue-white light |
| | Speed: Not known |
| | Direction: N 40° B |
| | Maneuverability: None--was a "fixed flash" |
| | Altitude: 590 above horizon |
| | Sound: None |
| (20) | Exhaust trail: None |
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3. From observation point #3 (see attached overlay). a. Location: 914.5-856.1; Time: About 2045 hours. b. Weather: Overcast (see attached weather report). c. Witness: Pvt Harold D. Moore, US 57410066 42nd AIB, Company A Camp Hood, Texas
d. Object sighted: Humber: 1 Shape: Roundish head with trail Size: About 10° in length Color: Light colored head, orange trail Speed: Not known Direction: From S 81° W to S 600 W Maneuverability: No deviation from course Altitude: From 21° above horizon to 6° 31' above Sound: None Exhaust trail: Orange trail about 100 long Remarks: Appeared to be going over Q area
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
## Observations on 7 March 1949:
1. From observation point #1 (see attached overlay)
a. Location: 91 1/4.3 - 855.7; Time: 0115 hours.
b. Weather: Clear (see attached weather report).
c. Witness: Pfc Robert Gardner Black, US 57112155
1st AIB, Company A
Camp Hood, Texas
d. Object sighted:
(1) Number: 1
(2) Shape: Like flash bulb
(3) Size: Flash bulb
(4) Color: Brilliant blue-white
(5) Speed: None
(6) Direction: N 40° E
(7) Maneuverability: None--fixed flash
(8) Altitude: 66° 15' above horizon
(9) Sound: None
(10) Exhaust trail: None
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(11) Remarks: This observer is a Harvard graduate. Used stars to mark bearing and elevation of sighting. Stated he had never seen anything like this phenomena before.
2. From observation point #2 (see attached overlay).
a. Location: 915.1 4 856.1; Time: 0115 0130 hours.
b. Weather: Clear (see attached weather report).
c. Witness: Pvt Paul C. Bryant, US 57204806 42nd AIB, Company A Camp Hood, Texas
d. Object sighted:
(1) maber: 1
(2) Shape: Like flash bulb
Size: Basketball
(4) Color: Bright blue-white
Speed: None
Direction: N 16° W
Maneuverability: None--fixed flash
Altitude: 27° 30° above horizon
Sound: None
(10) Exhaust trail: None.
3. From observation point 45 (see attached overlay). a. Location: 914.6 856.7: Time: 0130 0200 hours. b. Weather: Clear (see attached weather report). c. Witnesses Pvt Francesca (MMI) Lonardo, US 57175045 42nd AIB, Company A Camp Hood, Texas Pvt Savino E. Digni, US 57175036 42nd AIB, Company A Camp Hood, Texas
d. Object sighted:
(1) Number: 1
(2) Shape: Ball like flash
(3) Size: Like flash bulb
(4) Color: Bluish white
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| | Spoeds Not known |
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| (2) | Direction: $ 20° W |
| | Maneuverability: None--fixed flash |
| | Altitude: 260 above horizon |
| | Sound: None |
| (10) | Exhaust trail: None |
4. From observation point #7 (see attached overlay) a. Location: 909.0-856.9: Time: 0145 hours. b. Weather: Clear (see attached weather report). 0 Witness: Pfo Max Bugene Manlove, AF 15418997 1st Provost Security Sq Camp Hood, Texas
d. Object sighted:
Number: 1
Shape: Teardrop
Size: "About 2 ft by 1 ft"
Color: Orange
Speed: Not known
Direction: N 60° E
Maneuverability: No deviation
Altitude: 4 when first seen--dropped vertically
Sound: None
Exhaust trail: None
Remarks) Witness said this "light" dropped vortically to
ground and disappeared behind trees directly in front of him.
In view "about 2 seconds."
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# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
## Observations on 8 March 1949: (cont.)
| d. Object sighted: | d. Object sighted: |
|-|-|
| (1) | Number: 1 |
| (2) | Shape: Roundish head with hazy smoke trail. |
| (3) | Size: Not known |
| (4) | Color: Pale white light at head |
| (5) | Speed: Not known |
| | Direction: From S 58° to 8 54° B |
| | Maneuverability: No deviation |
| | Altitude: From 58° above horizon to 54° above |
| | Sound: None |
| | Exhaust trail: Left hazy white smoke trail |
| | Remarks: Travelled in arc and visible "long enough to |
| | snap your fingers." |
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# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
## Observations on 8 March 1949: (cont.)
8/1, Office of the AC of S, G-2, Headquarters Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Teams, 16 March 1949, subj. "Unusual Lights"
without the fence. The Security Officer of Site Baker is investigating. He stated the light was not carried by any of the AFSWP personnel.
Investigation continues in an effort to determine cause of the "lights." Last information is that 32 trip flares have been put into the general area by the 2nd Armored Division and that some may have been set off by wild animals. Subse quent summary will be rendered when more exact evidence on flares is obtained. It is presently known, however, that these flares explode on the ground and do not shoot into the air.
No conclusion is drawn from the data on attached overlay other than to note that the "lights" form a rough circle about the "Q" Area. Copy of surface weather observations for Camp Hood on the 6, 7, and 8 March 1949 are attached as a possible aid in analysis. This report covers only day hours since the USAF weather service at Camp Hood closes at 1700 hours and opens at 0730 hours.
(B-2)
# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION (cont.)
## Observations on 8 March 1949: (cont.)
EXHIBIT I-Overlay, Tank Destroyer Center, Camp Hood, Texas EXHIBIT II-Weather Report, 6 March 1949, Camp Hood, Texas EXHIBIT III-Weather Report, 7 March 1949, Camp Hood, Texas EXHIBIT IV-Feather Report, 8 March 1949, Camp Hood, Texas
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
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| 10 | STATION<br />PRESSURE<br /><br />17 | FLF<br /><br />"P | BULE<br /><br />29 | REL<br />MOITY<br /><br />20 | SKY<br />COVER | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | | | | | | | 37 | | | |
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| 10 | STATION<br />PRESSURE<br /><br />17 | FLF<br /><br />"P | BULE<br /><br />29 | REL<br />MOITY<br /><br />20 | SKY<br />COVER | AMT | TYPE | 2 | AMT | AND G | 27 | fot | 19 | AND | HEIGHT<br />31 | TOTAL | 33 | AND DIR | HEIGHT | | 37 | | | |
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## WEAN FORM 10 (cont.)
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## WEAN FORM 10 (cont.)
| SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY IMONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) |
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## WEAN FORM 10 (cont.)
REMARKS, NOTES AND MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA
SUNRISE
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## WEAN FORM 10 (cont.)
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EXHIBIT I
SHORT TITLE 904 The 5357
NW 91526
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Time entered on this form are 80 min. marathon time
To convert to G.C.T { (n.d.f / 6 ) } 6 minutes
Height of Birmometer 886 ft (M.S.L.)
# U.S. A. F., AIR WEATHER SERVICE
# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
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STATION Detay-27
MONTH Max DAY YEAR 99
LAT 7° 43' LONG 31°08
# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
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| | R0830 | | 2200 | 15 | | | | | | 7 | | 827 | | | |
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| | R1031 | | 2300 | 15 | | | | | | 31/2 | | 625 | | | |
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| | R230 | E240 | | 15 | | 9276436 | | | | K15 | | | 017/81200 0069 | | |
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| | R1530 | | 2500 | | | 180 | 70 | 37 | 15.7 | | | | 407.817 0019 | | |
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
WBAN FORM 104
BAN FORM 109
# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
| | STATION<br />PRESSURE<br /><br />17 | DRY<br /><br />14 | WET<br /><br />14<br />" | 20 | TOTAL<br /><br />COVER<br />21 | | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | CLOUDS AND OBSCURING PHENOMENA | | | | | NET<br /><br />CHANGE<br />37 | 38 | 39 | |
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| | STATION<br />PRESSURE<br /><br />17 | DRY<br /><br />14 | WET<br /><br />14<br />" | 20 | TOTAL<br /><br />COVER<br />21 | LOWEST LAYER | LOWEST LAYER | LOWEST LAYER | SECOND LAYER | SECOND LAYER | SECOND LAYER | TION | THIRD LAYER<br />TYPE | THIRD LAYER<br />TYPE | THIRD LAYER<br />TYPE | UMMA<br />TION<br /><br />S | FOURTH LAYER | FOURTH LAYER | FOURTH LAYER | | NET<br /><br />CHANGE<br />37 | 38 | 39 | |
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
| OCT | TIME | | PRECIP<br /><br />4 | 45 | SNOW<br />DEPTH<br />S<br />4 | MAX<br />TEMP<br /><br />47 | 71 | HEIGHT<br />850 Ma<br />SURFACE | STATE<br />OF<br />SAND | SEA<br />STATE<br />AND DIR<br />51 | SWELL<br />HEIGHT<br />AND DR<br />57 | SWELL<br />PERICO<br /><br />5.3 | SURFACE<br /><br />635 | WATER<br />TEMP<br /><br />55 | SOL<br />TEMP<br /><br />56 | 57 | 58 | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION |
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| | | | PRECIP<br /><br />4 | 45 | SNOW<br />DEPTH<br />S<br />4 | MAX<br />TEMP<br /><br />47 | 71 | HEIGHT<br />850 Ma<br />SURFACE | STATE<br />OF<br />SAND | SEA<br />STATE<br />AND DIR<br />51 | SWELL<br />HEIGHT<br />AND DR<br />57 | SWELL<br />PERICO<br /><br />5.3 | SURFACE<br /><br />635 | WATER<br />TEMP<br /><br />55 | SOL<br />TEMP<br /><br />56 | 57 | 58 | TIME S.TI | | | 138 | |
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| | 200 | | 0.00 | | 0.000671 | | 47,0 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | STA. PRESS | | | 19,201 | |
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
| SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) | SUMMARY OF DAY (MIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) |
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| E | | | | SNOW<br />DEPTH | SPEED (DIREC<br />Impl | | TIME<br />(ILST)<br />73 | NESS<br />of Ice<br /><br />WATER<br /><br />74 | FROZEN<br />GRND LAYER | FROZEN<br />GRND LAYER | RIVER<br />GAGE<br /><br />77 | 70 | 79 | 40 | |
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
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୯୮୯୮୮ OLCHILT
EXHIBIT I
NW 91526
SHORT TITLE: qe 4th 5557
[page 115]
90
Time entries on this form are
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Height of Boromater 926 F1 IMSLI
## US. A FAIR WEATHER SERVICE
SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
## WBAN FORM 10A
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STATION Det 24-27
MONTH Marsh DAY 8 YEAR 49
LAT LONG Y
# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
## WBAN FORM 10A (cont.)
| TYPE | TIME<br />(LST) | CEILING<br />(Hundreds<br />of Feet | SKY | VISIBILITY | WEATHER AND<br />OBSTRUCTIONS | LEVEL | TEMP<br />" | DEW | | | | ALTIM<br />ETER<br />SET<br /><br />13 | REMARKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL GODED DATA<br /><br />144 147 | REMARKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL GODED DATA<br /><br />144 147 | REMARKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL GODED DATA<br /><br />144 147 | |
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| TYPE | TIME<br />(LST) | CEILING<br />(Hundreds<br />of Feet | SKY | VISIBILITY | WEATHER AND<br />OBSTRUCTIONS | LEVEL | TEMP<br />" | DEW | DIRECTION<br /><br />10 | SPEED | CHARAC<br />SPEED TER AND<br />(mph) SHIFTS<br />138 18 | ALTIM<br />ETER<br />SET<br /><br />13 | REMARKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL GODED DATA<br /><br />144 147 | REMARKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL GODED DATA<br /><br />144 147 | REMARKS AND SUPPLEMENTAL GODED DATA<br /><br />144 147 | |
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## WBAN FORM 10A (cont.)
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# SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
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| 20 | STATION<br /><br />13 | 18 | SULF<br /><br />29 | REL<br />HUMOTY<br />13 | SAY<br /><br />21 | | | | | | CLOUDS AND | 00SCURING | | PHENOMENA | | | | | | | CHANGE<br />37 | | 59 | |
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## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
| | (653) | | 44 | SAN<br />45 | DEPTH<br />SPA)<br />46 | TEMP<br />E<br />47 | | HEIGHT<br />850 wa<br />URFACE<br />49 | STATE<br /><br />AND<br />50 | SEA<br />STATE<br />AND DIR<br />51 | SWELL<br />HEIGHT<br />AND DIR<br />52 | SWELL<br /><br />53 | SURFACE<br /><br />622<br />54 | WATER<br />TEMP<br /><br />55 | SOL<br />TEMP<br /><br />56 | 57 | 58 | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION | STATION PRESSURE COMPUTATION |
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## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
| SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT | SUMMARY OF DAY IMIONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT |
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## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
REMARKS, NOTES AND MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA
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## SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS (cont.)
| PREDP AND<br />THORSTM | BEGAN<br /><br />8 | ENDED<br /><br />“ | OUR | OUR | OBSTR<br />TO VIS<br />86 | BEGAN<br /><br />#7 | ENDED<br /><br />" | | |
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SECDET
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The image displays the word "SECRET" stamped in red ink on a textured background. A thick black line is drawn horizontally across the middle of the word, obscuring part of each letter. The surrounding text indicates this is about "Surface Wind recorded by Weather Station at time nearest collection time" and provides a reference number "NND 58378".
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The image contains the word "SECRET" with a black line crossing through the center of the text. The surrounding text mentions particle collection equipment designed for airplane installation that has been successfully operated. The document identifier is NND 58378.
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The image contains the word "SECRET" with a black line crossing through the center of the text. The surrounding text mentions particle collection equipment designed for airplane installation that has been successfully operated. The document identifier is NND 58378.
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The image displays the word "SECRET" stamped in red, with a black ink blot obscuring the beginning of the word and a black line horizontally drawn through the center of the word.
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The image contains the word "SECRET" stamped in red ink, with a black horizontal line obscuring the middle portion of the text.
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The image contains a stamp that reads "SECRET" in red ink. A black horizontal line partially obscures the word. Below the word "SECRET", the text "NND 58378" is visible.
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The image contains a circular rubber stamp with a time dial and text. The text indicates it is a "RECEIVED" stamp with the date "28 DEC 1949". The outer ring of the stamp has numbers representing hours from 1 to 24. The numbers 29 and "MD S.A.C." are also visible within the stamp's imprint. There are also faint "OFFICE IN OUT" marks near the top of the image, but they are not part of the stamp itself.
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The image is a rubber stamp with a circular dial. The center of the stamp reads: "DISPATCHED" "19 DEC 49" "HQ SAO" "299"
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The image is a rubber stamp with a circular dial. The center of the stamp reads: "DISPATCHED" "19 DEC 49" "HQ SAO" "299" The outer ring of the stamp is a dial marked from 00 to 24, with smaller tick marks indicating hours.
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The image contains the text "CONFIDENTIAL" stamped across the top. It also shows Sighting No. 175. The background is predominantly black, with three small white circular marks. Two are located near the top edge, and one is further down on the right side. The image appears to be a scanned document or a photograph of some sort of record, likely related to an observation or event.
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| Time of Sightings | Meteorites | Meteors | Green "Fireballs" | "Disks" or Variations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 16 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 4 | | 18 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 6 | | 20 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 8 | | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 4 | | 24 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 12 | | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 | | 6 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | | 8 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 14 | | 10 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | | 12 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 8 | | 14 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 12 | | 16 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
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* **Center Point:** A central point from which several lines radiate outwards. * **Rays/Lines:** Numerous lines emanating from the center, some marked with "RAM T" and "RAM 3". These lines are labeled with angles and distances (e.g., "EГЕΛ 12.", "2 25.Ε ΕΓΕΛ 24."). * **Circular Arcs:** Some arcs are drawn around the center point. * **Labels/Annotations:** Various text annotations in a reversed script, indicating directions, measurements, and possibly reference points. Some legible English annotations include "SHORT TITL 4th 5557", "RED", and "GREEN". * **Symbols:** Some symbols are present, including a starburst symbol next to some "RAM" labels and a small diagram with circles and lines on the right side. * **Scale/Grid:** A faint crosshair or grid-like structure is visible in the center. * **Top Header Text:** The top of the image contains a line of text that appears to be a title or header, also in reversed script.
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The image is a technical drawing, possibly a map or diagram, with annotations and markings. Key elements include: * **Center Point:** A central point from which several lines radiate outwards. * **Rays/Lines:** Numerous lines emanating from the center, some marked with "RAM T" and "RAM 3". These lines are labeled with angles and distances (e.g., "EГЕΛ 12.", "2 25.Ε ΕΓΕΛ 24."). * **Circular Arcs:** Some arcs are drawn around the center point. * **Labels/Annotations:** Various text annotations in a reversed script, indicating directions, measurements, and possibly reference points. Some legible English annotations include "SHORT TITL 4th 5557", "RED", and "GREEN". * **Symbols:** Some symbols are present, including a starburst symbol next to some "RAM" labels and a small diagram with circles and lines on the right side. * **Scale/Grid:** A faint crosshair or grid-like structure is visible in the center. * **Top Header Text:** The top of the image contains a line of text that appears to be a title or header, also in reversed script.
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A typewritten document page marked SECRET at top and bottom, labeled Page 2, with two hole punches at the top. The document discusses particle collections, copper counts, and significance of results related to a fireball event. Classification markings appear in red stamp text.
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A scanned typewritten document page marked SECRET at top and bottom, labeled Page 3, with two hole punches at the top. The document contains multiple paragraphs of typewritten text discussing particle collections, cobalt and nickel tests, and a suggestion section. A declassification or reference number 'NND 58378' appears at the bottom center.
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A scanned typewritten document page marked SECRET at top and bottom, page 4 of a multi-page report. The page contains typed text discussing green fireballs, copper particles, and recommendations for dust collection. Two hole punches are visible at the top. A declassification notation appears at the bottom.