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The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
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1 6-[uo-29904 gas 246-301 ST B62-HO-83094 f from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24,2007, FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # ) 0062 83894 6 246 8/11/1274188 MAUNA RRPOOZIXGU Office Memorandum + unrrep states GOVERNMENT TO : De Me tae DATE: August Vitheo FROM : A. He Belgfon't Les } SUBJECT: SUMMARY OFVAERTIAL PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING PURPOSE To advise thats (1) OSI has expressed concern in j connection with the continued appearance of unexplained phen |described as green fireballs, dises and meteors in the vicinity yy, ¢ of sensitive installations in New Mezico. (2) Dr. Lapaz, Meteor Ezpert of the University of New Mexico, reported that the phenomena does not appear to be of meteoric ‘origin. (3) OSI has contracted with Land-Air Inc., Alamogordo, New Merico, to make scientific study of the unerplained phenomena. oan f { “NATURE OF PHENOMENA Observations of aerial phenomena occurring within the vicinity of sensitive installations have been recorded by the Air Force since December, 1948. The phenomena have been classified into 3 general types which are identified as follows: 1. Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed in shapes resembling half moons, circles and discs emitting green light. &. Discs, round flat shaped objects or phenomena moving at fast velocity and emitting a brilliant white light or reflected light. 3. Meteors, aerial phenomena resembling meteoric material moving at high velocity and varying in color. The above phenomena have been reported to vary in color from brilliant, white to amber, red and green. Since 1948, approrimately 150 observations of aerial phenomena referred to above have been recorded in the vicinity of installations in New Merico. A number of observations have been reported by different reliable individuals at approrimately the same time. RECORDED - ? , (ee Gx KWD/mp \ / { ke =z ae =— a ul om ©O O45. re) iw a RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ Dr. Lapaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics, Universtty of New Merico, submitted an analysis of the various observations on May 23, 1950. He concluded, as a result of his investigation, that approximately half of the phenomena recorded were of meteoric origin. The other phenomena commonly referred to as green fireballs or discs he believed to be U.S. guided missiles being tested in the neighborhood of the installations. Dr. LaPaz pointed out that if he were wrong in interpreting the phenomena as originating with U.S. guided missiles that a systematic investigation of the obser= vations should be made immediately. Dr. LaPaz pointed out that missiles moving with the velocities of the order of those found for the green fireballs and discs could travel from the Ural region of the USSR to New Merico in less than 15 minutes. He suggested that the observations might be of guided missiles launched from bases in the Urals. On the basis of the investigations made by Dr. LaPaz and the Air Force, it was concluded that the occurrence of the unexplained phenomena in the vicinity of sensitive installations was @ cause for concern. The Air Force entered into a contract with LantAir, Incorporated, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for the purpose of making scientific studies of the green fireballs and discs. It was pointed out in the summary furnished by OSI on July 19, 1950, that the unexplained grem fireballs and discs are still observed in the vicinity of sensitive military and Gopernment installations. RESULTS OF AIR FORCE INVESTIGATION The Air Force together with Land-Air, Incorporated, have established a number of observation posts in the vicinity of Vaughn, New Mexico, for the purpose of photographing and determining the speed, height and nature of the unusual phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs. On May 24, 1950, personnel of Land-Air, Incorporated, sighted 8 to 10 objects of aerial phenomena. A 24-hour day watch is being maintained and has been designated #rroject Twinkle." CONCLUSIONS The Albuquerque Office, in a letter dated August 10, 1950, advised that there have been no new developments in connection with the efforts to ascertain the identity of the strange aerial phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs. The Albuquerque Office advised that Dr. Anthony 0. Mirarchi, Project Engineer, had been informed of the BureauS jurisdiction relative to espionage and sabotage and arrangements have been made.so that the Bureau will be promptly advised in the event additional information relative to this project indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the | Bureau. ACTION | None. The above is for your inforwation. September 8, 1950 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentarcon Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover = Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS There is attached hereto for your consideration and attention a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated August 29, 1950, received by this Bureau from Mr. Walter D. Jones, of 36 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For your information, the letter from Hr. Jones has been acknowledged by this Bureau, and he has been informed his communication has been referred to your Department. , APPROPRIATE AGENCIES i\, AND FIELD abt \. \ EM: eas .. Semon acu GZIOMION STATATONTT . ai RET T Gt; ey St oct Ss? pore renera wade, ra Geel 4 A 4 \ ° a (2) 4Ia2 et ee ee ASM OnE © Fe: STANDARD FORM NO, 64 é f U / Office Mea, waum e UNITED STATES GO. TO. a 5 aR as aeees DATE: September 27, 1950 “ FROM : MR. Le Le LAUGH. Nv Y-/ } SUBJECT: Rrra SAUCERS y * SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10345 A.M. eeday and stated that yesterday evening while two officers of the Philadelphia Police Department were cruising in their scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending slowly to the earth which appeared at first glance to be a parachute. 1 \ 4 When the officers first noticed the object, it was Ae tree-top level and was described as being six feet in diameter It landed ina field near=by and the officers, upon examining Gg noted that it gave out a purplish glow which was almost a mist. ™ The officers summoned two other police officers, After looking at the object for some time they attempted to pick it up. ~The object broke, leaving a slight odorless residue. Over a period of about 25 minutes which the officers spent watching the object it completely disintegrated. The officers further-commented thate. the object was so light that when it hit the field, it did not Paty even bend the weeds or the grass it fell on. ¥ ah Mr. Cornelius said that he has called the local offiee “Wy of the Air Force but the individual with whom he spoke there said@ | he knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was We looking into reports of this type. 5 4 . « .Mr, Cornelius desired to know what further action should be’ taken by him. ee I told Mr. Cornelius that he was correct in referring this matter to the local office of OSI and that he should direct a letter to the Bureau incorporating all available information concerning the matter and that we here, upon its receipt, in turn would bring it to the attention of OSI Headquarters. LLL emer EPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE| HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. Cc. DECLASSIFIED Authority: t{ter I oroper perspective 4 formation CORDED . 108 te) aire . This document ‘contains information aifecting the . Sections 799’ c contents in any mon Espionc mn or the revelation iY E-) DARD FORM NO, 64 G $ Ofte Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : THE DIRECTOR DATE: October 9, 1950 FROM : UR. D. M. LADD = ny E Ladd | Clegg, SUBJECT: aS VA ne oo SAUCERS ~ FLYING DISCS adéen GREEN FIREBALL 5 Tracy Harbo PURPOSE To advise you of the most recent information lmow to the Bureau concerning the captioned aerial phenomena. BACKGROUND You will recall that on August 23, 1950, I furnished to you a memorandum regarding Project Twinkle set up by the Department of the Air Force, with the assistance of Land-Air, Inc., at Vaughn, New Mexico, for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitive installations in New Mexico. To date the Air Force has not advised us of any new.developnents in connection with this project. ~~ = Dr. Anthony 0. Mirarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has been contacted by the Albuquerque Office and arrangements have been made in order that the Bureau will be advised in the event any information relative to these phenomena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau. According to Bureau files, an average of approximately three or four complaints have been received per month from Jue through” Septeiiber . These complaints were brought to the attention of OSI. A review of Bureau files does not indicate that there has been any increase in the sightings of these phenomena during or as a result of the war in Korea. JURISDICTION FOR INVESTIGATION OF THESE PHENOMENA You will recall the investigation to obtain information concerning these aerial phenomena is the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force. The Department of the Air Force is aware of our jurisdiction in matters relating to espionage, sabotage and internal security, and we have contacted OSI.and requested them to advise us of any developments in connection with these phenomena which would be of interest to us as a result of our jurisdiction. & pnganr 40 1630S ft T..3 nNOS 16 1G 3as39a8 gg. usss 9 6 MO POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THESE AERIAL PHENOMENA The Bureau has been advised in the past by OSI that many of the sightings reported to them were determined by investigation to have been of weather balloons, falling stars, meteorological phenomena and other air-—borne objects. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY BUREAU LIAISON FROM OSI, WASHINGTON, D. C. Re THe CAPTIONED MATTERS ON OCTOBER FP 1950. Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 9, 1950 from OSI headquarters that the investigations of these aerial phenomena are being yfhandled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio. Their investigation of these phenomena fails to indicate that the sightings involved space ships or missiles from any other planet or country. According to OSI, the complaints received by them have failed to indicate any definite pattern of activity. OSI further advised they are closely following the investigation of the captioned matters, and they will advise this Bureau of any matters of interest. ACTION None. The above is for your information. pwanenebiil i a Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: October 2, 1950 ae : SAC, PHILADELPHIA ATTENTION: MR. LEO LAUGHLIN s ECT: FLYING DISC REPORTED AT PHILADELPHIA ON 9/26/50 During the late-évéering Hours~or"Séptember 26, 1950, two Phila- delphia police officers observed a peculiar phenomenon on Vare Boulevard near 26th Street when they saw a round object about six feet in circumference slowly float down to the ground. The object had the appearance of a parachute and landed in a field, it being so light it did not even depress the weeds in the field. The object was lavender in color, described by the officers as dewy, sort of like soap suds, and evaporating within fifteen or twenty minutes after it landed. When touched by the officers, the substance composing the object disappeared, leaving nothing but a slight sticky substance. This matter was reported to this office by the Philadelphia Police and for that matter, was subsequently carried in the a Philadelphia press as "Flying Saucer Just Dissolves". a Mr. LAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above by this office and issued instructions that the matter should be referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation. Accordingly, Major WATTS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was telephonically advised of the above and no further action was taken by this office. 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Te ur, } . + SENT, VLA \ 1% re i \ T} This image contains all the FLWA LELYELGL WL ESAS 7 j a information on the document. — DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED - THE INBPECTOX GENERAL UBAS Authority: P?TH CISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS NND 90986 KIATLAND AIP FORCE BAGE NEW MEXICO File No: (24-8)-28 SUBJECT: Summary of Observations of\Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 = May 1950 Brigadier General Joseph F, Carroll Director of Special Investigations Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D.C, le 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 wits of this Dis- trict were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibil ity 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 AZENCICS » 2. There is attached, as a part of this sumary, 4 compilation of aerial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the New Mexico area and have been reported by this District Office subsequent to December 1948, This compilation of sightings is not a complete record of all reported observations, but includes only these in which sufficient information was available to justify their inclusion, The observers of these phenomena include scientists, Special Agents of the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF, airline pilots, military pilots, Los Alamos Security Inspectors, military personnel, and many other persons of various occupations whose reliability is not questioned. This com-— ypilation sets forth the most important characteristics with respect to ‘gach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi-~ Veations, (1) green fireball phenomenon, (2) disc or variation, and (3) robably metooric. =: > r ee Pd 3 There is also a WDES? an ol aware of -the ereen fireball occurrences in this area made by Dr. LinolOlaPar! Dr. LaPaz is th s! File No: (24=8)-28 Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1946 = May 1950 25 May 1950 Director of the Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of New Uoxico, He was Ro- search Mathematician at the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSE 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 invostigations.e 4e 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 Moxico, Federal Bureau of Investisation, U, S, Atomic Energy Comission, University of California, U, 5. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division Air Materiel Command USAF, and the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF. A logical explenation was not proffered with respect to the origin of the green fireballs, It was, however, generally coneluded that the pheno} mona existed and that they should be studied scientifically wtil these occurrences have been satisfactorily expleined. Further, that the continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sensitive installations is cause for concern. 5. ‘The Geophysical Rescarch Division, Air Materiol Command, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has recently let a contract to Land-Air, Inc., Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for a limited scientific study of green fireballs, The results of this sciontific approach to the problem will undoubtedly be of great value in determining tho origin of these phenomena. 6. This summary of observations of aerial phenomena has been prepared for the purpose of re-emphasizing and reiternting the fact that phenomena have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skies during the past 18 months and are continuing to occur, and, secondly, that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitive mili-= tary and government installations, i ee 4 Inels DOY LB /REES 1. Summary of Sightings Lt nig USAF 2, Photo of Sighting No, 175 District Commander w/comments 3, Ltr fr Dr, laPaz to Lt Col Rees, dtd 23 May 50 4. Graph indicating meximums File No: (24=8)-28 Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 194€ - May 1950 25 May 1950 DISTRIBUTION : evs, Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF joey; 66, hir Materiel: Commend; iiricht-Patterson -AEB—Ohio ATT:—Direetor-of-Techtcal— intettigence 1 cy, CG, Special Weapons Command, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 1 cy, CG, Armed Services Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base, New Mexico, ATIN: d=2 1-ey, CG, Headquarters;—ourthArmy-,+.SemHouston,tTexas APRA — AC OES, Cae 1 cy, CO, Holloman AFB, New Mexico 1cy,—C0, ,~LirTeres Cambridge Research _Laberetories,Cambridge,thss, 1 cy, Director, Security Division, U. S, Atomic Energy Commission, Los Alamos, New Mexico, ATTN: Mr. B. 0. Yells 1 cy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hl Paso, Texas 1 cy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque, New Nexico 1_ey-; Airforce Scientifie Advisory—oard, Pentegon—buitding ATTN._Dr,—Jesepi Kaplan. t-ey;—Research—ané Development—Beard, Fen tegon—Buiiding AT?P-+—Dyp,—H,—E,,—_Landsberr;—txecutive Director, Comnittes—on Geophysics—and Geography Liey, File 4 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS May 23, 1950 To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer 17th District, 0. S. I. From: Lineoln LaPaz, Director Institute of Heteoritics Subject: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report Le In the second report of this series, dated 1948, December 20, the writer listed ten significant differences between the brizht. 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 paths of most of the December fireballs is most unusual, Cenuine 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 cenvine meteors for which heights of the order of 40 or more miles are nor~ mally observed, (3) The velocity determined for the fireball of December 12 is much less than the velocities determined from typical meteors (and yet is considerably greater than the speeds of the V-2 Rockets or jet planes or of conventional flares). (4) In the case of meteorites that penetrate to as low levels as that determined for the fireball of December 1lé, the observec lu- minous phenomena are always accompanied by very violent noises, No noises whatever have been observed in connection with the various December fireballs so far investigated. (Note added on 1950, May ©d: Possible exceptions to the noiselessness of green fireballs are the incidents of 1949, January 30, and 1949, December 7) (5) Genuine meteors soared show remarkable variations in brightness, beginning as Tine 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 case of the December fireballs most of the observers have reported that the green balls appeared almost instantly at their full brightmess, Boyle Ree Luminous Lt, Colonel Anomalous (6) In the case of in ward ell in the case of tors show that come from the north points of the in (7) The three show @ curious none of fireballs, such Bian lige en exeued Quadrant August » Y near these meteor aS et GY ercen color observed i peculier alts in the wave r B52 ae duration ¢ n fireballs there is helf groups association showers Giese Meat shower of carly ord - Pare @ r ‘ <r + Rannrt YOVenth “Aepory, Ercen & very pronounced tenden f of the Sint s 1 inous : el) mreryial shor normally produ cbibatalcidaiaas 1¢e Serena recently o xample, £ OL Monnig appeared neer the maximun j Lis Eebulloue h's Oy ChuUsing fire balls is rarcly dhex shoratory oes stimate are consid Lary Va invariably RepOr Gas (10) For nono dust cloud been havior noted in casc that penctrate to the very fireballs contres% fircbal levels sis meteoric lov ocserved, accompany i Cie Eions all green 1 fi reball reports orcpered, many ad- at pee Ta listed roported To: Lt. Colonel Doyle = ~ Page 3 Subj: Anomalous Luminous Srenomena (Seventh Report) May 23, 1950 to move horizontally. However, a strictly ve infall is also very rarely observed in the case of genuine meteor 3.. An analysis just completed of the fireballs so far observed permits us to add an ith eae: differences given in paragraph 1 above, The graph of frequency local time which accompanies the present report shows that the frequency of sighting of preen Srey er Le (occurring at approxim: 2030) coincides in time with ne , .e@ frequency maximum for meteors (occurring at approxim tely 0300) nor the frequency maxim meteorite falls (ocecurrin 4, Inspection of the graph referred to in show that most of the green fireballs have been sirh val extending from about 5 p.m. to 11 pem. ( might be even more pronounced if it were poss pada maximum, around 2 aeMe (MST), all inary meteors mistakenly identified E i tion has hecarsed is strongly sugges’ of the secondary maximum of the green early mornings maximum of the ordinary 5. Some significan may attach to the fact that the time interval alluded to in paragraph 4 nds from abo f at in the Ural region of the USSR. Since mi viith ve ities of the order those found for the green fire sf which real path determinations have been possible would trave m th uthe als to New Mexico in less than 15 minutes, a pretatic £ the concentration of sightings referred to <) paragraph 4 . that the green fircballs result from guided missiles launched i c hours before cloudiness due storms can interfere with the Optical Trajectory Section 6. There is also a pronowneced concentration of een fireball incidents on the four “ha Razak Saturday, Sunday, } Tondex , almost all of the most widelv srved incidents having occurred on Saturday or Sunday. 7 It is a curious and has been a distinct decline during the last two months, ing saucer" incidents in this Although I have recently rc ceived fic Advisory Board a letter conta of any tits BS, experin bje Colonel Anomalous mn | i To: Lt. Subj: ree r 20, paras irae) et De ® e haertoraue pe low to settinr have by observers ' re eordinary very port erin . a well problem: down Care rae particul aes Pi 950 ; g50, concernin projec DOSees evid I have co Jenece now weet ing a fireball proje ga cely: that Those of the miusual, bus other characte are U, 5 the sensitive interpretation of answer to a questi conference on end I doubt one oes wrong in interpretinre certainly intensive, delaved should year. now be Recent imperative necessity al green fireballs, proving that ti a oT aA if such en would recontiend in cherge oi compelled recommendation conclu- ace Ores s o: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees - Page 6 ubj: Anomalous Luminous *henomena Seventh Dr, L. A. Maming, of Stanford, d D Hillman be placed in charge of the radar investication; and alt that Dr. ‘iiiliem Crozicr, of the New Mexico School of Mines » placed in charge of dust collection and identificstion On the basis of marly intensive rf field surveys, I do not anticipa any pecover en, but in case such i4 should be carried out on the Te | with you and Major Oder t month. Ss 9, \lthouch the above paracraphs recommendations con ed them are the sider at the presene offer made at the end oi aw ~ to serve, if needed, as consultant t sugeested in Major Oder's letter to me und with the stipulation, however, that mr serv rather than on the S40 per day contract spe . ted ij ioe “a i sg weteveee Meteorites. os Meteors it ae * 3 GREEN “FIREBALL” MAXIMUM @ % c Q WwW : & a 7) Q 9 _ 9 § & Q 3 = ob | @ 18 2 2 TIME OF SIGHTINGS Sighting No, 175 Photograph of Unknown Aerial Phenomena taken at Datil, New Mexico by Cpl Lertis E, Stanfield, Holloman Air Force Base, New liexico on 24 and 25 Feb 1950, An analysis of the above photograph was made by Dr, Lincoln LaPaz, Head of the Institute of Metecritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, who reached the following con- clusions: a. 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BRE Sch OO a: e: be then @ fiber a jiieh 5 ei i i oy eee i j bee aa ee mond rimaenenetemteneen oiceiiomnased steer oe ete tadheee einen or enage be orem Meqtes eer Genanehiienn asi bars eS Hiucodieaamnenrter whiner} meyivre nT ee Se ht PW i Descending i Horizontal i ae io ft ce sa0teece-asientsteermpene+sasewtesarues eucceneasysumsmaass loreeeeniresens: oetetss-sersemtens ten ae : HW re Ta secteeseencoaniede settee pesinennaninnss ci i ing S Fe) £ to WY | i500 - iN | stiecdeter: TESTED: are oe aE fr a ise + i a iLos Alanos, a: [Ser me esate i Ea i { I ‘ ' 3 ! i i : | r <incabvoubn-t ohn eafiauesaeenntendinthederensinaiearsreeteopesssnrcre-wewmapeeveeseat: i , ; LOARL 4 i a: an 11949 15 | 28 Dec 16 :6 i : cove cenceeceefeescancomas om i Brig Albuguerque!S 1730! 1 | Unk | i i i i 1 agrees ! ! i i 4 t } 1 : situs Sa ee flected t 1 ie at Eo 4 ontal ey > Pi { j { i i i ; i | i Horizont TT [i a i i i i i izon ee 5S ove goat i eee ratetnns setts oo eets: a oa Le Pas tho | aan pa 1E to W iNT to { ca wes noes -eepeeteaes-tsghacenaensinnss wer ihe snentecneerttes ease Ese: met Keene: mma reet ebereee tench terete ese senes LnEET SRE EEEES STs meme ener nntnsme i siteeenee, | flanos, LO i Faso, Tas ew. lie N i Los il { jal Unk i i 2p | 200 f fa t i t i 0 Jan i174 | of ments LOWS ghted oy st Seemed to Pfigele 6 4 i Disintegra= ted into showsr Smaller i i i icht en Pell 1 : | Stationary | } | i | } +} th: in 5 oF Pull. moon +o. ia igizo 11/3 i t i (Ball : ‘Mone lone i + A | | : : 7 Ps io i145 seas) i i EAs 7 se0C = ‘eo Vos i a | ing ly green Green | Geese “readl- sparis wrile Spat ena cementing nate ae onary ell TBOERTO A OF T89-OZTLOKy fi 08.4009}, dovme : : | i | i entle roi Soe vA tthen fe i et at quoraday ht Kt | cain somc= wha AUST FO! HOT.OOATH §: quoready & o o el ico i OOUA TIAA | alieaelt- = Sie ‘Vow | i pa eat rongia nor n/a re ssyy via nutieuened ween fPeeret ne { i i LOSWe i spanestatbeicteet-+-—nebinesessareten: | t t t a eal a0 5 a Ba Es vsate EBaommmresaaine a | SES ET, Hy 7 LSies Disappear . quoredd. Lech 3 while UOT{Oo.2 ty é % quoreddy ea et Le BPs fi ures 90 UdTIND94 fo worry TeIOUsH Eevee: aaeepresqsanecs ccgaataasans mages tereeras a eevedbneeniesssuseisa ys neseess oor STL FO} LOGS iL lunar siifte ianote neund aay i i) : ci = { Oo ! oO 4 pp i yjocach ; ing hen i 7 GL Lee. ins ear cl (ek 5 ‘Gite bree CW | POR ts, i ite exico aa Pit i Hot as- fast; : ineveor seece-ten metnenteancnteeaanencgamauanannnecnnoen tt Fri: oer cee |: ing cen Baa cael ” color Disappeared soo i ery fast > i | ere mcrtceense nent cates arate Pee sense Fi a atte 1 co) Oo Ord allie. to carth aa at, Te & es i i | i i } i i ' i ' i Giclees scl Stl canning ito 8 { Wi Ch LOSICO lanos, in 4 fs T LOS rh & a Bonecnesoreere ate © al i ind trces_ sSappeared i ben a Vv i : scene Bee sce ete tevameabaee ote + T Sty 8 be yee is | 1. Lei P22 on Ble) atete rietotte eter lesnos, | a] Los -reodiestq | yo aouxg: 1 } we - -«ctball "Fixed na tame ree HUST A AIOS IG FO. ROTH VLUT “Tye y, JO WLBty, ACTON: ove; 1. ie i ae a ees oat tf A 9. uo Teddy 1. Qo A Hood, ‘Gain Hoo iT cxas a0. LIOBGO TO; TTqeT Lowe i id rae 8 nk Let. t i i — * E i t E 3 t i ‘Disappoared 'pchind trees Se aaa aetna t } i { i i ; lash" c Ps { kotbhall "Fixed [Bas iflash iLike Wome i | ! pu socenienes oes misseeeretnstnrsetee tamnen fecteatteeiser atecameessnn Escenas re inane : t i i i i t e | Orange i : iPlvish iwhi : i 4 { nea round ropped rvertically aie = Eee pe ie Scent eae Sethe = orizon igo 6°31" | above horizon. ‘ jabove h awrite i i t t i W eyo 60° W fror ilood , Peccteaeeatesshas pene sal iecanp icestnnger sree ese Hood a5 Kas ain a ies ;1Gxas ‘Carry t f oe ' i i i t i i i H 4 : > a bao af} A J it ict kasrh rel mameerotae to tiaeerceh ea Le ica reepiceie ek pened eres iat topes nspipfepnnedtsgs penie neenaessaraeenenioth ogi! i ; u : i caabeesgrii -:Splotpa anata Evia ges aebtrvaB ammonia tage a ey eat) 1 8 to cee eee ee et ey peodg! gttoreddy i} ounde ip isnher=i t ' 1 q m1 agra a = ao es None j3a11 “# i [6-8 | i secs TBotyte, OF [Bj 207 T LOT esino 4) saetr sees tees : OPNATSTY Aieteddsy to onto eee auvtTa go Lr UOTAIIAT ¢ | quetsudy | - ae tr i f # POUS AIM’ jj gO eats i [Bie tay | i IeATegqde fo } ra Rock, vt ido i. iL Arizona i vi i SLELEIST LOU f SIOATOSG) F ee all pee, ROMER iF Lk ces) liind cloud 5 apneared == Sither vent ovt or dis- i rans eofancieciiek ee ENE ae | Sesmaiiatnemniiealliaaliaemeniianiasiliot maseniaiiaianiantiaienmmmntad ‘Anp 800 mph i +e ee ssa: 2h en ere i ‘ i iu | | el] ae piplanieuy ene eee Be Svs ntal ori or HEE rst eae i “4 000" 1 12,3008 i to 15 iLos eee cee ete eee ome: sees “Bd eee ce fe 2) i ; Be HAIN Yostun even rend dcnoesericersaveremnt en es F behind trees i 2 -~ ‘Disappeared a i in-en- plane; iwlower than ined vl tw 5 i | | | | | | ry naZwy L=] at smo trail Mater ate ie reat cence HnIeTREttO ot Semat See seerrreeensrt Sirchtibeeetmetenses tequetnental dnsusttsbesatsenpmeemssnishsdiie etsteeteeeste—essnies | t ¥e if 1 arenes -soomting lasnteconte tases, . Wescending i‘Treveled arc in i j i i i : i i horizon } | 4,000 f Alamos, Eex1co ay or) Ty - [<2] Lh ‘a A ee pearede “Disap fut a = diameter _ ale: t Hoe meth ie jy acc iLe i 3 ! ‘Hone ‘ { se ae ate stern eeeneeete h pure. d iPluis jor r Descending u = +t ghtly i f i i i i erreraeuwi-mraie laa: Opiate Ts querecdy! t+] . iavov 20° 4 i 4 divine er -serreeretabinbien nebemnesese Soler sieeeteesinenaieea trtmemeereanes callauenes teas HE Comes) i ETT ay JOH i. 2 x 64 he i" OY 56 Prom La ol i i i i ! 4 git ico BS Camp Hood, lew He: ile Albvoveraus HS OLASSd) jO Le) Je pMALL 2153) 1 13 Har j oma Ty = Ge 7 or | mina seem: : i i i i i = =i vite reen= 4 = vi i sentoneeantstsaeananninenenrtsimnn=ettniniens aeeqatanatsnnfanennenstetneenneirebantgnartoate : wtol Horizo i i i i i i ad Hono lul eat G ral t Can “GO csvset ranean fueennrnitnes tar eeat netstat ectnteee eee eet 4 i i i i i i i istance d arrow : ; i + PP ve in ako High sly a i t ‘ 3 130° | by W EB to nipeah res Wein apia tela Rab ed iatbet barton thorizon — re I i | Long ene Faded out in distance | a Baal ea tea about) loneth gth- 1a) 1 3 dth- wi Pee: 4. 5 fabou : : meter iLon fr? lunar i i : t i t Pe ES hee i narrow | oe ee oe a ae 75% pout above t { i i i i i i 5 : i 9 cee nangecgemememnes cenaghs ones eennest oe WOVE y 4.051 ss seimgsinganss 5. Soe Re eee see ne] hind mo- ie eee nag f Le i : i i - spreetcteteee inte iat sen raeicnretaeernee Disappeared ' | | i | ar Ld enendcus d ve i ispeed lowly ,0NS : t < i 1h ce emt oe bee eben amndnieninsaela cat avian et yee adc an islowh are a 3 ft pt i OZTGH qua raids) O00: i hte a sree (enim bes earooe teed ea sf “ POT IBATOS 9, Teds Sasha qo i Owe 671 i 1 iBe- t : TBOTAaS A OF ie fasuezead wveecnurs chee sntnettaicbinenbne fees ca i ove ! Cal ori Zon i Eyvaaey= abies ou | Ou fu 03 i orl ® ort Ot oo etug eens ctne ceameqsae: [eedeenapu serene smeanaennontpr ees tenet } 1 + 4 ¥ i | F t LA iy erent faery) w : ee nests cme eesti canes aneaieeng ie senmaamesceeteae: fee sarerenee 2m i i i i ica } w eoula.taNoop!! GIOUOD}? i j [ -= lexico i He + as fAlanos, [New Mexico ‘Tucumcari, lew £ Cann ile Los i ‘Tey ACOA Soe a “2 “Ve lE EL OURE P40.LOEq0). See tegen ey Se cree aeeens mermeemecr mete ee ree LSPA TYAS TOPSRIER SLR aedecdy) eg easemides tL aeeheen ee = ee rr a) d > (2) 7 ba] Seared yeared behind -ra0ddest qj jo router j seen tee issipated otstacle isap: | Extinguished “e Disappeared behind Disap due to i distance Disappeared from View + well above lspeed of i sound speed Very fast ize moon ery thin Over 15! in diae eter ph : Ellip- soid Very smel i1/e 53 tound Ney ees vers oe flat jthin, shnepe pg ale af ismoke inound, idisce | | i oe i 4 { H icone iione camer oo _jsecs. 115 imcs 4 Tteay, Jo weal creat Hone E nee ne he oto tet | | | TVOTRA0 4 OF | 4 if i i I i ¢ . ee hite t i Gray= Nes iish iGreen= TBI.uU0Z Tor ail if i OPNATALVE quertedd yy WTI 50] UOFZOOIT TE queavddy) atove i i i ee ! nori mabe: eee Yell ove | 30,000" i i = Ti f ty Proups eroups gcing S I! going 3 i to I 2 2 iStraicht iMbout 3cP i ab ? ovo sareaemns 1 caweuee ES serie atte zo wory Texem py ~ico pa queens yess alias cceeeenersees e Sands,j;il exico = ew 1 Faso, iTexas eo Bie | ‘ al i Albuauercue e ages & Willians, = Ps Joatasdg JO! abTEaet Tous) elise ipo a cane 4 Posie seb ea! S.1OATS GIO} jo szequn i? AEEPEW vinipeacre ve ae aa eee E Unt: Un) md } i fea t Saeed em RIaenhdaneneeaniade: alienate iaedineeiaaettnaeiiiaaaiamnee. Hastedealiadiammimemmetieeamed demeetietneeeeeetaee deemed . i : pen TE je - Ls é i?) — I-1 w o 2p o wd Lat et; a a A ra] ~ om | *~ o Ps) : a é 3 fy o <_< £ ‘ =] 3 Ww # Ss summary of 5 Summary of Sightings of Unimowm Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OSI ea) & en ae eteerheresdsnctetepememntea Sceecetagineereteernarsteremnaaeanta rteotrarnsassemanmanrnentts 5 a marae ae cattas eaapeent ota eraaaestes ra eaysnoataarargemceana Seaman ege aaieae amaeseGl cavenons:vaenyeent,jarmshqnipimecavqinveasintspeninrritate-arcren | Reliability f Observers wget os as : : | pparent Direction of Flight Horizontal to Vertical | Observation Observers General jiArea of Occurrence Apparent Altitude Course Duration of Manner of Disappear- ance iSiiver rene | iene Iciger lecom b-29 i300 - 600 Faded from | i lor sa ito a city imph iwiew _- | i i msace fblock oe als si engaro® aiaira: aA: a oe 50 Apr 2215/1 he [Albuqueraue , 12 to [50° above iBlue i one sione ound Tenth of e seconts { F 90 E der ee et Mexico _ ee 10r orizon | _____._fBF een — epee _—— oe degrees 1 t i ua : : 4 : 59 {3 ly 2143/1 iB | Los Alenos, |S to N I10° - 15° IBright lho jive | Very fast [New | ‘exico above white } Isecs | i jup to i a ee Le 1,000 ae i : . F i ; iLos Alamos, is 4o i {30° — 15° (hite S- 7| Hone ! tLarce = ery fast New Mexico | above i secs isimilar A zon ; i Jeach ito size i ane ae air- plane | i ; landing BON Re eae ee -. <=. a |_| i F i i i i horizon | _jiight | psec ee sos Alemos, |ESE to 10° - 15°; New Mexi Wi atoxe ; j horizon i i ec 1€ 2126-base-iSeme speed iball dia- jas aircraft! lichts. i | 2140- i slightly | larger than firebox lights i | i mond | i 67 (8 May 09501 4 Number of Observers | Rel a '1100; ility| iab of Observers } Unie i General iArea of Occurrence {Camp Hood, Texas Los Alamos, Hew Mezcico [Camp Hood, Texas Camp hood, Texas Tucson, Arizone 1 irection of Flicht itude Di H be ae lel g 4 forizonta to Vertical Apparent i Apparent Atterna~|Tone, jtone Round iW and ¥ App 1200" iting dropping i ae to 440! pinkish i i | | i to green; j i 4 5 oe His See ane ren eenenemeet Ber eistiogiert rien w ore te scene Pe er I i 4 5° above flas going oe horizon pera hs an i Vrace None Round i+ doller Very jdiminish- : jing to jshort juarter __.isize omens ie Pep 1/8 ee high ize of rate of jfeld moon {speed t white agataurtneee 6? sreenish sec white een: inane r Fig Reddish {None ereenish} white | jHorizontal tthite : then rapid ! jlic ae None jDia- i Dies imond ifone £000 +o 20,000 tHetal- 5 mils width in 40 mins jhoriz ee om Savarese 20 mils in pe secs 2 mils width 40=75" in in dia ‘Motionless :so Paster jeLimb at icircuejmeter i i48° angle | beef JOP Disappear- Disappeared demez Ifts. Dimmed and went out Climbed at 45° engle until out of sight (1) 4. tae euished oeded vay Ty Taded from Vanished anished as tho e cits jyanpbbeeciensas sajenengars: + oe-nenesqaneeenentaeeneeams cenesiserie citesnmatens = =e EG v | 750=1000 §00-1000 LPH i eteereer ccs eran Seer erp cb-naehheeesepenes +s dneaanicn teat a diemete sobrenmnsn i uoTqwa.esqg | jo moFseanc | -1/21i p Ss il 2d eil a : or = ie shin en che fore ve. ? i Dlue Lgre ioriZone TeoTgse, 04! T¥9.U0 27.10] j as.nog) iDescenaing 3° or 4° norizon | erveraty pie aa { i i i svsenernses serene nents enprrinetereetent 7OQ00' horizon i nteenenretetilesreeesantnemeensps—sremenabbinst -oTHsSs saesstaaneeermmennrenea tenets: qustl a v0 UOT] 0917 ¢ | quoreddy ji W to NE mL: | | | Alamorordo ay cesenseesteisseercetremets tesserae: (meee B to N i i 99UIOLAN00 | jo vory || Tersues | I saourosag 30} AurenaPr tous | lemos, fh £ Los Los Alamos, New Mexico da SY Los Alamos, New Mexico Tucson, jArizone Tucson, Arizona araacart teanila-eaess)rses ste penueererndeepbecentnsane ann Unk a cice in Fabeeraeaniasentan ata canhigseete * es . Ps . | Le Reco. ie ‘ v App 700 "4 16 Max 11 Jun —_~ a i oO o —— let he] ie ae] o srt ha 43 i) oo fam) a 43 — im a 8 E Q Fs oO BS re a oa u @ ay 2 6 5 Ge [2 “ iit ce c &o Ta] baa fea i oO a (3) | i ; *aded from Went behind building ver a hill Disappeared view e jin distance iturning off ‘Such as i flashlight ,000 mph eecmmapeaye 2 i 140° in 2 mbs. Relatively 2 or faster lightly larger than ibrishtest | star. size of iplane 14" dia- meter at 10,000! jaltitude _ Puice as evening ee v= shaped jsmal] air-jslow Circle Appeared Round Bullet S| = | : ye | i TBOTRZO A 0 | oe eeg| sc epngtaty! cleat | SUIT a FO) | A fed. worq00a1q]| ak Sl serene PPP PP rao 6 SH id teel ar it t Lorizon= 30° fron i peree el horizon i i ue, il 4 goto t999 | jo vou] Teteuog | iA lbucuer'e | |Saeasesqg so] HAQTL EGET Toys Fi arene wag iH Jo Ac ea eT me) a ie) o —* H Len] oO 1 oO Pal uy AE) w vel [a i c et 3 $i i St Pu ct a “ct ui o <j i G4 Oo a 5 % ol wm G4 ie) nw (3) ‘ | ‘like light t j i t Kent out eae een Gradually ifaded out + secs!aded out = :to cover y fast | estimate | | Unable to ; pon | Ver 3 i ' size even- a =e of levening ! Tennis ball Evening w/teilistar or Round 1/tail Round u/sail Round pinameiicnesnayeraia tarts sept eters) times sneer tee voTqearesag|| qo wor qeang’) etd 10 a esrind Msi edb, Lkasggt ea er unLenetannem Syageeten seeae nigeesen nee iaiuae. Cemnert cemnmute tore to tail Fredom— white i ! i t los-j inately j i Teotqae j 09 | Te} u0z T4077 | astnog |; : Le et nareeeee cee te caeeeeeeeeten tent ot ediees Straight ine alti- fl apna taty| quareddy | . QUSTT a Jo; iSebaata| 30° above horizon 30° labove horizon above jhorizon 4465 can to 5 ar i tee aie i i i sh coetsuc | Jo very) Tesetey | Texas filleen, Rilleen eeefacsneateneaenen jgtanzsqg ROTI AST Loe | F “ga ALOSG | —_~ 3 oO ws H aa] re 42 o “A ie me) Wa oo fa a 1 tf ei * 3 a = oS i=) o is] fu re 3 wd be o a 8 E 5 ay fe) 0 bD Fa 3 a bO a] tr G4 0 55 : a uration of | a Reliabilit: Observers rain or rail Number of Observation | llshape rs Apparent Direction Horizontal to Vertical Sound q {Round [Digger than! a Mexico fal ling 3°28" to ws eoing Reddish z | m5 9°40" jup then felt lue & i i above Hin almost igreen i Unik Las Cruces, pom Mexico i i t i 4 os | Unk jAlenogordo, Vertical {2°20" to/|Straight New Mexico 7°35" ivertical above [flight islight i f } horizon ivertical Ej i : | i i Gna ‘ | __-[Girection Re ast & f ; i thorizon } ireddish {| i eae: : ; i Unk jAlamogordo, jE to W {204" to [10° off binds : if iLarce as iNew Mexico 12°7" jvertical | : i jauto spot , above | . flight at horizon | | ; iste: 8 if LOSER [6 Aug [2015/1 Unk |Alenozordo, Istrateht Whitish Round [twice size Extremely an Mexico iflight app yellow normal fast - 120° verti- {(red falling ‘twice as i foal dec- trail) | i line me | : | oteettee cee seeeeentoren cere nme cnegenine Sattemenes ccoeeeeits geticenenenettoe tate att sbar fast as falling i i i i i ee Be cen eee eee Fae See Se Mn! MONON - Slightly ifaster than oe aaeclea sin Tanai cutee tate clenched fist of finger Inail at nat ens Fa = i Pip of H thumb at iarm's lHoad size NO 6 0 | Round aS ’ i Sini- H ilar to icomet. : ari taasachipeeeanee = sate i i : i s | i i i 1 weal i t i i Blue ow to angle headed onw Tequoztao07 TBOTZAIA 04 esanon ong sl ar a is) ° +t % o > curve earth ie ove orzizon | 50° ance {50° 6 ab 1orizon horizon above horizon le headed 4 et QUSTL a FO WoT q00aT CH quoreddy| ¥ : = i oe ie i par reams has nina aetrs meneesens en: to 8 i eareeae N bad xico 90U9IINI9Q f ae NOG [Tezeua ni lie Mes-ico ibuquerque, mE i : : + | ae TR Teele seer lamogordo, ew! Mexico New Mexico Base, Texas CW By White Sands, iN Alamogordo, ikilleen New } mmx bs

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