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DATE:
August 2.v,f~
FROM
A. H. Be}@
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY 0-;J;;ERIAL
PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO
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To advise that:
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OSI has expressed concern in J
) connection with the continued appearance of unexplained phen~mena
described as green fireballs, discs and meteo rs in the vicin ityµ~
of sensit i ve instal lations in New Mexico .
{2) Dr. LaPa2, Meteo r
Expe rt of the University of New Mexico, reported that the phenomena
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does not appear to be of meteoric ·origin . (3)
OSI has contracted
with Land-Air Inc ., Alamogordo, New Mexico, to make
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scientifi?ri
study of the unexplained phenomena.
NATURE OF PHENOMENA
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Obser vations of aerial phenomena occurring within the
vicinity of sensit i ve installations have been reco rded by the
Air Force since December, 1948.
The phenomena have been
classified into 3 general types which a re identified as follows :
1.
Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed
in shapes resembling half moons, circles and discs emitting
green light.
2 .
Discs, round flat shaped objects or phenomena
mouing at fast ueloci~y and emitting a brilliant white light
or reflected light.
3.
Meteors, aerial phenomena resembling meteor ic '
material moving at high velocity and varying in color.
The above phenomena have been reported to vary in
col or from brilliant white to amber, red and green .
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Since 1948, approximately 150 observations of aerial
phenomena referred to above have been recorded in the vicinity
of inst allations in New Mexico .
A number of observations have
been reported by diffe rent reliable individuals at approximately
the same time .
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SEP 18 1950
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