UAP Reported at Sandia Base, 1948-1950
DOW-UAP-D017 · War Dept. · document · 116 pages · Release 2
What the war.gov catalog says
This file contains 116 pages of documentation from the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program (AFSWP) – the direct, post-World War II successor to the Manhattan Project – and from the U.S. Air Force – relating to a series of sightings and investigations in Sandia, New Mexico, from 1948-1950. This file contains 209 sightings of “green orbs,” “discs,” and “fireballs” reported near the military base. Witnesses reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) maneuvering, flying out of sight, disappearing, or exploding. The documents also include the results of contemporary investigations into residual copper powder found in some areas where sightings were reported. A few of these investigations became the basis for Project Grudge, which collected reports of unidentified flying objects from various other military installations – also included in this collection.
From the file
…who had previou■ ly reported the phenomena observed on 6-7-8 llaroh 1949 d heretofor reported in Sumnary of Intormatian. p. 97
…as a part of this summary, a 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. p. 20
…each observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi cations, (1) green fireball phenomenon, (2) disc or variation, and (3)…
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