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ll 1 l ll 1 1 62-IHQ-ii3894 1im,oo s i~IAl~ 246-301 FBI - CENTRAL R~CORDS CENTER HQ - HE. I lQUA, fLRS Class / Case# Sub Vol Sorial # 0062 83894 6 246 301 8/11/1274188 1 Ill IlI ll 1111111 11 11 11 11 illlIII l111 111 1111111 RRP0031XGU &ECTION 6 .. cc, -_. z: ca C :, C:I ail:: cc 1' == ,, -., - 2! U) I L&.I I a:: -= rs ~ LL.I I U!) ==­ I C O.ffic;MMemorl dum • UNITED STATES GOVERN~E, T TO D. Ji. Lad/_ez_A(. DATE: August 2.v,f~ FROM A. H. Be}@ SUBJECT: SUMMARY 0-;J;;ERIAL PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO 1:arbo__ Bel,m.,nt_ _ MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING ~Ohr "."~1 , . hoom_ i,e:tse_ _ PURPOSE K/, I ( I , /Gendy__ To advise that: {1) 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 I does not appear to be of meteoric ·origin . (3) OSI has contracted with Land-Air Inc ., Alamogordo, New Mexico, to make ·c scientifi?ri study of the unexplained phenomena. NATURE OF PHENOMENA I 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 . 1 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 . ~£CORDED. t \ND£XEO • 2 SEP 18 1950 "-- c::::> L.C"").. :::e:: c::c 1-­z 0 w c..; .,_ N 0 x­• v, ..J . => LU CO -, _/) r"1 -0 <,l m Lr> Q_ l.U ~ C0 I.:.. C) • O • lJ._ . u uJ ~~ uJ er. - ·­ <..n c.D w N ~ r. ·u -,l m ..... - . < oOJni '"TJ ~ .... ,-1 ! C r· ~ ::i:: ~ c..n ('"; ~ -~ ' i)' ) l) ) RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ Dr. LaPaz, Director, Instttute of Meteorittcs, University of New Mexico, submitted an analysis of the various observations on May 23, 1950. He concluded, as a result of his investtgation, that approximately half of the phenomena recorded were of meteoric origin . The other phenomena commonly referred to as green fi reballs or discs he believed to be U.S. guided miss-iles be ing tested in the neighborhood of the installations. Dr. LaPaz pointed out that tf 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. LaPa2 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 Mexico 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. LaPa2 and the Air Force, it was concluded that the occurrence of the unexplained phenomena in the vicinity of sensitive installations was a cause for concern . The Atr Force entered into a contract with Lard-Air, Incorporated, Alamogordo, New Mexico, f or the purpose of making scientific studies of the green fireballs and dtscs . It was pointed out in the summary furnished by OSI on July 19, 1950, that the unexplained greenfireballs and discs are still observed in the vicinity of sensitive military and Go,pernment 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~'fljur day watch is being maintained and has been designated ~ roJ·ect Xw}qkl~_." - 2 ­ CONCLUSIONS The Albuquerque Office, in a lette r dated August 10, 1950, advtsed 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 o . .Mirarchi, Project Engineer, had been informed of the Bureauajurisdtction 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 I I None. The above is for your in/on ation . - 3 ­ September 8, 19.50 To: Director of Special Investigations The lnapect.or General Departcont or the Air Force The Pentnnon Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUC~.!RS There is attached hereto ror your considerction and attention a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated August 29, 1950, received by this Burenu from •r. alter D. Jones, ot 36 King Street East, Toronto, Ontorlo, Cannda. For your intomntion., the letter fro !Jr. Jones hoe been acknowledged by this Burenu, and he has been informed hie communication hes been referred to your Depart.cent. EHlrl: eas 0:-~ 1?~3'7 @IIOffJCA !TAlW:ro8ffi ~~I"!'a(t aJSI'!' $!.,\ t otz~::o;-! ra ~c: r·-:IA .. 0-:tJ~ ~ ,a ta}uua :::::r:, id~­ _;!ti.I! I r 1 __ he a Rosen__ Tracy__ Harbo__ Be!Jlollt__ 11011r__ Tole. Hooa_ object of fi • e action should in turn ff3 7 STANDARD FORM NO. 64 • q 1 IOffice Met, .-vrtdum • UNITED STiTES G0 , 0 TO : MR. A . H. BELMONT a DATE: September 27, 1950 TOl___ FROM IIR, L. L. LAUGH~ - Ladd. Clea_ I/ I Olavln__ SUBJECT: ~ LYING SA UCERS ( NlchOll_ _ SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10:45 A.JI. today and stated that yesterday evening while two offi cers of the Philadelphia Poli ce Depar-tment were cruising in their scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending slowly to t he earth which appeared at first glance to be a parachute . When the of ficers first noticed the object, it was a tree- top level and was described as being six feet in diameter . It landed in a field near-by and the officers, upon examining tt, noted that it gave out a purplish glow which was almost a mist. The officersrummoned 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 it completely disintegrated. The officers further commented that the object was so light that when it hit the field, it did not even bend the weeds or the grass it fell on . Jlr. Cornelius said that he has called the local of the Air Force but the individual with whom he sp oke there said knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was looking into reports of thi s type • . Mr. Cornelius desired to know what furthe r be taken by him. I told Jlr. Cornelius that he was correct in referring this matter to the local office of OSI and that he should direct letter to the Bureau incorporating all available information concerning the matter and that we here, upon it s receipt, would bring it ~o the attention of OSI Headquarters . LLL:mer RECORDED . 84 t ­ -. - ...... ocr 4 1sso t:k~'l':1 l / ....EPAR; MENT OF :TH; AIR FORCE\ Ill.' ~ DQUARTERS UNITED STATES A I R FORCE' WASHINGTON 25, O. C. Authority: NND90986 Hon. J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. Dear tfr. Hoover : \ of Inveotigation The inclosed letter, subject: "Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft, 11 is forwarded for your information 4!).d any cooperation you may beable to extend. As indicated in the letter it is des:red to place this rsubject in its proper perspective as part of the normal USAF ~equirement for inf'ormation of air technical intelligence '-interest. Respectfully youre, C. P. CABELL ~ajar General, USAll' Director of Intell1genoo 0 ~ ~ t .. ~ 'J., .\ ''T~'- d I. ' • ~. ocument contains information affecting the national defense of tho United States within the mccu:~-:; .he &spionage La-rs, Titlo 18 ')f U.S.C,, Sections 793 an l 704. Ita to•...,,.,,1-...:1'..>n or the revelation of its CQntenta in any manner to en 1:!".C:t. '• ..:• r.:l"tson is pzohibited by Jc-••." • • 'f .. DEPARTMEt~ OF THE AIR FORCE HFADQ,UARTERS UNIT.ED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. AFOIC-CC-1 8 September 1950 SUBJ:FX:T: Reporting of In.formation on Unconventional Aircraft TO: Commanding Generals. 11.a.Jor Air Con11rands. ZI and Overseas All United States Air Attaches 1. The United Sta.tea Air Force has a continuing requirement for the reporting and technical analysis of observations of uncon­ ventional aircraft which might indicate an advance in technological progress of a :roreign power. An unconventional aircraft, within the meaning of this directive, is defined as e.rq aircraft or air­ borne obJect which by performance, aerody!lamic chsroeteristice, or unusual features, does not conform to aey presently known airers.ft tn,e. 2. It is desired that information on unconventional aircraft be reported in the following manner: a. A s8J)arate report of each incident will be forwarded. No information other than that bearing on the unconventional air­ craft will be included in this report. b. Priority of tran~J!lisaion accorded the report will be that a.:p-propriate in the Judgm1a1~t of the forwarding agency, accord­ ing to its apparent authenticity and importance as intelligence. c. Reports will be forwarded to Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Attention: MCIS. d. Renorts forwarded by electrical transm1es1on will include, as far aa possible: (l) A brief description of the obJect(e); its ehe.pe, size, color, number, formation 11 more the.r. one, aerodynamic features, trail or exhaust, propul­ sion eyotem, speed, sound, maneuvers, manner of disappearance, and other ~ertinent or unusual features. (2) Timo sighted in 24-hour clock zonal time, and length of time observed. -- (3) Manner or ooaervatton; vieua.1 or elootron1o, from air • (giYe speed, altitude, and tYpe of aircraft), or surface. Any t)'l>e of optical or olectronio equipment uoed ohould be described. (4) Location of obeerTer d.urine eightinc, giving emct lati­ t~de and longitude as closely as feasible, e:ad/or refereno~ to a known landmark. Location of obJect(s) with reopeot to observer, giving distance, direction, and altitude. (5) Identifying information on obeerTer(e) and Witnesses, eetiJ11ate of reliabilit~ and experience, and aDT faotore bearing on e&time.ted reliability of the o1ght1ng. (6) Weather ani!. Vind conditione (teletyPe eequencee) at timft and pla0e or aightings. (7) Arq activity or cond1tion, neteorolog1ce.l or otherw1ee, which might accowit ~or the sighting. (8) Ed.etence ot tUl¥ ~sica.l evidence; fragments, photo­ graph• and the like, of the sighting. (9) Interception or identification action taken. (Such ection. ehould be takeu whenever teaeible, complying w1 th exietil'lg air de:tente direotives.) e. Beporte forvarded by eleotrioa.l tra.nemieaion vill be follo~ed up Vithin ten (10) dsya by a vritten report on AJ Form 112. Thh report will contain the ea.me 1nf'orma.tlon specified 111 subparagraph 2d above in greater detail, and where feasible v1ll include sketches and aigned attested narrative 1tatemente of observers. f. Written reports of a1ght1nge~ where no previous electricall7 tranemitted report has been submitted, will follow the same fonn as the written follow-up report described 1n subparagraph 2e above. g. AQ phya1oal ertdence of the e1ght1J16 will be forwarded by most exped1ttoue means to Command1ng General, Air Materiel Command, Attn~ MCIS, under cover of' a lotter identityin« the shipment with the report ot a1ght1Jlt;. Mention ot the method and time ot eh1pp1n,; of' thie evidenoe will be included in written report ot the sighting. 3. It 1e 4ee1red tha~ no p~blioit7 be given this reporting or a.ne.~o1 • act1T1 ty. BY COMMA.ND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: Info copiee to: Dir/Int, G-2, Army Dir/Naval Int. Comoondant (111T) US Coast Gus.rd (lr1G,_,;J,.(-/ __ C. F. CABELL Sp Ae1t for Research & Intel. State Major General, USAF Direotor JBI Director of CIA D1rector of Intelligonce f\(\~ lt:Jof~rT• I\ I C Vi \Ji t Vr lhC !, OARD FORM NO. 64 • • 0j!fe-Memoraridum • UNITED STATES•GOVERNMENT TO FROM THE DIRECTOR IIR. D. 11. LADD t DATB: SUBJECT: O FLYING SAUCERS FUING DISCS 1/ GREEN FIREBALLS Traey__ Harbo __ Mohr___ Tele. Room_ October 9, 1950 'l'Ol eon ~ Oancly_ _ PURPOSE To advise you 0£ the most recent informtion l<;nam, tQ .t}la Bureau concerning the captioned aer1.a1 phenomena. BACKGROUND You w:i.ll recall that on August 2.3, 1950, I furnished to you a memorandum regarding Project Tw:inkJ.e set up by the Department of the Air Force, with the assistance of Land-A:ir, 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 installatims in New Mexico. To. date the Air Force has not advised us of aw PAJI ~vel2!!1ents in connecticn with t.his project-7 , Dr. Anthony o. Mirarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has been contacted by the ilbuquerque Office and arrangements have been made in order that 1:ihe Bureau will be advised in the event any in£ormation relative to t.heBe phenanena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau. According to Bureau files, an av~age of appro:x:imately three or £our~ laints have been received per month 0 £:rom Junrthrough Seif'tember. These complaints were brought to the attention of OSI. A review of Bureau files does not indicat.e that there has been arry increase in the sight.ings of these phenomena during or as a result of the -war in Korea. JURISDIGI'ION FOR INVESTIGATION OF 'ffiESE PHENOUENA You will recall the investigation to obtain information concerning these aeria:l. pbenanena is the jm-isdiction 0£ the Department of the Air Force. The Department 0£ the Air Force is aware o:f our jurisdiction in matters relat.i.ng to espionage, sa~otage and internal security, and we have contacted OSI and requested them to advise us of any developmentB in connection wi.th these phenomena ·which would be o:f interest to us as a resul.t of our jurisdiction • f RECORDED • 105l t ~ EEM:de l Vlil 10 1 5 4 ijl;T 161950 1 3a' yI - 4 I .,ff\ t 1" II ~ , . --------- POSSIBLE ORIDIN 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 ballocns, falling stars, meteorological Iiienomena and other air-borne objects. INFORMATION OBTAD1ED BY BUREAU LIAIOON FROM OSI, WASHINGTON, D. C. RE THE CAPTIONED MA1'rffis ON OCTOBER 9, 1950. Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 9, 1950 .from OSI headquarters that the :investigations of these aerial phenomena are being handled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio. Their investigation of these phenomena fails to indicate that the sightings involved space sbips or missiles from a:ny 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 close~ 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. - 2 ­ POSSIDLE ORIGii! Oi TI!El'E Ai":fiIAL Pifil?JO!.M:A The Bureau hes boon advisocl in tho p.:i.st l.:r.f OCI t.ruit; ra-,y of tho oighti."lgc reported to them 'UO!"o dctcroincd by inves~..,ici+tion to h~vc ocen of r.oathcr ballocno, i'o.ll.'i~ c tnro, odtcorolo~ical }tlono:t1coa ruid other n:i.r borne objects . 3l1 BY BU? ~Ol On'. , \1Ac-r.:1!!t1TOU, D. C • :T lus t4!'ut.... u, 9, 1950. Bureau l:iaicon detorr '.,:iod on tho. T.!Orning of October 9, 1950 fi•om OSI hoad.~unrtoi-s tbat the inveatlrsationo o£ tiicae .!0 rw phenomena arc being handlod by O"I, r.right Field, Ohio. 'i'hoir invo::Jt~tion of i.'icnc i;ncno:nona fe.il.c to inclioo.tc tha.t th s1 chtincs involved op.lee s ips or mssilos f'roo .any other plo.nct or com'try. Accord:ing to Oo.1I, tho cor.tplnints rocoivod l:iy them hnvc failed to indio.:i.to any definite ttorn of activity. O::J: f'urthcr a.dvi~ctl they v.re closely .i'ollomnc the invcstication of the ooptianod mttors, n..,id they i:.i.ll adv.lso t.~is Dureau of .my tto1·0 or intcroot. Pono . Tio above in £or rom· :Lrifornnt on. - 2 ­ ~--- ~M • I Office Memorandum • UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: October 2, 1950 SAC, PHILADELPHIA ATTENTION: MR. IEO LAUGHLIN F~ : ~ ECT: FLYING DISC REPORTED AT PHILADELPHIA ON 9/26/So C_JJ:_ SA')L,tl'"' During the late evenmg hours orSep1:.ember 26, 1950, two Phila­ delphia pol ice officers observed a peculiar phenomenon on Vare Boulevard near 26th Street when they sa\r a round object about six feet 1n circumference slowly f l oat 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 off~cers as dewy, sort of like soap suds, and evaporating within fifteen or twenty minutes after it landed. When touched by the off icers, the substance composing the object disappeared, leaving nothing but a slight sticky substance. I This matter was reported to this office by the Philadelphia Police and for that matter, was subsequentl y carried in the Philadelphia press as "Fl ying Saucer Just Dissol ves" . .,,, - ;7 Mr. LAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above by this office and issued instructi ons that the matter should be referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation. Accordingly, Major WA'ITS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was telephonicalfy advised of the above and no further action was taken by tl?,is office. FMK/mmd 98-0 I ocr18Z , RECEIVED OcT 5 3 13 r,~ ~,so Ocr 6 /2 ?s PM '5D nEC' O BELMONT ... F.8.\. ir.: :... ·r r , P:9NAGE ~­ • • r• ... i1rJ>1.or ,usnc:F. <. r1 ; s . L ~. [jf r: 1• tlF .1l•ST/CE - 1•. ·1 .)-Jc .)3'.;' I ' t i L OS, Z/1 /If IIl!J.1 Nf/1//ifr, fO//iJ;ii/ (/JJ/1,fJ:J;iy 11 - MR. JONES. 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ROOII - 111'.Ne... -­ lllar<.&nd:Y- J t. t I ) I pE;~ rYJ.'r'-~j)r-:-"i'.''."'i"."'::-:-:-:~~-:--------1.1:.:::: ,l Per_~---­ Y~ ::.._M NO' 23 1~6~ • • •• I'~ r"'\ T"T" A T J 'I .Ki..- • • 0£PARTM£NT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THiC IN ■ PCC T Olt OCNCRAL U 84' Autholity: 17TH 0t9TRICT OF"FICE CF" SPECIAL lNVESTtGATI ONS NND90986 l<fJITl,.ANO AUt ' 0 A' C I! 9A.8t. N C W M t 'W.ICO DR/ms 25 Hay 1950 File Ho : SUBJECT : Summary or Observations ~erial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - Uay 1950 TO : Brigadier Gener al Joseph F . Carroll Director of Special· Invest.igations Headquarters USAF Washington 25 , D . C. ff /, I 1 1 1. In a liaison meeting with other military and government intel­ ligence and investigat1ve agencies in December 1948, it was determined that the frequency of unexplained aerial phenomena in the New Me~dco area was such that an organized plan of r eporting these observations should be undertaken . The organization a_~d physical location of units of this Dis­ trict were mo~t suitable for collecting these data , therefore , since December 1948, this District 'has assumed the responsibility for collect­ ing and reporting basic informati on with respect to nerial phenomena occurring in this general area . These r eports have been distributed to the Air Materiel Command , USAF , in accordance v1ith Air Intelligence Requirements No . 4 , and to other interested military and government agencies . 2. Ther e is attached. as a part of this summary, a compilation of aerial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the Ne,·1 Mexico area and have been reported by this Distr ict Office subsequent to December 1948. This compilation of sightings is not a complete record of all reported observations , but includes only those in which sufficient i nformation was available to justify their inclusion. The observers of these phenomena include scientists , Special Agents of the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF , air line pilots , military pilots , Los ~ Ala.mos Security Inspectors , military personnel . and many other persons of various occupations whose reliability is not questioned . This com­ .lJ!lilation sets forth the most important characteristics with respect to ~/ach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of thr ee classifi­ ations , (1) green fireball phenomenon, (2) disc or variation , and (5) ~ robably meteoric. f ~ /1/- ~ 1\llW'l ~i) • 87 - - .­ 3. There is also att~~cf an anal~fs of the green fireball occurrences in this aren made by Dr. LinSoI r l.a?az . Dr. LaPaz is the ~ s ' 0 -e 1--- ' ~ &19 ./ CONFIDEN1'1AL i,}Y' u - • File No: (24- 8)- 28 Subj : Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area , December 1948 - 11ay 1950 2 5 ?.1a.y 1950 Director of tho Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Ma.thematics and Astr onomy at the University of New Moxico , He was Re­ search Mathematician a.t the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD appointment in 1943 and 1944, and Technical Dir ector of the Operat ions · 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 . 4. On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences were held at Los Alamos , N'ew liexico, for tho purpose of discussing t he green fireball phenomena. Ropresentativos of the following organizat ions were present· at these meetings : Fourth Arrey , Armed Forces Special Wea­ pons Project , University of Now Mexico , Federal Bureau of Investi gation, U, s. Atomic Energy Col!Dllission , 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 t he origin of the green fireballs. It was , hovJOver, gener ally concluded tho.t tho pheno­ mena existed and that they should be studied scientifically i.mtil theso occurrences havo been satisfactorily 0.xplo.ined . Further , that tho continued occurrence of une>..-pln.i11od phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sensitive installations is cause for concern. 5. ·The Geophysical Research Division, Air lJateriol Command, Crunbridge , Massachusetts , ho.s recently let a contract to Land-Air , Inc. , Holloman l.FB , Alamogordo , New Mexico , for a limited scientific study of green fireballs . The r esults of t his scientific o.pproach to "the problem will undoubtedly be of gr eat value in determining tho origin of t hese phenomena . 6. This summary of observations of aerial phenomena has been prepared for the purpose of r e- emphasizing and r eiter ating the fact that phenomena. have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skie s during the past 18 months nnd a.re continuing to occur, and , secondly, that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitive mili­ to.cy o.nd government installations. ~--~~,.- - _-1 x.;·~-~-~­ v , .. _,,le, \ 4 Incls DOYLE EES 1. Summary of Sightings Lt C lone 1, USAF 2. Photo of Sighting No. 175 Dis ict Comrn~ndcr w/comments 3 . Ltr fr Dr . La.Paz to Lt Col Rees , dtd 23 May 50 4. Graph indicating me.ximums 2 co~~FIDENTIAL • • File No : ( 24- 8)- 28 Subj: SUlTllllary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico .Area , December 1948 - May 1950 25 May 1950 DISTRIBUTION : , cys , Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF 1 e, , GG , Ail" Me.~eriel C01,,,u,.na , iJrie;h~ Pe:l;tereon .\FE, O~o Mi:ei. thr ee tm of"='fecludcal Intelligen~ 1 cy~ CG, Special Weapons Command , Kirtland AFB , New !foxico ]. cy, CG , Armed Services Special 'Nee.pons Project , Sandia Base , NfM Mexico. ATTlI : J- 2 1 ey, CG, ~e..dq:ua.1 tere, Foi.u:tA Army, Ft ,.-S,em. Houstoa, 'l!exa..i;. A!J.'!DI . 1r.e of s • G~ 1 cy , CO , Holloman AFB , New Mexico ~~ CO; Air Foree CambPi&~~boPatorios , Cambridge, 15a,s,e,• 1 cy , Director, Security Division, U. s. Atomic Energy Commission, Los Alamos , New Mexico , ATTM: Mr . B. o. Wells 1 cy , Federal Bureau of Investigation , El Paso , Texas 1 cy , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Albuquerque, New Nexico 1 ey, A.it For~-i.-e-A~·d , Pen"be.goo. lh,1ileli'A@; A~N I Dr,.,.- JeeeptI Kaplan . l-ey., Reaearon end- D8'\.·clopmen;; B-oara;-Fcl'.rlla:gen 13:uild.a.i.g A~"l-f,li-:--I;:;:,:::!~:~!.ael-&l:l'et'~~i,c-ere-t1t'±Ve D1recto1, ~J!l!Jl~tteo on . lcy , File '1 • ·• • THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS ?Jay 23 , 1950 To: L·.; . Co].onel Doyle Rees > Commandin~ Officer 17th District , O. 3. I . From: Lincoln LaPaz , Dir ector Institute of 11eteoritics Subject: Anomalous Luminous Pnenomena ( Seventh Report) 1 . In the second report of this series , dated 1948 , December 20, the writer listed ten significant differences bet·,'!een the bri:;}'lt green horizon­ tally-moving firebal ls observed in the interval 1948 , December 5-20 , and typical meteors . These differences vJere the following : ( l) The horizontal nature of the paths of nos·t of the December fir eballs is most unusual . Genuine met eors are rarely observed to move in horizontal paths . (2) Age.in the very lo·w height of the December f ireball discussed in section 2 above sets it off in sharp contrast from the f.;enuine meteors for ·which heights of the order of 40 or more miles are nf,:-.·­ mally observed . (3) The velocity determined for the fir eball of Dece1-::ber 12 is much less than the velocities det ermined 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 oenetrate to as low levels as that determined for the firebal l of D~cember 12, t he observed lu­ minous phenomena are always accompanied by very violent noises . No noises whatever have been observe,d in connection with the various December fireballs so far investigated . (Note added on 1950 , May 23 : Possible exceptions to the noiselessness of green f ireballs are ·!;he incidents of 1949 ~ January 30 , and 1949 , December 4.) (5) Genu:inem.eteorsaormally show remarkable variations in br ightness , beginning; as "fine thin hai r lines , which are sca.rcoly visible to the observer , and then brightening up to flash out near · the end of their paths . In t he case of the December fir eballs most of the observers have reported t ha-\:; t he green balls appeared almost instantly at their full brigp.tness . To: Lt . Colonel Doy le Rees - Page 2 Subj: Anomalo1.1.s Luminot~s Phenomena (Seventh Re~"'or t) ~1a.y 25 , 1950 ( 6) In the ce.se of Genuine meteors the pe..ths ar0 directed ";o­ v1a,r d all points of tb.e compass v,i·th e q,~al :::'r cquoncy . Cn tr:e co:n.'.;r ar -.,· in the casq1, of t},e g;r cen fir eballs , plots of adm.issible approccs1 sec ­ tors show tha"'v ther e is a vorr:r p1·onouncGd tendency fo r 'the paths to come in f rom the north half of the s}::y . ( 7) The three groups of anor.1alous [·:reenisr hn1inous pncno1!1ena show a cur ious association with ··;ell k:.~own meteor sho,;1er s , alt::ou.:;n none of these ~·.1etcor showers normally pro ~,uce extr0mely 1::rif,ht s r een fir eballs , sv.ch as those recently o·cservcd . ?or exampl e . th0 obser­ v2.tion mentioned by :·:r . ::onnig appeared nee.r the ma::im,un of the Quadrant'id shower of early januar:; , ;ir . ;:cCullour:;h I s o~scrva.tiou of. August v1as near the time o.f.' the Pers id shoY1er anc':. t:1e Deccrr..'bcr observations all fell in tllo interval co..vcrcd by tho Gcminid s:10y;'.)r . Thi s relationship ~nir-;ht i ndicate an attempt to rend.er the :::;rec,n f ire­ balls less conspicuous by causin[~ t,;1om to e.pp<::o.r only \'!:",m th<-r e i s considerable ;ncteoric a.c-':ivity . ( 8) As noted in an earlier com:·!lui1ic:':iaon, the renar!~a1·;ly v~_vid gr een color rer,or ted for most of the December fircbaJ.ls i s r e.rely observed in the c::,,sc of !l;Cn"':ne meteors . By l:.t1::oratory tos-::; t~'liS peculiar color seems to be identical v1i th tha':; given off by copper salts in the blowpipe fla.'lle . If ·:;hi.3 i dcn":;j_fica•tion i s correct ., t he wave lon<:th of the:: r ncl i ation f ro1:1 the, r;r ~c,n .;:'ircballs i s near ,, • 52laR. ­ ( 9) The duration es·ti rno.tes of betv,oen 2 e.nd 3 s econds r ~-;:-,ortod for the e;r ecn fi r eballs o.rc considcrc.bly longer than t:lose ( 0 ~4 ­ O. 5 second s) for tho or dinary visno.l ;- o·ccors , but s'tortcr thw'l ·'.:he duration ostimateo i nva.r ie.bl•r ro'">ort(,d in tho caso of a c;cnui:nc motoor ito f~l l (5 to 30 s cco~ds ; r oven longer) . ( 1.0 ) For none of' thu gr een fir eballs has a tn,i n of sparJ.~s or a dust cloud been reported . 'i'his cor•tre.sts shar;;:)ly wit;1 the be­ havior noted in case of r,mtcoric f ircballs--par ticularly those that penetr ate to th:, very lon levels ,·,her e t :1c 6r con fir0ball of December 12 was observed . 2 . In the year an-:l a half since this list v1as ~r ope.r ed , r.w.ny ad­ ditional observations have been made , the total number of objects nov, accepted as bclonginb in the i:;r eon fir0bi3:ll cat:.,gory beins 72 . (Al­ thour;h t his number constitutes nearly 50;~ of the :i.nciJcnts listed in the accompanyi11g Swmnar y , i t cor:s-titut0s l ess than 5% of tho '..;otal number of unscr eened observc.tions r .::portec. to the v1r:i.ter . ) Critical analysii:: o::: all green fi r eball r eports noYi available sh01.·1s that onl'.' one of the statOir.onts in t he list ~ivon in par aGr ~ph 1 needs to :~e" ·.:1oc1.il'~,cd , namely , i tem (1 ) . ihthin t!'tc last vear , a cons:dcrablt: nu..'T."Jer of the green fircba.l ls hc.vc appeared ·to fall vcr •cicr.lly dovmv,ard r8.t;:0r th~n C t\l l L h.L 4 ., • t To : Lt . Colonel Doyle Rees - Pa;e 3 Subj: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Repor t) Nay 23 , 1950 to move horizontally . However, a strictly vertical infe.11 is also very rarely observed in the case of genuine meteor fal ls . 3. An analysis just completed of the time distribution of the s reen fireballs so far observed permits us to add an 11th iten to the list of differences given in paragraph 1 above . The graph of frequency versus local time which accompanies the presont r eport shov1s that the me.xii-mm frequency of s igM;ing of green fireballs ( occurring at approxiJ'.1at€l~r 2030) coincides in t i me with neither the frequency maximum for ordinary meteors ( occurrin:-; at approximately 0300) nor the f r equency ma:{imtun for meteorite falls (occurrinB at approximately 1600) . 4 . Inspection of the graph referred -to in paragre.ph 3 also v1ill show that most of the gr een fireballs have been sir)1ted i n a time i nter­ val extending from about 5 p .m. to 11 p . m. (M31') . This concentration might be even more pronounced if it Y1er e possible ·co screen out of the secondary maximum, around 2 a . m. ( Jl3T) , all ordinary meteors v1Lich have been mistakenly identified as green fireballs . That such !'1.iside~tif.ica­ tion has occurred is strongly suggested, by -t;he near coincidence in time of the secondary maxi:'lum of the green fireballs and. the v,cll established early mornin~ maximum of the ordinarJ meteors . 5. Some significance may attach to the fact that t he tir:10 interval alluded to in parae;r o.ph 4 extends from about 7 a .m. to l p .m. in the Ural rcg;ion of the USSR. Since missiles movine; YJith velocities of ·t;he order of those found for the green fi r eballs for which real path detcrmino.tions have been possible would travel f rom the southern Urals to rfow Mexico 'in less than 15 minutes , a possible intcrprotation of the concentration of sightings rcrerred to i n para~rapn 4 is that tho ~reon fireballs r esult from guided missiles l aunched f rom basos in the Urals in tho mor nin3 hours befor e cloudiness due to convection or blin<linG afternoon dust storms ca.n interfere v,ith non- radar tracking , such as has been used by the Optical Trajectory Section at Uhite Sands Proving Ground . 6 . Ther e is also a pronounced concentration of ~roen fireball incidents on the four days , i"r iday, Saturday, Sunday , Monday , almost all of the most widely observed incidents having occurred on Saturday or Sunday . 7. It is a cur ious and fairly well- established fact that there has been a distinct decline in the number of green fireball sightins s during the last two months , v,ithin which the number of so- called 11 f ly­ ing saucer 11 incidents in this region :'las attained an all- time high . 8. Although I have r ecently r eceived from Dr . Joseph Kaplan of ·Ghe Scientific Advisory Board a letter containing thE: sto.tem-::1t "l'rank ly , I don ' t knoY1 of any U. S . experi:ncnts that would rosult in the a ppcc,rt>.ncc of these unconventional objects , and neither docs Von Karman". I still To : Lt . Colonel Doyle Rees - Po.ge 4 Subj : Anonalous Luminous Fhenomena (Seventh Rerort) )~y 23 , 1950 consider the most probable explanation of the r;r een fire·:)alls +;o 1::e ·,he one r.;iven in the first of the three para r;ra··hs belo;-1 v1hich are quoted from -:rry letter of 1950, Febn~ary 20 , t,o !.Jr . i~. 1:. ·.,yckoff , C,1ief ~·.t::ios­ pheric Fhys ics Laboratory , Base Direc·:;ora~e f or Geophys :.cal :t0search . The last tvJo paragraDhs quoted beloY1 well summarize ey r eco1rnnendatio:1.s concernin(; t he green firebe.11 problem: 11As a nr eli minary t o settin~ down -th e project recommend ...tions ,•,hich you reques·ted , I have very carefull·r r eviev1ed all uvaile.';le fi reball data (observers ' r eports , cransit meas •.:r e:--ients , cal culated r eal paths , etc . ) cover i n:; inc iden-t.s from those of Dccer~b0r G, 1948 t o the extraordinary incident of Febr ue.ry 7, 1950, ,,hic:1 '.,as been under i ntensive i nvesti,;ation l'or the l ast tv.o wcel::c . A.s a result or this cornpre!.ensive r eview, particularl;• a s it relates to the i n­ cident of February 7, 1950 , I i'eol cor.:pelled to write you in s oi,le­ what differ ent terms concerninc my oy,n pa::-t i n the pr oposed fi reball projee t than I had in :-n.ind d1e!" we las c discussed ·thi s matter . In brief , I have come to the cone : usion tnat , on t he basis of t l-e evidence now available to mo , I Y1oulr., not be justified in recornn.end ­ ing a fireball project . In ~, opi:r..io,, , this evi<leace pr oves conclu­ sh-ely tha.t the fireballs report~d on fall i nto one of t-:10 catei:;crics : Those of the first category ( che l".ajorit y) are ncteori-te falls o:i.' unusual , but certainly not of im.nossible , r,~a'.;n it,,tde , f r eqncncy c.nd other characteri stics ; t hose of the second c a-'.;egor y ( the minority) are U. S . guided missiles undergoin~ tests i n the ne ighborhoods of the sens i tive insto.llations t:1ey ar e desi?,;ned to defend . '.l.'hi s interpretation of the latter category is ·the one tlw.t I pr o?oscd in answer to a question raised by Dr . '.i:'ellor at~ t.k: f ir st Los ,".. l l'~>no s conference on Febr ,·ar y 17, 1949. It r;as not 'Ga.lcen ser iously ·chen and I doubt tha.t it v1ill be tal:on s eriotisly a·t t::e pr e::io~';; time . However, even if my interpretation of t,tc unconventional !'ireballs is the cor r ect one , it is obvious t!1at ·t;Jiose i n posit ior. t o confirm it should r efuse ~o do so . 11 110nly one ctl,cr point need be s 1;r cssod , namely , that i f I o.rr. Y1ron5 i n interpretin -:, tho ,~.uided ;;~i ssilcs c.s of U. S . ori:;in , t~H;r. cer tainl;.' intensive , svsto:---ie:tic i nvosti_ation of t.!:c~se objec·;:;s should nc·i; be dela.ved un t il the ter.:-.in& ;;ion o2 tLo O,w c:;;ent acad€:1dc year . Recent int0;.1.ational devclopr:cnts co!;:pel one to ~cnse "~ho imperative necessity of i mmediate investie:ation of the unccnw:,ntion­ al green f ireballs . in case yov are in ~1osscssio··. o-" inf'c:::-:ne:tion proving that tney are not iJ. S . miss:'..les . 11 n If such c.n irmncdi o.te inves'vii.;a·i;i on riere t o b::: undcrte}::c:-., I would r ccor,nend t:1at Dr . Freel L. ~fhipple , of Farvard Collebe Obser ­ vator y , be placed in char ge of the p!:oto:;;r aphic -:?'.,as e cf tLe inves­ tigation ; the.t Dr . Pet0r :.~. J<:illrnan , of the Dor..inion Observa tory , be placed in charge of t>e spectrographic :_:ihase of the investi cz:i;i o11 ; CONrIDEr ~TIAL r-,nsr 1C t f'r' ~ trrlA 'I -, CV 'h i uw4.i iL " ~, 41 1. To : Lt . Colonel Doyle Recs - Pa;;c 5 Subj : Anomal ous Luminous 11ionomcna ( Seventh Report) ;:ay 23, 1S50 that Dr . L. A. Manning , of Stanford , and Dr . riillman be tile.cc8. :in char ge of tho re.dar invostii_;a·cion ; and , f i nalJy , t h2t !)r . •iillio.m Crozier , of t he Now i\ie:x:ico School of !fines , be placed in charge of dust collection and idcntifico:cion . On the or.sis of many intcncive field s1.:rveys , I do not anticipate that g;r ound search will lead to any r ecoveries , but in case such gr otmd search is to be att0mptcd , it should be carr ied out on tiw scale str essed i!:1. ri~J conver sations with you and ?fo.jor Oder la.st month . 11 9 . Although the a.cove:: paraz;r &.phs y;c r c ,·1rit ·i;en SO!-:tC months o.~o , the r ecornmondations contai ned in them ar c the ones I 1·!ould u.r gc you to con­ sider at the pr esent time . In conclus i on , . I should. liJ..:o to r cr>cat the offer made at tho end of my letter of February 20 to Dr . ;;(yckoi'f , na-rncly ' to ser ve , if needed , as consultant on t he e;r ccn fird;e.11 project e,s • su.g;gested in l:Iajor Oder' s letter ·l:;o me u.~der de.tc of t:ovcmbcr 29 , 19~9, ,,ith the stipulation , h.o,·,ever , that my service be on a vohmtary basis rather than on tb.e ,:;40 per day cont r act specified in J-.:e.jor Od0r I s J.e-ttcr •. Lincoln Le.Pai , Director InstU;ut e of Lctcoritics Univcr s i :,:,y of Ho•:J l.fo,dco Slf.HTJNGS Sigr.ting No. 175 Photograph of Unknown Aerial Phenomena taken at Datil, New Mexico by Cpl Lert i s E. Stanfield, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico on 24 and 25 Feb 1950. An analysis of the above photograph was made by Dr . Lincoln laPaz, Head of the Institut e of Meteoritics, Univers ity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, who reached the following con­ clusions : a. The angular diameter of the perfectly round luminous object Stanfield observed was imately 1/4 of a degree. approx­ b. The angular velocity of the object in the sky was greater than half _a degree per minute. Dr. LaPaz stated that on the bas is of t he results (a) and (b) above, the object seen by Stanfield was not t he moon (for the angular. diameter is too small), it was not Venus or any other planet (for the angular diameter ~as too large), and it was not a bright fixed star slightly­ out of focus (for the observed rate of motion is double that due to the diurnal rotation of the earth). 1..., ~:.t .• :{rel • ·11• • • ir - C!'ce u'.lSe , • . 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Su.'1!mal"'J of Sightings of Un!::nov!n Aerial Phenomena, 17th District OS I (cont ) Page 16 CG~1RDENTIAL ' _, Summar y of Sightings of UnlmovmAcr ial Fhonomeno. , 17th Distr ict OSI (cont) Page 17 CONROE~ITIAE Surnme.ry of Sightings of Un1:no,m Aerial Phenomena , 17th District OSI (cont) Summr.ry of Sightin!;S of UnknoYm Aerial Phenomena. , 17th District OSI (cont) l I i i ---- _____L______ f - ., T"T'I " Jl ~1 .I. ~ ! 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'New ;.:exico !above j !des- ! lsccs I !Y1it~ i ! .:ehin<l. t r ees I l ! l • Jhorizon : !cent • i ! jt r a1 l ! ' . ; I : , ! : i I I -····---···- i -···--···--···..-1. __,_____i---·-- ~ ___ _ ,: --•-·..---·•· ----- !..........-·--------·.J ____._____J_._ ______..____... l 1 e;rccn i·-·---i ···-----'i......__~_i________~!............____ . Pac,e 30 Summary of S ig;htin r;s of Unlmovm !,erial Phenomena. , 17th District OSI (cont) .-----···-·_... --=-·· -....::...... -:::-.:..- -· --.. .. .­ ! ( 1) (2) r,O~JT"'J I b~ITI AE. '1 .aJ - ~ C. SUI:'llle.ry of Sighting:; of Un!~no\':n J>.crial Fhcnomcna, lnh District os: (cont) Page 31 " ! ' Tr'\DENTl ,\ L C ,. ,.._, Sunmary of Sigh't:ings of Unlmonn J._erio.l Phenomena , 17th District CS I (cont ) Page 3, ........-... ··-·--,.....,-,...... _..,.,......_...,_........ ···- ................---···-··-··-..----·..·-·..-....... - J1 ·F!DENT!AL of Sightings of Unbl.O'wn Aerial Phe:-iomena, 17th Distr ict OSI (cont) Pa~o 33 'Jn'a:.OY/ll C~:~F'DENTIAL Summary of Sightings or Unlmown Aerir~l Phenomena, 17th District OS I (cont) Page 35 S,.mm.ary of Si:;h~inr:;s of Unk:novm Aerial Pher.omena , 17th District a.gr ( cont) Page :56 • _ ~ , -::t,iQill..J of objoct •···---------·-·---··--··- Flns::i of brillic.rrt lin;ht Sur.irary of 3ightings of UnJ:nmm Aer ial ?honomcna, 17th District OSI (cont) Pa(sc 38 !~=-··~--r~,--.,:,:::":·.,_,~ -·····-~--.,.7"j;-~~ ·r ····--- ,·---:i==--=-=-1 •.,._= r-1-::.-::=. --r~:,•c.-