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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
21 December  21/1/1,02 Los Alamos, New Mexico

3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian ASTRO (METEOR)

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One Evaluated as a meteor observation

_|s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION. |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
: 3 Seconds Object was round, brilliant green. Very fast speed. Thought

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION at first it was a meteorite as it appeared suddenly, light
orange, yellow in color; short tail of flame. It immediately

Grourd-Visual began to flare up, grew brite green, larger ard brighter -
7. COURSE seemed to sputter or fade tw or times omitting short spurts
of red flame arourd edges. Turned a brilliant, flaring
65-70 deg anzle green, died down slightly ani then abruptly went out,

8. PHOTOS

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9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

0 Yes
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE -
WASHINGTON RGO/, ACH/ pao

UNCLASSIFIED

THE INSPECTOR GENET AMAL UBAF
171s OIBTRICT OFFISE OF BPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
KIMTLANO AIR FORCE BARE. NEW MEXICO

File Noe 24-0 12 January 1°61

SVUAJUCTs Aocrial Thonoasna

TOs Director of Special Investirations
Headquarters United tates Air roroe
washin;ton 2u,5 De Ce

le In accordance with AYCSI Litre Woe 35, Hoadcuarters,
Office of Special Investirations, dated 25 Ootover 1950, the
hereina ‘ter data is delincatede

2e It is esuimnitted tat the nienomona made a part o: the
data attached is not velieved by tiis District to derinitely
fall within Para;raph 3 of above cited letter, howover, as there
is a reasonable question of doust, attacliment is cein: forwarded.

SNiOPSISs An aerial odject spherical shapo with a
tail wus cited Dy AS ES AAI, 22 Decenber 1659 in the area
of Los Alamos, Now vexico, an Atomic nercpy location.

DRTAILSs Attachasont more clearly dolineatos all port-
inent dotallse

ACTION To OE PATINe Above data forwarded to Con -andin;
Goneral, Air .wccoricl cowaaad, A?Tile LIS and leatquarters,
Office of Special Investigations; no further action.

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RICMATD Ge COX
Major, USAT
District Co:n:andcer

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29 Dec 50 IRAN

Luminous flying object over Iran
There have been many sightings reported of unknown objects observed on the
Soviet-Iranian border and the following represents a cross-cut of the sight-

ing:

29 Dec 50 Description: Green & black moving with extraordinary speed
from W to E exploded after a few minutes, leaving a great
volume of smoke( evaluation: Probable METEOR)

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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1951 SICHTINGS

DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION

Januar

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1951 . Oberlin, Ohio vate Otner (UNRELIABLS R2=PORT
l -Stockton, California Civilian(Multiplc)(PHYSICAL S) Hot Air Balloon
7 Honolulu, T. H. Lae Astro (MSTEOR) :

8 . * § of Ft Worth, Texas UNIDENTIFIED

11-12 Corbin, Kentucky ates Ccivizion) Astro (METEOR)

12 Elva, New York coe TY AfC

12 Stewart AFB, New York Military( ) Balloon

12 Ft Benning, Georgia Militery (pam UNIDENTIFIED
14 “Salinas to King City, California  <simnmeliliinag. Insufficient Data -
1/, Big Bear Lake, California Steet INSUFFICIENT DATA
15 - Artesia, New Mexico (CASE MISSING) Multi (oe, Spm) Insufficient Data
16 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee ‘ulti (Civilian) Insufficient Data
16 - West Texas Multi (Military®% Civ) Balloon
15 31.15N 135.508 Japan Unknown Insufficient Data
5 “Lihue, Kauai, T. H. Multi (Civilian) Insufficient Data
13 20-Sioux City, Iowa Midcontinental Airlines A/C
21 -Oak Ridge, Tennessee Military (RADAR) Other (Ground Target)
22 -50 mi SE Holloman AFB, New Mexico Military Other (Gas from Balloon)
23-26 ~-Unalakleet, Alaska Multi (Civilian) Insufficient Data
2h Westover AFB, Massachusetts Cround Radar Other (Electronic Effect
from Beacon in A/C)
25 “Warner Robins AFB, Georgia Tpit Balloon
25 ~36.40'N 1320.50'E (Far East) Air Radar Other (wx)
27 Ryuku Islands (Okinowa) Military Other (Contrails)
39 Albany, New York Military Insufficient Data
Fa>ruary
-2 Condamine, Australia ieee ES A/c
L ' Johnson AB, Japan Military 1. UNIDENTIFIED
2. Balloon
2 Marietta, Georgia Multi (Civ @ Mil) Astro (SIRIUS)
2 Cape Wales, Alaska bar oe Other (Light from Ship)
3 -Galena, Illinois Multi (Civilian) Astro (NeTEzOR)
6 Lucerne Valley, Californias >a Other (Two Targets)
10 49.50N 50.03W (Atlantic) Military Astro (AURORA)
18 Holloman AFB, New Mexico (CASE MISSING) Military Astro (STAR/PLANET)
ly Tanganyika, East Africa East African Airlines Insufficient Dsta
2i-22 ~ Sakhalin, Japan “ilitary Radar A/C
22 - 21.32N 157.05" (Pacific) aaa Insufficient Data
26 Durban, South Africa ‘ulti (Civilian) UNIDENTIFIED
26 _ Ladd AFB,’ Alaska weyers UNIDENTIFIED
25-23 Sakhalin, Japan ‘ilitary Radar A/c
ai ~ Indianapolis, Indiana eens as Other (HOAX)
1S Rodeo, NJew Mexico (in& only ) C-s4 frist INS TRo Cectes.)

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Timo and dato of sighting 0749

Point of ovservation

Direotion o! object irom ovserver

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Distance of odjeot from observor 5S miles

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fnple of elevation from horizon first nopeared at about 35° above

horizon

Mrection of @lisht of object to carth at about 55-70" any lee

Time in sight 5 seconis

Nurmoer of osjects Cone

Shape of o ject Rounds

Projections and/or indentations --
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Apparent construction ?

Apparent means of support ani/or propulsion ? ?

Size of ooject Apnarent size of baseball

lu ‘inosity of object “rillinnt -reon
Jrigat, very oright, glaring, etc.)

Color of object Greon
Sound None P
Odor None

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Speed less than metooritic but very fast

Pvidence of trail or exhaust Short trail of fire - sreen - rod

speri:s or flame occasionally.

“ffect on clouds None

Tactics or maneuvers None

Manner of disappearance Appaared to burn out just before hittinr

ground.
What attracted attention to objcct Its appearance

Additional remarks of observer Thourat at first it was a reteorito

as it anverred eudien)] lisht orance llow in coler; short tail

of flame. It imnediately be

ean to flare u erew vrite rreen, larrer

and brirhter - ceomed to sovtter or fade two or taree times onittin~

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short spurts of red flane around edrese Turned a 2rilliant, flaring

reen, dicd dorm slichtly ani then abruptly wont cut.

Observer's sicnature_/s/qiiMMMMMMMliammmey:

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP %, LOCATION

28 December 50 28/0836Z
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian ASTRO (METEOR)

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Evaluated as a meteor observation
i. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

3 Seconds
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Ground~Visual
7. COURSE

Object was round, with tail and very bright. Bluish-green.

Object was traveling above 1000 mph in a straight flight, witi
& glowing tail. . ,

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Approx 160 deg
6. PHOTOS

0 Yes

9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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COMUENTA ar
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE .
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RGC/ACL/pao ,
WASHINGTON
UNCLASSIFIE®
THE INSPECTICH GENERAL UBS
17re OMBTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
File No. 24-0 12 January 1951

SUBJECT: Aerial Phenomena

TO: Commandins General
Air lLiateriel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Chio
ATTH: 855 XA

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Inclosed are two copies of a spot intellirence report

coverings the details of an aerial phenomena observation in the

Richi, $OS

Los Alamos, New lexico area.

2 Incls: RICHARD Ge. COX C
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REPORT oF Wlu.:: Aang Fa, onscors
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LOS AlAHUS, Wow Mt reo

DATE 5 9 » 1950.
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Nare of Observer setae wre. SS l( (tis
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Station rsrirened aa Section. AjWl
Fome Address Televrone__-S.

Names of other kn-wn observers “one

Time and date of ticzhting_0135 _ hours 28 Dec, os 1950.
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Point of observation Tower Area = TA=33
Direction of object from observer Benring a >prox. 160°
Distance of object from observer Unadle to determine becruse of
short time yirible.

Anzle of elevation from horizon Varjsbie decrees 30_to 15
Direction of flicht of object Verticaliy or in direction of

ennroximately 160°
Time in cight__san-roximately 3 reconde
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Shave of object Round = with tail
Projectione and/or indentations None enrerent.

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Apparent construction Unknown
Apparent neens of support and/or propuleion

Size of objoct Very ight
lazninosity of object Vory right
Color of object Dluishegroeen
Sound None

Odor iione

Speod Avove 1000 liePele

Pridence of trail cr exhaust Clowin; tail
Effect on clouds He clouds
Tactics or mancuvers Straight flight

Manner of ‘disappearance

Vhat attracted attention to objcat Brilliarcee

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Additional remarks of observer Because of speed and short tine

Visible (approxe 3=4 seconds) it is not possible to answer 11 thru

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