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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 TO Office Memorandum + ontrep states GOVERNMENT De Me Lady DATE: August Veo FROM : A. H. Be /igfop'e athmg SUBJECT: SUMMARY i “NATURE OF PHENOMENA PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING PURPOSE : To advise thats (1) OSI has expressed concern in Pee i] connection with the continued appearance of unerplained phendmend described as green fireballs, discs and meteors in the nf, sever oY of sensitive installations in New Mexico. (2) Dr. Lapaz, Meteor 7 irpert of the University of New Merico, 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 unexplained phenomena. tom V 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 tdentified as follows: le. Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed in shapes resembling half moons, circles and discs enttting 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. F4 Since 1948, approximately 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 approximately the same time. RECORDED - 9 ee nay / ; y INDEXED - 2 : Ny BP SEP 18 959 sii ae ) KWD/mp