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This image contains all the é eae — Y ioe information on the document. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DECLASSIFIED ; THE INSPECTOR GENERAL UGAF Authority: 17TH OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS NND 90986 KIRTLAND AIR FORCE Base, NEW mexice DR/ms ( 24=8)-28 25 May 1950 Summary of Observations of\Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 = May 1950 Brigadier General Joseph Ff, Carroll Director of Special Investigations Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D. C. le In a liaison meeting with other military 4nd government intel- ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was determined that the frequency of wmexplained aerial phenomena in the New Mexico area was such that an organized plan of reporting these observations should be undertaken, The organization and physical location of units of this Dis- trict were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibili ty for collect- ing and reporting basic information with respect to aerial phenomena occurring in this general area, These reports have been distributed to the Air Materiel Command, USAF, in accordance with Air Intelligence Requirements No, 4, and to other interested military and government AZENCICS » 2, There is attached, as a part of this summary, 4 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, This compilation of sightings is not a complete record of all reported observations, but includes only those in which sufficient information was available to justify their inclusion, The observers of these phenomena include scientists, Special Agents of the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF, airline pilots, military pilots, los Alamos Security Inspectors, military personnel, and many other persons of various occupations whose reliability is not questioned, This com- ypilation sets forth the most important characteristics with respect to ‘Agech observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi- \Veations, (1) green fireball phenomenon, (2) disc or variation, and (3) robably metecoric.e — , a acycy . 3 “aa Z —s . Se There is also ar WDEASS an ana Wels ofthe’ green fireball occurrences in this area made by Dr. LinbolACLaPaz! Dr. LlaPaz is the