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+ - This image contains all the rr : “rs information on the docum: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON ‘Authority: NND 90986 File Nor (24+8)-28 SUBJECT; Summary of Observations of\Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1946 = liay 1950 Brigadier General Joseph F, Carroll Director of Special Investigations Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D. C. Le In a liaison meeting with other military and government intel ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was d termined that the frequency of mexpleained aerial phenomena in the New Ii 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 responsibility for collect- ing and reporting basic information with respect to aerial abies om occurring in this general area, These reports have been distributed the Air Materiel Command, USAF, in accordance with Air Intelligence Requirements No, 4, and to other interested military and government agencies, 2, There is attached, as a part of this summary, a compilation of aerial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the New ico 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 » Office of Special Invest tions (IG) USAF, airline pilots, military pilots, los Alamos Security Inspectors, nilitary personnel, and many other persons of various occupations whose reliability is not questioned, This com- = piletion sets forth the most important characteristics with respect to *Jach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi- iW rare (1) green fireball phonomenon, (2) disc or variation, and (3) - probably metoorice _ / at INDEXED; 21 [2 y 3, There is also at eq an anal¥@is BFCHHEPreen fireball occurrences in this area made Dr. LinBolACLaPazi5Dr. LaPaz is the