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File No: (24=8)-28 Subj: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 = May 1950 25 May 1950 Director of the Institute of Meteoritics and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of New Moxico, He was Ro- search Mathematician at the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD appointment in 1943 and 1944, and Technical Dircctor of the Operations 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 invostigationse 4 On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences wore held at Los Alamos, liew lioxico, for the purpose of discussing the green fireball phenomena, Roprosentatives of the following organize were present at these meotings: Fourth Army, Armed Forces Special Wea- pons Project, University of Wow Moxico, Fedoral Bureau of Investigation, U, S, Atomic Enorgy Commission, University of California, U, 8. Air Force Sciontifie Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division Air Materiel Command USAF, and the Office of Special Investigations (Ic) USAF, A logical explanation was not proffered with respect to the origin of tho green fireballs, It w however, erally concluded that tho phono» mona existed and that they should be studied scientifically until these occurrences have been satisfactorily explained. Further, that the continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the vicinity of sonsitive installations is cause for concern. 5. ‘The Goophysical Rescarch Division, Air Matericl Com: Cambridge, Massachusetts, has recently let a contract to Land-Air, Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for a limited scientific stu green fireballs, The results of this sciontific approach to the ; will undoubtedly be of great value in determining tho origin of th phenomena. 6, This summary of observations of acrial phenomena has been prepared for the purpose of re-emphasizing and reiterati the fact that phenomena have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skies during the past 18 months and are continuing to occur, and, secondly, that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitive mili- tary and government installations, 4 Incls 1. Summary of Sightings Lt Cgloncl, USAF 2. Photo of Sighting No, 175 District Commander w/comments 3, Ltr fr Dr. laPaz to Lt Col Rees, dtd 23 May 4, Graph i ing, maximums