65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6 Section 6 — large media-clipping-heavy section including the death of Capt. Thomas F. Mantell (1948 Kentucky chase), Roswell-area sighting summary tables, references to General Mills balloon explanations, and Kenneth Arnold's Boise origin of the 'flying saucer' term; covers the Mantell incident debate and skeptical Air Force responses.
Section 6 of 62-HQ-83894 is on FBI Vault with prior redactions; the Mantell case and Roswell sighting tables are well known and partially redacted versions have circulated since 2011.
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STANDARD FORM No. 64
Ojfic‘@ Memorandum « vnitep states GOVERNMEI}T
TO 0. ¥. Zadi . DATE: August 2}{(9@;;
FROM : A. H. Bel@??t 2
SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF7AERIAL
PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
PURPOSE 3
To advise that: (1) 0SI has expressed concern in!{x ) L
| connection with the continued appearance of unexplained phenémend
| described as green fireballs, discs and meteors in the vicinityleggfii(
of sensitive installations in New Merico. (2) Dr. LaPaz, Meteor
Ezpert of the University of New Mexico, reported that the phenomena
does not appear to be of meteoric ‘origin. (3) 0SI has contracted
with Land-Air Inc., Alamogordo, New Mexico, to make scientific -
study of the unerplained phenomena. : %,M
NATURE OF PHENOMENA
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 identified as Sollows:
1. Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed
in shapes resembling half moons, circles and discs emitting
green light.
2. 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 wvarying in color.
The above phenomena have been reported to vary in
color from brilliant white to amber, red and green.
Since 1948, approximately 150 observations of aerial
phenomena referred to above have been recorded in the vicinity
of installations in New Mexico. A number of observations have
been reported by different reliable individuals at approxrimately
the same time.
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RESULTS OF AN INQUIRY BY PROFESSOR LINCOLN LA PAZ
Dr. LaPaz, Director, Institute of Meteoritics,
University of New Mexico, submitted an analysis of the various
observations on May 23, 1950. He concluded, as a result of
his investigation, that approximately half of the phenomena
recorded were of meteoric origin. The other phenomena
commonly referred to as green fireballs or discs he believed
to be U.S. guided missiles being tested in the neighborhood
of the installations. Dr. LaPaz pointed out that if he were
wrong in interpreting the phenomena as originating with U.S.
guided missiles that a systematic investigation of the obser=
vations should be made immediately. Dr. LaPaz pointed out that
missiles moving with the velocities of the order of those
Sfound for the green fireballs and discs could travel from the
Ural region of the USSR to New Mexico in less than 15 minutes.
He suggested that the observations might be of guided missiles
launched from bases in the Urals.
on the basis of the investigations made by Dr. LaPaz
and the Air Force, it was concluded that the occurrence of the
unerplained phenomena in the vicinity of sensitive installations
was a cause for concern. The Air Force entered into a contract
with Land-Air, Incorporated, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for the
purpose of making scientific studies of the green fireballs and
discs. It was pointed out in the summary furnished by 0SI on
July 19, 1950, that the unezplained green fireballs and discs
are still observed in the vicinity of sensitive military and
Gopernment installations.
RESULTS OF AIR FORCE INVESTIGATION
The Air Force together with Land-Air, Incorporated,
have established a number of observation posts in the vicinity
of Vaughn, New Mexico, for the purpose of photographing and
determining the speed, height and nature of the unusual
phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs. On May 24,
1950, personnel of Land-Air, Incorporated, sighted 8 to 10
objects of aerial phenomena. A 24?;£ur day watch is being
maintained and has been designated
CONCLUSIONS
The Albuquerque Office, in a letter dated August 10,
1950, advised that there have been no new developments in connection
with the efforts to ascertain the identity of the strange aerial
phenomena referred to as green fireballs and discs. The Albugquerque
O0ffice advised that Dr. Anthony 0. Mirarchi, Project Engineer,
had been informed of the Bureau$ jurisdiction relative to espionage
and sabotage and arrangements have been made so that the Bureau
will be promptly advised in the event additional information relative
to this project indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the
Bureau.
ACTION
/ None. The above is for your information.
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September 8, 1950
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Director of Special Investigations
The Inspector General
Department of the Air Force
The Pentagon
Washington, D. C.
From: John Edgar Foover = Director, Federal Bureau of Investigstion
Subject: FLYING SAUCERS
There is attached hereto for your consideration and
attention a cony of a self-explanatory letter dated August 29, 1950,
received by this Bureau from Mr, Walter D. Jones, of 36 King Street East,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
For your information, the letter from Mr, Jones has be
acknowledged by this Bureau, and he has been informed his communication
has been referred to your Department,
] APPROFPRIATE AGENCIES
| A AND FIELD OFFICES
At tadiihn ADVISED BY RCUZING
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MR. A. H. BELMUNTQ 4
DATE: September 27, 1950
FROM : MR, L. L. LAUGHETN 6/'/ b
SUBJECT: wFL YING SAUCERS ¥
SAC Cornelius of Philadelphia called at 10:45 AJM.
today and stated that yesterday evening while two officers of
the Philadelphia Police Department were cruising in their
scout car they saw through the windshield an object descending
slowly to the earth which appeared at first glance to be a
parachute.
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When the officers first noticed the object, it was af
tree-top level and was described as being six feet in diameter
It landed in a field near-=by and the officers, upon examining
noted that it gave out a purplish glow which was almost a mist.
The officers summoned two other police officers. After looking
at the object for some time they attempted to pick it up. - The
object broke, leaving @ slight odorless residue. Over a period
of about 25 minutes which the officers spent watching the object
it completely disintegrated. The officers further commented tha¥
the object was so light that when it hit the field, it did not
even bend the weeds or the grass it fell on.
Mr, Cornelius said that he has called the local offiee &
of the Air Force but the individual with whom he spoke there saidi
he knew nothing about them and was not aware that his office was
looking into reports of this type.
.Mr, Cornelius desired to know what further action shoul
be taken by him.
I told Mr. Cornelius that he was correct in referring
this matter to the local office of 08I and that he should direct
a letter to the Bureau incorporating all available information
concerning the matter and that we here, upon its receipt, in turn
would bring it to the attention of O0SI Headquarters.
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TO : THE DIRECTOR pATE: October 9, 1950
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FLYING SAUCERS ~
FLYING DISCS
GREEN FIREBALLS
PURPOSE
To advise you of the most recent information
lmown. to_the
Bureau concerning the captioned aerial phenomena.
BACKGROUND
You will recall that on August 23, 1950, I furnished to you a
memorandum regarding Project Twinkle set up by the Department of the
Air Force, with the assistance of Land-Air, Ince., at Vaughn, New Mexico,
for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena
which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitive installations in New
Mexico. To_date the Air Force has not advised us of any new developments
in connection with this projecte.
Dr. Anthony O. Mirarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has
been contacted by the Albuguerque Office and arrangements have been made in
order that the Bureau will be advised in the event any information relative
to these phenamena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau.
According to Bureau files, an average of approximately three or
four complaints have been received per month from June through Septefiber.
These complaints were brought to the attention of 0SI. A review of Bureau files
does not indicate that there has been any increase in the sightings of these
phenomena during or as a result of the war in Korea.
JURISDICTION FOR INVESTIGATION OF THESE PHENOMENA
You will recall the investigation to cbtain information concerning
these aerial phenomena is the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force.
The Department of the Air Force is aware of owr jurisdiction in matters
relating to espionage, sabotage and internal security, and we have contacted
0SI.and requested them to advise us of any developments in connection with
these phenomena which would be of interest to us as a result of owr
Jurisdiction.
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POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THESE AERIAL PHENOMENA
The Bureau has been advised in the past by OSI that many of the
sightings reported to them were determined by investigation to have been
of weather balloons, falling stars, meteorological phenomena and other air-borne
objects.
INFORMATION OBTAINED BY BUREAU LIAISON IROM OSI, WASHINGTON, D. C.
TIONED 1 : C 9, 1950.
Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 9, 1950 from
08I headquarters that the investigations of these aerial phencmena are being
/ifhandled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio. Their investigation of these
phenomena fails to indicate that the sightings involved space ships or
missiles from any other planet or country.
According to 0SI, the complaints received by them have failed to
indicate any definite pattern of activity. OSI further advised they are closely
following the investigation of the captioned matters, and they will advise this
Bureau of any matters of interest.
ACTION
None. The above is for your information.
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O]fice Memomndzmz e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
DIRECTCR, FBI DATE: October 2, 1950
SAC, PHILADELPHTA ATTENTION: MR. IEO IAUGHLIN
FLYING DISC REPORTED AT
PHILADELPHIA ON 9/26/50
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Dur:mg ‘thelate ever‘mg hcu:('s of "September 26, 1950, two Phila-
delphia police officers observed a peculiar phenomenon on Vare
Boulevard near 26th Street when they saw a round object about
six feet in circumference slowly float down to the ground.
The object had the appearance of a parachute and landed in a field,
it being so light it did not even depress the weeds in the field.
The object was lavender in color, described by the officers as
dewy, sort of like soap suds, and evaporating within fifteen or
twenty minutes after it landed. When touched by the officers, the
substance composing the object disappeared, leaving nothing but a
slight sticky substance.
This matter was reported to this office by the Philadelphia
Police and for that matter, was subsequently carried in the
Philadelphia press as "Flying Saucer Just Dissolves".
¥r. TAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above
by this office and issued instructions that the matter should be
referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation.
Accordingly, Major WATTS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was
telephonically advised of the above and no further action was taken
by this office.
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To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION.
OCTOBER 13, 1950 URGENT
Transmit the following message to:
SAC, LO0S ANGELES
OFLYI}!G SAUCERS, YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DISCREETLY
DETERMINE THROUGHAPPROPRIATE RELIABLE SOURCES OF YOUR CFFICE
€CULLY, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK QUOTE BEHIND THE FLYING
SAUCERS UNQUOTE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRANK SCULLY WHO HAS BEEN
ACTIVELY EMCAGED IN COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES SINCE THE IATE NINETEEN
THIRTIES IN THE TERRITORY OF YOUR OFFICE.
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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
DECLASSIFIED
Authoriy: 774 DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
NND 90986 KINTLAND AR FORCE BABE, NEW MEXICO
DR/ms
File llo: (24-8)-28 25 iay 1950
SUBJECT: Summary of Observations of\Aerial Phenomena in the New
Mexico Area, December 1948 = liay 1950
Brigadier General Joseph F, Carroll
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D, C,
1. In a liaison meeting with other military and government intel=
ligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was d
that the frequency of unexplained aerial phenomena in the New lexico area
was such that an organized plan of reporting these observations should be
undertaken. The orgenization 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 informetion with respect to aerial phenomena
ocourring in this general area, These reports have been distributed to
the Air Materiel Command, USAF, in accordence with Air Intelligence
Requirements No, 4, and to other interested military end government
agencies,
2, There is attached, as a part of this summary, & compilation of
serial phenomena sightings that have occurred mostly in the New liexico
area and have been reported by this District Office subsequent to
Decenber 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 Investigetions (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
e /,pilation sets forth the most important characteristics with respect %o
X "ach observation and evaluates each sighting into one of three classifi-
\eations, (1) green fireball phonomenon, (2) disc or veriation, and (3) -
Y \probebly meteorics = ”
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an anailjels BECOHS geen fireball
occurrences in this area made by Dr. LinBol(LaPiz,'5Dr. LaPaz is the |
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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 end Astronomy at the University of New loxico., He was Re=
search Mathematician at the New Mexico Proving Grounds under an OSRD
appointment in 1943 and 1944, and Technical Dircctor of the Operations
Analysis Section, Headguarters, 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 grecn fireball invostigationse
4, On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences
wore held et Los Alamos, New lioxico, for the purpose of discussing the
green fircball phenomena, Roprosentativos of the following organizations
were prosent at thesc mecbings: Fourth Army, Armed Forces Special Wea-
pons Projeot, Univorsity of Now Mexico, Fedoral Burcau of Imvest tion,
U, S, Atomic Energy Commission, University of Celifornia, U, S. Air Force
Setentifio Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division *Air Materiel
Commend USAF, and the Office of Special Investigaetions (IG) USAF. A
logical explenation was not proffered with respect to the origin of the
groon fireballs, It was, however, generally concluded that tho pheno-
mona existed and that they should be studied scientifically until these
occurrences have been satisfactorily expleineds Further, that the
continued occurrence of unexplained phenomena of this nature in the
vicinity of sensitive installations is cause for concern.
5. "The Goophysical Rescarch Division, Air lMatericl Command,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, has recently let a contract to Lend-Air, Inc.,
Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico, for a limited scientific study of
green f‘u\,b“lls. The rfls\Alts of this scientific approach to the problem
will undoubtedly be of great value in determining the origin of these
phenomena.,
6e This summary of observations of serial phenomena has been
prepared for the purpose of re-emphasizing and reitercting the fact
that phenomena have continuously occurred in the New kexico 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 installationse
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4 Incls DOY LE/REES
1, Summary of Sightings Lt C¢lloncl, USAF
2, Photo of Sighting No, 175 District Commander
w/comments
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File No: (24-8)-28
Subj: Swmery of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in
the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - lay 1950 25 May 1950
DISTRIBUTION :
€ cys, Director of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAT
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1 cy, CG, Armed Services Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base,
New Mexico. ATTN: J-2
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AT —AC oL S, G2
1 ¢y, CO, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
;M%M,Ay—fieme-flwm ge Research-Laberetories,Cambridge, lasse
1 cy, Director, Security Division, U. S, Atomc nnergy Commission,
Los Alamcs New Mexico, AT Mr, B, Wells
1 cy, Federal Buraau of Investigation, El 1’aso, Texas
1 cy, rederal Bureau of Investmatlon Albuquerque, New Mexico
—Seientifie Advmew —Bourd 5Pentegon—Building
* ATIN¢ Dr, JoseptKaplam:
1-cy;~Researoh-endDevelopment—Board; Fentegon-Building
APFN-+—Dps—Hy—E.Landsberg;—Executive Director; Comnittee—on
Geophysies—and-Geography
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE
INSTITUTE OF METEORITICS
To: Lt. Colonel Doyle Rees, Commanding Officer
17th District, 0. S. I.
From: Lincoln LaPaz, Director
Institute of leteoritics
Subject: Anomalous Luminous Phenomene. (Seventh Report)
1. Tn the second report of this series, dated 1948, December 20, theon-
writer listed ten significant diffe rences petween the bright green20,horiz
and
tally-moving fireballs observed in the inter val 1948, Dece mber
typical meteors. the following:
These differences were
(1) The horizontal nature of the paths of mos®
fireballs is most unusual, GCenuine meteors are rare
in horizontal paths.
(2) Again the very low height of the Decem
the
in section 2 above sets it off in sharp contrast from miles
meteors for which heights of the order of 40 or more are
mally observed.
(3) The velocity determined for the fireball of December 12 is
much less than the velocities determined from typical meteors s (and
or
yet is considerably greater than the speeds of the V-2 Rocket
jet planes or of conventional flares),
(4) In the case of meteorites that penetrate12,to theas low levels
as that determined for the fireba ll of Decemb er observed lu-
minous phenomena are always accor penied by very violen t noises. o
noises whatever have been obser ved in conne ction with the various
far invest igated . (Note added on 1950, May
Docember fireballs so are ¥
Possible exceptions to the noiselessness of green fireballs
incidents of 1949, January 30, and 1949, Decermber 4.)
(5) Genuine meteors ggormally show remarkable veriations in
brightness, beginning as Tine thin hair lines, which are scarcenear ly
visible to the observer, and n bright eni up to flash out
the end of their paths. I ase he December fireballs t
of the observers have reported that the green bells ej peared almost
instantly at their full
« Colonel Doyle Rees
Anomalous Luminous rheno:
(6) In the c
rd all points
in the case of > approac
tors show tha > o1y v d tendency for the pa
come in from the nerth
(7) The three groups of ano v lvninous
a curious association with w liovm meteor showers,
neteor wers normally produce extremely bri
h as these recently otserve example,
mentioned by lir. llonnig appeare mezimum
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Subj: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena (Seventh Report lay 23,
to move horizontally. However, & strictly vertical infall is
rarely observed in the case of genuine meteor falls.
3, An analysis just completed time dist
fireballs so far observed permits us to en 11t
differences given in paragraph 1 above,
local time which accompanies the present report shows that
frequency of sighting of green firebells (occurring at approxi
2030) coincides in time with neither the frequency max for
meteors (occurring at approximately 0300) nor the frequency me
meteorite falls (occurring at approximately 1600).
4 Inspection of the graph referred
show that most of the green fireballs have
val extending from sbout 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
might be even more pronounced if it were po
secondary maximum, around n, (¥ST), all
teen mistekenly a
identified
tion has occurred is stron
of the secondary maximum
early morning meximum of the ordinary
5. e 3 attach t 2t T tine interval
alluded © from about 7 a.m. to in the Ural
region of the . Since missiles moving with velocitics the
of those found for e green fireballs ch real p
have been possible would travel from the southern Urals
less than 15 minutes, a possible interpretation of the co:
sightings roferred to in paragraph
from guided missiles la hed from
hours before cloudin 3 to convection inding afternoon dust
storms con 11::rfern ~radar tra such as has been used by
the Opticel Trajectory at Thite Proving Ground.
. There is also a pronounced concentration of green fireball
incidents on the four days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, ndey, almost
all of the most widely hs; ved incidents having occurrcd on Saturd:
or Sunday.
7% t is a curious and fairly well-established
has been a distinct decline in the m ofgre
during the 1a<t two months,
ing saucer" incidents in thi
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i green mountainous
horizon
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pleces
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i S
ted into
shower of
maller
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