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‘STANDARD FORM No. 64 TO Office Memordndum + onrrep states GOVERNMENT De we Lady sh DATE: August Vibe FROM : A. He Beflatop't = SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF7AERIAL PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING PURPOSE 3 To advise that: (1) OSI has erpressed concern in Ae . i jconnection with the continued appearance of unexplained phendmend of sensitive installations in New Mezico. (2) Dr. Lapaz, Meteor Lrpert of the University of New Mexico, 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 unerplained phenomena. $ Ht | described as green fireballs, discs and meteors in the ory wetedr OY] 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 follows: 1. Green fireballs, objects moving at high speed in shapes resembling half moons, circles and discs emitting 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. 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 approxrimately the same time. RECORDED - 2 AV A oT INDEXED - 2 KwWD/mp