U.S. Government UFO Document: “File No: (24-8)-28 - SUBJECT: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena in the New Mexico Area, December 1948 - May 1950”

25 May 1950

(Project Blue Book, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.)

Source: NICAP.org

Quote from the document (not written in U.S. Department of Defense document format):

“1. In a liaison meeting with other military and government intelligence and investigative agencies in December 1948, it was determined that the frequency of unexplained 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 District were most suitable for collecting these data, therefore, since December 1948, this District has assumed the responsibility for collecting 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 agencies.

4. On 17 February 1949 and again on 14 October 1949, conferences were held at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for the purpose of discussing the green fireball phenomena. Representatives of the following organizations were present at these meetings: Fourth Army, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, University of New Mexico, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, University of California, U.S Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Geophysical Research Division Air Material Command USAF, and the Office of Special Investigations (IG) USAF. A logical explanation was not proffered with respect of the origin of the green fireballs. It was, however, generally concluded that the phenomena 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 sensitive installations is cause for concern.

6. This summary of observations of aerial phenomena has been prepared for the purpose of re-emphasizing and reiterating 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 military and government installations.”

The letter was sent from Lieutenant Colonel Doyle Rees, USAF, District Commander, to Brigadier General Joseph F. Carroll, Director Of Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF, Washington, D.C.

Quote from the NICAP.org e-mail post that pertains to this document:

“Form: 97 Research Report

Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:48:32 +0000 (GMT)

From: daniel wilson <daniejon2000@yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: Summary of Observations of Aerial Phenomena

New Mexico Area, Dec 1949 to May 1950

To: Francis Ridge <nicap@insightbb.com>

(Note: This page was updated 14 Oct 2007 to include text for search engine purposes. See bottom of this report. - Fran Ridge)

For 18 months over 1949, 1950, unidentified flying objects had been sighted over New Mexico. They were green balls of light, generally flying horizontally in complete silence, and they were often spotted near sensitive military installation, including nuclear installations. In February and October 1949, two confidential conferences between scientists, intelligence personal, were held at Los Alamos, New Mexico, to evaluate what the ‘green fireballs’ were. The conclusion was that they were not explainable in terms of common phenomenon and that scientific study must be continued. The document underneath indicates it.

Page ID (PID) : NARA-PBB91-477 - 479

Collection : NARA Blue Book Microfilm

Roll Description : Project Blue Book Roll 91”

The U.S. Air Force project to investigate the “Green Fireball” phenomenon was called Project Twinkle.

http://nicap.org/docs/500525doc.htm

Wikipedia article: “Project Blue Book”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book

Wikipedia article: “Green fireballs”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fireballs

Wikipedia article: “Air Materiel Command”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Materiel_Command

Wikipedia article: “Los Alamos National Laboratory”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory

Wikipedia article: “Sandia National Laboratories”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_National_Laboratories

Wikipedia article: “White Sands Missile Range”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sands_Missile_Range

Related posts:

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(ufocasebook.com image)

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UFO Article (Biography): “Albert M. Chop”

(Sign Oral History Project, Thomas Tulien, Project Coordinator,

Minneapolis, Minnesota)

The late Albert M. Chop was a U.S. Air Force and NASA Public Affairs Officer.

Chop was initially very sceptical of UFOs, but after being promoted to Chief of the Press Section at Air Materiel Command (AMC) he changed his view on the UFO issue.

At the request of Major General John A. Samford and Major General Sory Smith of the Office of Public Information at the U.S. Defense Department, Chop was transferred (by U.S. Air Force Public Relations Office Chief Colonel DeWitt Searles) from Dayton, Ohio, to the Pentagon’s Press Section in Washington, D.C., in 1952.

When the 26 July 1952 Washington, D.C., UFO incident occurred, Chop was present in the radar control room at Washington National Airport.

http://sohp.us/interviews/bios/chop-albert.php

Wikipedia article: “Air Materiel Command”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Materiel_Command

Related posts:

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=Albert+M.+Chop

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=July+1952+Washington,+D.C.

Albert M. Chop, U.S. Air Force and NASA Public Affairs Officer

(nicap.org photo)

UFO Interview (Transcript): “Oral History Interview with Albert M. Chop”

November 1999

(Sign Oral History Project, Thomas Tulien, Project Coordinator,

Minneapolis, Minnesota)

The late Albert M. Chop was a U.S. Air Force and NASA Public Affairs Officer.

Chop was initially very sceptical of UFOs, but after being promoted to Chief of the Press Section at Air Materiel Command (AMC) he changed his view on the UFO issue.

At the request of Major General John A. Samford and Major General Sory Smith of the Office of Public Information at the U.S. Defense Department, Chop was transferred (by U.S. Air Force Public Relations Office Chief Colonel DeWitt Searles) from Dayton, Ohio, to the Pentagon’s Press Section in Washington, D.C., in 1952.

When the 26 July 1952 Washington, D.C., UFO incident occurred, Chop was present in the radar control room at Washington National Airport.

http://sohp.us/interviews/pdf/Chop-Albert-1999.pdf

Wikipedia article: “Air Materiel Command”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Materiel_Command

Related posts:

realtvufos.blogspot.com/2019/02/google-searches-focus-on-albert-m-chops.html

realtvufos.blogspot.com/2019/02/ufo-article-biography-albert-m-chop.html

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=Albert+M.+Chop

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=July+1952+Washington,+D.C.

Albert M. Chop, MSC Deputy Public Affairs Officer, is shown at

his console in the Mission Control Operations Room at the NASA

Headquarters in Houston, Texas (project 1947.com photo)

Google Searches: Focus On Albert M. Chop’s Involvement In the UFO Issue

The late Albert M. Chop was a U.S. Air Force and NASA Public Affairs Officer.

Chop was initially very sceptical of UFOs, but after being promoted to Chief of the Press Section at Air Materiel Command (AMC) he changed his view on the UFO issue.

At the request of Major General John A. Samford and Major General Sory Smith of the Office of Public Information at the U.S. Defense Department, Chop was transferred (by U.S. Air Force Public Relations Office Chief Colonel DeWitt Searles) from Dayton, Ohio, to the Pentagon’s Press Section in Washington, D.C., in 1952.

When the 26 July 1952 Washington, D.C., UFO incident occurred, Chop was present in the radar control room at Washington National Airport.

https://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=“Albert+M.+Chop”+UFO

(Search term: “Albert M. Chop” UFO)

https://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=“Albert+Chop”+UFO

(“Albert Chop” UFO)

Wikipedia article: “Air Materiel Command”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Materiel_Command

Related posts:

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realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=July+1952+Washington,+D.C.

Albert M. Chop, MSC Deputy Public Affairs Officer, is shown at
his console in the Mission Control Operations Room at the NASA
Headquarters in Houston, Texas (project 1947.com photo)

UFO Report: “The 1980 UFO Chronology”

Created: 15 November 2007

Updated: 6 December 2016

(NICAP.org)

Quote from the UFO report:

“Our thanks for these chronologies must go to Richard Hall (the original 1980 chronology from UFOE II), Dan Wilson (archive researcher), and Jean Waskiewicz (online NICAP DBase [NSID]). You will note the many foreign reports that we are now being able to access. Our special thanks to Dan Wilson for getting those to us. As more come in, this page will be updated. Previous chronologies (1947 to 1969) involved the expertise of two other team members: William Wise (Project Blue Book Archive) and Brad Sparks (Comprehensive Catalog of Project Blue Book Unknowns).

Francis Ridge

NICAP Site Coordinator

Aug. 3, 1980; Norton AFB, San Bernardino, CA

9:00 PM. Three airmen and five civilians at separate locations sighted an object that looked like a ‘metallic balloon’ with two flat sides, according to a base spokesman. The airmen, who observed it through binoculars, said it was a ‘highly reflective metallic color.’ It either landed or hovered just above a grassy area near a taxiway on the base. Then it took off and flew away at an estimated 30-40 m.p.h. A little later six residents of the Highland area saw an object of the same description as it flew north and eventually passed over the San Bernardino Mountains. The witnesses called the sheriff’s department, and reported that the object was flying on a straight course about 200-300 feet above the ground. About an hour later  a sheriff’s helicopter flew to the area to investigate, but saw nothing. No radar tracking were reported. (Riverside Enterprise, Aug. 6, 1980)”

http://www.nicap.org/chronos/1980fullrep.htm

Wikipedia article: “Norton Air Force Base”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Air_Force_Base

Quote from the Wikipedia article:

“Norton Air Force Base (IATA: SBD) (1942–1994) was a United States Air Force facility 2 miles (3.2 km) east of downtown San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County.

Overview

For the majority of its operational lifetime, Norton was a logistics depot and heavy-lift transport facility for a variety of military aircraft, equipment and supplies as part of Air Materiel/Air Force Logistics Command (1946–1966), then as part of Military Airlift/Air Mobility Command (1966–1994).

Major secondary missions of Norton Air Force Base was as Headquarters Air Defense Command for Southern California, during the 1950s and 1960s. The Air Force Audio-Visual Center produced air force films for training and public relations. The Air Force Now film, shown at monthly commander’s calls at air force bases around the world was produced at Norton. Norton hosted numerous Air Force Reserve transport units. The Office of the Inspector General was located at Norton, as was the Directorate of Aerospace Safety and the Air Force Audit Agency Headquarters.

Norton AFB was closed in 1994 as a result of Base Realignment and Closure action 1988.”

Related posts:

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=August+1980

realtvufos.blogspot.com/search?q=1980

Norton Air Force Base (was closed in 1994), San Bernardino,

California (2006 USGS photo) (wikimedia.org)
(wikimedia.org image)

U.S. Government UFO Document: “TITLE: PROJECT GRUDGEIncident, Caballo Dam, New Mexico24 April 1949”

(Project Grudge, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.)

Source: Project Blue Book Archive (bluebookarchive.org)

Quote from the document (Page 1):

“Information was requested by Technical Intelligence Division, Hq, Air Materiel Command, Dayton, Ohio, to interview all witnesses to the ‘unidentified object’ sightings referred to in copy of TWX from CSAF, which occurred near Caballo Dam, New Mexico on 24 April 1949.”

http://bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB88-575 (Page 1)

http://bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB88-576 (Page 2)

http://bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?PageCode=NARA-PBB88-577 (Page 3)

Aerial view of the Caballo Dam, New Mexico

(wikimedia.org photo)

UFO Article (Blog):
“Oldies Still the Best: Al Chop’s 1953 Classic”
by Robert Barrow, 15 September 2009
(Robert-Barrow.blogspot.com)

Robert Barrow writes about the famous letter Albert M. Chop sent to Henry Holt & Company:

http://robert-barrow.blogspot.com/2009/09/oldies-still-best-al-chops-1953-classic.html

Albert M. Chop’s letter (dated 26 January 1953) to Henry Holt & Company (NICAP.org):

http://www.nicap.org/chop2let.htm

The late Albert M. Chop was a U.S. Air Force and NASA Public Affairs Officer.

Albert M. Chop,
Press Chief,

Air Materiel Command

(nicap.org photo)

UFO News Article (Blog):
“It’ll go away if you ignore it”, 8 December 2009
(De Void, Sarasota Herald Tribune)

In this blog article Billy Cox reports on the interesting story behind the 1956 UFO documentary film “Unidentified Flying Objects”:

http://devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10409/itll-go-away-if-you-ignore-it/

The top expert on this documentary film is Robert Barrow (http://robert-barrow.blogspot.com/).

The following article by Robert Barrow, therefore, is a must-read for anyone who’s interested in the documentary:
‘"U.F.O." REVISITED’:

http://www.nicap.org/ufochop1.htm

http://www.nicap.org/ufochop2.htm

Albert M. Chop,
Press Chief,
Air Materiel Command
(nicap.org photo)







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Major Dewey J. Fournet, Jr.,
U.S. Air Force 
(nicap.org photo)