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Case FileNARA NAID 28934586 · T1206 Roll 5

Project Blue Book Case File

Los Alamos, New MexicoMay 1949

Unidentified

Summary

The OCR quality in this file is too poor to support a reliable summary. The first page is heavily degraded and largely illegible. While subsequent pages contain clearer investigation forms, the critical details from the cover sheet and opening narrative are not recoverable with confidence.

This case involved sightings at Los Alamos, New Mexico in May 1949, with multiple security inspectors observing bright white lights moving at high speed, lasting several seconds to over a minute depending on the observation. The Air Force rated the incident unidentified. However, due to OCR limitations throughout the 17-page file, a complete and accurate account cannot be provided here.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Date of incident

May 1949

State / country

NM / US

Page count

17 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 5

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 17
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