USAF · 1947 to 1969
Project Blue Book Case Files
The U.S. Air Force's 22-year investigation into reported UFO incidents, drawn from the National Archives. Each case below has a journalistic summary written from the original file. Use the search box to find a place or date, or filter by state and year.
14 cases in NM from 1949 · page 1 of 1
Albuquerque, NM
1949 · unidentifiedThis file is a U.S. Air Force intelligence record from 1949 and 1950 that was marked 'No Case, Information Only.' It preserves a press account headlined 'The Flying Saucers Are Bac…
Albuquerque, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn December 4, 1949, at 1935 hours MST, a civilian in Albuquerque, New Mexico observed a green fireball in the northeastern sky. The object's duration, speed, and other details are…
Albuquerque, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn December 4, 1949, at 1935 (7:35 p.m.) Mountain time, several people in New Mexico reported a green fireball. A New York Life Insurance salesman in Albuquerque saw a green fireba…
Cliff, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn April 22, 1949, a civilian near Cliff, New Mexico watched a single aluminum-colored object move across the sky. The witness described it as round, flat, and shaped like a thin d…
Gallup, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn June 5, 1949, at 1950 hours (7:50 p.m.), a U.S. Army captain serving as Post Engineer at Wingate Ordnance Depot near Gallup, New Mexico observed an unusual object in the sky. He…
Holloman AFB, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the evening of May 12, 1949, a Harvard Observatory astronomer driving near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico spotted something unusual in the eastern sky. The observer, who…
Kirkland AFB, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the night of June 27, 1949, a clerk-typist working in the Security Division at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico spotted something unusual from a second-floor barracks windo…
Los Alamos, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the evening of March 8, 1949, at 1835 hours (6:35 p.m.), three observers at Los Alamos, New Mexico saw an unusual flying object. Two were security guards, and one was an inspect…
Los Alamos, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the evening of June 20, 1949, a security inspector at Los Alamos, New Mexico was standing outdoors near the center of the mesa when a bright light caught his attention. The time…
Los Alamos, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the evening of June 11, 1949, a security inspector at Los Alamos, New Mexico, spotted an unusual light in the clear night sky at 8:57 p.m. The object appeared as a bright star o…
Los Alamos, NM
1949 · unidentifiedShortly after midnight on June 2, 1949, a security inspector driving near Los Alamos, New Mexico saw a green ball of light in the sky. His attention was drawn by its bright light a…
Rodeo, NM
1949 · unidentifiedThis case began with an explosion in remote mountainous country near Rodeo, New Mexico on March 31, 1949. A Border Patrol officer named Mr. Corning reported hearing a very heavy ex…
Seligman, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the afternoon of June 30, 1949, a civilian veterinary meat inspector standing in open country about 29 miles west and 14 miles south of Seligman, New Mexico, looked up and saw a…
Springer, NM
1949 · unidentifiedOn the morning of April 25, 1949, two men fishing for minnows at Springer Lake, about four miles northwest of Springer, New Mexico, heard an odd sound. It resembled a high-pitched…
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