65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_006
The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
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- Unclassified
- Agency
- FBI
- Reference #
- RELEASE-01-FILE-006-65-HS1-834228961-62-HQ-83894-SECTION-6
- Published
- 2026-05-08
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- application/pdf
- Pages
- 271
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OSI has expressed concern about unexplained phenomena described as green fireballs, discs, and meteors in New Mexico.
OSI has expressed concern in Hi. eb, jconnection with the continued appearance of unexplained phendmend described as green fireballs, discs and meteors in the vicinity y,, gem of sensitive installations in New Mexico.
Dr. Lapaz reported that the phenomena do not appear to be of meteoric origin.
Dr. Lapaz, Meteor Expert of the University of New Mexico, reported that the phenomena does not appear to be of meteoric ‘origin.
Approximately half of the phenomena recorded were of meteoric origin.
He concluded, as a result of his investigation, that approzimately half of the phenomena recorded were of meteoric origin.
The unexplained phenomena might be U.S. guided missiles being tested.
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.
The unexplained phenomena could be guided missiles launched from the Urals.
He suggested that the observations might be of guided missiles launched from bases in the Urals.
The Air Force and Land-Air, Incorporated have established observation posts to study the phenomena.
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.
Project Twinkle is a 24-hour day watch for observing aerial phenomena.
A 24-hour day watch is being maintained and has been designated Keroject Twinkle.
The Air Force has not advised of any new developments in connection with Project Twinkle.
To_date the Air Force has not advised us of any new developments in connection with this project.
Many sightings were determined to be weather balloons, falling stars, or meteorological 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.
Investigations of these phenomena are being handled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio.
Bureau liaison determined on the morning of October 9, 1950 from OSI headquarters that the investigations of these aerial phenomena are being jfhandled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio.
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Bureau liaison with OSI
Bureau liaison determined that investigations of these aerial phenomena are being handled by OSI, Wright Field, Ohio.
Albuquerque Office report
The Albuquerque Office advised there have been no new developments in connection with the efforts to ascertain the identity of the strange aerial phenomena.
Observation by Land-Air, Incorporated
Personnel of Land-Air, Incorporated sighted 8 to 10 objects of aerial phenomena.
Dr. LaPaz's analysis submission
Dr. LaPaz submitted an analysis of various observations.
Start of organized reporting of aerial phenomena
An organized plan of reporting unexplained aerial phenomena in New Mexico was undertaken.
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