Dept. of DefenseUnresolvedAmbiguous

Round greenish object, 500-watt bulb intensity — Albuquerque (Aug 6 1949, Sighting 91)

Aug 6, 1949Albuquerque, New Mexico2s

Analysis — our summary

On 6 August 1949 at 20:20, a single witness in Albuquerque observed a round green object descending toward earth at 15° above the horizon, with intensity described as comparable to a 500-watt bulb. It dissipated over approximately 1.5 seconds. Classified as Category (1) Green Fireball Phenomenon. This date corresponds to the August 6 green fireball event also investigated through dust-collection by Dr. Crozier.

As reported — verbatim from the document

“Sighting table entry: '91 6 Aug 2020 1 Unk Albuquerque, New Mexico … Descending … 15° above … to earth … Green … 1 … Round … 500 watt bulb … 10° in 1½ secs … Dissipated (1)'”

Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Extracted from OCR-corrupted table (page 17–18). Single unknown-reliability observer. This event corresponds to the August 6, 1949 fireball discussed in LaPaz's scientific reports and in the dust-collection investigation narrative. The cross-reference strengthens contextual confidence that the date and location are accurate. Limited data from table row.

Provenance

Source documentDOW-UAP-D017_General_Correspondence_Of_Sandia.pdf

Document typeGeneral correspondence file — multi-document compilation including OSI summaries, scientific reports (LaPaz/Crozier), field investigation summaries, and raw sighting tables; 1948–1950

Reporting agencyDept. of Defense

Source pages116

DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)

Held classified~77 years (≥, to this release)

Extraction confidence ModerateHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.