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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 6 March, 1951 | 2. LOCATION | Albuquerque, New Mexico  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1434 GMT 06/2134Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Sound-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not Reported | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | Not Reported | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Reports gathered by Dr __________ on this object with purpose of attempted recovery of portions assumed to have possibly landed.  |
|  11. COMMEN…

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FINAL REPORT
L. ELTERMAN
27 November 1951
APPROVED:
P. H. WYCKOFF
Chief, Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
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6 Mar. 1951 - Report from four Los Alamos personnel of very bright object crossing sky. Also observed by two Kirtland AFB pilots who reported this as a meteor; time - 14:30; reported by Dr. La Paz to be a detonating fire-ball. No fragments recovered.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
5TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, DAYTON, OHIO
IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D 24-0
26 March 1951
SUBJECT: Anomalous Luninous Phenomena
The Fireball of 1951, March 6, 14:34
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIS
The attached Spot Intelligence Report, dated 21 March 1951,
and copy of letter to Headquarters OSI, dated 22 March 1951, are
forwarded for your information and any action d…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
CIVILIAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

File No: 24-0 21 March 1951

SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT

SUBJECT: Anomalous luminous phenomena
The fireball of 1951, March 6, 14:34

TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.

Although this incident does not fall within the purview of
AFCSI Letter No. 85, dated 23 October 1950, nevertheless, the publicity
incident to this matter and the search…

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File 24-0
Subj Anomalous luminous phenomena
21 Mar 51

"searched since, no meteoritic fragments have been recovered to date. The second of the trio was the detonating fireball of December 4, 1949 in the Campo, Colorado region, from which, in spite of long continued careful search, no meteorites have been recovered. The fireball of March 6 completes the trio and bids fair to conform to the pattern set by the two earlier falls, in that searches initiated in the accurately delimited area of fall within 24 hours after the appearance of the fireball have discovered no meteorites to da…

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File 24-0
Subj Anomalous luminous phenomena
21 Mar 51

"meteorites when more exhaustive air and ground search is made, I do not feel that the effort expended by the Air Force in conducting such searches would have been wasted. Meteorites recovered soon after their fall have, at present, a military value far in excess of the scientific importance they have always had..."

3. ACTION: This District Office is not taking any action other than forwarding this report in accordance with AFCSI Letter No. 85, dated 23 October 1951. In the event that there are any new developments of consist…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

AIR MAIL

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
KISTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO

File No: 24-0 22 March 1951

SUBJECT: Anomalous Luminous Phenomena
Fireball of 1951, March 6, 14:34

TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.

1. Reference is made to the attached Spot Intelligence Report, subject as above, dated 21 March 1951.

2. Dr. LINCOLN LAPAZ is of the opinion (see third paragraph of Dr. LAPAZ's statement, …