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Los Alamos Nuclear-Site UFO Reports, 1948-1950

December 1948 through 1950Los Alamos, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States

Hastings cites FBI and Air Force records describing repeated reports of unexplained aerial phenomena near Los Alamos and other sensitive New Mexico installations.

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CLAIM-200022reported
“The book cites a January 31, 1949 FBI memorandum stating that unexplained aerial phenomena had been reported near Los Alamos since December 1948 and that Army and Air Force intelligence officers treated the matter as top secret.”
UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites
SRC-002102 · January 31, 1949 FBI memorandum discussion; uploaded PDF pages 39-41
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CLAIM-200023reported
“Hastings reproduces an August 23, 1950 FBI summary stating that approximately 150 observations of aerial phenomena had been recorded near sensitive New Mexico installations since 1948, with some independently reported by multiple reliable individuals.”
UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites
SRC-002102 · August 23, 1950 FBI “Summary of Aerial Phenomena in New Mexico”; uploaded PDF pages 40-42
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CLAIM-500001reported
“Hastings reproduces and summarizes a January 31, 1949 FBI memorandum stating that repeated unexplained aerial observations had occurred around Los Alamos and that Army and Air Force intelligence officers treated the matter as top secret.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
SRC-002027 · Chapter 6: FOREWORD · PRIMARY SOURCE
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UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites
SRC-002102 · FBI memoranda on Los Alamos / New Mexico aerial phenomena as reproduced and summarized by Hastings
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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