Albuquerque reported light formation observation — December 4, 1949

[redacted] advised that at 1935 hours MST, on 4 December 1949, he had observed a green Fireball in the northeastern sky. Evidence, or trail or exhausts: None observed p. All subjects passed through twenty-one point "LIFO" evaluations, certified fit; expert opinion from Albuquerque, N. Yardsley 1201 Truthfulwick HDY TNT ORIGINATOR --- CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY Office of the A.C of S, G-2 Fort Sam Houston, Texas 30 December 1949 000.9 AFDB-1 SUBJECT: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena TO: Commanding General Air Material Command Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTENTION: MCI The following report(s) re unidentified aerial phenomena observed at Cimarron County, Okla., on date and time indicated, forwarded for your information: OBSERVER DATE TIME Lt Col _________ 4 Dec 49 2035 _____________________ GEORGE A ______ Colonel, GSC AC of S, G-2 1 Incl As stated DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS Position of observer (air, car, bldg, location or - give details) Was facing east, unloading left front door of car. Fireball was to north on observer’s left. Additional information concerning object: After green light disappeared, there seemed to be red burning ashes for fraction of a second. See note overleaf.) At 1635 hours on 4 December 1949, while enroute from Dallas, Texas to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in a C-47 aircraft, Major ___ , pilot of the aircraft, sighted an unidentified object in the vicinity of Covington and Hammond, Louisiana. The object was reported as being spherical in shape, silver in color, and at approximately the same altitude as the aircraft in flight -- 5500 feet. In this movement, the object observed the observers 'Polaroid Windscreen (in the second of the observer could distinguish no definite sounds coming from the object because of the sound of his own aircraft. Where Sighted a. Air (1) Traveling in C-47 aircraft, 180 MPH, altitude 5500 feet, direction 90 degrees. (2) Between Covington and Hammond, Louisiana (3) Object sighted coming in at one (1) o'clock (4) 30 degrees 50 minutes north, 90 degrees 15 minutes west. Supporting case details: Reported craft or object: Light Formation; Sphere / Orb; Reported object in Albuquerque reported light formation observation — December 4, 1949 Institutional response / aftermath: Government or official action