Green UFO Sighted in New Mexico in 1949

Summary

In December 1949, a man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, reported seeing a green glowing object in the northeastern sky. The phenomenon was brief, visible for only two to three seconds, and described as the size of a marble at arm's length. The report, classified and later declassified, was investigated by the U.S. Air Force, but no conventional explanation was found for the sighting. The object left no trail, made no noise, and disappeared suddenly, as if someone had turned it off. The witness, an employee of the New York Life Insurance Company, provided precise details about the object's direction, color, and movement, adding credibility to the report.

The investigation included additional testimonies and coordination with other agencies, but no evidence of meteors or other natural phenomena explained the sighting. Despite the limitations of the time, investigators concluded that the phenomenon had no clear explanation. This case is part of a series of UFO reports from the 1940s and 1950s that reflect the initial interest of authorities in investigating unidentified flying objects.