AFOSI Letter: Lt Col Rees Reports 18 Months of Continuous Aerial Phenomena over New Mexico
On May 25, 1950, Lt Col Doyle Rees of the AFOSI 17th District wrote to General Joseph Carroll that aerial phenomena had continuously occurred near sensitive New Mexico military installations for 18 months.
Background
On May 25, 1950, US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Doyle Rees, Commander of the 17th District Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), wrote to his superior, General Joseph Carroll. Rees' letter concluded:
'This summary of observations of aerial phenomena has been prepared for the purpose of re-emphasizing and reiterating the fact that phenomena have continuously occurred in the New Mexico skies during the past 18 months and are continuing to occur, and, secondly, that these phenomena are occurring in the vicinity of sensitive military and governmental installations.'
This document is significant as it represents an official military intelligence assessment confirming persistent UAP activity near nuclear weapons facilities over an extended period.