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Project Twinkle Final Report (scan)
NICAP · 29 pages · text by OCR
This declassified U.S. Air Force file contains the final report of Project Twinkle, dated 27 November 1951 and written by Louis Elterman of the Geophysics Research Division, together with related correspondence. The project was set up to investigate the green fireballs and other light phenomena around Holloman AFB and Vaughn, New Mexico, and it was run with Askania cameras. The report calls its findings essentially negative and recommends no further funding. In March 1952 the Directorate of Intelligence declined to declassify it.
“declassified”17 pages
- p. 1 …TWINKLE, Project
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200,10.
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- p. 2 …Geophysics Research Division
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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- p. 3 …sharp eye on anything unusual along this line.
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- p. 8 …few reports of
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- p. 12 …CONFIDENTIAL
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- p. 14 …Geophysics Research Division
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- p. 19 …Field Test Director
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enclosure 2
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- p. 24 …Basic Letter DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
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- p. 26 …Research and Development
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- p. 28 …The Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat has suggested that this project not be declassified for a variety…
- p. 29 …It is not considered appropriate to declassify the project at this time since no definite conclusions…
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Summary of Recent Aerial Phenomena Reports from 17th OSI District
11 Nov. 1950 - Reports of a large-sized balloon. It was determined that this was released by General Hills. The balloon subsequently was recovered.
13 Jan. 1951 - Report from ten Los Alamos employees. Tear shaped object with small tail; very bright appearance; descended slowly; sky lighted up for about 1 sec; observation time 05:00.
16 Feb. 1951 - Aerial object reported in the vicinity of Holloman AFB. This turned out to be a General Hills balloon functioning for Project "Skyhook".
19 Feb. 1951 - A C-54 pilot reported a green flare or rocket observed in the vicinity of Rodeo, N.M. Its motion was vertical and passed the plane at 9000 ft. Investigators believed this to be a meteor.
- 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; report by Dr. La Paz to be a detonating fire-ball. No fragments recovered.
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