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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.

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  • p. 3 …any more funds into this at the present time and that we will keep in connection…
  • p. 10 …Actually, a time correlation study should be made covering the film and verbal recordings at both…
  • p. 11 …It was arranged further that at such time when the study is completed all photographic and…
  • p. 12 …of the observations occurring at the time of the moon's first quarter. From the statistical…
  • p. 15 …sec; observation time 05:00. 16 Feb. 1951 - Aerial object reported in the vicinity of Holloman…
  • p. 18 …At the time his sighting was verified by the latter two men, the elevation angle of…
  • p. 19 …At this time the writer apprised General Control of the phenomenon and thereafter attempted to give…
  • p. 29 …It is not considered appropriate to declassify the project at this time since no definite conclusions…
## CONFIDENTIAL

12 Mar. 1951 - Report from Albuquerque, N.M. by two individuals of ball-shaped object, shining-white appearance. The object descended rapidly to the horizon.

1 April 1951 - Report from a Los Alamos employee. Oblong shaped object moving slowly both in horizontal and vertical directions. Bright appearance.

7 June 1951 - Report from a Los Alamos employee. Pointed cylinder in vertical position. Cloth-like construction. Fell in canyon at 11:10 A.M. Search party was unable to find the object or any remains.

8 June 1951 - Report from a Los Alamos employee. Large reddish dot, dull appearance which turned bright green. Observed for three seconds.

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