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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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“photographed”7 pages

  • p. 5 …Some photographic activity occurred on 27 April and 24 May, but simultaneous sightings by both cameras…
  • p. 7 …Instrumental observations - photographic, triangulation, and spectroscopic were considered essential. Dr. L. La Paz of the Department…
  • p. 9 …sky; that Fred Whipple in his work photographing meteors at Las Cruces, never detected a strange…
  • p. 10 …Land-Air has agreed to report and if possible photograph any abnormal sightings made during their…
  • p. 11 …It was arranged further that at such time when the study is completed all photographic and…
  • p. 13 …Whipple made a careful study of meteor photographs taken in New Mexico on 35 nights when…
  • p. 23 …capable of performing the required investigation (by photographic and spectroscopic means) provided that necessary funds, personnel…
## 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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