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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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## CERTIFICATE ## 11 July 1951 On 10 and 11 July 1951, Sgt. Jack Meadows who is stationed at the Corona Experimental Radar Site about 18 miles southwest of Corona, New Mexico made the following verbal report to Capt. Dyvad and myself: About 2230, 9 July 1951 I noticed a red glowing ball of light about the size of a full moon to the west or west south west of the station low above the horizon. I called the civilian Security Guard, Mr. Alfonso Sandoval, and we both watched it slowly descend for about thirty seconds before it went below the trees. There was an after-glow for another ten seconds. No sound was heard that might have come from the object. Visibility was slightly poor and although some stars could be seen, there were dark clouds over part of the sky. The light was nearly circular in shape and uniform in the red glowing color. EDWARD A. DOTY Major, USAF Hollomon AFB
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