{"type":"programs","slug":"project-twinkle","title":"Project Twinkle","url":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-twinkle","description":"US Air Force project from 1948 to 1951 that monitored mysterious green fireballs over the southwest","date":"1948-12-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Observation"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Watching the Green Fireballs\n\nAfter repeated reports of brilliant green fireballs near military installations in New Mexico, the Air Force established Project Twinkle to document and photograph these phenomena.[^1] Observation posts recorded frequent events but explanations ranged from meteors to secret weapons.[^1][^2] The effort ended without a definitive answer in 1951.[^1]\n\n\n[^1]: [Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, \"Final Report of Project Twinkle\" (September 1951), Project Blue Book file mirrored by The Black Vault](https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/projectbluebook/ProjectTwinkle-November1951.pdf)\n[^2]: [Project 1947 Archive, \"Final Report of Project Twinkle\" (September 1951)](https://www.project1947.com/gfb/twinklereport.htm)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/programs/project-twinkle","title":"Project Twinkle","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/programs/project-twinkle","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}