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Project Twinkle

Observation

US Air Force project from 1948 to 1951 that monitored mysterious green fireballs over the southwest

  Watching the Green Fireballs

After 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.2345 The effort ended without a definitive answer in 1951.

  References

  1. nicap.org

  2. nps.gov

  3. airforcemag.com

  4. fold3.com

  5. en.wikipedia.org

Published on December 1, 1948

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