Tag: Green Fireballs

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects Posted on

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects: Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4, GREEN FIREBALLS, PROJECT TWINKLE, LITTLE LIGHTS AND GRUDGE: At exactly midnight on September 18, 1954, my telephone rang. It was Jim Phalen, a friend of mine from the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and he had a “good flying saucer report,” hot off the wires. He read it to me. The lead line was: “Thousands of people saw a huge fireball light up dark New Mexico skies tonight.” The story went on to tell about how a “blinding green” fireball the size of a full moon had silently streaked southeast across Colorado and northern New Mexico at eight forty that night. Thousands of people had seen the fireball. It had passed right over a crowded football stadium at Santa Fe, New Mexico, and people […] Read More

Project Twinkle Posted on

Project: TWINKLE – Final Report

THINK ABOUTIT PROJECT/GROUP SUMMARY Project/Group Name: Project Twinkle (Green Fireballs) Mission: In December 1949 Project Twinkle, a network of green fireball observation and photographic stations, was established but never fully implemented. It was discontinued two years later, with the official conclusion that the phenomenon was probably natural in origin, a hypothesis disputed by LaPaz and others Date Started: December 1949 Ended: 1951 Who or Whom Started It: USAF Part of what Government Agency: U.S. Geophysics Research Division Location: the southwestern United States, particularly New Mexico Special Features/Characteristics: Source: www.project1947.com Summary/Description: Full Report PREFACE: Green Fireballs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A number of sightings described as “Green Fireballs” were reported in the skies of the southwestern United States, particularly New Mexico, beginning in late […] Read More