Project Twinkle Final Report, November 1951

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4. Post Q.o_]ltrl!,ctual Inqu_irY;
In view of the unproductive nature of the contract \vith Land- Air ,
it was decided to roalco further inquiry concerninp: recent aerial object
developments in Ne\-T Uoxico . On 9 August 19~>1 , the situation \vas discussed
\vith Lt. Col . Cox of the 17th OSI District (Kirtland AFB) . untill5l1arch
1950 the District had been diligent in foruarding copies of their reports
on aer ial object nhenomena . Since then, no r enorts have been received
by the Geophysics Research uivision . Colonel Gox advised that renortsI
of stranp:e aerial nhenomena were still r eceived by the 17th OSI office,
at the rate of once or t\rice a month but little attention was beinr- given
to this matter . Host of' the renorts Rfirinated from n0rsonnol at Los
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Alamos . The OSI files were (
""n"7 .; e\-ted . (A summary coverinrr recent r eports
is attached . ) I t vias l e '"""!i' that r enr esentatives from Ll]T~ and also
from ARGOSY were interested in nublishinf articles on aerial object
ohenomena .
On 27 aUf.USt 1951 , develonments concerning aerial nhenomena were
discussed at Holloman Al''B . Lt. John Albert previously ussocicted with
the nroject had now been transferred from Holloman. Ther efore , the
project \vas discussed ui th Haj or I:dward A. Doty -vrho had assumed resnon-
sibility. L.ajor J.JOty, uho seemed to be thoroughly acquainted with the
situation, advised that there have been very few reports of
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DOD DIR 6200.10
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