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Project Twinkle Final Report (scan)

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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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“Headquarters”5 pages

  • p. 2 …Transmittal of Final Report of Project Twinkle Director of Research and Development Headquarters, USAF ATTN: AFDRL…
  • p. 20 …This Headquarters should be apprised of the progress of the evaluation and the results of the…
  • p. 21 Director of Research and Development Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D.C. 1. Reference is made to…
  • p. 24 …Light Phenomena Director of Research and Development Headquarters, USAF Washington 25, D. C. ## 1. Reference is…
  • p. 25 …This headquarters concurs in the establishment of a project within the Air Force Geophysical Research Program…

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UNCLASSIFIED

APPROVED:

L. ELTERMAN

P. H. WYCKOFF Chief, Atmospheric Physics Laboratory

27 November 1951

1. TWINKLE, Project

DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200,10.

UNCLASSIFIED

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