Program · PRG-V99-02 · USAF instrumented monitoring project
Project Twinkle
DocumentedPeriod 1950-02 to 1951-11
Record
- Type
- USAF instrumented monitoring project
- Period
- 1950-02 to 1951-11
- Connection to CASE-001
- None direct
- Key participants
- Holloman AFB; Land-Air, Inc. (Askania cameras); L. Elterman (final report); Lincoln LaPaz (preceding fireball investigations)
- Status / qualification
- Documented program with negative/inconclusive results and limited coverage: Holloman observation post Feb 21 1950; planning conference Mar 5; directive Mar 16; Vaughn camera stations Apr 1-Sept 15 1950, then Holloman to Mar 31 1951; no successful triangulation; spectroscopy intermittent; EM monitoring not implemented; Nov 27 1951 final report recommended against dedicated funding. Unsuccessful triangulation does not resolve the earlier fireball reports. Distinct from Project Grudge and from modern White Sands/Skywatcher claims.
- Source ID
- SRC-V99-028