New Mexico green-fireball reports

Record summary

What happened Pilots, scientists and military personnel reported unusually bright green fireballs, often near sensitive installations. The Air Force created Project Twinkle to observe them. Some investigators suspected foreign devices, while astronomer Lincoln LaPaz argued that aspects differed from ordinary meteors; other experts considered meteoric material entirely plausible. Evidence Military reports, named scientific witnesses and Project Twinkle documentation record the observations. Explanations considered Bright meteors containing nickel, copper or other emission-producing material, observer selection and heightened security concern are leading explanations. What remains uncertain Few events were instrumentally recorded, recovered material was not tied to a specific fireball, and the wave combined separate phenomena. Primary source New Mexico green-fireball reports — Wikipedia