Green Fireballs over NM nuclear sites.
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The Green Fireballs were a 1948-49 wave of unexplained bright green fireballs seen repeatedly over sensitive New Mexico nuclear sites including Los Alamos, Sandia and Kirtland. Their concentration…
The Green Fireballs were a 1948-49 wave of unexplained bright green fireballs seen repeatedly over sensitive New Mexico nuclear sites including Los Alamos, Sandia and Kirtland. Their concentration over secure installations alarmed officials, prompting scientific study including Project Twinkle and analysis by meteor expert Lincoln La Paz, who doubted they were ordinary meteors. They matter as an early, officially-investigated 'UFOs over nuclear sites' phenomenon; the cause was never settled, with explanations ranging from unusual meteors to unknowns.
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