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Lincoln LaPaz

1949

University of New Mexico astronomer and meteor expert who led the Air Force's gratis investigation into the green fireball sightings beginning December 1948. Personally witnessed one incident (the December 12, 1948 "Starvation Peak" fireball) and used transit measurements to rule out a conventional meteorite fall, citing its silence, near-horizontal path, and unmatched green hue. Presented his full case file to Los Alamos physicists at the classified February 1949 conference.

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Connections (6)

confirmedRichard Mandelkorn

fellow participant at the classified Feb. 1949 conference

Source: Green fireball / Project Twinkle history; Feb 1949 Los Alamos conference

confirmedJoseph Kaplan

his former lab supervisor, consulted on the green fireball phenomenon

Source: Declassified UAP release 04 (DOE-UAP-D004)

confirmedGreen Fireballs (1948-1951)

led the investigation into the phenomenon

Source: Green fireball / Project Twinkle history; Feb 1949 Los Alamos conference

confirmedFrederick Reines

presented findings to him among other Los Alamos scientists

Source: Green fireball / Project Twinkle history; Feb 1949 Los Alamos conference

confirmedNorris Bradbury

briefed him and other Los Alamos scientists at the classified conference

Source: Green fireball / Project Twinkle history; Feb 1949 Los Alamos conference

confirmedEdward Teller

presented his fireball case file to him at the Feb. 1949 Los Alamos conference

Source: Green fireball / Project Twinkle history; Feb 1949 Los Alamos conference

Part of The Red Thread Files — an independent, evidence-first investigation into the UAP, USO, and consciousness question. Confidence labels (confirmed / reported / disputed) are an automated approximation based on the wording and directness of each source, not a verdict. Corrections: [email protected].