Historical Incidents & Events

Trinity Test

1945

The first detonation of a nuclear weapon, July 16, 1945, in New Mexico. AARO's 2024 historical report reviews alleged U.S. government UAP involvement "since 1945," using Trinity as its implicit starting point.

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Connections (7)

confirmedRoswell Incident

both origin-era New Mexico nuclear/UAP incidents

Source: Vallee & Harris, Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret (2021)

confirmedRobert Oppenheimer

directed and named the test

Source: Manhattan Project records

confirmedAARO

its historical review begins "1945 to present"

Source: AARO Historical Record Report Vol. 1 (Feb 2024)

confirmedDepartment of Energy

inherited nuclear stewardship lineage from

Source: DOE/NNSA history

reportedPaola Harris

interviewed the two child witnesses to its alleged 1945 crash

reportedJacques Vallee

co-authored "Trinity: The Best Kept Secret" about an alleged 1945 crash there

Source: Vallee & Harris, Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret (2021)

reportedDouglas Dean Johnson

investigated and disputed claims of a 1945 crash there

Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, 2024

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].