1951.1127 Project Twinkle report

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Project Twinkle report
On 27 November 1951, at the Cambridge Research Laboratory’s produces its final report on “peculiar light phenomena that had been observed in the skies of the southwestern United States”. (The relevant observations are commonly referred to as “green fireballs”).

(The relevant report is commonly referred to as “the Project Twinkle report”)

 

1951.1130 Grudge Status Report

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Grudge Status Report
On 30 October 1951, Project Grudge Status Report Number 1 was issued. This was the first in a series of “Status Reports” issued by Project Grudge, a practice continued by Project Bluebook.

 

 

1951.1226 Battelle conference

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On 26 December 1951, Colonel S H Kirkland, of Colonel Dunn's staff, and Captain Edward Ruppelt left Dayton for a two-day conference to outline to Battelle Memorial Institute (referred to by Captain Ruppelt as “Project Bear”) the proposed project to (a) design a UFO reporting form and (b) perform a statistical study of all UFO reports.

 

 

 

1951.1200 "Civilian Saucer Investigation"

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During December 1951, Civilian Saucer Investigation (“CSI”) was formed.

Members included Walter Riedel.

 

 

 

1952.0100 APRO founded

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During January 1952, the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (“APRO”) of Tucson, Arizona was founded by Mrs Coral E Lorenzen and her husband, Leslie James (“Jim”) Lorenzen.

 See the separate entry in relation to APRO.

 

  1. 1952.0205 Air Force Regulation 202 revised
  2. 1952.0229 Grudge Report 4
  3. 1952.0300 Project Bluebook
  4. 1952.0403 US Air Force Press Release

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