The Green Fireballs
In the late 1940s, not long after World War II, the skies over New Mexico lit up with something strange—bright green fireballs that flew silently and with purpose. Unlike normal meteors, these glowing orbs didn’t arc downward or break apart. They glided in straight, level paths, often near sensitive military sites like Los Alamos and Sandia Laboratories—places tied to the U.S. atomic program.
At first, people thought they were just meteorites. But scientists and military officials began to worry. Why were these fireballs so bright, so green, and showing up repeatedly in one region? Why were they always spotted near secret research facilities?
An official investigation was launched by Project Twinkle, a short-lived U.S. Air Force effort to track and explain the sightings. But even after weeks of monitoring, no solid explanation emerged. Some scientists thought they could be Soviet surveillance technology. Others believed they were some kind of unknown natural phenomenon. A few even suggested they might be extraterrestrial in origin.
Despite the attention, the sightings slowed down and eventually stopped, and the investigation quietly faded away. But for many who witnessed them—pilots, scientists, and soldiers alike—the glowing green fireballs were something far more than meteor showers.
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