Brief
USA, New Mexico, White Sands
The claims the writer was given for USA, New Mexico, White Sands, in the order they were given.
1
In the 1950s, a US Navy commander named McLaughlin, who was in charge of V-2 rocket experiments at White Sands, New Mexico, used a theodolite to track an unidentified egg-shaped object travelling at approximately 90 kilometres altitude and about 11 kilometres per second while tracking a V-2 rocket and a WAC Corporal rocket.
“In the 1950s, a Commander McLaughlin, a Navy commander who was in charge of V-2 experiments down in White Sands, New Mexico, they were using a theodolite, which essentially is a telescope that also gives you readings of altitude and azimuth. And they were tracking a V-2 and a WAC corporal, I think, attached to it when they saw something else. And they managed to get the theodolites on this object, and it was about 56 miles up and going about 7 miles per second.”
Raymond Fowler on UFOs, Government Cover-Ups & the Andreasson Affair (Full Interview, 1987) 00:09:45.5-00:10:12.0 testimony second hand
2
Photographs of the unidentified object tracked by Commander McLaughlin at White Sands were taken but have never been released.
“They actually got photographs of it which have never been released, but that was a terrific speed for that time.”
Raymond Fowler on UFOs, Government Cover-Ups & the Andreasson Affair (Full Interview, 1987) 00:10:12.8-00:10:18.8 testimony second hand
3
The unidentified object tracked by Commander McLaughlin at White Sands was egg-shaped and visible through the theodolite as it was tracked.
“It was egg-shaped, and they could actually see it through the theodolite as they tracked it.”
Raymond Fowler on UFOs, Government Cover-Ups & the Andreasson Affair (Full Interview, 1987) 00:10:20.7-00:10:24.0 testimony second hand
4
Some of the 1947 New Mexico sightings may have been a result of confused observations of two V-2 rocket launches at White Sands, one on June 12 and another on July 3.
“some of the New Mexico sightings may have been a result of confused observations of two V-2 launches at White Sands. One took place on June 12 and another on July 3.”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch14:13771-13934 opinion
5
Linda Moulton Howe's website describes one of the Art's Parts metal pieces as micron-layered bismuth and magnesium zinc from the bottom of a wedge-shaped UFO near White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico in the late 1940s.
“'Micron-layered Bismuth and Magnesium Zinc from bottom of wedge-shaped UFO in late 1940s near White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico'.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch23:7731-7856 hearsay second hand
6
The New Mexico White Sands testing ground is a two-hour drive west of the Roswell crash site.
“The New Mexico White Sands testing ground, two hours’ drive west of the crash site, was where the US Army had conducted the world’s first-ever detonation of the ‘Trinity’ nuclear device on 16 July 1945.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:9314-9537 administrative
7
The United States Army conducted the world's first-ever detonation of the Trinity nuclear device at White Sands, New Mexico, on 16 July 1945.
“was where the US Army had conducted the world’s first-ever detonation of the ‘Trinity’ nuclear device on 16 July 1945.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:9398-9537 administrative
8
Atomic bombs and rockets were still being tested at White Sands, New Mexico, in 1947.
“Atomic bombs and rockets were still being tested there in 1947.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:9543-9601 administrative
9
Project TWINKLE was established in the summer of 1949 to investigate a series of UFO reports witnessed by numerous observers in Nevada and New Mexico.
“Project TWINKLE was established in the summer of 1949 to investigate a series of UFO reports witnessed by numerous observers in Nevada and New Mexico.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:32349-32492 administrative
10
The goal of the Project TWINKLE investigation was to use multiple high-powered cameras near White Sands with the hope that if at least two images of the fireballs were captured, their speed, altitude, and time could be discerned.
“The goal of this investigation was to use multiple high-powered cameras near White Sands with the hope that if at least two images of the fireballs were captured, then their speed, altitude, and time could be discerned.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:32918-33127 administrative
11
Edward J. Ruppelt noted concentrations of UFO sighting cases in the Los Alamos-Albuquerque area, Oak Ridge, White Sands, Strategic Air Command locations, ports, and industrial sites.
“Capt Ruppelt noted that there were concentrations of cases in the Los Alamos-Albuquerque area, Oak Ridge, White Sands, Strategic Air Command locations, ports, and industrial sites.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:34646-34820 observation first hand