Edward Teller
Nuclear physicist who took part in the 1949 Los Alamos conference on New Mexico’s “green fireballs”
| Edward Teller | |
| Born | January 15, 1908, Budapest, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Died | September 9, 2003 |
| Nationality | Hungarian-American |
| Category | Scientist |
| Roles | Manhattan Project physicist; “father of the hydrogen bomb”; co-founder of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory |
| Notable claim | Suggested the 1949 green fireballs might be an “electron phenomenon” |
| Status | Historical |
| Historical | |
Edward Teller (1908–2003) was a Hungarian-born theoretical physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, led development of the hydrogen bomb, and co-founded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[1]
In February 1949 he took part in a conference at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory on the “green fireballs” being reported over New Mexico’s nuclear sites. According to the transcript released in PURSUE Release 04, Teller suggested that if the fireballs were not a “material body,” an “electron phenomenon” in the upper atmosphere might be responsible.[2]
Assessment
The conference reached no consensus. Teller is not otherwise known for UFO interest, and his comment was one of several scientific hypotheses; the leading explanation remains bright meteors.
See also
References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Edward Teller.”
- ^ U.S. Department of War (2026). PURSUE Release 04, DOE-UAP-D004.