# Richelson 2006: The Vela Incident: Nuclear Test or Meteoroid?

> Jeffrey T. (ed.) Richelson, 2006. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The finding aid for the primary documents.

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# The Vela Incident: Nuclear Test or Meteoroid?

Jeffrey T. (ed.) Richelson, 2006. _National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 190, posted 5 May 2006_.

The first online collection of declassified Vela documents, fifteen in all, with an introduction and annotations.

**1979 Vela incident** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The finding aid for the primary documents.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 190, fifteen declassified Vela documents (1979–1982)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CW4X9701MF7/national-security-archive-electronic-briefing-book-190)

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[The National Security Archive posts fifteen declassified Vela documents](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident/events/EVT0CW4WVSA154J/the-national-security-archive-posts-fifteen-declassified)

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[The 1979 Vela incident](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/vela-incident)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Richelson, J. T. (. (2006). The Vela Incident: Nuclear Test or Meteoroid?. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 190, posted 5 May 2006. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/index.htm
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[Read it free at nsarchive2.gwu.edu](https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/index.htm)

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