Fir c bo.Jl DEP RTW.h, T Ol TH ~ H.IR 1 ORC ~ H~ D ~UJ HT l~ iS UNI T .,D ST \.T r..S I H FOhGt!, WAS~IINGTO Tf: INSP CTOH G R L l S ~ 17th DISTRICT Oil ICl!i 01 SPJJJC.tAL INV~STIG 1'10 TS KIRTLt\}ID J 1 B, C..'IRTL l lIc.LD, N!!i.; ~XICO File No: 24- 8 SUB.J ..~CT: T0: Corrtrnandinp Officer Kirtland ii..r 1 orce Kirtl~nd I i ~ld, New 1 . .teference is made to .i.eoorts of Invest.:igation, t~his office, dJ.ted 13 December 1948 , 17 necember 191.~8, 23 !Jece1aber 1943, 4 JanPJ.ry 1919 and 1 le bruary 1949, Subject anli file n umber same as ahov!. 2 . Attached for ~rour information are four (4) copies of lapo~t of' Invefltigation, I istrjct Office ~umber 11, Office of .3pecial 1'1vestig~ tions, Tinker Air rorce Base, Okl ahoma, file number 24-2, vubject s ame a~ ~bove. It is reque~ted that two copi~s of inclosed r13port be forwarded to dead- quarter s Air 1\.aterial ComMan0, which has been desirna ted as th~ headq1..ar te~s responsible for the coordin.ltion 01 this investi()'ation. 3 . This is a s bsequent reoorts supplemental report.. wi 11 ~)e submi tjted as Investiga +ion i ~ continui DE 1rnre fact.s ar e tncovered. Captain, L S il' -\.ct inF" f'istr i ct Corrua8 nrler Basic: ttr fr 17th Dist OSI, KAr~B, to CO, 1 \FR, dtd 4 r'eb }l9, Subj: "Un.J.Mown ( Aor ial 1 henomana ) liT~AD .. : AR'l'SRS, Ki rtlu.ud /tJ' Baso, K1. rt ln.nd Fi c ld, !l. Bex., TO : Comma.nrline; General, A1.:1C, \'Tright-Pa.tterson Ar Bnso, DA.yton, 1hio. Fo1-warded for your infor'1a.tion i n corln ection with the report of i nvestigation forwarded from this Headquarters on 14 Dac~t .tar lt")l 8 by 1st lnd to letter same subject a~ abovo. FOP T tE rev rAJ' ; I ~G OFT 1 C'"";P : Captain, 'L!:> AF HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATIZS AIR FORCE THE I NSPECTOR C .. ENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MAOC BY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION ~IA.KOLD B. CHRISTENSEN REPORT MADE AT _ DO J:ll, 'inkf)r Al 0 k lahoma. Phenomena) 0FFICE OF ORIGIN ..fARACTER SPCCIAL IN UIRY Ltr rr 17th OSI Districb, file 24- 8 , 20 January 1949 DISTRIBUTION InvestiGation roquosted by 17th District Ofi'ica, hirtland .~ Base. On niuhts of 1 2 September, 5 and 12 December 19 48 , 1JX. IV\..ROLD 1 \~RIG!iT observed a "~rcen fireball" in souther n Color ado . :RIGHT , inte r viewed on 31 Jo.nuary 1949, stated . " fireball" to be bright green and soundless. nabl e to ascertain definite size, shape, speed, or altitude ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP DO #17, Kirtland A~B 4 AFCII fORM 4 1:.. BIRCH Acting DISTRICT COMMANDER 1. This investigation is predicated upon letter, 17th Distrjct Office of Specio.l Invostigntions, Kirtland Air Force Bo.sa, K"rLland Field, New Mexico, do.ted 20 January 1949, st tln g HR. HAROLD LL .HIGHT, 315 Barfield Building, Amarillo, 'foxas, observed what he descrihod as a. "e;r a n firebull" on throe separate occasions. ITr. 'WRIGHT was interv iowed on 31 Ja.nuar y 1 949 and e: ve tho follow- ing information: 12 Septenber 1948 , accompanied by .:r. Funk (initials unlmoun), teacher ~t Moffat, Colorado high school, the first "fireball" was seen in the vicinity of l.'1offat, Colorado. It appeared to be a b right g r en fa.lline star. On 5 De_ember 1948, while t ro.velinz on U . s . Hi ghwny 160, in the _ vicinity of Blanca, Colorado, the "fi r eball" was ago. in observe d . l~ovin~ horizontally and westerly, at a very fast ro.te of speed, i t onca mor e appce,red t o be a brizht green . ./RIGHT str1.~ed that the "fireball'' seemed closE:.r and more rilliant than p reviousl y . It did not f ull but "went out; in midair." rhe "fireball" was last seen on 1 2 Dece 1ber 1 948 in the vicinity of Monte Vista, Colorado, and o.r;a.in ho.d the O.pf'car.e:nce of a bright greer fo.lling sta.r. In the company or .niGHT, at th:i. s t.imP, wa s a Hr . c;:.\_)LE('O ..;LLTO'rT, St. Louis Val ley Cooperative, :r.,onto Vistrt, Col orado. ..-)IGHT d.escribod t 1is phenomena to tho best of his ability but. .ro..s unable to ive concrete details re e.rdinr size, sl1ape , locution, etc. Dur i n g the interviea, above-avera~e in intelligence of his ima~ination. it appeared to this aEent that .IRIG!-IT was 4 . Ref erence s oon on night nd that tho "fireball" was not just a fiQllent is 1 lade of radio reports in Oklahoma area stat in "fireball a" of 31 January 1949 in northern Jew 11e:<:ico. -RBFBRRL;D UFO!~ CO!.lPLfiriON TO OlFICE OF ORI GIN -