l.J.\.SS1F HE!AOOIJ.I\HTC:"PS UNirSO 5rAr , ;.\IR FORCE rHC lf'l" PECTOn GE-:NI:.RAL OFFICE: OF :;;,PECI AL I NVES fl GA 1'1 ONS HEPORT MADE OY iiEPORT OF INV.ESTIG..\TJON RtPORf MADE AT 3 , 0 k lah ')rna U'J:aro'RN 0FFICE OF ORIGI'I (\arial Phenomena) CHARACI ER 11EFERENCE Lt~ J'r_ 17th OSt Dis+.rict I n7 ttpation requested by 17th Diatrict Office, Kirt,l.and AF 5ase. On nigh-r.s of 12 3~o!..om'1er, 5 and 12 Cacamher 1948, ~r olJ3~rY9d 1 ttgr~en fireball in south-ern Colorado. in.erviewed on 31 J a nu3ry 19}~9, st;t ~dd I? t'i.r.-,hall" t.o be b r:i ?,ht ereen dnd 9 our.dless. Ur.ab 13 t0 ~ scertain definite size, s""la ;)d, '\ oeed, or :tlt.itud3. or;r:~l BUT ION f.CfiOrl ':OPY ~=OP.'/AR!)0 T O FILE ST A\1P DST A.ILS: 1. Thia irrveatir:ation is }.xod.ica.;.~dd upnn 1'1 .'-.er, l .. jth r~:. .. tr.;ct Otfjce of Special Investi6a tions, Kirtl.l r.d ~ir Force ' a se) Kl.r"T.l,;~nd .. 'ie .Lt:, ~ie ~J ico, d ated 20 January 19u9, stating ua. ' 315 P.arf"ield B.ildin~, Ailarillo, Texa.s, obs~ved wb.a t h e describe d a s a gr~n fireba'2.l" upon three s~par~ta oc~asions. f)n 12 3;'?t~mh l9h9, a.ccompa71ied h~r ~r. (':titial3 unmOltn), a t-.aacher at. loff:l , Color:tdo hig~ school, the first r~ball" ,aa aaen in the vicinity or '.{ol'f!it,, Colorado. It u;Y;Jear~d to "Je a bri.~hc grae n fallin g st:tr. o,., =) Ce~e'Tlher 1)48, while travalinf" on U. S .. n igh,.3y 160) i n tha v icini t-v o f 81..1'"" ~ r;,, l or :1do, the tt f'ir~b~ll" -xas ag:liP obs~rv~d. .,loving horizonta l.ly a!"d i1~Ett"~ L;r t. a very f\a3t r'lta of speed, .i.t one~ rr.ore appeared t~.., b e :1 hri ... :ht 9T~en. stated t,hat the Hfireoall" ':lt~':Jmod closer and -::nore brilliant., th.:ln !Jr~'Ti.01~e l.v. It did not x~ll but. "71ent out tn midair.n The f'il"eoall" was 1asi s~-Jn on J2 [;ecember 19L.l3 in the vicinit y of ~Ionte Vi.3ta, Colorado, and aFt~i.n h ari th~ anpearancf3 of :1 bri~ht Preen f'a Llin~ star. I n the coulpa.ny of' , a h this time, was a Yr St. Louis (l=1llav Cooper a ~, .)nt~ Vi 3 t,."i, Colorado. j-3 sc:--ib i< i t 1is phenomena t.o t::e b'!st of hi.s :i')Lli.-., but Wd.J Gr.aiJla ":.o g i-vs corcr3+.s 3tails regarding 117.~; .. lha~J lncati0n} ~tn. lbo.,a-;~rap;~ in int"!lli.;~nce a nd 01~ hi3 11r.a ~ina t,ion .. to this a?~nt t~at IG~ ~as 'W~S not .J' ';J~ a figme:1t h. Pdfar~nce i~ ':'1 on ni5ht 1Jf 'l'!rtde of ~adio re:porta in Oklahoma a rea atating )l....J~rwa.r:t-.1..212 i n northern Ne,. Mdxico. ~RR~D U~:r'J CG\fPI.ZTION TO OFFICE OF ORIIJIN - .1"ireba lla"