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Incident #247

DATE OF INFO 12 Sept 48
SIGNATURE Moffatt, Colorado
SCHOOL Civilian
DATE OF ENTRY ---
DATE OF ATTACHED ---
CHIEF Green
PHONE Fireball
NAME ---
COURT ---
NO. IN ORDER 1
NAME None
PERIOD --- SKETCHES ---

DATE OF ENTRY 12 Sept 48
SIGNATURE Moffatt, Colorado
SCHOOL Civilian
DATE OF ATTACHED ---
CHIEF Green
PHONE
ATTITUDE ---

LIGHTH OF THE FOREIGN
LIGHTH OF THE FOREIGN
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Visual - unusual
MANUFACTURE Falling

Temporary ATIC Form 309
(Form 30)

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
KIRTLAND AFB, KIRTLAND FIELD, NEW MEXICO
File No: 24-8
ACM/MEN/web
4 February 1949
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN (Aerial Phenomena)
TO: Commanding Officer
Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland Field, New Mexico
Colorado
12 Sept / 5-12 Dec 48
1. Reference is made to Reports of Investigation, this office, dated
13 December 1948, 17 December 1948, 23 December 1948, 4 January 1949 and
1 February 1949, Subject and file number same as above.
2. Attached for…

UNCLASSIFIED

Basic: Ltr fr 17th Dist OSI, KAFB, to CO, KAFB, dtd 4 Feb 49, Subj: "Unknown (Aerial Phenomena)"

AG 1st Ind OMN: jb
HEADQUARTERS, Kirtland AF Base, Kirtland Field, N. Mex., 4 Feb 1949.

TO: Commanding General, AMC, Wright-Patterson AF Base, Dayton, Ohio.

Forwarded for your information in connection with the report of investigation forwarded from this Headquarters on 14 December 1948 by 1st Ind to letter same subject as above.

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

Oliver M. Noland
OLIVER M. NOLAND
Captain, USAF
Adjutant

1 Incl: n/c (1 cy w/d)

UNCLASSIFIED
247
KAFB 3634

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|  HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | FILE NO. 24-2 | DATE 1 February 1949  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  TITLE UNKNOWN (Aerial Phenomena) | REPORT MADE BY HAROLD B. CHRISTENSEN  |   |
|   | REPORT MADE AT DO #11, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma  |   |
|   | PERIOD 25, 31 January 1949  |   |
|   | OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #17, Kirtland AFB, N. M.  |   |
|   | STATUS RUC  |   |
|  C-HARACTER SPECIAL INQUIRY |   |   |
|  REFERENCE Ltr fr 17th OSI District, file 24-8, 20 January 1949 |   |   |
|  SYNOPSIS | Investigati…

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11D 24-2

DETAILS:

1. This investigation is predicated upon letter, 17th District Office of Special Investigations, Kirtland Air Force Base, Kirtland Field, New Mexico, dated 20 January 1949, stating MR. HAROLD M. WRIGHT, 315 Barfield Building, Amarillo, Texas, observed what he described as a "green fireball" upon three separate occasions.

2. Mr. WRIGHT was interviewed on 31 January 1949 and gave the following information:

On 12 September 1948, accompanied by Mr. Funk (initials unknown), a teacher at Moffat, Colorado high school, the first "fireball" was seen in the vicinity of…