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bss ¢ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AUG 3 0 1949 HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ; sae WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 3RD DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 1612 S. CAMERON STREET, HARRISBURG, PA. CLASSIFICATION C ANCE BY MUSEO DS a he Declassification Authority: NND 923007

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

SECRET Auth 0S, ph” 18 August 1949 i JENRRAL USAF I7TH DISTRI “OF! iCk OF S&P FaRIAL 1 INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLA LAND AIR FORCE BASE, WEW MEXICO DR sMENs jot 18 August 1949 UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S) ( Aert al Phenomena) District Commander Srd OSI District (1G) 1612 S» Cameron Street liarrisburg, Pas le Inclo sed is copy of letter from Brandon Barringer, Vice} President, The Pennsylvania Coe, for your information and lctent iga- tione 2 The inclosed letter referred to this office by Dre Lincoln LaPaz, University of New Mexico. Se Report should be prepared and distributed in acco rdance with Air Intel lig …

® Founded 1812 THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY For Banking and Trusts Member Federal Reserve System Brandon Barringer Philadelphia 1 Viee President August 8, 19h9 Dr. Lincoln IaPaz, Director Institute of Metecritics The University of New Mexico los Alamos, New Mexico Dear Lincoln: In accordance with your request, my wife and I rehearsed the Media “fire ball" with Mr. and Ms. Purves the other night. It is not certain whether their sons, who were not available, saw the phenomenon and we are sure their other guests did not. I will discuss the impressions under successive headings. A ance of object: e@ h…

Dr. Lineoln laPas August 8, 19h9 Page 2 All of us saw it "full grow” and there is little possibility that it could have started as a bright shooting star steadily getting brighter as i@s. Purves and I were both looking at that part of the sky when it appeared. Mr. P,rves' impression was that it was moving in a definite are, i.e., that the center of the course was above a straight line between the beginning point and the point at which it disappeared behind the house. It seemed to me, however, to be a straight line. Sparks Mr, Purves definitely saw two large red pieces "bigger than sparks" left…

AFCSI-6/Majoz Free/1m/53623 i : 21 June 51 2be1B5 (Unclassi fied) Anomalous Luminous Phenomena Fireball of 1951, March 6, 14+ 3/, 1. 12 dune setting 2 Inels SPECIAL INQUIRY Rnergy, DCS/0 ligenee Division, Directorate of Special jor Free/1m/$3623 oe, 1 inepector General FC! SL Reference is made to your Comment No. 3, dated 5 May 1951 to HAR addressed There Director of Intelligence regarding the anew Subject. are attached for your information a letter from OSI District 17, dated 1951. ys Spc ot Intellis ence Report. from OSI District 17, dated 21 March 1951, forth de Ltr fy | dtd 12 June 51, re …

Declassification Authority: NND 923007