From 1992 to 2002 Christopher O'Brien investigated over one thousand paranormal events reported in the San Luis Valley—located in South-central Colorado/North Central New Mexico. Working with law enforcement officials, ex-military, ranchers and an extensive network of skywatchers, he documented what may have been the most intense wave of unexplained activity ever seen in a single region of North America. His ten-year investigation resulted in the three books of his “mysterious valley” trilogy, The Mysterious Valley, Enter the Valley, and Secrets of the Mysterious Valley. His meticulous field investigation of UFO reports, unexplained livestock deaths, Native American legends, cryptozoology, secret military activity and the folklore, found in the world's largest alpine valley, has produced one of the largest databases of unusual occurrences gathered from a single geographic region. He is currently working with a team of specialists installing a high-tech video surveillance and hard-data monitoring system in and around the San Luis Valley. His latest book Stalking the Tricksters has just been released by Adventures Unlimited Press. This controversial book distills his years of field investigation and research into an ingenious unified paranormal theory that is sure to create intense interest and controversy.

Media Projects

O'Brien is an entertaining, thought-provoking speaker and has been a guest on Coast-to-Coast; developed, supplied footage, field-produced and appeared in four segments of the Paramount television program Sightings. He has provided visual elements and appeared on UFO Hunters, Inside Edition, Extra, Showtime's Sci-Friday Chronicles; the TBS documentary UFO: The Search; the BBC2 program Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, Nippon TV's Special Research 2000, the Discovery Channel's two-hour documentary, Billion $ Secret with Jane's Defence Weekly's Nick Cook, the TV series Exploring the Unknown, The Unexplained, Secrets of:, Profiles in Ufology, Unexplained Mysteries and in the English documentary film Mutilation Files plus others. At home in front or behind the camera, O'Brien has field-produced and directed television segments for the nationally syndicated paranormal news-magazine Strange Universe. O'Brien also produced History, Mystery and Greed: the story of Snippy the Horse, and co-produced Dead Whisper. He is a consulting producer and writer/researcher for Stage 3 [Television] Productions. Chris has co-written an action/adventure film screenplay, Deadline, inspired by his field-research that was judged Honorable Mention in the Southwest Screenwriter's Guild Contest.

Publications and Appearances

Since 1993, he has written articles for Fate, UFO Universe, Leading Edge, CyberWest, Western Spirit, World Explorer’s Club Magazine, Crestone Eagle, Phenomena, Zeitgeist and UFO Encounters. His investigation and research have been featured in the Denver Post, Pueblo Chieftain, the New Mexican, the Rocky Mountain News, the Albuquerque Journal, the Deseret News, the Red Rock News, Phenomenon, (France) OVNI (Spain), Borderline (Japan). He has appeared on dozens of regional and national radio stations and was a perennial guest lecturer at Adam's State College. An entertaining speaker, O'Brien has captivated conference and seminar audiences around The USA with his unique insight into some of our culture’s last remaining mysteries. He hosted his own regional Colorado/New Mexico radio show, Mysterious Valley Report (1996-1999), and published the bi-monthly Mysterious Valley Report (1993-2000).

A keyboard player/music-producer, digital artist and videographer, he also produces reproductions of classic Maya art for his brother's company Tierra Maya at his home near Sedona, AZ.

June 1998, On Location near Del Norte, Colorado. (from right to left:) UFO Witness, US Forest Service archeologist Ken Frye, Mike Griggsby, director of the Discovery Channel film , Billion $ Secret, and Jane's Defence Weekly Aerospace Technology Investigator Nick Cook. Photograph by: Christopher O'Brien

June 1994: On location, Crestone, Colorado, Christopher O'Brien with Kurt Wolfinger, director of the TBS Special UFO: The Search Photo by: Kizzen Laki/Crestone Eagle

Musical Productions

Mandala

Christopher's ethno-synthesized aural paintings and soundtrack grooves. Headphones a must! Featuring: synthesizer, percussive found objects, violin, subliminal voice, guitar, and imagination

Solo releases:

Wheel of Great Time--Dancing on Mountains--New World Order--Portraits From The Big Beyond

Laffing Buddha

An eclectically progressive, pop-metal funk band with two of the very best guitarists in the Rocky Mountains!

Laffing Buddha
Chris Medina, guitar, J Wegner, drums, Lyman Bushkovski, bass vocals, George Oringdulph, guitar, vocals, Chris "kk barnes" O'Brien, synthisizers, vocals

To listen to clips and order go here: Laffing Buddha