Incident #232 Sighting Report — Demarest, New Jersey, 16 November 1948

This document contains records pertaining to Incident #232, a reported sighting of an unidentified flying object in Demarest, New Jersey, on 16 November 1948. The witness, identified only as a female civilian, reported observing a single, ball-shaped object at an altitude of 1,000 feet. The object was described as having a silvery color with dark colors mixed in, and it was observed moving from north to south for a duration of approximately one minute. The official military assessment of the incident, as documented in the Project Grudge report, concluded that the information provided was entirely insufficient to serve as a basis for analysis. Consequently, the investigation was dropped, with the specific note that no further action would be taken because the sighting was reported by only one individual. The file includes correspondence from the Air Weather Service at Andrews Air Force Base to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated 11 May 1949, which references the review of incident summaries 173 through 233. Additionally, a memorandum from the Headquarters First Army, dated 17 November 1948, confirms the forwarding of information regarding the incident to the Director of Intelligence, General Staff, U.S. Army.