Project 10073 Record: Incident, Toledo, Ohio, 9 April 1949

This document is a formal Report of Investigation conducted by the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) under Project Grudge regarding an alleged sighting of three unidentified aerial objects in Toledo, Ohio, on 9 April 1949. The investigation was initiated following a newspaper article published in the 'Toledo Blade' on 10 April 1949, which claimed that a 15-year-old boy named Henty Jordan had observed three round, silver, saucer-like objects traveling at a slow speed of 40 to 45 miles per hour for approximately five minutes. The OSI investigation sought to locate the witness and obtain a detailed signed statement. Special Agent John E. Morrill conducted an extensive search, which included checking the address provided in the article (5617 Whiteford Road), interviewing the City Editor of the 'Toledo Blade' (F. L. Mollenkoff), and reviewing records from the Toledo Police Department, the Lucas County Sheriff's Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Sylvania Post Office, and local schools. All efforts to locate the witness or verify the existence of the individual were unsuccessful. The City Editor of the 'Toledo Blade' confirmed that the article was based on an unverified phone call received by the newspaper office. Consequently, the investigation concluded that there was insufficient data for evaluation, as the witness could not be located for further information. The case was marked as closed.