Project Grudge Incident Report — Toledo, Ohio, 9 April 1949

This document is a formal Report of Investigation (File No. 5D 24-21C) issued by the Office of Special Investigations of the United States Air Force on 15 April 1949. The report concerns an incident involving the alleged sighting of three unidentified airborne objects over Toledo, Ohio, on 9 April 1949. The investigation was initiated following a request from the Air Materiel Command (MCIAXS) to obtain detailed signed statements from witnesses. The report includes a preliminary incident form (Incident No. 281) which characterizes the objects as round, saucer-like, and silver in color, moving at an estimated speed of 40-45 MPH. However, the final narrative section of the report indicates that the investigation was effectively closed because the witness could not be located. The document also contains correspondence from June 1949 regarding a separate, unrelated sighting reported by a female civilian in Wallkill, New York, who described seeing a burning object in the sky on 11 April 1949. This civilian witness provided a personal account and a hand-drawn sketch of the object, which she described as looking like the framework of something burning. The Air Materiel Command acknowledged her letter, stating that her contribution would be incorporated into their ongoing study of unidentified aerial phenomena. The file reflects the administrative process of the Project Grudge era, documenting both the attempt to verify specific sightings and the challenges faced by investigators in tracking down witnesses.