U. JCLASSIFIE 1cidant li70A J:~ tjl.iJ.t. H E fiff\'1' f( N Gro~1:1J 'j', . !:rpnrrtry A'' C Fotm ):>~J u ... cupc.tir:>.!'l nf of . ob:>; rv:Jr T il!o in s ic:h t-. D1ro ct i n of i'liht UC.or detected , a fo!:n~T uilot of :B-24 in the Azrn:r Ai:!' ~oros d'7is~d t~1at h e '~a s i tti.n.g on ~be 3teps of ciah:>me lJ:..; P . : 1. the ni41t u! ktg 6. 1947 and that bis neignbor3, the ~ily, e r 9 al.w si~ .. t ing on their 9tep. ..Ul parties were f:-ci..ns e a st. :noticed an object hich emitted a b~uish-~ilite flame r.,asa quickly thru. Ult3 d~. lt .JaS tr3.,Te l ing n to S'i. u -:in.g his e~erience a the M~.J .\ir Corps he e a ~i.!IU:i'Led t bs ~ed ss betveen 4co t o 500 ~PS. ~e object l i d not lo~e elev ... tinn and left ei tber a 3:tr.:>~ or conden$a'tio!l trail in i!: 3 f ormer "'Jath. .::, a v~-::or l asted for about 2 seconds. 1:is3 sound ~Iopanied he :Jas~:~. ..1e no,md _. u10Q.er3.ta and not nearl-7 a 3 l~ud as ~'hat ot:casi.JD"E'd 'j7 3 roCAat ship. u . : .... ..!.'.ir~::is of obsr.r v'Jr , ?idl.Welphia, ';")a. l.COO -3CCO ft Oci o r d o t..., ct Jd !1/ S Smoke or ~ndensation-also emi~ted blui~ ~bite flame r t:lia.blE.. t uc observc:.t.:.r;r.~ s-:-e:ne.c corr e spend.. s t;eJ: p,;.:t~:. i.ci ty or t o S'C~C r..c.. n.:.oor s . Distnnco of objoc: rtltitudr~ Dir0ction of r1i, ~t ~iO n.>.L se 1 ike ~iant firecr3.c..'<er : Cdor dot oct i"ppo.r'Jr:t co!'ls ~ructicn ~T/S In:-lrflfEK ' S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE IlEPOfcT. 1. Aat.ronoolo.t.l 1:iF;h probab1ll tr a b. 1:-o.tr o r low rrobt'.b.:lit,ya \ D llo .. n~ o r or di.r:a.:--:; irornrt ~ b. Rook t , fl~ro~ or f llin~ bodi~a: o.. ~l:so~ll 1eol~s ( re!'lect.ionn, "''.lror~l ~trt.wHu~ , blrd l , eta.)~ ~. Non-3trono~ival, wl~h no OX?lanation e~idont ~,ck of vidanoe preol~doo ex~lacat!o~l .l.ncide:'l.t ir=G9 G~a. --t'hilado lphia. ron;l.syl va.."lia. --G .b.u,;u st l~J.17 '1'ho r o:Jorta,oi' t!1.is incident and tho so o1 it10 rarer to tne s!l.r.la object unu aro t:r:>icn l of desori?tions of ralativoly slow Tho spood, trail, his~i-n-; sol.t.'ld ( !'\.ft'3.:-pn.ssnce color e..ll check with tno objoot' s hu.vin,~ ouon a f1rottu.ll, bolide. or larcn n:>toor. l!1oident 7t70, 70a. --l'hiladelphia, i'cn.nsylva....Y\ia --6 .n.uc;u3t 19~7 7 ha doaorit:ltio!l5 b ive:1 of this object o.re typical of t:tosP, o1' rolJ.tiv1lr slo;; !-:ovinG w~tFJors Soo ru ~ort on i.!"tolue!lt rf v J 1' or c. c "C.l G Director~ FJI SU3J.":CT: s,.c~ Philaddlphi~ i"l ying OBJ 2CT R.ZPOrt TED o~rz.a PHILrDZLPHI.o\ R m:ytel Au~3:: 7 last. .r:l ol or,d dalp:.i8, advised as fol!CN3: the s con oi' nor '1om e with She . ~ n r~ l!i n {; nor \:..'1 t.. obi ;JrYed T'1.Jr e v. 'S., buzzin~ sound, not too loud bui: plnioly aud1.blo, j1s"; at-. ~his o~: !C~ P''~i3~3rl throu rh the ulr . This ..hi to ooject 1 )ft in i ~.., t r ail a :..~in s tr k c,:,f' ~.:"toke. v.rhich v:a ~ --~yi3h in color. ploy c b y t9 PR:~S~'MJ:i-l e rUT~A;I1 CC'.lPtIf{, :~:c.:J Room 1140, P .. : . F . S . Philo lphia, s~a t~d rhe .. tlS 3i~tingon the ste s o;.'is ~uildi:t~. the o 1 min,. o f P.u~-;ust 6 . 1 g 7 , round 10: .. 5 ... :n. eng:1 .;in~ in conv~raa~icn in a p-::. i ~ion in .hi e n !'acin ~ .:;ou ~h. Sh did no :.y ob.j nc t in tho ~ f' c-n :> in,. . h che:t~o ol' expr e sion, bu' r. f'orm3r PiloJ:. oi' B-;4 ' s in the Philad~lpnia., un insurance e ~en t , 'r~ty ir Cor s , advised us f~llcrws: E .. 1as s i in,. o n t h e ~teos o f hi3 homa arounc 10: ~5 o . m. on .A11 ::ust thuir ~t c s r.e:tt door ..L;o th r sidence ot~ P.ll of' th bove o rti ~ wer~ f cin7 e~st. no~iced r~ this ~ime nn objPc c, emitting a blui3n- southwest. i :n5 hia expe::-i e::1c '..:1 .. h~ .~rn1 i:-Corps as a ~ic!e, tad the abo"7-: cbject ".'/AS bo-;;., n l~CO .nd ~oco re L"'l -;he a i r ccc~oan i .. d t September 18, 1947 ~':ired police officer of tno Philadelphia Police Depertmant, ad-rise d n s follows: tr.3 ~taps of their home, when no~iced nn rc.:sr:-rnblin7 :o him a ~!lnt firecr acke r , pa:::s g,lickly ~h:-ou~h ~he olr. hJ<1rC. .n.:> _!oi~e th~ .:>Ojec~ had conpl~tely pa.3sed ! ... ~co vien i:1 a :-out:1 3r:1 !ir-ect1:n w1. ~lin a. split Second. I t left~ 1"i0rJ +-~a:ll ror :;::,ou t 100 f ... ~:. lt:!;u:;t 6 , l:J4:7. -,;""~; c1 claar ni~h~., ~nd no S"tOr:l .vr;s ~re'.ving. i.iSS .... urc ~:"'~ :>:)j,c~. !J.a f'nlli:!~ but u:si:lt:!:lincd t."le sH.:ne 1 t i "':ude. an c. v ez-i!'iccl T"nd ;ri IdS o~ cl.Jova-m9n ~1.oced is ~o 10 notdd that n9a1 d::ford Circle, rosiJence of ~los pa.rt )f Philedelpnia. s resiC~!lc~ i~1 1ot.:(l ': }d l:1. t..l-:13 ;:estern mcntionoc ~nc I t i!:i f..trthl'jr ::o"ted the :>b .rvn!:icn of 'Jiss ro,t~hl y corr es"Ooo d . All of the abo--re tJ!)e t o sde':c 2ublici':y or to sp~e~d rumor s . rcliuolo nnd not thtt no ~nquir ert csl:ed the ''Ino tirer-" ol' !.'cr a:1y e .cpl nu~.io[J 03 to il edelphia n~vs a~ ~ay hnv' O~e~ ocmB ?rOd~ct of ~} oil tofi:le:-y or c::emi eel cc~par.;r J.n ., .cnr n a ~:'lborhood. del h.!.a rAr~ requo a by t~3 F:11:!. 1calpnia Of't'ic a to t ~ r'1~:l if ei-:~er tha t r:-.rr o r Lna Nary ~l'l'3 Moi.~.; .ny e"tD~ri::len~l -:ror t .. 0:1 now typ~e of planes or equi~menl:, in ~"le .,1c1ni~J of Phil-dalphi a . Such;; s ~on1 vith ner'l~ive r e - s-..::!.'::;. The )fflc e ot' :l a v a l :n~elli~e':lce indicR~ed +hJlt an x:1lo~ion h:1d n c - cur:-~d a~ ths CH.lrlL3S LE"T'i~'J CffDliC.~L CO~APl.NY on ffnLES L~HNI; Cii_AIC.'L cc:. ?J.'l1, Dire c to:- I.r!'IDJIS CO'.!?.'l~Y is abou t t '..o :1d one-half milss sou ':he9..:; t from O:d'or d Circle. The e.ccount of the fire does not seem t o fit i:1to t!'l9 r...:neral patce.r-:1 of ':.~a above-tn9::l":ion-ad r\lyins object, for" it i3 noted th~t t:19 :lyin ; object :-19s alle3edly t r nvelin 6 from a po3ition no!"t..~east of' Oxfor d Circle t,o ~ so.l~ wasterly directi o n in Philadslphia. Gr!B~L pointed ou~ th.t~ ~o ~he ~e3t of !1is .nowled;e, thsre - Pr9 :10 oil r~l'ineri3s ... !J..d che!:lical co"r.pa!lies l ocated erour.d O::"!'o:-d Circle o r north o_ ... lJch, ~ut ~..~:lt t~:l o:.."' th ~Om?aai~.3 ')f ~.:--::.3 tJ?e er s~rRral miles sout.:l or Oxfor d Circle. All l.o~ical investig;Cltion "'3.1ins bean cocd' .. L.,tsd, no ft..:~t.'uH ecti\m will be tnk n on r_"la i:1ate!l.t matter unla>-3 sdvi3ed to th. co:.~.:;rar-y b:.; t.~a s:.~pa of her home ~ t~ She 'iiCl3 f.._lcin.g norbh and ob3er 1~d :1 l.:.rg9 -1hi te object veli.D& :1t a ver-J 1':3st r3.te of .:peed t o ~outA. ~':~ere ~aa a