PROJECT 10073 RECORD I. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ~J JJ -:.an 4. HU~BE~ OF 0 JEI. r"i S. LCHCTH OF 08StRVA rtOM 7. <:CURSE J fJ. )Jt1YSICAL EVIOEHCE ~TD se P 6 3 I l. UHI-:F i)\IMMARY AND 11N.AL 'fSIS c"'b d!'V'' s Jhted (1. ... hit.J obje<;t. I L <). l<cd like~ ~onot Lud.in;Ttc~;, ~nt,ii't.eatior. UN I T E D STATCS l\1 R FI'J RCC TilE I NSPe-CTOR GENC:RAl. OFFICE OF SP~CI.Al. INV~ST'G,O T I Of'IS tJ .lC~SSlFlED r.:?O;tr. MAOE a(. P.E:.>OR T r.!.\DE AT_ OFFICE OF 0?.1Gio'4 5Y~O;>SI'i DSTRI8tfftOpt CONTROL NO DECIMAL. P'IL.E NO.-.;.--- Project GI"JJ_,. ... I'OLL.OW U~ ON RECORDI N G ROIJ T 0 TO OAT It 0" ,.CI"I. 6US,.EN3!: DATE IESTASL.I'Ji-1 EO BY """' rt41..~t,l OATE If f'lT'4" 'IIDC OCP-\RTMENT Or THE AIR FORCE HE~CQUARTERS UNIT0 STATES AIR FORCE WASH I NG"T"ON 5D-0SI/~/VZ T Ht. I '4 >i>ECT()R C>(N RAI... US4 F .)TH DISTRICT 0 F'IC(" (.II ~P!:CI,lL 1'41f.S":'ICATIO~., #lliC,_T PATTRSO,_. A I H FO~i'C OA!.I:. l.A l'TO~ o .. t o IN Rf:PL"f RtfEH T O 5D 24-2J. -M l4 Sapr,enber 1.9+9 SUBJECT: ffiOJZCT GRUDGE -I.!CD~:lT, LtJDI:IGIDN, MICHI.J.I\~f AND HCM~, MICHIGA_J S FECLI\L I NQUBT Co oanding General Al.r ~Ia eerie 1 Camaarrl DlJ~on, On~o .\'ll~l: MCL\XS )nr Fore= E33-a l . n~f ~r one~ l.:J ru.a d e to la t tar' vhiJ o.f r'~c~" . tlbj ~c"t ar.d i'i!g aa HJCJV,~, d.1t~d L? J \1ne .1.949. 2 . Enc l~ ~d rnr j')llr in.t'orrna ~on o.nd na~e93 .)ry }\ct. i on u rzpor.t of ~f~, 1~3tl,Jn Jf Jp~Gu.l A~ent JAG{ L . fh:r~I(~L~tAN, closed i n .l. IncJ.. .'lith .ha l )rni::J.;,ion of rhis report "11.1. de~TaloO'!ri , nd t ,he ~iie3 >~ r~1i:J c.ff1.ce iP..s t.ant. inr-..'i .!.g 3 tlc n . 1og:1. , .tl l~ads a r he i ., D~3~rict Commana~r HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR F ORCE THE INSPECTOR GE,'\JERAL OFFIC E OF SPECIAL I NVE:STIGA TIONS REPORT MADE 3 Y RPORT OF JNVESTJGATION I REPORT MADE T ?:?0J3t,'T "GRUDGE" I.1ciC.ent, Ludington, .:1orne r, ..u.A. c-J.. gan :n. chigan and OFFICi: OF ORIGIN SY NOPSIS - l...'l~trti..;ati~n !"'erp.les~ed "'.)y .;hie'. nal7si3 insi~n, I"l. telli .'en~ Deo artment, :-!eadqu.a.nar3, Ai:r in t ~riel : am:nand, l"i~t-P at ~-r-,oo .lir ~,..!"t:e Jase, D;r !", 1n, Ohio. .t":l f'or'ftat ion .Nc--A:t "JP,d ren.lC't~ ~8 flr:md Uaoijs t')~!IJ !JewHm.,r relaaeed i.:'l.f ation )rt 21 ~r11 l9[J.9 indica.t:L,_.; two y')l.l't:Js, 1.nd SQ9~10tnores i:l Lud.L,~on ai.::;t ~l"ool, !"ap or..~Jd see J n~ !:7L~ disc p.g,ss o-rf":lr _,udin. ~ r .. n , .. tichi :an .'htdneeday a..tternoon, tr-a-v-:a.J..in~ ,.,as~, .;nd _ djsappear:L.,'I owr Lake t.ti.c::hi.:fcln~Jfhe i}.cJtroi .~e Preea ~ir rellt~Sed 1tstormation indicat1 n~ , and , tJyees ~ ~ -r"acr1 >! t o Pet ~tilk CollpariT, noorted they-si mted sL~ r Thursday. DECI~ss1Fu:o .\FTrl 12 Y~\:-.:~ ~-D-ISTRIBUTION ,lCTION CCJf'Y FORW .\RDED TO FILE STA'AP ~Oi!ll::and CISi~ICT :0""'4.1~CFR ? :OJZCT "GRUDGE" 1 . rl'~1i.3 "L"lves t.i ;;ation i s pndicated ~pon rg cei;rt; ot a ~:.:) i: t l ~:~ ...! ]e cord Di 7i3ion, Intalligen~ Depart~ent (.~CLU.S)., P.e 1d~ua...-tar:J "u ~tar~al Ca:nmand: .ri.pt-Pa.tterson Air ~orca Jase, Da.Jton, Ohio uno. reeei -trod intor.nation .'lere- i.n...ll'":.dr set forth ~9 gard~g the sightL!g o.t' u.-.ncanti.f'i9d aerial pnenomena, ~sported J7 ~ewa cli s, in :ne ~c~it7 ?i ~udington. J1 23n on 2l -~?~il 17h~ clild. Homer .. dc:h.i~an ;Jn 29 ~ril 1949 . 'l:lior::na~i::>n recei7ed uc.Uc.a:c.as t ... 1a~ t."le . o.:-er--;-!s. .i!'ld , saw ~-~ iiac ~il ..... cn looked li.:ca a .. ...}J,J.er., m't ..1 '?l0cK lon .. ;. il It -ns travelinl{ ~":s.~t nnd d1.3a?pearsd 07er i.a~re lli ;h.; :an.. J. 'le o .. >.i -C r ~3.S \,ni :..~ and '!lear.!.! ns~o.te .. s .ne~ w~re no clouds o.,e~ L lc.:i"".:.g. n - :n sday I.nf .,rna t i .Jn fl t l J :d Ji.s C3 L.. ,..usst et.1lr:1 ot' como:.eted l . .:!ads to :r-eac.1 r .. n.3 ,ft'ic Gr~nd . ~<Joids ?zess Newe ';. o9y of I:e-r,rnit 3aucera~. {in dup) 1 . Copy of Gl-and Rapids PrtJs~ ~lews C1.i:)pi.."1g, 2 . CO!)) ~i Detroit Free ?ress J ews Cli~-:i.""l~, ~aueers.~ (in dup) Dn~o of Ooser tior. P ls.'.;'") of Cbserv-a t ion Position of observe~ l OCJtiCt; Blook lorur; P~o,j':l c ~ions "i.~ ~r: uva r s of disappo~r C0 Date of Intarvi~w Sapid il'aea ll;ril2 DUo I lolltha aq l t 1aaaed O.ar iaJUdi i.~di~m-'!'JIIO .h r ed:N 3dAJ t: ~e:r t'OO a. il~ul !:J~ .-o~ in l.ud.i~tOil High 3Chool , .ftd wb.a d!,;.so lOt.>~ad ..i~te )Oil. ~h a i ,~!)Ole one. ta uoaoan.ion, .. ,1t O'Oonne11 Detroi t Free ?ze~s UNCL.~SSIFI0 3q .!ir lAa\erl.el rngnt-L'at"t.eraon 41 r :ore 3a .. r!~t :'lela. Obio 'J.., l.no1o.ci hretd.tn ia i nettspaper ~l!i''Ji:lfJ ( "/2 copi:f) r::-ta '"io i:'l :'hhtt.r .i.IWeti3atioa 1 oonte.platea bf t.ua .headquar\.e~. l'OR ' 1,~ .lUUMAIDlJO QD.U.\L.f olonl, u~ Grand Ra~ids Frs lFJ.ying Di3c L~.ti.. !g: ~n--l'tro y cu ~hs r~9 ~ .. ted