UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR G!:NERAL. OFFICE 0, SPECIAL. I NVESTIGATIONS ::lEPORT OF INVESTIGA TlOH REPORT MADE BY REPOR r M ADE AT t'El'ID%lll .iii.~"""CiX&L REFERE1'4CE llt.ll.!.tr;e:eo :.'1T.1do.n l~ :DJ, tQ ~ umdon~lt.*~ Jun-1~1, :tldl:cr.a. allc~ DISTRIBUTION AcnOM COPY FORWARDED TO Fl LE STAMP 1lt \l3l ( lMl) Di.YfTirt Com manili!T. Ir.cider. t : Nane ar.d. addre.s of Cccu:Ja.tion e::.d. Lobbies: Morgantown, 'f1. Ve.. leal Estate bu1insae 011 3 May 1949, Morgan-town, vr., Vo.. J 'N!:l.S 1terT1ewed &nd stated aubst~noes that at a pproximately 2100 to 2130 hours on 15 Varoh 1949, hs waa in his baok yard loQking a.t the eky choek:bg weo.ther con- dit1cm ae was hill nightly ha.bie. He wa:s standing a.pproxima.t~l:r hAlf way bet-.\~en hia ga.ra~ ar1d the r JAl" door of hia house loo dng tonard tho north~ whell l:f., ob- rvecl a ail'!gle round flat objeot re~embling th& covor o f a g.-.1.rbage ca.n. or a laarrel top northet\.s t o1' lfar g::u1town and ~oving acros s the sq toward r'a.il'o.o:n~ Va. ~t a terrifi o S!~Jldc. rhe objeot appear~d to be app.ro:<iiJ~At,ly 1 inches i:l. dimeter. 1\t a.n t~ati.'tatad distance of about 20 mi.las and nr. ancl e of 450 Zibo ({e the hor1zol!.. It vnt!! yellowish i n color. compara.hl3 to the color o!l th~ moon. ~ objeot travellad rroa North.eaet to Southwest a nd wa.s ir4 s ight for two or ~ thne eoonda btfo~ ~t' di:a.ppeared into t~ distacoe Tha object sotm.ded like a aq rooket r&o.chil1g the peak of a climb and expending ita pow~ro-There wae no odor d1acrDible. lt lett a yell.cmish, tapering trail estimated to be 20 to 30 teeiJ long o~ &bout thtfl length of a telephor..e pole., !hia trail wa.e comparabls to the flame of impropftrly combuating ga.a. Ths object glowed a.s t hO'Jgh 1ta body was oovere4 with a rellowith t .. There were lW projeotio:ns and tho objeut ~iJ:i. taSmd atl'aight and luwl flight with its .t'la.t surface on a. hor-l%ontal plane !hen were no cloud a alld the alq wa.a Olear wi.th tha atara a.nd moon disoernibl s . For aeoond s ighti..~g 8()e l."loid.o.:rb ?50. ONTROL NO. 8UIIJIIC"Tl JriLE N O.---- 1"l:-e16 DECIMAl. F'OLLO~ UP O N ROM: DATED RECORDED HOUR TO USPENS E DATE ESTABLISH EO B Y t I NITIAl.Sl DATE OAT& Ot'" R&~\..Y OTH E R DISPOSITION: TRAN8M ITTAL aEit OTHI.R !liCE FOR A EMAIU(S CSAT ITEM 1/RfSTRlc(" ( I . ~ATTrNTIUN PnOJFCTGRUD~r TJJ[ iOLLOWlNC: IS CUOTtD FRQ1 LF.l trn ADDRFSSID TO USAF BY MOnGANTOWN VJIGINIA, DATi 11 APR 49 INFORMATION AND SUCU ,\CTION AS NFCF. .. SSARYJ PLIA3J: BE 1\DVJStD THAT RfCFl'JTLY I HAVT. SFFN TWO or THF SO CALLFD rLYING SAUCERS. Tlll LAST ONi A Vrflf AGO WAS rlUCH SLOWER AND NF.ARJ:R ntt EARTH THAN tlfF. TJRST ONF B01Jt WF.nE GOING SOUTJtWFST, VF.RY VERY FA 1T 'liiS: GrNrRAL OtrrLlNF. WOULD Rf.Sil~BLF. A FLA TTF.NED rUNNrL. l UA VI NOT SPOIF.N TO ANYON! ABOUT Tlf[ IN ClDih"TS EtcAUSE Yf>U Jt~ V'E TO SII Tll.FM TO StLIFVF ... , PY FXIST RtlNC J NAVF. HOT JIJ'ARD OF ANY JJI 111JS AnJ:A AND 'ASS\R1E nJAT TliJSE. MlGilT BE SOME at 1m: FIJlS'f Atm 1N !ltlS CASE YOU . COULD USt THE lNF'ORf~TlON. ~ JlJD CSAF !Tilt. 8/RFSTRlCTED/ !IOIUING !="URTUIR TUIS FND ~NQASSIFlED . File No. 24-17 4 . On 3 May 1949, Mr. CA.\ 4ircraf't town, ~. Va., Municipal ~irport, furnished t he following weather 15 March 1949 , 2103 hours; ceiling , scattered clouds at 25, 000 feet, lower scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, visibil ity, 12 mi; surface winds, west at 10 mph. 15 March 19h9, 2129 hours; ceiling estimated 3 ,000 feet overcast; visibility, 12 mi; temperature 220 dew point 13 ; surface ~nds, \TI~ at 8 mph; altim~ter 30.23; break s in overcast. 2g March 1949, 210S hours; clear, visibility, 12 mi; surface winds, SSW at 3 mph, altimeter 30.15 . March 1949, 2129 hours; clear; visibility, 12 mi; temperature, 500 dew point 42; surface winds; S~N at 2 mph, altimeter, 30.15 No Hind s alo.ft report was available. Mr .'1' flightJ at the time of either incident. stated that ~e had no record of 5. Records of the Morgantown, W. Va. Police Department were checked with negative results. I)TCLOSURE DISTRICT Ol'FIC~ #-5,_!00GrlTPATTERSON AIR FORCZ BASE DAYTON, OEIO March 1949 mad e t., . of objects s~en by him on 15 and 28 REFERRED UPON COMPLETION TO OFFICE OF ORIGIN 1JNCLASS1F1ED UNCLASSlFiZL: C=~t ~n, Chto 1::a &D ~! tll.OOtl d.Ato:.~ 20 .!\~"il lc)1J I f II 2 t .. U!S dl I IP 2 Ill "g IF. I , PI san n:r I' nat I e. ifhldlee ~ +a CMtt tl IWif UiAP~; tw tbt rof!eivd ~ Divi&~on ol Dq.IJ.&. 2, ~ ot INSt;a CSAI IWtl ~ {'t~) UNC'\.J\55\f\ E.D tmCLASSlF\ED sd.ettWcs m~ us11 tet ~ to t.hi:t !jffioo tr~Su~ UNCLASS\f\ED OEPA,..TMENT OF THE AIR FORCE jtlt~f=.D STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D-'JSI/JTI/f:!:m. THl INS~E:CTOR GI:NAAL., USAF STH DISTRICT OI"I"ICl CH' - CIAI.. INVESTIGATIONS WRIGHTP#oni:RSON AIR FORCE 8-'ISE, DAYTON, OHIO IN RULY RUI:R TOt 5D 24-213 19 jJay 1349 Su'"BJECT: PROJECT GRUDGE, I:J.cid.ent, :Z.Ior ganto-lln, 7f ~ Va. SPEC I.AL IN~U L'IIT Commar.rling General Air Juateriel Contla""d ight- P atterson Air Dayton. Ohi o ~orce Base 1 . Inclosed for your inforoati on and aroJ action deemed necessa is report of investlt;o.tion of Special AGent TOITEY ZZVA...1.I3, DO #3, Harrisbur g , Psnnsylvania, dn.ted 17 llay 1949. 'this is the fiMl report in this j nvesti6ation ani the files of'fioe ars being closed in i~ta:1t matter. THOMA.3 F . DOYLE,. JR Captain, US .\F R/ I dtd 17 "}l.ay 49 (in dup} Acting District Conmander Cy toJ Rq OSI DOWNGRADED AT 3 yp :\R ,. DECLAssiFIED AFTE.R I J\T~Rv.~ r:s: UNCLO.SSlflEQ. CONTROL NO FROM: SD-OSl T o : IA.I S . -'-bATE-OF RUt. Y . OTH ER"- D I :iPOS IT ION: DECIMAl. P'IL E NO.---- JI"OLt.OW U~ O N DATED S/19/49 No. INCL S . 1 D ATE C:STABLISH t:O BY INITIALS O ATE TRANSMITTA L ar; OTHI:R SIC FOR Rli:MAI'tKS r:J crm:rT uo. l5 Karch 49 1 . D~te of ObservJtion Interview 3 ltay 49 Pl ::1ce of Ob5ervation B.'l. llog&ntown of obser~rer 5. :f t ntt ract ed attention to object. 6 . ru:;1bcr of obj a ct s 7. Ap?ar en t size S. Col or of object 10 . Altitude 11. Direction. f ran o b.3rn-vc r 12. Dist311ce fror.: obs~rvf;r lS Inches diameter Yell iah (lin moon) ~ound flat (diac) 4~ Elevation 13. Dirzcti on of fli:~t J f object(s ) 14. Tice in sight nd and odar Lilce 1 'q rooket 17. Tr.:til Yellowiah tapering tail 20-30 tt. (like improperly burned ga.a). l S. Lu...'Linosit y . 19. Projecti on s Straight le~l flight 1-1::lneuver s of aiso.ppear.:l.J1Ce ~o ~louds, 3~ olaar :~s original Rs9or~ for c omolate ~eather ~sul~s