co:-~cLus;o;-l a~"t.iclcu InciJt"!nt., 7 ;. r:y l'.Jk Sidney, r-,; o Con:~andin:; General Air i.::t t erie 1 Co!.r . .:u:d ~riGht-Patterson Air Force Da::--ton, Ohio ATTI:: ~CIA XS 1. Reference ia r.1ade to Routing & Reeord Sheet, your office, dated 1.0 1./r~r 1~49, requestli;:; i.l'1vest.i~aticn be co:1duc~ted on the nyine saurer" at Sidne~r, ( hi.o. 2. Forwarded t!"r :-rnur i...~f'ormntion are two (2) copie s of the final nnor':. of ecial fl;::~nt RCISCO~ 7 AC!:, of thie office, d1:.ted 26 liay l ?h9 3 ~.it.: the Sttbi!liSaion of thi5 gati ve leads have been developed and all lo~cal re~"'rted. Rpt of nA RC\SCO~ l dtd 26 Ka:; 49 (in dup) Captain, U 3AF . Acting District Co:r...'ander UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNCLASSJFIED REPORT MADE BY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION ROSCOE PAGE PROJ ECT "GRUDG::J" Incident, 7 V~ 1949 Sidney, Ohio REPORT MADE AT OFFICE OF ORIGIN NONE. Th~s is Rn in:ti~l report. DISTRIBUTJDN Invest1gtAt1on rectuested by Colonel W. R. CLING~Rl'!A.R', Chief, Anal7sis Division, Intelligence Department, Headquarters, Air J~ateriel Co::wand, Wright-Patterson Air l'orce B se, Da)'ton, Ohio, to investigate a report cont~1ned 1n the 7 M~ 1949 edition of the n on DailY Bews, D81ton, Ohio, that a flying saucer" wa s seen at Sidne7, Ohio on 6 Mq 19!.49. J..n unidentified bright silver object vue observed traveling through space at a t~ st rate of speed on 3, 4 and 6 Ha7 1949, b7 reeiden ta ot Sidnq, Ohio and 1-taplevood, Ohio. ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO Commanding General .U r Materiel C OUIIilaD.d Wright-Patterson All Dajton, Ohio Aftl: MCIAXS WOJG l!:-.. ~f TBOIUS J. DOYLE, Jll Captain, USAJ Acting Dl.frld Commcmdtr. FILE STAM? Rclplaoos A F CSI Form 4, 23 Jul rROJ.~CT "GRUDGE" UNCLP.SSifl.0 1. This inveotigZJ.tion w~ s ;>red1c~ted upon recei:>t of .""~ Ho'.ltins !'lnd 3ecor-d Sheet, d nted 10 Hcy 191~9, from Colonel .1, R . CLiiJG.~pJ.l.:U:, Chi~, .Ane.lyais ~!vision, Intelligence De";'artr.i9nt ( ,:: I ,,xs), He2dqu2rters , .Air Mct0riel Corunand, Hright-at tenon Air i.,orce Ba se t Dayton, Ohio, r eqaesting an investigntion be oonduGted of the nf1ying s~uoer~ s9en a t Sidney, C~lo ::nd re-:,orted by a nette per article in the 7 May 1949 ed.i tion of the D~ton Daily ~ews, Dayton, Ohio td! DA rroN, OHI 0 2. Mr. D~ton Daily News, Da. rton, Ohio, w~s contacted on 18 l!q 1949 and he stated tha t I-Ii News, Sidney, Ohio, h ad ~r.nished them f the Sidney D~ily rm-:t t on tor their ne\olspaper. AT SIDlmY, OHI 0 3 r.:i Sidney Dail.T News, Sidney, Ohio w~s intP.rvie\1ed -~ 18 Mq 1949 and ehe eta ted that the only information tha t she hc~d on the ., flying aaucer" ve.a published in their paper on 3 ~t~y 1949 ru1d 6 1 1 ~hotoatatia copiea ot the er articles attached hereto. atate treet, Sidney, Ohio f.'nd Irr. dne7, Ohio saw the "flyinG disc" od Ohio sau a "flying Jid:ney, Ohio "fi7iDC 41ac" on 6 MaT J.~'+ 4. ltr. wee interTieved on 18 ~IaT 1949 and he stated th.:t he had observed an unidentified aerial object at approxinately 0900 hours on 3 Mq 1949, Juat aa he vas opening hie jeweley store for business. stated t~.t he v~a watching some birds on a high wire that crossed the street in front ot hie store when the bright shiDT silver object aJJ!)eared high in the Sky. The object was ahnped like a disc, approzimately fiTe inches in dia- meter and appeared to be traveling at a taat rate ot speed. The object 89Pe~r- ed at approximatel7 eighty-five degrees oTerhead and was tr~veling no t oat sight of the object when the building obstructed hie vi atate4 that the obJect waTered in flight, climbed and descended slightlf and in eight for approximately two minutes. The weather waa clear, no wind val blowing anct no plsnea vere in the Ticini t7 at the time the vas in aight. The object didnl t make any aonnd or leaYe eny trail. did not take ~ photograph ot object. 5 M interviewed on 18 Ma7 1949 and he atated that he 1av the object w ed his attention to it. tated that the time vaa between 0900 end 0915 hours on 3 M~ 1949. The object vaa oblong in 1 hap and appeare4 to be about the size of a aottball. ~ obJect was in sight tor approzimatel7 two minutes and vaa traTeling north in a atraight lino UNCLASSIFIED I''":OJ':~CT "G~UJGE" 1 vl61t~i on 1g ::l\V 1) ::md. he st:) e t h e ob~f'rved objeet 'lt .:."' roxin -~ ~17 I 03?0 hmlrc Or! c r y 191~9. in front or G ook~ !1pot P.est:.urt :J.t, l cc.-.tsd ~t t:1e \ corner of Sout~ Ohio ::nd ~!e ourt Streets, Gidn , Ohio. J'he b1.i;;htne~r~ of t.hA t"bj . .,~t attr .... ctcd attention. s Wlttblo to clet""r.Jine \ the shape of the ob,1 ect du.e to 1 ts bright r efisction, but poet:!.red t o be :::!''?;roxir.a-: tely f~.TA ~r,c.hc~ in f'itt.meter. The object waB D.bout a h.:1lf nile west and traveling s outh at a great altitQde. The object wss in siht ap- proxii.!a.tely two minutes, appeared to be traveling a t a fnat ~ te of speed ; and faded out in the sley'. The object trnveled in a straight line ~nd was very billian~ ':'6?.1.n.st a clenr, blue sky'. The object did not r.1:ke rny ~ound or le~ve .:1ny trail. not see any urojeotions ns the obje c t --... ~ teo bright :nd too fC~.r a~r~e~. is the ohner ot the c~:lera store : t the a~)ove c:.ddress bu.t did not take any photogro:pha of the object. Street, S1dn~, Ohio ~ int~r Tielred on lS Mc.y t'.llc sl:e stc t ec tha t tlhc t nw the ol>jP.ct .T. Ctllled her a.ttontion to it. ':!.'he object arre2r~d to be five inc'Pe'3 n diG:.tl- eter, one inch in thicknest1 G!M wes rrobr larger ctc.e to the grcr t dist.::Jce. The obj~et hsd ~ fi~t, .eircal~r sh?!l t ated t h.?.t she lo~t ~ibht ot the ob ect once ba.t th~.t it reapreered e position. The rP.st atateu~nt corresponded to th:lt S. -Spot Eestaurmtt, 21dlley-, Ohio ~t ted. th~t !le s:..:1 the object _dntt giv~ t.mY doscription other than tm.t it w=:.s a round, bribht, shi~ obJect trave11Dg south throt.18h space at a f ast r-::te of apead AT MAFL1',,.00D, OHIO 9. ~tra. od, Ohio vas 1n tervie'Ted on 18 Uq 1949 and a e app tel7 1830 hours, 4 !~q 1949, uhile she vaa world.Dg in the g arden ot her f'arm which is approx11Dl\ tely three clles northwest ot rort Jefferson, Ohio and four and a halt miles vest of M=:1plewood, , .......... o, lhe waa attracted b7 the mdden glare of all unidentified object. 'Ihe uuject leflected ~17 bright light \.ilen the ann hit it e.nd it was \'lhirline ~nd tr~Tel!ng thro\l&h apace at a gret1t rate of speed. The object ap!Jeared to be h inchea diameter, a bright. sil Ter color and had a flat round or nat oblong l-!ra. ighted. the object at a high ul ti tude, traveling northeast. obJect spp e.:tred to be between her tam and Port J effersoa. The object vaa in sight for lea than two minute and disappeared b7 fad1Dg out 1n the elq. !he object did not ake BftT aoand or leaTe aD.7 tr~ 1. The weather vae clear, ao wind was blowin& and no planes were in the ricinit7 at the time the obJect va in icht . no photographa were taken of t.he obJect. . --. . ONCLASSlflED I hotc ~ t:- tic i r~t'toRt' tic ne.o1s 0 aner n e JS"1~utr 2 . Exu.ct Ti!'.lc (lo cal) 1830 Do.t o of Intervi~.r 3. PltlC~.J of Obse r v.:!.tion RR 1 lJaplewood, Ohio (3 milea 1m ot Port Jef'rerson, Ohio) h. Pos i t i on of obser ver Oroumcl 5. 7h~t attract e d att enti on t o obje ct. 7. Appa r ent size 6 IDohea in diametsr S. Col or o f object Sil~r oolored 9. Shc:Jpe Flat round or tlat oblong (dieo). 10. Altitude hilb 11. Direction fran obs e r v.J r Soutbeaat (interred) 12. Dis t anc e froc obse r ve r 1 to 2 Uilea (interred) 13. Dir2 ction of fli cht o f obje ct(s ) lortheaet 14. Tine in s ir;ht Lea a than 2 miDutoa. Great rate 16 . Sound and odor Nome DOtioed 17. Tr~il None noticed 18 . Lu:.U.nosi ty Rat'leoted very bright light 19. Pro j ections l1.:meuve r s 21. ! !::.nn~r of d is'lppe a r.mce Faded trom view 22. Ef fect on Clouds 23. Additiona l Infornation Conce rnin G Ob j ect- 24. \'leathe r Concli tions. Olear, ao UNCU\c.SlfiED Inci d0nt '10 iJ.:r.lc :J.."'ld address of observer: llaplewood, Ohio Co:.u::~nt 3 of I!1t crrot::l. t o r rcl:! t i Vi) t o in t.) llit}Jncc J.nd cha racte r of cb~=r, . .::r ( s) : it~RR ~TIV~ SUIJILJtY: A't J.IAPLE:i;()(Ji) I OHIO Mra. Maplewood, Ohio a interviewed on 1g May 1949 ar:ci ahe 1 at approximately 1g30 hours, 4 May 1949, while she working 1n the gardeJl or her rar!Jl which ia approxinlltely three miles Dortheat or Port Jetfuraon, Ohio and tour nd a halt milea wset or Japlewood, Ohio, ah tt w-.s attracted by the audden glare ot an UDidentitied object. The object reflected l eey bright light WheD the aun hit it and it a whirling and traveli11g through apaoe a t a great r:1te ot apeed. The object ap9eared to be aix inchea diameter a bright, ailvor color a11d had a tlat round or tlat oblon6 ahape. i ghted the object at a high altitude, travel- 1Dg northoaft. l'he objeot appeared to be between her farm ard Port .Jeffer- aon. ~hu otject waa 1n ai~ht tor lees than two mimutea and diaap~ared by tading out i n the aky. The object did not make any aound or leave any trail. The weather waa olear, no "'"4 a blowing and no planes were in the vioinic;;y at ths timu the objeot Wi48 in 1ght. No photogr&phs were taken of the objeot. . ~;-JCL!-\SSIFiED c li ppir,; . 2. As a.n e..i.d to the ir,vrati 'l.tt r._; of'!'i0~r. lr. r er.ordin-thn dt'~l~ed \.l:ttH, 3 copiea ot our (}Uide to m,~sti~:.tion >J.l''e in<'losod. 1. Da..yto. ~iHl1y ws r.o;..,s('tli,...r clip- 2. ~ide to ir.vc~ti~tion. n/d, C oJ.OllOl, u~,.~F C~hief, Jill['l.l;'tsis Divi:;ior . n b:1 ill, ,e L~d , 'e ;n rtflc~rt Pest 2]~-J 1JRC(ASS1F\ED , 'Sauct:rs' fnerrup ~Sidney Breakfasts S l DX EY, M a)' 7.-Sf'eing saucers instt'ad of using them was what h;tpper:l'd to breakfast- _ ers at t he Spot restaurant yes-:J. _ t e rday mornins:r. Some one look- out the windows cried out !J " F lying saucers" a nd a number of those at the counter caught a g limpse o ( a whirling siher disc . it whizzed south. Wednesda~ at about 6:30 p. m. Mr~. Russell Wical of R. R. 1, .Maplewood, j oined the lil't of ' sses to the f lying saucers, she said she !l;aw one in a northeasterly d irec- Road ro Be Clo~, i