INCIDENT NO. 324 . 1. Date of Observation 11 r:.ay 1949 Date of Interview 17 June l))l 2. Exact Time (local) 3 Place of Observation \':atertown, N. Y. 75 40 v:est la4 -O l~orth 4. Position of observer Ground in auto 5 .Yfhat attracted attention to object 6. Number of objects 7 Apparent size 1 tt. long g. Color of object Rectangular similar to a shoe box 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observer South 12. Distance from'observer 13. Direction of flight of objeot(s) 14. Time in sight 10-15 minutes 16. Sound and odor 1S. Luminosity Retleoted light 19. Projections Smooth surfaced. 20. Maneuvers altitude tor about 3 minutes then leveled off. 21. Mannor of disappoaranco Slowly 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information ooncorning objoot 24. !loathor Conditions II:IAXS/CWT/amo Receipt or your 1cat1on. postmarked 17 ~ 19~. 1a aoknowlod~d b,y thla Headquartera. Your oontr1but1on haa been made a attor ot record and will be incorporated into the present study ot un1dent1t1ed aerial phenoaena. Your action 1n report~ thia 1no1dent to the proper author- 1t1ea la appreciated. Sincerely youra A. J. BEI.IS!ut;E! JR. Lt Coloml USAF Acting Chiet lya1a D1v1a1on Intelli&enoe Deprtment IN REftL Y REP'IR T01 Wf-o-s ocr ., 15M DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D-OS I/ OHR/b1 k THE INS~I:CTOA GI:NI:AAL. USAF ITH DISTRICT OFFICE OF S~IECIAL INVESTIGATIONS WAIOHT~ATTI:ASON AlA FORCE BASI:, DAYTON. OHIO 7 September 1949 PROJECT "GRUDGE" Incident, Waterto~, 3lECIAL INQUIRY Commanding General Air Materiel Connnand Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ATTN: MCIAXS 1. Reference is made to Routing & Record Sheet, your office, dated 24 ~ 1949, requesting investigation of undentified aerial phenomenon in Watertovm, New York on 11 May 1949, and to Report of Special Agent GORDG! R. Di\IEY, District Qffice No. 22, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, dated 29 July 1949. 2. Transmitted herevdth are two (2) copies of Report by Special Agent DANIE:t. G. co~,'EN, District Office No. 11, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, dated 9 August 1949, and Report of Special Agent LOUIS II. COLEMAN, District Office No. 9, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, dated 30 August 3 As your office has available qualified personnel to interpret Winds Aloft Computation Sheets, it is requested a~ interpretation or corrparison with longitude and latitude de- grees, as set forth in interviews with eye witnesses in Re- port by Special Agent HARRY A. STINNETT, District Office No. 22, dated 29 July 1949, be made by your office. 4. With the submission of thi. s report, all logical leads have been developed arxi no further investigative action will be taken by this office unless requested to do so. 2 Incl.s {in dup) w/incls. 01v!E H. BRAUN .wcting District Commarder Carbon copy to: DNCL~SSlF\ED UNCLf\ cr-~r-:ED FILE NO. DATE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL O,.,.ICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 9 August 1949 REPORT OF INVESTIGATION nlCIDEHT, WATERTO~'N., NID'f YORK SPOOIAL INQUlliY REPORT MADE BY DAl~IEI G. COWEN, S/A REPORT MADE AT Tinker AFB, Okla. 8 AUg~St 19~ OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #S, Wright-ratterson flFB Report of Speaial Agent GORDON R. DALEY, 00 #22 Griffiss AFB, 29 July 1949 ~ TINKER .~ FORCE BASE, OKLAH9J'1A CITY J Ol<L@.~1~ On 8 AUoOUS t 1949, Capt tan t Operations A-3, 2059th Air 1~ea.ther ;ring, Tinker .AFB, Ok13hQlla, stated in an i nt er- view that all records for the month of May pertaining to release of Rawinsonde Balloons in vicinity of Rome, New York are on file at the Data Control Unit, Air Weather Ser~ice, New Orleans, Louisiana Port of Flubarkation DO US (Action Cy) IJNCLASSIFIEP ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO TYLm M. BIRCH Major, USAF Diltrltt Com'mander. FILE STAMP UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MADE BY LOUIS H . COLErrlAN TITLE REPORT MADE AT PROJECT "GRUDGE" Incident, Tiatertown, N.Y. DO #9, Barksdale APB, La. 23 August 1949 OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #5, \'vrir;ht-Pa tterson AF'B, Ohio SPECIAL INQ,UIRY Report of S/A DANIEL E. COVffiN, DO #11, File 24-17, dtd 9 August 1949 Copies of the SC Form Number 425, Winds Aloft Computation Sheet, for the release of Rawinsonde balloons at 2200 hours, 10 . Air Force Base, Rome, New York, were obtained from the Air 'v"Jea ther Service Data Control Unit, New Orleans Port of Er.1barka tion, 1Tew Orleans, Louisiana, and are attached hereto marke~ "Exhibit A" RE:B,ERRED UPON COUPLETION TO OFFICE OF OHIGIN DISTRIBUTION ~:>o //5, ~/right-Pattersor~ AFB (Action Cy) 4 DO #9, File 2 ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO u.~,:rro;~, on .o 1\lTN~ ,..crAll~ Dbtrld Com mandtr. AfHQ fORM 0-208 t5 JAN 48 Replace~ AF081 Form FILE STAMP UNCLA3SJFJED 1. This investigation conducted upon receipt of RUC Report of Investigation from District Office No. 11, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, dated 9 August 1949, File 24-17, with undeveloped lead for District Office No. 9 at New Orleans, Louisiana, to examine records of the Data Control Unit, Air \'leather service, New Orleans Port of Embarkation, to determine the flight course of four (4) Rawinsonde balloons which were released from Griffis Air Force Base, Rome, 2200 hours, Eastern Standard Time. AT Nffi"i .ORI,F,j\NS, LOUISIANA: 2. On 23 August 1949, Chief, Data Control Unit, Air weather Service, New Orleans Port of barkation, was con- tacted and furnished photostatic copies of the SC Form, Number 425, Winds Aloft Computation Sheet, covering the release of Rawinsonde balloons at Griffis Air Force Base, Rome, New York, at 2200 hours The original of these sheets necessarily remain on file at the Air \Veather Service, New Orleans Port of Embarkation. r,w further advised that his .Office could plot the course of the balloons from the data given on the computation sheets, however, he also explained that it was not proper for his Office to interpret such data and that any Air Weather Service Officer could be consulted and interpretation obtained to show the flight course of tl.:.e balloons in INCLOSURES: ;FOR DI,STRICT QF:,FICE NO. 5, \iRIGHT-PATr.rEHSON AI R FO~C:E BASB, OHI O: One (1) each photostatic copy of SC Form, Number 425, ITinds Aloft Computation Sheet, on ASC Sheets 496, 497, 498, 4 99 marked "Exhibit A". FOR HEAD~UARTERS OS!' \~ASHINGTON I D. c.: One (1) each of the above listed inclosures. REFERRED UPON COUPLETION TO OFFICE OF ORIGIN UNCLASS!F!ED lfJ T'i?"