FOmA FOR TSLECONfo'Iill3i:rCE UNCL~ss\f\t.O CF Ii\CI lllif TEl'liE IS NOTHlfD I:t 1'_.!!Jn t:.t;r. m SEB!OU~-t .cc.TRuVEaT Tl!E .&l ;t,U~)lC.U THAT "BJf.CT SEI::i BY lffi. A OONVDI'l'IC(!AL AXRPJA.U. 1 COPr OP ~il \..SI Ri.'P,llT :lS B! r .o roms lBD BY u-:rrc.R. UNC\.ASS\f'\EO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 5D-OSI/HLS/ej UNCLASStf1f.D THE ljjiP'[CTOII OCNCU~. u .r STH OIITIIICT OHIC( o r I'[CIA~ INVUTIOATIO NS PATTUSON Al ii r OIICl USC. OUTON, O HIO llj lit PLY tru T O: 5 D 24-21EE 6 December 191.$ SUBJECTa PROJECT "GRUDGE" Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object on 19 Aug 1949 at Glenn Haven Tovmship, Grant County, Wieconsin by Mr. and Mrs ....... SPECIAL INQ.UIRY TOa Commanding General Air llateriel Comnand Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton. Ohio AT1!h KCIAXA-1 1. Beterence is made to Routing & Record Sheet fran your office, dated 1g November 1949, uosting that investi~ation be conducted re- garding report Bloozrdngton, Wisconsin of an unidenti- fied flying object. 2. FOrwarded for your information are two copies of the final report of Special Agent m.ANK J. IEXA, JR., District Office !lo. 24, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1 December 1949. ' Wi-th the su'tci ssion of this report, all logical investigative leade have been developed and reported. 1 Incl (in dup) R/I DO :e4 d td 1 Dec 49 UNCL:ASSlFlED FILE NO. OAT UNITED STATES AIR F O RCE THE INSPEC T O R GENERAL Of'I'ICE 01' SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT MAD IY REPORf MADE AT orne R' oRtGI~ , I'his is o.u i n itia.l rc::>or t . Intervieil oi' ~r. !31ooqil'luton, .:isconsin. relative to his si~htin~ of ~ ur.ide~tified aer i a l o~j~ct r e quosted by T . .;~ f'r o11 5th Di~trict C3l. ~-ri~ht-?c.t':cr::;cn si~hted an lL":.identifiocl aerial object o.t a p ? I' OY.ii::ately 1500 hour s on 1 9 ..::.ubust 1949, while t r?.vellin a.utcr..nobile 1ri th his ::ife i n Gl enr.. :-!c.ve:1 'ovmship, Cr o.nt unt y , ::isc o!'lsi:::. Ee s~ated the o'.:lject ,,us t r r:vell ir-t; a northerl~' direction t..t a. hei.:.;h-t of nol"!l'.e.l C4i:-c ra1't a t a s ne ed of f ron 200 to 300 mil s oar hour. Eede3cri~.ed the ob ject :::. s exceedin:._l y sr.iny reset~blir:v o. mir r o r ,'ith ,tinu-li e at':endates. The dianet~:-oi' t he bod~ np!_Jeared to be or..e foot. t h e len!_;th ot t::e \'.'i!lv-li 'e a n da.;es. 1 0 inches. o.nd their ,.-iclth one i ; r. i s ':;he and t l:.e Blo<:Mi l'l.(;ton. :;1 soons in. a DIST1tiiUT'IOII (Action Copi es) 2 Dv ~:Ls. .. richt-Pa.t~erson ACTION aJ!I1V PORWAitOED TO cor.:r.~aT'.di!l.(; Ger..e ral Hq. .i~ir : :l.terie1 Coi t and ri::;ht-Po.t"verson ;.PE. ayton. Ohio. a ttna :.:cu.~o-3 Al'l'ltOvtO L t . Colonel, \J..,i.l' , f)utrld Com ma111itr. AIMQ fO.M 0-208 Repla cee APCSl F orm 4, 23 Jul P1~ STAN I' 5th District OSI , ,;riL:, t -?o. t Jvc..rsor. l.l. ... , cla-'ced 26 ~. ovem:Je r 11)~.:~ roque sti~c,; o.::'l intorvim.-with ~-r. - 1oom i n.., ~.o!' .:i:.- oons!.n, re1at i -.ru t o c.~ Pnide.,:.i:'i o<.l a.eri:l1 ob j c..ct s:ciL+.oc h!' hir'l 2. :tr . and ::rs 3 1 oomi!:t;ton, .fi~co!~sin, Wllr e joi n t 1:, intervj.ewod On 2 J r OVe=:tber 191!-9 l:r e S bu i~od that on or e.bout 1 9 Au~ust 194~ h e c.z:d his Ydi'e , .l e:l-;j :or c. s:.ort d rive in t!1e country. At B.f>l_Jroxirr.o.tel:,r 1500 :1.ours Tt,i1e drivi:-t~ his auto!'\Obil e i~ a northorl~ direction near the fc.r-..l i!1 tified aerial obje ct at 0.11. el ovo.tion of r?. J.~roxir\D.~el~ 4G f rc. \ :~ic vehicle. :!e i .,_ -cdio.te1:r call cd this tm conJcnt ion" 1 O:J cot to the attention of l:is y;ife ul1o a lso f l oot il"'. :l~,' ~,icwed i:~. stc.tctJ t hut he i s not familiar with. t.:.ct!1.o: s of co~!_)utin~ aeric.l l:cie,:;ht c.nd therefore coul d not accurc.t el:; juclt;c tiu~ hel{;h t in t er::1s of feot , but estir.to.ted t:-e o'.J~E.ct c.s bei:rlj o.t t ::e level o;. f' li,.: : t , or ~os::i b l y a lil.itl e hi.)wr, oi' c.n ai~oro.ft in no~1o.l tr!lvol co=:t!!itions. He stated tile ob j ect \ iC.S tro.vell i!l(; i~ e. horizor:tal r>lo.ne o.t c.n ev en keel in a. d i rect northorl~ d i rection c.."l.d po:: si bl~r veori~-t; o. little to t he east a t a.n e stiruted speed of f r om +,~:o t o t hree h~n- d red mile s por hour. He stated ~h.o.t no :'r O>llloion wns vi siblc, that the ob j ect a.p:1eo.r e d stab l e ar.d trot he coul d hear no eY.~tl'-'st or noise ar. d that it G ro.duo.ll~, ::'a.ded from vic::. ':he \':eatr.er condi- ons wor e described e.s a ole o.r, b r ic;ht day . In describin;.; t h e bjec t , s t a t e d J .. rot the body he.d tile O.!.J:>earanco o.' a rounc! shiny turror, ap:_->roxiJ!I::ltel:, o.:a foot i n dic.r1ete:-.-:i+,~ ;f.~ appenda.t;es, rud1er s or bars ex~er.dil'lb a t ar>proAi:nc.tel~ 1 0 incl.s s ither side of' tihe bo .. iy . :ie described the \'ridth of t h e ~:in liko a ppenda.t;es o.s appr o:xir.a tely one inch. A diaGrCl:l of the object follOftS I Len&th of appen.da.~es 10" - \'rid th of c.ppcnclabe s 1" UNCLASSlflEQ Dod~ c.pproJ~:it":atoly 1 foot in di::t. 1etcr stated that the outsto.ndir~ t t.il'\:. ;1e noticed c.)out t h o ob~c.c~ wa s i t s bri~htness, whict co.\.sed cor.::;ic.ior .. blo blare.: in,'::; e!o s . !1er stot e d t ho.t t;ic r oa.i'\.r.'r I.e ret~rncd t o ;~looni~\ .. ton, i'iiSCO!'~ in ~.nd d i d not ._;i VO "~1 0 lPCidc'lt f ... r lJhe r l::h01. ... t...:1 lJ \. id;il ho mo:.-.1.bor of Con.;ross f r o;.1 h~s Conl.)rossionD.l !)i::;tr ic";, outlini:lb o. si \ibr incid ent in r..o.lt .I.ID..'~e Cit, Uto.h, \'l:lich hc.d .JOC!" i---.e:Jti- bC\tcd b~r t :1e C'nited Sto.J .. o s .t\ir :'orce. _ I!e t~.cret;.r>on folt t Lut t :.e incidemt r.'ti,.ht bo of' i l"torost t o the united stc.J.;cs i .ir orce C\nd s. urt!ler stated t:1.at a~'pro:dmately t\10 :.ont:.s e.ter he l~e.d occasion to di souss t l.c w.tter ,ri t h 011) a far. 10 r re sidil~ ~cr..r 3l oomi ';,_to .... , ~r.-~o in tile discussion i.tfor1.,.ec h i m t ho.t i n late Geptel"lber or Uctobor , he i1e o.rd o. l o . ,,1 !'JO.S cir ~ noise, but coul d not see a:1y o.i r!_)l a.ne or rm~thi n:.: ir. t :. e s!:~-. ::e 3to.ted t !1.1.t ~1e won~ered i f j t ,,.-::.s iri c.r.:, ,:ra:1 conr.ectod -:ri t!-. ~Le aer ia.l ob joct he ho.d vie,:ed. vmoc~ popul~tion hobbi es, cud his ~looY:\in!.:ton, ::i r.cor' :ir , 000 T"~onle. I:e 1 o.s no nortinent c;oo J o ul'l .. -Lr i lity to detemine c.-:-..d roliacilit:' a.p9 eo.r to: e a nd i1is -:rife ap~ear t o be quite i:t.a;olliL;o=.'t. vrho is c. fc.r. \e r ir.. Gl crr.. intervi J".-;ecl r e lo.+.ive t o Crar.t Courrl;~r, :.ls cor.si n , \ 7D.S of ~n u:1ex~lained loud n oi ze dico~ssion \',"1. -.r stnted that e!:";r.c r t~1o lo.st Snt u r da.:r in Septe~ber or tho firG~.; Sc..t~rd:.!' i n October 1m nnd h i s t\ro broth~rs y:er~ wor:=ir.u i~ the fields. .. hilo so do in~, they heard a loud 9~s sin: n oi::e .fror.". the s~y. .,\1 t ho.tsh it was a ole o.r d o.y, st~ted ~h~t he oou l d see nothi~ in t h e s~. He des cribed t~e nois o a.s ver; unus~c.l ~d t r~t i t did not rese:ubl e t of o. :>lc..ne o r c planes. !:!c sta.ted th~t 01~e d~y he hnppe~ec! to to.l lc to ~:r. a.rA. \'(le~ : .r. r elated t h e c!escri .;ion ot' the o.e ric.l ot> 1"'e !u::.d seen, he :.rou._:ht up the s-.;1Jjcct o~ ti1e \.Uloxplo.inod noi~o, wonC.erinu Y:1 ether i t had o.!l"J conneotion. 1!0 :to.s u:-.abl c to ci ve ~ny f\.trther inf or!"1D. t ion. llNCLASSlflED UNCLA5S\F1ED Requflst fer InTestication ot neport or t:nidcnti!'ied Flying (.,()j ect t~cr XA-1 Ul }JoT 4? ATTN a v.r. ~,oz~Jil] 1. Ret ereneo is c.~u:e to convers."ltion between i.r. l:orr111 a nd Lt. Smith ot :.c: \IA-1, 17 Nove."Jber 1')~9 It. 1:J requested t r.At llction be t aken to inTestie:t t o report , Bloomincton, ~isconsin, ot an uniaenti!ieci flying object. en possible It is t'urt.her reque8tcc tt~t t ho i."lW!lt1~t1cn be mde 1n accor~nce with urccnt request by llcad:lu-=lrters t:SAF. CA.TU. D. r.n; illTR>\N L Lt Colonel, :;!3.\F lctc Chief , Te chnical AS cxp~ d1 tioutJly t:l S td.Tisian B 263 0 UNtL AS .. ' tt- FROill !:Cr~,XA-1, T.t H. ;;. Snith U CLASSlFlED F Il'E:l! 10 I Tr PROJECT GRUOOE FROU DAB, BOGGS FOLLC1f,~NG REF<RT Rl:.CEIVED FRm.~ MR DLOO: !INGTON, :rifCONSIN, IN A LET'I'l!:?. TO CONGRE. SHAN GARDNER R. iliTHRCiii : " . "HEN I SET YaJR COL~.:a~ l"ESTBRDAY AND CAME UPON THE PART ABOO T THE L*SHA.PED AIRPL4NES srN AT BOISE, ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO WHilE aJTrRIDE TilTH l:."Y \'ill'E AND HER SISTER, ,iE v.'Ltffi DRIVING BET~'/EEN GE~ HAVEN AND BLOOMINGTON AND WE SAW A VERI QUEER OBJECT. I SAW IT FIRST AND I T GI.EAMED VERY BHIGnTI..Y. I CAU.ED Tli IR ATTENTION TO IT BUT I' SOON DISAPPEARED OUT OF SI GHT. BUT IT ~'lENT ON IT BECA?.'.E l.'.OrtE I.IKE A BALLOON. IT SEEMS TO BE VERY HIGH. THOUGHi' THIS MIGHT OF INTF..R'ii:ST TO YOU, OR l.!AYBE COOLD SHED SQ?,~ LIGHT JlS TO 1/HAT IT WAS." REQUEST AUC OPINION ON THIS INCIDENT BY THU::tSDAY TELECOII IN ORD:S:t THAT REPLY llAY BE HADE TO COKiRESSLAN ,IITHRU;f Bl. HQ. USAF. UNCLASSlFlED AI!Na PROJF.CT CRUDCie Rr.FrRr.NC~I ft '81 CSAF JTI'M 1J AMC tT ~89 15 SFPI ,.9, AMC ITEM 1. CONCRFSSMAN WJTNROW liAS RF.QU~!J]) IJSULTS OF T!IE JNVFSTJGATION OF INCJDrNI' R F.POR'l'FJ) OY BLOOHINCTON, VJSCe tvm AT "fJJE r.xpmsE OF PLACJNC UNDUE f.MPNASJS ON TPJS JNCJDr.NT, JT IS RIUUISTFJ) TJfAT JT BE JNVFSTJCATF.D AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE AND A FINAL REPORT BF. RmDFRF.D SOONrsT. SUCGFS! TIIAT LOCAL OSI ACF.NCJES MJCNT BE ASKFD TO ACCOMPLIS" !IfF. FJI1D JNVFSTJCATJON. DfJ) CSAF J!llJ 4/ UNCLASSlr-lEQ .