Incident #189 Sighting Report — Albany, Georgia, 22 September 1948

This document is a collection of correspondence and reports concerning Incident #189, a sighting of an unidentified aerial object that occurred on 22 September 1948 near Turner Air Force Base in Albany, Georgia. The primary witness was a 1st Lieutenant serving as a co-pilot on a C-47 aircraft. He reported observing a small, metallic, shiny object, approximately the size of a radio-controlled model airplane, flying at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 feet at a speed of 250 MPH. The witness noted that the object lacked wings and a rudder and eventually disappeared under his aircraft. The report includes an interrogation of the witness, which highlights concerns from his Squadron Commander regarding his tendency to exaggerate. Despite these concerns, the interrogating officer noted that the witness's information was corroborated and that he appeared to be of normal intelligence. Subsequent evaluations by the Air Weather Service and Dr. Hynek for the Project Grudge report were conducted. The final assessment concluded that there was nothing astronomical about the incident and suggested that, given the description, the object may have been a drone. The document includes various administrative indorsements between the Ninth Air Force, Twelfth Air Force, and the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, documenting the chain of investigation and the request for further intelligence reports.