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Dr HYNEX'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. INCILINT INDEA 1. Astrononisal a Eigh probability: #26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, So, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 1U3, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 212, 238. be fair or low probability: FIS, 20, 25, 24, 28, 3b, 35, 46, 60, 63, 67, BL, 82, 93, ICO, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 236, 240. 2e Non-astrononmioal but sugrestiva of other explanations ®,. Balloons or ordinary aircraft: #5, ll, 22, 41, 42, 53, 64, 73, 81, 63, 91, 92, 128, 114, 115, 126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163, 169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 192, 200, 201, 209, 21¥, 217, 222, 235, 257, 239. b, Kookets, flares or falling bodies: i, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 78, 106, 107, 108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218. a. Miscellaneous (reflestions, auroral streamers, birds, eto.): #59, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189,214) 221, 231, 234. 5S. Noneastrononioal, with no explanation evident a Lack of avidence prscludes oxplanations #38, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 90, 99, 110, 117, 118, "oc 25, 127, 137, 139, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 213, _- + ty wf he 4 ee | . °\ ns > = - be “vidence offered sugzasts no explanation ; i Fl, 2, 10, 17, 21, 29, 37, 40, 51, 52, 58, 61, 52, G4, 68, 71, 75, 76, 77, 79, &4, 108, 11}, 122, 136, 151, 152, 154, 162, 186, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134
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-—— Noe 2liiy Mo inform tion whatsoever. La
HEADQUARTERS -
AIR WHATHEX SEKVICE
Andrews Air Force Jase
Faahington 25, D. Ce
Tn Reply
Refor Tor AS DSS 123 May 1919
SUBJECT; Unidertified Flying Obd4eots .
TO : Commanding General
Air #uteriel Comsand
“Sricht-rattarseonr Air Force “ase
Daytor, Chio
ATi hs iC LAxO=-3
1. Asforsrcs is made to letter fron your hoadyuarters, (CIA,
dated 9 Naroh 199, subjact "Unidentified Plyin= Objeots,” ara first
indorsenert thereto by this headquarters, dated 41 Kiarch 1949.
2. The incident sunraries 173 threuch 234 save beer cheoked
ayainst routine woather=dalloon asoents made by ‘the Air Forcs, Navy
and Weather Bucsau, Cocments based on this review ara inclosed,
3. It t8 reoornmenied that the “Guide To Investigation OF Uni-
dentified Aerial Ohjeote™ be chanced as follows; Itam 13, "Direotion
of Flight of Objeot," shovld be olurifiod 30 that vertical and horie-
zontal motions are distinguished if posasibla, und 3” that motion is
specified as ths direction towards which the object apvwears to mors.
"Relative to Radar Settings” should irolude a staterent of the type of
radar ast usasd,
POR THS CHIEF, AIR WRATIER S.AVICE
{sf We As Nest
2 Inols, Bm. A. west
1 ~- Incident Summaries Lt. Col., USAF
2 - Comments 173 thru 235 Adjutant cenaral“Wy
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C INCIZENT SUMMARY SKECT
Incident No, 214
Date and Time of Observation: 7 July 19g
Where Sighted: 2t ©2=- West Rindes, N, 8.
Observer's Position: Ground
(i, e., ground, air, control tower, etc.)
Nome and Address of Observer: QgammlMMMMD, Yoot Rindge, 1, 3,
Occupation and/or hobbies: Vice Pres. Mew England Tel & Tel Co,
Attention Attracted by: Curls of smokes
thanber of Cbject(s) Seen:
Size of Object(s): }
Color of Object(s): Case now under investig-tion
Shape ({Sketeh if Possible)
Naturs of Luminosity:
(directed beam of light?)
Altitade of Object:
(estimated)
Uetimated Distance of “bject from Coservcr:?
Satimated Joecd of Object:
Time in Sight:
Tactics:
Sound Made by Odject(a);
Direction of Flight of Chject(s)
Agparcnt Construction?
Effect on Clouds:
Txheast Tradl (Color of)!
Janner of Diseuocerance:
Yeather Conditions at Time of Sizhting:
Poculdarities oted:
DOWNGRADED AT 3 Yeah os
' DECLASSIFIED +
Summary of Incident: OD
| 7 QNELASSIFIED
sim oes aPSDBRAL GUREAU CF DIVESTIGATICN
Us. Se OSPARTUENT CF JUSTICE = SSiFleD
COUMUMICATICNS SECTICN YNCLAS2
JULY 18, 1947
TSLeTrYrs
VASHINGTCH FRCM BOSTON 3 18 L532?
JTRUGTCR
METAL FRAGMENTS OBSZRVED AT NEST 2 UMDGE, NeHe, JULY SEVEI, FORTHOZTEN
SSCURITY VMATTSRk, DEAN eee SECURITY CFFICER, u.I.T.,
CAMBRIDGS UASS.,ADVISED THAT TCDAY HE WAS I CONTACT WITH CNE aa
vied TEST RINDGE,Y.H., A RETIRED VICE | PRESIDENT OF TE Mea
BIGLAMD TEL. AND TEL. CO. UR. ADVISED THT AT apPRDLTMs TS 7 THRSS
PM ON JULY SEVEN LAST SSVERAL P SITTING CN A PORCH CBSARVD ON TS
LAN CF SAAMMED, ROUTS THO NAUGHT Mragt “EST RINDGS, NH., LITTLE CUMS
CF SMCKE, WHICH @N INSPECTION DISCLOSED S: a ADOUT CMK ALD
on AL? INCHES LN DIAMETER ON THE ere 2 ALSO IN THE LONG DRY
GRASS CN SCTH SIDBS OF 2042 IN A CIRCLS \PPROXEMATELT {0 (UNDED “Ast
IN OUAGTSR SevVeBalL LITTLE ey ES HAD STANTO AND Tie cs
ome Te AS CALLSD. FIRES PPASINTLZ CAUSED SY LE TALLIC f.GueNnt. cl 25
“HICH “SRS TWRNED OWI ro PROPSSSOR RENTGSS, CF MIT, GY SS. PUIKS
~PPSL, OF TES TALAPH WS COMP UY, REWIGES. HAS ADVLS2D DBAN LOT
TAT THER GAMRAL APPEARANCE ARE SIMILAR ge ape Bm ngthd
Y DASH T™O GOMES, “HICH HS HAD OBSERVED AT : JTARICO, Pot FESSOR Lele
LNALD, AN GITSTANDING MEE ALLURGE: ‘? AT Ot, ‘tA THAT THSY ARS POS GIDLY
TNS LING FROM A JET TURE PLANE. AT PRESaHIT rus HS PROCESS CF ALTO.
To0 OF THESE PISCES. THESZ SCIENTISTS LY ROUGHLY RECCNSTPLCTING THA KCTALLIC
OBJUCT STATS IT WAS APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN DICHES IN DIETER, 1s
SIRESENTH OF AN DICH THICK, AND MACHINE TOGLED, AND cam PRaciaxTs
INDICATED THEY TERE BURNED AND APPEARED TO HAY). BEEN SUBJECTED To
VORRI7IC (EAT, THESS SCI@NTISTS ARE TREATING THIS “MATTER AS CLISSIFL'D
LNPORWATI MN. MR. MMMM, AT WEST RIWOGE, N.H. 15 ALSO SNDRAVORIMG TO
SOLLSCT ADDETIOMAL PRAGIONTS AND HAS STATD THAT THS FIRE CHI? at “Sot
RINOGS HAS ALCO SAVORAL PRAGUENTS IN HIS POSSSSSION, ici. yee, OIC. aT=D
CHAT TSR WHITSHEAD RESIDENCE IS SEVEN TO TIGHT HUWORSD FEET EAST oF
QATLROAD TRACKS, SMMMOMNNMNE STATSD AS TILL WAKE THE REWLTS GF NIT
USSKARCH AVAILABLE IF SIGHIFICANT. OPINIONS OF SCIENTISTS AS SMT PCRTH ALOVS
GOES? POSSIBLE MILITARY DWYER“ST. MILITARY WWTHORITIZS AT BOSTON HATS NOT SSRN
loTmHyI>. |
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ow VPA! | > ; | BVALS:
pe Yn YRABS.
a welUNCLASSIFIED 9 “oveaber 19742 rederel Puresn of investisation QO, %+ Department of Justice aatingtem, J. . \lNs)0 6 Coweemmieations Seotion Centilaawen: Mile effiee is engaged in a continual isvestivation of all reverted sightinzs of unidentified aerisai oo Jeeta, ain] Gas is its poewevaion a taletype from the Costoa Fli sield “ffice, envoy ottaoned, dated 18 July 1947, ccncerning wetal frozmerts ooserred at ‘ose ‘age, “ew lisapahire on 7) ¢ aly lyd/, The Lellewiag information concerning this eater ia oe vested: yesent states of invesiiation lature of metel ‘ound Orlin of metas ispeaition of ostal frecventa af awaileale, will it oe pessible to Cerward ciysical -vidense for furtner exeminatica? “are all powsinilities ol comsiia oricin of Lie Wucenti=- fied object, eliminnted from eorsidereticn ty the Lovest ization: Five eeples ef a list entitled, “Eseentia! Tlemoits of ‘ofeemetien” to serve as a grids in conducting fitcre Lotervices ’ spaeeyvers of ~eidertified zerial shenorensn cre Laclocad. ary = ‘ '
| a eae! AG Subjt Prejess’ *Sig* It da Dursher requested that al) awallable deta be forwarded direghly te the Commanding Genaral, Headquartere Air Materiel Command, Urighte-Patterson Airy foree Baas, Dayton, Chio, \itention: IM TARD=3e Sincersiy yours, 2 anelas Be Re CLISGRRMAN « Oy of Teletype Coloml, USAF ita 18 dniy 47 Crieff, Teoh Intellivence Uivision 2e 5 Cys SBI Fors imelligence Jepartaent NMOYNGRADED AT 3 YEAR (INTERVALS: - _— £9 + . +) | \SSIFIED AFTER 12 YRaARS DOD DLR $200.10
ATAIRCT: Metal Sregments Obeerved at Vest Rinige, New Hampehire, 7 Tuly 1947 TO: Commanding Ceneral iq, Aix Materiel Command Vrighte-Patterson Air Yorce Oase Daytona, Ohie ATT: MOIATD=3 . 1. Reference is male to a letter dated 9 “ovember 1943, from Colonel 8, 2. Clingerman, USAF, Chief, Tech Intellizence Division, Intelligence Department, Department of the Air ‘orcs, So the Vederal Bureeu of Investigation, recuesting that information concerning the above subject be forwarded to Commanding Ceneral, \iz Wateriel Comaand, Attn: BOLAX0-3. 2, ‘the atteched information pertaining to above subject which waa received by this Headquarters from the Federal Suresu of Investization is hereby tranamitted in compliance with original request. SY COMMAND OF THS CHIEF oF START: i Inelk HUGH J. 1OUERR Extract fr ltr, FRI, Major General, USA? itd 26 Bow 48, mbj The Inapector General, Usa? 18 above