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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6308975

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONLudington Michigan

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1, DATE - TIME GROUP

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2. LOCATION

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| 21 4pril LY | Iudinston, “ichigan

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IN REPLY REFER

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE :
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 5D-OS1L/ JEM /vz

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL
YRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE SASE

SD 2} -21- diy Septeanber

SUBJECT: PROJECT GRUDGE - INCIDENT, LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN
AND HCMER, MICHIGAN

SPECIAL INQUIRY

Commanding General

Air Materiel Commarmd
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayt ton, Ono

ATTN: MCIAXS

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} References is made to letter, this office, subject and

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tile as above, dated 14 June 19.

2. Enclosed tor your information and necessary action 15
report of invastigation of Special Agent JACK L. HNCAELMAN,

District Office £25, aated 9 Septemoer 1919.

4. With the submission of this report all logical Leads
have been develoved and tne files of this office are being
closed in instant investigation.

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R/I dtd 9 Sep LO (in cup) fi kot ting District Commander

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PROJSCT "GRUDGE*
Incident, Ludington, liichigan and
Homer, Michigan

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Analysis Division,
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investigation reonested by Vhief.
I,tellizence Deoartment, Headonarters, Air

command, “Wright-Patterson Air force jase, Vayton,
Ohio. Information received reflacts The Grand
| Rapida °resa Newsomer released information on
| 21 April 1949 indicating two youths, BO and
PORE, Sophomores in Ludington Hich Senool,

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recorted seeing flying dise pass over Ludingtcn,

Michizan ‘ednesday afternoon, traveling west, end
posppeertse over Lake Michizan. /The Detroit Free No rase
sapeY released Liformation indicating

and WEMMIMReg, employees or

he Pet Wilk Company, revorted they sizhted six
flying discs over Homer, si chica | about, O915 hours

| Thursday. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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GRUDGE"

1. This investigation is predicated wo0n receindt of a “onting «+ Record
vneeb, aE 13 May 1949 from BW. R. CLINGERMAN, Colonel, Shiar, Analysis
Vivision, Intellizence Department (\CIAXS), Headquarters, Air Material Command.
iright-—Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio who. received intormation here—
inafter sat forth revarding the sighting of unicentified aerial phenomena,
rsoorted by news clippings, in tne vicinity of Ludington, ichizgan on 21
‘oril 19049 and Homer, Michigan on 29 April 1919.

2, Ynformation received indicates that the soservers, SRI ..1 ea
Waa, saw flying dise which looked liks a comet wit. ail a "block long."

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woite and clearly visible as tnere were no clouds over Ludington ‘sinmesday
aMernoone.

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id wees see sicited six flying discs over |
hours fyursday. They pursued the dises in an 1»

on 4SO pefore Losing sizht of toe low flying 09}
sposared to be about ten (10) inches in diameter
‘ollowing a course wish closely paralleled *.1¢

return of commleted leads to reacn

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2. CSooy of Detroit Free Prass
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SOURGHs Gpand Rapids Press Jewspaper ee gp eenien
21 April 1949 | INCLASSIFIED

‘ying Diso!

| Zouths Say It Passed Over Ladi ngton
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Ladington-Tso youths reported seeing a fast traveling "ying dise® cass over Wadingtoa
VYedne sday ai ternoon.

Paul Tiam, sophomore in Ludington Sigh school, and & companion, Pat O'Uennell, said
‘he dise looked like a comet with a tail a "Mock long.” it was traveling west and
Aisapveared over ake 4ichigan.

They said it was white and clearly visiols, ‘here were no clouds over Midingtcn
Yednesday afternoon.

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SOURCE: Detroit Pree Press Newspaper
29 April 1 hs

AUTOISTS TEE? OF CHASING

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SUBJ OUTs Reported “"Piying Dise*

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‘he <uGlosed herewith is a newsoaper clipping (w/2 copies) from
19 ;rand “piace freas, dated 2) April 1949, on the "flying dise,”

2, Yo further iavestigation 13 contemplated by this headquarters,

VOR dé COMMANDINO QEWRRALs

ROBERT P,. SELL
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