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" 5 seconds The object was described as silvery-gray in color, flying in | :
a westerly direction, and was in sight for 5 seconds. The object
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION * pursued a straight path of flight with an erratic motion

Ground-Visual comparable to that of an objong object thrown in the air.

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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

- HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 5D-OSI/ JEM /vz

THE (INSPECTOR GENERAL. USAF
STH OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE GASE, DAYTON, OHIO

inmercy erento: 52) 2hi=—21 13 September 199

. SUBJECT: PROJECT GRUDGE - INCIDENT, LAKE OF THE WOODS,
ONTARIO, CANADA, 1 JULY 1919

SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: Commanding General
Headquarters Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXS

le. Reference is made to conference, this date, between

. “ee, your office, and tamOUEy this of fice.

2. Forwarded for your information am necessary action
is report of investigation made by Special Agent ELBERT W.
FARRIS, District Office #12, Scott Air Force Base, dated 6

September 199.
3. No investigation is being conmiucted by this office.

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Project Grudge = Incident, teks of the :oods, Ontario, Canada
MC WD UCIAXS 19 Sept 19 1

1. The inclosed ‘eport of Irvestintion, File Noe 24-53, duted 6 Septeuber 194),
by S/a Ulbert \. Farris, 12D0-0SI, is forwarded for your comments as to the possibility
of the recent poliomyelitis epidemic havin,; been uranium poisonin;.

2. is desired that this matter be coordinated with the appropriate ero ‘edical
laboratory office in order to satisfy the requirements as listed umer Unmievelopod Leads
section of refersncoed report.

3. This office can discern no basis for such a theory, since it has been shown
that all reports of flying objects do not refi:r to the same type object, and there is
no evidence of radioactivity in any case.

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G69, File Noe 2he53 Acting Chief, Analysis Division jldg 286
Intelligence Lepartment Post 2165
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Lt Colonel, USAP 6aS HS
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Project Grudge - Incident, Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada
MCREXD MC IAXS 19 Sept 9 1

1. The inclosed Report of Investigation, File No. 2-53, dated 6 September 1919,
by S/A Blbert W. Farris, 12D0-OSI, is forwarded for your coments as to the possibility
of the recent poliomyelitis epidemic having been uranium poisoning.

2. It is desired that this matter be coordinated with the appropriate Aero Medical
Laboratory office in order to satisfy the requirements as scaved under Undeveloped Leads

section of referenced report.

3. This office can discern no basis for such a theory, since it has been shown
that all reports of flying objects do not refer to the same type object, and there is
no evidence of radioactivity in any case.

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Cy Ltr, 9/13/49, fr 5D-OSI, W/fl, R/I, Lt Colonel, USAF 6~6395
9/é/\g, File No. 2-53 Acting Chief, Analysis Division Bldg 25&

Intelligence Department Post 2165
MC IAXS MCREXD 27 Sept Lg 2
MOIAXS MCREXD 27 Sept lo 2

ae This office concurs with paragraph 3 of Comment 1.

2- While it is true that some of the clinical symptoms of poliomyelitis may be
similar to the uranium poisoning the overall clinical symirome is quite different.
Prognosis in the case of uranium poisaning is very dismal with recovery unlikely. Besides |
the heavy metal poisoning effect of uranium poisoning, there is also the prolonged and
continuous radiation effect of uranium which can be detected in t:e blood picture. This
is quite a distinctive clinical feature of uranium poisoning, which any physician siould
readily be able to recognize. It is also a feature wiich does not dininish with tine,
and hence the patient does not recover. This results because the uraniun is a long-lived
radioactive isotopes, which becomes fixed in the bedy and cannot be elininated to any
@ppreciahle extent.

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3. Because of the above considerations it is the opinion of this office that there
is little, if any ground,for the theory that the anmal poliomyelitis epidemics are
related to radioactivity in any way. It is also to be noted that the annual outbreak of

poliomyelitis durin; the summer months has been prevalent for many years prior to "flying
eaucers", and the widespread use of radioactive isotopes.

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n/o Lt. Colonel, USAF (1:SC) EAP/ap
ReeIEIe Acting Chief, Aero Kedical 22227
UNCLASSIFIED Laboratory. Bdge 2&9

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AFCSI Form. 4 HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

Report made by

ELSERT W, FARRIS

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Title ' Report made at
CNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON | DO #12, Scott AFB, Illinois
Lake of the ‘oods, Ontario, Canada Period
| 12, 17, 16 August 1949 if
Office of origin ge
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setereSO #13 report dtd 25 duly 1919, file 2)=34
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Dr, and Lrs, Sper enten(maeeer Decatur, Indiana,
were interviewed on 15 Auzust 199, and stated that they had seen an
unidentified serial object which they thoucht to be a flying saucer, The
sighting took place Lululy 19/9 on Hichway 70 about fifty to seventy-five (50—
75) miles north of Ft, Francis Ontario, Canada. The object was described
a silvery gray in color, flying in a westerly direction and was in right
for about five (5) seconds. No vapor trails or protruding objects were
noted, No sound heard. Dr. Q@mPexpounded the, theory that the eo called
flying saucers may have some connection with the current polio epidemic
prevalent throughout the United States. His basis for this reascning was
the assertion that of all his polio patients, he could not be certain that
they did in reality, have polio, All however, evidenced symotoms of Uranium
poisoning. Tabulation of flying saucer sichtings from the available sources
of -ne Indianapolis Star and the Indiananolis News, reveals that tue wa jority
of sightings took place in July and August for the. years 1947, 19);5 and 199,
A responsible medical authority, confidential informnt, CI-1, edvised that
‘ the theory is "interesting" and worthy of further research,

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1, This investijsation is the result of a roport mace by <necinl
Ayvont CLARA A. Ti. DLs, DO #13, Offutt Ark, cated 15 Jul; 1949.

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Lecatur, l.ciana, woe intorviened and stated tlat on 1 July 1949, while ona
fishin; trip in uiitario, Canada, he «bserved sn object in the sky which ap: oorcd
to be a so-called "flyin,; saucer." The unidentificd aorlal chjoct was a1 )ited
by Lhe ANG «2S. aD.) 1° driving north on Lighway ,'70, at o neint abcut
rifty to seventy (50670) miles north of Ft. Francis, Canada, ard near tho oast
side of Lake cf tie woods, Uaiada. lothing in particular attracted hia ottcnre
tion te the objecte It was soon wlile drivin, alongs the hivisays he glancec un
arc observed a silvory pray oblong ctisct flving in a westerly direction, Time
in sight wars about five sec: ds. sin .Ljoct pursued a straijsht poth of fli ht
with oi orratic motion ecrnarable t« tliat of an obhlon: object bein; thrown t)rcuch
the air, The acrinl anomoly aprcared to be faster than an sirplene. It did net
hever, ni was at an altitude of sbi ut forty decrees(40° )above the horizon which
likened to an Ercoupe (small aircraft) at two thcusend fcet. tie
obsorvod no fins, nu vancr trail end heard no scund. After poaising across his
line oi vision, the object was lost frem view behind the trees. The day vas bright
and cwny, 9:.d@Renniasized that he had definitely ubserved an chject in the
air wiliko any ot! or kuicwn to hing «irs. “SP corroborated her husland's stutee
ments, and was unable to add any additional infcurmation.

36 Upen his return to Indiana, qgggllMewess imvedintely confronted with
many Polio cases, which have reached the epidemic ctavo in Indinnae ho was fircod
to stucy more cn tic subject of Polio, and states that as a result ci his study, he
is net certain thet any of the patients he has diagnosed as havin: Felio, do, in
reality, have Polic. All cc? his patients hcvever, shom synntems cf Uranium poiscne
inj. @@@MMEEEadvanced tic theory that there ray be cone connectcon between the
Polio epidenic and tlio flyin; saucers, citler by atomic radiation fron the so-called
saucer, or tb: relerse cf a polio virus which a foreim Gover:.mort me: have is: lsted,.
Mies 63.2 10d):60 that this thecry may be far fetched, but felt that it would be
worth lookin: into,

40 M@MMMMorcduced nemberslip cards wlich show him to be a sember cf
the Meecns, Scottish Rite, Knishts cf Pythias, Level Order cf -l:ose anc the Za, lec.
le served as a .aval wfficer fcr fcurteen months ., anc alse held a commissicn
in ti.c United States Public Health Service, wiose ave is between t) irty
five ad firty yoars (35-49 yrs) is a craduate of tho Lidiana Usiversity Sclool of
lecdicine, bleo.i: ton, liiclaia, a.« he is an associste menver of the Assccdatic:. of
Wilitary Surgecus. ic is a plysician a.d Surgeon, icbbics are huntin: and fis! in:

5e The following listed persons who were interviewod cn 15 Av. urt 14,
advised ti.at NE: a reliable, and resronsible individual. lec

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enjoys an excellent roputation in the vumunity, and 1t was believed tit the
verecity and inteyrity cf Dr. 4M are wmassailable,

Cidef of Police, Decctir, Ircinna
Postisactor, Lecntur, Tiuiana.

6. Records of the Police Denartme:t, Doentur, Incia:a, reviewed on
15 August 1UA4%, reiloct no inicreaticn regarding: Cubjocte

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Je On 17 Aujnist WAY, the write: accomplished a tabulntion «f flying cnavcer
sightings fre available svurces of the Indiana. clis ews and the Indianarclis (tar,
Daily papers, which are listed as follows:

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4 July Portland, Ore-cn
5 July Scuth Lend, Inciana

Augusta, Maine (liorthernly Directicn)
6 July Spokane, washington

boise, icahe

Twin Falls, Idaho

Prince wdward Island, Canada
Kiclme:d, Indiana

7 July Bozeman, .'uontana
Scutiwest Ontariq, Canada
Wary land

8 July ialeigh, orth Carclina

Ashville, herti. Carclina
ureonsboro, i. rth Carclina
Sydney, Australia

ll July Indiaranel.s, Indiana
eaduly Franklin, I. isna
24, July tiorthern Gecrzia
Ixntge ery, Alabama
12 November Orezen (20 miles offshore)
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e7 July Uontconery, Alabama
28 July Brisbane, Australia
2 Aujust Indianapolis, Indiana
3 Aucust Iicianapolis, Indiona
30 Au_ust Incia:a-olis, Incia.a
2 Oct. ber Fargo, lLorth Dekota
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29 April Uichizan City, Indiana
ai, June Pacific liortimest
1 July Lake of the \oods, Caiada
26 July Boise, Idaho

8, Indices of the Indiarapolis Office, Federal iureau of Investivatior,
a by the writer 16 August 1949, reflect no i:fcroation regarding Dr.

RE JALIL! HAiLLAT AFB, Dil,

9. & reliable modical authcrity at Lonjamin Harrison AFL, Indiana, was
contacted by the writer in an effort to cetermine whethor the possibility of
uraniun poisoning, as exnounded by br. M@MM@B@Pelsewhere in this rovert, had any
basis in fact. [le aut: crity, wio preterred to remain anonymous, is hereinafter
known as ccnfidential Infcrmant CI-l. Infcroant Cle] civiced the writor that tre
Polio period extends from April to Uctober, wit!. tho poak months of the disoase
being reached in July and Au just. Cle] furshor stated that the theory acvanced
by Dr. ri <r "interesting" and at least worth further research, Informant
CIe] was doubtful if tle enswer to the cuestion of uranium poisoning could be
readily answered, as be was cf the opinion that the vos-ibility and its connoction
with the Folio epidomic prevalent thrcughout the United States, had never teen ex-
plored. It was suggested that the Aerial iiedical Laboratory kesearch bepartaent,
WrightePatterson ArB, Dayton, Uhio, might be able to supply the aiswer, ard that the
following statistical inquiries cay be pertinonts

(a) Does uranium element produce any physiological reaction
in human beings ccrrespondiny to symtoms applicable to
many of tho so-called Polic clinical and sub-clinical cone
ditions?

(b) Are topographical Areas wiere soecalled Flying Dise aro
predomin.tely seen (or known uranium deposits) pin points
of endemic Areas of clinical symptoms resembling Polio?

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10, Re ip UARGiX, WD., Chief Toxicologist, Indiana U:iversity School of liedicine,
Indianapolis, I:.iana was interviewed on 25 Ausuct 1949. Dae LAwER stated trat in
his opinion the possibility of uranium poisoning as acdva:.cod by Dr. SMMmewas noci-
ble. Lowever, Lick. stated that the hatter shuld be briached to the Atorniec Liuergy
Commission, inasauch as he felt that tle ALC to be the only Agency in the United
States capable oi answering tiis question once ai for all. QQ is person-lly
known to Lre HAsGuk. he recalled Lin as a stucent who was sraduated from India:
U.iversity Scheol ¢<f Jedicine in 1341, and who was described as inacinative, anc "nct
the bost student Indiana University ever turned out; a gicd bye"

"OTs: Die LGA is con idored an aut! ority on poison.
He is the invei.tcr of tle Drunkeoemeter."

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FOR DO #5, WIRGHT-PATTERSON AFB, °

DAYTON, OHIO_

1. Will confer with the proper authcrities at Aerial Medical
Laboratory Research Department, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Olio
to determine if the theory of Uranium poisoning as expounded by DR. ire |
any basis in fact.

2. If Aerial Medical Laboratory is unable to supply an answer to this
question of Uranium poisoning, and its connection with tie socalled flying
saucers, and the current Polio epidemic, steps will be taken to initiate in-
quiry in this direction to prove or disprove the theory.

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1. Date of Observation 1 July 1949 Date of Interview _15 SUG, 1949

2. Exact Time of observation __ 1430 hours, Central Daylicht Saving Time

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3. Place of observation: 50-75 miles north of Ft. Francis, Canada on Highway
70, near east side of Lake-of-th-licods, Onterio,
Canada, around White Fish Baye

4e Position of observer: In car driving North

5. What attracted attention to object: Just glanced up; noticed object.
6. What number of objects and sketch of formation or grouping: One object

7. Apparent size (compare to known object, i.e., Sun,moon, thumb or fist
at arms length): Likened to an Ercoupe

8. Color of Object: Silvery gray

9. Shape: Oblong

10. Altitude: About 40° degrees above the horizon

ll. Direction from observer: North

12. Distance from observer: Unable to tell, someplace this side of Kenora, Ont
13. Direction of flight of object: West

li. Time in sights Approximately five (5) seconcs.

15. Velocity(timeto cover given angular distance.) 5 (five) seconds,
appeared faster than aircraft nct hovering

16. Sound and Odor: None

17. Trails None

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18, Luminosity:(visible by reflection, incandescence, other -degree of
brilliance): Naturally luminoys, moderate.

19. Projections: (fins, wings, rods, antennae, canopies, etc.) None

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20. Maneuvers (turns, climbs, dives, etc. - sketch of flight path): Straight
path of flight with erratic motion. That of an oblong disc being tkrown

through air.
21. Manner of disappearance: Behind trees

22. Effect on clouds: Unknown
23. Additional information concerning object: None

Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: Bright, dry, sun shining

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thought it was cloud formation at firste Definitely saw object.

Name and address of observer:

Dr. & Mrs.
» Vecatur, Indiana

Occupation and Hobbies:
Medical Doctor; Physician and Surgeon = Hunting, Fishing.

Subject considered to possess the highest veracity and integrity, per
Chief of Police, Decatur, Indiana and the Postmaster, Decatur, Indiana, see

paragraph five (5).
Police Department, and FBI records reflected no information regarding Subject.

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