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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE |
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 5D-OSI/HLS/e j

WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

UNCLASSIFIED WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIM FORCE BASE, DAYTON, OnI0

IN REPLY REFER To: 5D 2)-21EE 6 December 1919

SUBJECT: PROJECT "GRUDGE"
Sighting of Unidentified Aerial

Object on 19 Aug 1949 at Glenn
Haven Township, Grant County,
Wisconsin by Mr. and Mrs, 4a

SPECIAL INQUIRY

TOs Commanding Generel
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Dayton, Ohio
ATIN: MCIAXA-1

1. Reference is made to Routing & Record Sheet from your office,
dated 18 November 19,9, requesting that investivation be conducted re-

garding report by, Bloomington, Wisconsin of an unidenti-
fied flying object.

2. j## Forwarded for your information are two copies of the final
report of Special Agent FRANK J. IPXA, JR., District Office No. 2h,
Chicago, Illinois, dated 1 December 1919.

3. With the submission of this report, all logical investigative

leads have been developed and repor ted.

BOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:

1 Incl (in dup) JAMES F. X. O* CCl
DECLASSIFIND AFTER 12 YEARS.

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OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

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REFERENCE
Tomee This is an initial resort.
SYNOPSIS
Interview of 1. Qi, Bloomin ton, ./isconsin,
relative to his sighting of an widertified aerial object
requested by T.n from Sth District C3i, iright-Patterscn
ASB, dated 26 UVovember 1249. itr. QB stated thet he
sishted an unidentified aerial object at approximately
1500 hours on 19 Lucust 1949, while trevelling in his
automobile with his wite in Glenn Yaven fowmship, Grant
County, “isconsin.e He stated the object ms travellirg
in a northerly direction et a height of normel aircraft
at a specd of from 200 to 300 miles per hour. FEedescrited
the object <s exceedinyly shiny, resembling a mirror
with winge-like ap endagese The diameter of the body
Qppeared to be one foot, the length of the winj-lixe
appendages, 10 inches, and their width one inch. i'r.
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DISTRIBUTION 2 eye | ACTION COPY FORWARDED To FILE STAMP
CG, ALC, WP APB Cormmanding Seneral,
(Action Copies) 2 | Hqe, Air lateriel Cori-and,
Hqe OSI 2 | Uright-Patterson AFP,
Du 5, urisht-Patterson Dayton, Ohio.
AvB 2 | Attms UCIANO-3
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Lt. Colonel, UsAi
District Te hayehy NCLASSIFIED
AFHO FORM 2 Won hony on Peril . 16-877 44-1 ©. B. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

15 JAN 49

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Sth District Osi, Wright-Fatte rsor. Asc, dated 26 *ovemver bcc’ iS,

requesting an intorviow with Lr. a ‘loomin ton, ./is=

consin, relative to an vnidentivied aerial object sic): rory ¢ hime

fe = sire and iT, , so ai gy Jisconsin,

wore jointly interviewod on 29 lovember 1949, ir. MP stated
that on or about 19 August 1940 he and his wife went for c. short
drive in the countrye “At approximately 1500 hours, while driving
his automobile in a northerly direction near the ae fora in

hved an unidcen-

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Glenn Haven Towmshin, Grant Younty, -isconsin, he si

tified aerial object at an elevation of apsroxinatel: 45° from his
vehicle. “te inwedietely called this unconventional objcect to the
attention of his wife wio also flectin-lv viewed i+. CSRR stated
that he is not faniliar with methocs of computing aerial height end
therefore could not accurately judge the height in terms of feot,
but estimated tme object as bein, at the level of flizht, or possi-
bly a little hisher, of an aircraft in normal travel conditionse
He stated the object vas travelling in e horizontal plane at on
even keel, in a direct northerly direction ond pos sielggr veering
little to the east at an estirated speed of from tio to threo pea
dred miles per hour. He stated that no mronulsion was visible,
thet the object apneared stable and that he could hear no exnaust
or noise and that it cradually faded from viow. The weather condi-
tions were described as a clear, bright day. In describing the
object, WMestated that the body hed the appearance of a round
shiny mirror, approximately one foot in diameter with wing-like
appendages, rudders or bars extending at approximately 10 inches
on either side of the boiye He described the width ot the twinge
like appendages as approximately one inche 4 diagram of the object
follars:

Length of appendases 10" =
width of appendages 1"

UNCLASSIFIEQ

Body vig. ay peel
1 foot in dianeter

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cer stated that the outstandin,; biing he noticed cbout re objec

was its brichtness, which caused considerable uh in ‘iis eyes
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SMM furtner stoted that thereafter he returned Sloonin “GON P
Visconsin and did not cive the incident further hough until he
read a weacly newslotter frou le Se Representative GARD SD “it:
member of Congress from his Congressional District, outlining
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similar incident in Salt “ae Cit: » Utah, which hed been in

gated by the United States Air worce. le tiereupon felt tha
inoident micht be of irterest to the bnited States Air Yorce and

wrote to the Hon. GARD SR VITENGY about ite

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Se —@MMEERefurther stated that approximately tivo monti.s
later he led occasion to discuss the =atter with one qa,
! a farmer residi1;; noar Jloomir,ton, who in the discussion informed
him that in late September or Sotober, he heard a lo.d passing
noise, but could not see any airplane or anythin: in the aKy He
stated that he wondered if it wos in any way connected with the
aerial ovjoct he had viewed.

4, ir is th eee, «¢ 3: S-
_pRRRSRA; in Sloomington, ‘“‘isconsir,

whose population is between 700 and G00 neonle. He has no ee

hobbies, and his ability to determine arm reliability appear to?
go0ode Both —_ 2 and his wife appear to be quite intellicoent.

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Se Is aaa, who is a farmer in Glern Uaven Tormsiic,

Grant County, ‘iisconsin, ms ogg relative to his discussion
of an unexplained loud noise vith - stated

that either the last Saturday in Suoteaber or the first Saturday

in October he and his two brothers wers worsing in the fields. ‘i.hils

so doinc, they heard a loud passing noise from the sky. <Althoush

it was a clear day, (MMM stoted that he could see nothing in the

siye He descrided the noise as very unusual and that it did not

resemble that of a plane or group planese He stated that one

day he happened to talk to ~< e when ire SD related

the dcescristion of the aerial object he hed seon, he srousht up

the subject of the unoxplained : noise » wonderin; whether it had any

connection. ile was unable to rive any further informations

© REFERRED UPO! COLPLOTION TO THE OL. ICS QO. ORIGIN -

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Request fcr Investigation of Report of Unicentified Flying Ubdject

5D OSI MCT * KAW] 16 Nov 9 1
ATTN: Mre }.orrill

le Reference is mace to conversation between hr. Morrill and Lt. Smith of !C7\XNel,
17 Novenber 19,9. It is requestec that action be taken to investigate report bee
Sg, Bloomington, iiisconsin, of an unicentified flying object.

2e It is further requestec that the investircaticn be mace as expecitiously as
possible in accordance with urgent request by l’cadquarters USAF,

CARL B. LI STRAND HwS/rm '
Lt Colonel, USAF 5~1,153
Acts Chief, Technical Analysis Division B 263D
Da RT ON Ae ae . .. Jntelligence Department P Del9

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FOLLOWING REPORT RECEIVED FROM MR OBO

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See 20.00. INGTON, ‘ISCONSIN,

IN A LETTER TO CONGRE. SHAN GARDNER R.
WITHROWs "HEN I SET YOUR COLUMM YESTERDAY

AND CAME UPON THE PART ABOUT THE L*SHAPED
AIRPLANES SEEN AT BOISE, ABOUT TEN DAYS ACO
WHILE oun Ripe WITH MX WIFE AND HER

SISTER, WE WERE DRIVING BETWEEN GEN HAVEN

AND BLOOMINGTON AND WE SAW A VERY QUEER

OBJECT. I SAW IT FIRST AND IT GLEAMED

VERY BRIGHTLY. JI CALLED TH IR ATTENTION TO
IT BUT IP SOON DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIGHT. BUT
AS IT VENT ON IT BECAME MORE LIKE A BALLOON.
IT SEEMS TO BE VERY HIGH. THOUGH’ THIS MIGHT

BE OF INTEREST TO YOU, OR MAYBE COULD SHED SOME

LIGHT AS TO WHAT IT WAS." REQUEST AMC OPINION ON
THIS INCIDENT BY THURSDAY TELECON IN ORDER THAT REPLY MAY

BE WADE TO CONGRESSLAN WITHROW Bi HQ. USAF.

END CSAF ITE: 1O/BSTU ST B/

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ATTN: PROJFCT GRUDGE.
REFFRENCEs TY 481, 13 SFPT 49, CSAF JTMM 33 W-17-4G
AMC TT 489, 15 SFPT 49, AMC ITEM 1.

CONGRESSMAN WITHROW HAS REQUESTED
RESULTS OF THE INVFSTIGATION OF INCIDENT
REPORTED OY Gqgugemas, BLOOMINGTON,
WISC. EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF PLACING
_ UNDUE FMPHASIS ON THIS INCIDENT, IT Is
RFQUESTFD THAT IT BE INVFSTIGATFD AS FAR
AS PRACTICABLE AND A FINAL REPORT BF
RFNDFRED SOONFST. SUGGEST THAT LOCAL OSI
AGENCIES MIGHT BE ASKFD TO ACCOMPLISH
THE FIELD INVESTIGATION.

END CSAF ITFM 4/MESTEICTEW

UNCLASSIFIED,