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This August 1949 technical report from the US Air Force Air Materiel Command presents Project Grudge's investigation of unidentified flying objects through January 1949. Drawing on consultants including Dr. J. A. Hynek, Rand Corporation, the Air Weather Service and Dr. P. M. Fitts, it explains most of 244 incidents as balloons, aircraft, astronomical phenomena, hoaxes or psychological errors. It concludes the objects pose no direct threat to national security and recommends reducing the investigation in scope.
Eq. AE, Chief, Air Heather Services, Washington 25, D. C. Subj: Project "GIGI" 4. The form used in interrogating witnesses to sightings is isolated as a matter of interest. Should as to possible improvement of the "Essential Elements of Information" in regard to routine eyptile balloon flight be invited. 5. It is requested that correspondence be forwarded to the Commanding General, Headquarters, Air Material Command, attention NCLAID=j. FOR THE COOLING ASHL; 2 inole: Subvarioe 1-172 inol "EXI" /ə/ H. 2. Clingerman, Col, USAF For H. 2. McCoy Colonel, USAF Chief, Intelligence Dept Coyles furnished. APOIR, Lq. 184F Capt Tratowski, Joohyalse Lab Major Kodle, :CREEP Colorel Deal, LCLAS
Report, from the classic collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 413 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.