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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
25 May 1949 25/1405(1)

2. LOCATION
Hill AFB, Utah

3. SOURCE
Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Two

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1 Minutes

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual

7. COURSE
South

8. PHOTOS
☐ Yes
☑ No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
☐ Yes
☑ No

10. CONCLUSION
AIRCRAFT

No data presented to indicate objects could NOT have been A/C.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Objects had the sound of a/c in the area. 1 was dullsilver, the other was blue on one side, silver on other side. 1 was circular disc shaped, the other circular. Both objects was traveling to t…

UNCLASSIFIED
16 OSI/HFB/wq
16 OSI 24-13
16 June 1949
SUBJECT: Special Inquiry
Unidentified Aerial Objects
TO: Commanding General
Ogden Air Materiel Area
Hill Air Force Base
Hill Field, Utah

1. Reference is made to report of investigation from this office, file and subject as above, dated 1 June 1949.

2. So much of paragraph 3, subject report, as reads, "When [redacted] located the airplane, he said it was an F-81..." should be corrected to read "When [redacted] located the airplane he said it was an F-51..."

3. This information is forwarded for information and amendment of your copies of th…

CONFIDENTIAL
UNCLASSIFIED

DETAILS:

1. This investigation is predicated upon request by Captain PELHAM R. BURNETT, District Commander, 16th District OSI (IC), Hill Air Force Base, Hill Field, Utah. Captain BURNETT'S request was based upon a telephone call from 1st Lieutenant [redacted] reported that he saw an object flying at an altitude of approximately nine (9) to ten (10) thousand feet MSL, at 1400 hours, in a southeasterly direction. A few minutes later, [redacted] saw a second object traveling on a parallel course to the first object, at an altitude of approximately nine (9) to ten (10) …

UNCLASSIFIED
DETAILS (Cont'd)

5. On 25 May 1949, Mr. J. F. SHANGHNESY, Assistant Air Inspector, Hill Air Force Base, Hill Field, Utah, in the company of the gentlemen named in the details of this report, looked at his watch when he heard [redacted] and [redacted] speaking of the second object. SHANGHNESY established the time as 1407 MST. SHANGHNESY did not see either object.

6. On 25 May 1949, Captain FLOYD H. HOGAN, Engineering Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Hill Field, Utah, was interviewed and stated that he was the pilot of an F-51 airplane which took off at 1400 MST on Hill Air Force Bas…

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105 MER 49 May 25 1345
GCT 49 May 25 2045

RADIO DIR FINDER

|  EL | Horizontal | Dist | Other | Wind | Wind  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ANGLE | ANGLE | Yds. |  | Dir. | Vel.  |
|  56.6 | 033.1 | 180 | 270 | 360 | 06  |
|  59.2 | 020.9 | 360 | 610 | 360 | 05  |
|  72.1 | 045.1 | 420 | 1300 | 240 | 05  |
|  67.0 | 081.5 | 820 | 1940 | 280 | 23  |
|  56.3 | 081.3 | 1750 | 2620 | 270 | 22  |
|  48.1 | 085.9 | 3070 | 3420 | 260 | 21  |
|  44.2 | 081.5 | 4280 | 4160 | 260 | 19  |
|  42.4 | 079.3 | 5460 | 4980 | 250 | 24  |
|  40.2 | 078.2 | 6760 | 5710 | 260 | 22  |
| …

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UNCLASSIFIED
HEADQUARTERS
OGDEN AIR MATERIEL AREA
Hill Air Force Base
Hill Field, Utah
25 May 1949

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is in relation to foreign objects I sighted in the air in the vicinity of Hill Air Force Base at approximately 1405 M on 25 May 1949.

I was at the West Salvage Yard of Hill Air Force Base, escourting Lt Colonel Petersen and party on an inspection visit and Mr. [redacted] of the Air Inspectors Office and I stopped for a moment to discuss something or other. While talking with Mr. [redacted], I was watching an F-51 cruising south of the field, approximately eigh…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
UNCLASSIFIED
5D-CSI/JEM/fmn
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
5TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, DAYTON, OHIO
IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D 24-21
7 June 1949
SUBJECT: PROJECT GRUDGE
SPECIAL INQUIRY
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXS
Forwarded for your information and any action deemed necessary is report of investigation by Special Agent LEO M. CHRISTIANSON, 16th OSI District, dated 1 June 1949.
1 Incl
R/I dtd 1 Jun 49
(in …

INCIDENT NO. 351

1. Date of Observation 25 May 1949 Date of Interview 25 May 1949
2. Exact Time (local) 1405
3. Place of Observation Mill AFB, Hill Field, Utah
4. Position of observer Ground
5. What attracted attention to object Sound of an Airplane in area
6. Number of objects 2
7. Apparent size one
8. Color of object 1. Dull liver 2. Blue one side, silver on other side
9. Shape 1. Circular Disc shaped. 2 Circular
10. Altitude 1. 9,000-10,000' 2. Tower than first object
11. Direction from observer South
12. Distance from observer 8 miles
13. Direction of flight of object(s) SE
14. Time in si…