Pulp Magazine Cover, 1948

This document excerpt presents official U.S. Air Force reports on unidentified flying object sightings, drawn from Project Grudge material. The central narrative concerns Incident 152 (Indianapolis, Indiana, July 31, 1946), in which a married couple—the husband an electrician—observed a single cymbal-shaped object at 2,000 feet altitude traveling approximately 1,500 MPH eastward. The object, described as white, lusterless, twenty feet in diameter and six to eight feet high at center, crossed the sky in roughly ten seconds with no sound or exhaust trail. It shimmered in sunlight, suggesting rotation. The husband spotted it through a bathroom window while shaving, then showed his wife through the kitchen window. Investigation by Intelligence Officer 1st Lt. Russell O. Carey found good visibility from both windows. The report also references Incident 161 (Indianapolis, July 23) with similar characteristics and discusses Dr. Hynek's evaluations categorizing reported sightings by astronomical probability and alternative explanations.