Government1949

Air Force closes Project Grudge and releases the Grudge Report

When: 27 Dec 1949
Where: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Sources: 3 public sources

The Project Grudge final report, released when the Air Force closed the project in December 1949 US Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Air Force announced that Project Grudge was closed and released its final report, which attributed saucer reports to misidentification, mild hysteria and hoaxes and recommended cutting the effort back. Grudge continued at a minimal level until Project Blue Book replaced it.

Sources

OfficialProject Sign, Project Grudge, and Project Blue Book - Air Force UFO Research Programs (includes Project Grudge documents, Air Force Declassification Office) (opens in a new tab)U.S. Air Force (copy hosted by The Black Vault)
FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956
OtherThe Air Force Investigation into UFOs (opens in a new tab)Origins (Ohio State University) / 2024-12

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Earlier in GovernmentAir Force "Project Saucer" press memorandum27 Apr 1949 Later in GovernmentGuy Hottel memo on "flying saucers" said to be recovered in New Mexico22 Mar 1950

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