On 10 September 1951, there was an incident involving a student radar operator at the Fort Monmouth, New Jersey radar center, with further radar and visual sighting reports in the area later the same day and on the following day.
On 1 October 1951, Lieutenant Cummings briefsGeneral Cabell on lack of investigation of UFO reports by ATIC. Lieutenant Cummings and Lieutenant Colonel Rosengarten ordered to set up a new revitalised Project Grudge.