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$00 FORM JAN 1949 LASSIFIED | QcONFIDENTHAL IN OMING ‘ c PARTMENT OF THE ARMY M E ) ) A G E ae COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE 22-3 “Ss. COPY NO. / PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED PRIORITY From: COMGENARMYTAREE Ft McPherson Ga Uf To: Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence Nr: AJACI 1-2 2 Mar 50 Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which hag been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being operated by station OL of Knoxville. \ ( e On l March at 2135 hours the station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles fromXnoxville altitude 40,000 feet. Direction and distance put. the object directly over Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville @hich reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and eltitude,. C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results. 7 D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send Qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel so Quelified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send qualified radar operator to oneot to nt. oY ; E. Data from radar a Sis, pee : eee Af : RECORDED -19 MAR 2B 1950 1. Bearing, distance and altitude’ on each ob ject. 2. Third Army gueried l4th Air Force to determine if l4ith AF had training flights ove e oxville area on 1 and 2 March. Answer was no. . CM IN 12036 (3Mar 50) wy, / “S hts : WE? A BAPR 10195 # /