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65 HS1 834228961 62 HQ 83894 Section 6
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llth CI0 Detachment, FAO # 8, P.O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee
OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE
(in compliance with letter AJACT-360.33 General, dated 15 November 1950,
Headquarters Third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is
submitted. )
A. Lecation and Time of Sighting: At 2145 hours on 16 January 1951.
B, Weather at the Time of Sighting: Clear; visibility twenty (20) miles;
Temperature - 37 degrees F.; and Wind - Southwest at five (5) miles perhour,
Winds aloft: At 2000 feet - 240 degrees at 3 mots
3000.” - 210 x "3 knots
4000 "= 209 ¥ " 5 imots
Names, Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses; 663rd ACS.W Squadron Personnel
who are Radar operators, AEC Patrol Personnel, policemen at Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, Captains L.C.M. Clevenger and Wm. Aiken, Controllers of 663rd.
Photographs of Objects if available: None
Object sighted! Two bright objects in the sky, one of which was east of
MoGhee Tyson Airport and the other was west. ‘The object to the east was
® light, brighter than any other star, emitting intermittant glows of
various colors in the color spectrum, An aircraft attempted interception
and found that he was heading directly for a star. Weather personnel
explained that the spectural reflection of the star was caused by the
yolum of atmosphere and physical matter, together with heat, which must
be looked through to gee a star close to the horizon. These phenomenon
caugsd refraction of the light rays from the star thereby reflecting 4
continuous spectural change of light color,
The light to the West was observed through a twenty (20) power spotting
@cope and the light scomed to be descending. It took about one hour to
descend behind trees making it disappear from tho sight of observers. Captain
Clevenger stated thet this light, when viewed through the spotting scope,
took on many pecrliar forms, with lines, cores, tails, ete, therein, thus
gonerally fitting the description of all "flying saucers” ever described
to hin,
Shortly after this object disappeared from sight (behind trees) AEC
personnel at Oak Ridge, Tennessee reported they had sighted an object about
twelve (12) miles Southeast of the K-25 Plant in the Controlled Area. They
also observed the aircraft which had been sent for interception but stated
the aircraft was “too far north". The aircraft made no identification, and
ABC personnel later reported that they had observed a star.
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