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e <q 20 January 1950 Lilith CIC Detachment, FAO # 5, P.O, Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE F. Any other pertinent information: ‘The Commanding Officer of the 663rd AC&W Squadron, 30th Air Division, MoGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee, in a letter to his Commanding Officer on 17 Jamary 1951 » Subject; Report of Unusual incident 2145 hours 16 January 1951, stated: “1, Im compliance with telephone instructions from the ADCC 17 January 1951, the following unvsvel incident report is herewith submitted; Time Date-16 January 1951 1915: An unusual airbourne object was sighted approximately 10 miles WiW of the stafion, the lighted object was vory similar to a star but mich brighter and slightly larger than other visible stars at the time, as observed the object scomed to be approximately 6,000 feet above the terrain and descending slowly. As the object appeared to be over or near the Oak Ridge Area. the AKC Patrol Headquarters was notified and their ground observer alerted, About this time some interference wes noted on the Radar Scopes (AN/CPS-11 in. the approximate area of the observed object; however no interference was noted on the height finder (AN/CPS-4) (See attached Form 117 dtd 17 Jam 1951 1925:O0bject still apparently descending, P-82 scrambled to attempt interception, still no report from AEC Headquarters, 1930;:Similar object observed 15 to 20 miles east of station; seems to be ascending rather than descending. 1935:AF T7177 (Leeally homed and piloted by sasigned sq officer) ¢-45 ~enroute CHA to tys, requested fixed to steer to tys = A/C fixed 25 miles SW of stetion, Pilot Major Raymond ¢. Care - AF 7177 requested to investigate object east of station. 1945;AF 7177 sighted subject object and reported 1% to be a star 1945;F-82 orbiting S/E corner of Oak Ridge Area no electronic or visual observation still no electronic observation by station 47, 19h6:Visual observation reported by Oak Ridge Ground Observers, 12 miles southeast of K-25 aroa (This is in the SE corner of Oak Ridge Area) ¥-82 in sight and is north of object. 1-82 vectored south toward object no contact, electronic or visual, Object report 2400 feet above terrain by Oak Ridge Observers. 1955:0ak Ridge Patrol Headquarters reports that observed object determined (to be a star)