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ea esa Ebner A Neti meee a er 43 “ao MING ad o rr Is | a —o Zed few Bege 3°" CONFTPENTTAL PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED Tei Waites = ~ Yom: COMGENARNYLAREE Ft MePherson Ga . To:: Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence p Te fr: * AJACI 1+2 2 Mar 59 Nee Telephone call received from Lt Col Munarnker Jo. Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March, He stated thay A. There is 3 radar station neav Xnoaville vhieh nas been in op¢vation about 3 weeks. ‘This radar station is teing °° operated by station WROL of Knoxvilic. . B. Onl March at 2135 nours the station picked up _*7) am object 340 degrees and 18 niles frometnoxville altituds 2 40,000 feet. Direction and distance put. the object dircetly : over: Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division Chief at Cale Ricze NO: checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville “éliich reporced i, usd XO no fiight plan for any plane being in that vicinity one ~ > altitude. C. On 2 March et 1105 station pleked up object es 335 degrees and 19 miles from Knoxville aitituce BO OG! feet. AEC Sceurity Div Chief checked wlth Smyrna Air face with negative results. D. AEC Sce Div Chief is not certain as to opexational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrne /3 to send qualified vadar operator. Smyrna nas no nersonmeh so qualified. Smyrna comucnder suggested Third Army send qualified radar operator to check Sept igent fy | inut ot ; aia ecient ? i. . a from rade mMited so: ; nk E Data from r r was RECORDE o 15 hAR 23 19d > am 7 3 J 1. Pearing, distance and alsituce on each object. 2. Phird Army queried l4ih Air Force to ¢-terniny af ith AP had tznining flights over th: /noxville area on 1 and 2 March. Ansyver vas no. Y ke a _ CM IN 12036 ; (3tiar 50) “ v oe oer 7 _ BRAPR 101950 : ‘fay i janine, 22-3 CORT 189210 we ms EOPy NO a __ i ee “corms rane OE: 1 Pee aw Be ew ee a! : wm