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i ' EES By oe nee re. —~ FIELD AREA OFFIcE # & P.O. Bar 379 7 Knorville, Tenn, roe ar oy 18 October asoazt ds, whe ‘following accounts of activity at the Radar Operations Section af” Detachnont #2, 662ni AC & W Squadron, McGhee-Tyson Airport, Maryville, Tentessee, ©. ie extracted frou their official report, dated 15 October 1950. (Refer: Swamary - of Informtion, Subject; Objects Sighted Over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dated 13 October 1950): “Prior to this report, (report by AEC patrolman Egvard Rymer) we a a reccurance of targets like Thursday night (Midnight 12 - 13 October 1950). had sent one scramble (flight of aircraft) out and madd several good aoeaee at one target which painted (imaged on Radar Soope) ¥ very well. It was on a heading of 180 degrees (Magnetic compass heading) anil approximately 4 (four) miles inside the Eastern boundary of the area (Restricted flying space where other aircraft are not eupposed to fly). Our figater worked from 2500 te 5000 feet but saw nothing. The speed of these targets varied fram 40 to 100 miles per hour. Every characteristic vas the same as before except that the speed was slower. . us cl oo AY S There was nothing on the scope (Radar Scope) at the location of this strange object (the location was called in by telephone from ground observers at Oak Ridge), The strange visitor was reported to Captain Cole at Nobody (Call sign fer Air Defense Command Control Center, Selfridge Field, Ala.) who carried through to KAIF (Eastern Air Defense Command). Their orders were to put « patrol ever the area, vhich was done. Lt, Gutherie, operating umler my control and later Captain Duffy's, ea nothing in the area except one large flock of birds, which were painting (giving images on the Radar Soope). He estimated their muaber betveen 200 and 300, This was at 7000 feet. His patrol up mtil 1730 E.8.%., when I left duty, ranged from @ low level pass over the gates to 7000 feet. He was vectored after several well painted targete, but sav nothing. BAIF sent a list of questions to be answered by the observers. These were forvarded, They concerned speed, time, sky, ani terrain conditions, alti when mmoke disappeared, etc.” This report was signed by Captain William Akin, Controller at the Radar Bite, at the time of these occurrences, CERTIFIED TRUE EXTRACT: esol Age. nn [ef Wm B; Gray BAC | ge Tea (Page 1 ef Inclesure # 4) bs 73° 2 Bee IS) a ee et SO ne remo rr rr, 2 EE an