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r*) e Y Assistent Attorney General James li. McInerney Criminal Division Director, FBI ont Asta os . wait] qt RJECT OV AK RIDGE, TRUNESSER, MARCH 1, 1950 » INFORMANT ITIES INTERNAL SECURITY Mareh 14, 1950 f Stuart BE. Adeoek, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected en his radar equipment an object directly over Oak aise Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 fest at 11:15 p. m, Mareh 1, 1950. rch 2, 1950, he advised thet his radar equipment recorded an object about 3900 feet high and approximately 18 miles from his home in Knoxville at 11:15 a, m. on that dete. It vas reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at knoxville, Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that ths equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge. questioned Adcock and examined his radar equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt that Adcock was technically wrong on some of his radar theory. The reliability of Adeock was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation. No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau but in the event O\edaitional information cones to our attention you will be promptly advised. LEN og a MAR 17 1980 80