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equipment was fn operation end continuous search being made. Special Agent McSWAIN, together with Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, end Special Agent PRICE, ost, observed this Navy equipment for some time but no object whatsoever could be detected. A telephone cali wad placed by SEAGRAVES to Mr. ADCOCK at approxi- mately 11:00 A. M, and ADCOCK advised he had been picking up some indication of the object again. He indicated ite elevation and direction as woll as distance to bo the came as previously reported. At the time of his conver- sation, the Navy equipment detected two aircraft at an olevation of approxi- mately 2,000 feet and a general azimuth of approximately 300 degrees true and seemingly headed in the general direction of the Knoxville Municipal Airport. By way of a check, ADCOCK was asked if he detected on his equipment eny objects other than those reported by him. ADCOOK stated that he had noticed ‘two swall airerart headed in the general direction of the Knoxville Airport at a relatively low altitude but he had not paid auch attention to them. ADCOCK then requested that he be allowed to view the radar equipment at the Waval Reserve Armory in order that he might coordinate lis equipment with that equipment end thus obtain a better f1x on the object should it again be located, The rade watch was continued and ot about 11:30 A. M. ADCOCK called the armory end advised that the object being observed by him over Oak Ridge had started moving iu an easterly direction snd had, in a period of about twenty minutes, faded from the screen. Om the afternoon of March 3, 1950 at about 1:30 P. M., STUART ADCOCK, together with CIC, OSX and FBI agents, went to the Naval, Armory where ADCOCK was allowed to look at the radar equipment of the Hevy, It had beon previously determined from Lieutenant Commander SHACKIETI that this equipment did not comprise any Glassified information. At this time, ADCOCK claimed familiarity with the equipment being used by the Navy ani spoke of having assisted in its development at Harvard University during the early stages of the war. ADCOCK also wade statements to the offect that he had traveled extensively for the Avmy during the war in adapting rader for specialized services. At this tin, the presenee of som: alochol was noted on the breath of ADCOCK, but he was not in an inebriated condition, After examining the equipment, ADCOCK stated he 414 not feel that this low frequency type of radar would be of mich assistance in detecting the object reported by him for several reasons, such as the elevation of the antemma, the minimm fade area, otc. These stato- ments seemed to be in accord with the radar operator's opinion. At 3:30 P. M. om the afternoon of March 3, 1950, a conference was had with Golonel C, D. GASSER, Enginesring Officer, U, 8, Air Force Material Command, NEPA Bite, Onk Ridge, Tennessee, Those present at the conference were Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC; Speoial Agent PRICE, OSI; Mr. GENE GORDIEN, U. 8. Air Forces Security Officer; Captain ROBERT CROSS, USAF, and Special Agent CHARLTON C. MoSWAIM of this office, At this conference, Colonel GASSER “3+