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stated that while it was highly improbable that airoraft could sustain flight at an altitude of 100,000 feet, 1t was absolutely possibie from a scientific and enginesring standpoint. Therefore, it was his opinion that the matter should be followed closely. He arranged for Captain CROSS, whom he termed a reader expert, to observe with ADCOCK during the evening of March 3, 1950 the radar equipment on which ADCOCK had detested the object, Immediately following this conference, Special Agent MoBWAIN contacted Mr, CHARIZS WHITE, Physical Seourity end Plent Protection Branch, U. 8. AEC, end Mr, FRANK CALLAGHAN, Assistant Chief, Sesurity Division, U. 8. AEC, to advise them of the findings end to determine what action wes being taken by AEC. Both WHITE and CALLAGHAN advised that the matter head been referred to 3rd Army authorities and that beyond this, no steps had been taken. It was | their belief, however, that a rader technician was being sent down, \ probebly from Washington, to inspect the equipment owned by ADCOCK. It was | erroneously reported that a OIA technicien would come to Oak Ridge. Also, immediately following this conference above steted, Special Agent PRICE, OBZ, called his headquarters ot Maxwell Field, Alabema to determine if any action were being taken with regard to having redar equipment flown to this area to verify or disprove the findings of ADCOCK. PRICE was advised that he should act only in the capacity of an observer in the matter but that such vader equipment would be flowm up, if requested by the ABC. Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, stated he had also been advised by his headquarters at Atlante to act in the capacity of en obcerver end that, ascordingly, he had not as yet been advised whether or not the 3rd Army in- tended to send mobile radar equipment to the area to verify or disprove the findings of ADCOCK. ‘Inquiry wae made by Speciel Agent PRICE, OSI, of AEC as to whether or not they would request having radex equipment flow in by OBI authorities, and he was told by ARC that while the AO was, of course, vitally interested in anything which directly effected the safety of the area, they nevertheless did not feol that they had the suthority to mke e specific request for such ection inasmuch as the protection of the area from assault was the responsibility of the 3rd Avrmy. Accordingly, they could not meke any direst request for such equipment. During the evening of March 3, 1950, Special Agent CHARITON C. MeSWAIN end wyself, together with SA PRICH (CSI), remained et the Neval Reserve Armory, Aloos Highway, during which time search was being conducted by the radar equipment at this installation, Captain ROBERT GROSS, NEPA, and Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, a aes