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that the reliability of ADCOCK was extremely dubious and they felt that the mitter was worthy of little consideration. On the morning of Merch 6, 1950, ADCOCK again contacted Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, and advised he had again observed the object at about the same altitude over the Oak Ridge area and he estimated the object to be of approximately the sam density as would be caused by 2 DC-h at thet altitude, Again, Colonel GASSER was contacted by Special Agent PRICE of OSI and Colonel GASSER said that he intended to take some electronic equip- ment to the home of ADCOCK with which they could actually cheok the electrical oiroults of his radar equipment to determine whether or not it was accurate, pexticularly in view of the fact they had checked som of the findings of known airoraft detected during previous visits and extent regerding speed, elevation During the afternoon of March 6, 1950, all day of March 7, end Merch 8, 1950, attempts were made by Special Agent PRICE, to make an appointment with Colonel GASSER end Captain CROSS, and ADCOCK could not be located, According to his office at Station WROL, he had left tow and it was not known when he would return. In summary, therefore, it seems to be the general opinion that the actual existence of an object at such an exceptional altitude is quite im- Probable and no explanation is yet known as to just what was detected by ADCOCK on his screen or, in fact, whether anything was detected. On tho afternoon of March §, 1950, Special Agont SEAGRAVES telephoned Special Agent MCBWAIN of this office and advised that two representatives of the With Air Forces with headquarters at Greenville, South Carolina, had arrived in Knox- ville and contacted him with regard to making an sppointment with ADCOCK to inspect his equipment. Theso representatives advised they did not feel it sufficiently importent for them to remain or to mike a return trip inasmoh as ADCOCK was unavailable. This information is. being furnished to the Bureau in detail inesmch as it is the mderstanding of this office that Colonel ©, D, GASSER was mich perturbed in the mnner in which this matter was handled and has written letters to his Commnding Officer, U. 8. Air Forces Material Command, Wright Field, concerning 1%, These letters by Colonel GASSER spparently were prompted from the fact that the 3rd Army Intelligence ropresentative and the Air Forse Intelligence representative have both been instructed to act as observers only, with no authority to act im the situation. In addition thereto, AEC felt that their responsibility had been discharged upon notifying the 3rd Avuy. The Bureau was obviously interested only from an observer's viewpoint and no question of jurisdiction in this regard wos raisod,