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20 Jamary 1951
111th OIC Detachment, FAO #8, P.0, Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee
OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE
(In compliance’ with latter AJACT-360.33 Ginoral, dated 15 November 1950,
waeteey” third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is
submitted,
A, Ieeation and Time of Sighting: From 1605 hours for about three (3) hours,
on 14 December 1951, on the Radar Scopes of the 663rd AC and W Squadron,
MoGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee,
B. Weather at the Time: At 1600 hours on 14 December 1950--"Ceiling-2100 feet;
Broken overcast; Seven (7) miles visibility; Temporature- 37 degrees F.;
and Wind - Southwest at thirteen (13)miles perhour.
Names, Occupations; and Addresses of Witnesses; Personnel of the 663rd
AC and W Squadron, 30th Aix Division, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville,
Tennesseo, who were on duty at the time. Their oceupations are Radar
operators, Supervisors, and experts,
Photographs of Objects, if available: No photographs taken. See "IF" below.
Object Sighted; A group of targets blanketed the Radar Scopes in the area
directly over the governmont Atomic Energy Commission projects at Oak
Ridge, Tennessee. These objects could not be identified from the radar
image and a perfect fighter interception met with hegative results.
Any other pertinent informetion: It, Robinson of the 663rd AC and W
Squadron, McGhoe Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee took photographs of
the scope readings with a personal, four (4) by five (5) Speed Graphis
Gomera, using Plus-X civilian procured film, a lense opening of F-2.5,
and a shutter speed varying from twenty (20) to fourty-five (45) seconds.
The negatives were printed and forwarded to the 30th Air Division, Selfridge
Aix Ferco Base, Michigan, whieh installation printed the negatives and
sent copies thereof tosthe 663rd AC and W Squadron, The numerous targets
can readily identified from the permanent radar ethos by comparing the
photographs. (B-2)
SOURCE: Personnel and logs of the 663rd AC and W Squadron, MoGhee Tyson
Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee,
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