Source: NICAP.org
The whole UFO case report:
“#1705: 1950/12/15 0:0 10
84:15:20W 35:59:20N 3331
NAM USA TNS 6 8
OAK RIDGE,TN:UID BLIPS ALLO RDR SCREENS:
FULL FIGHTER INTERCEPT finds nothing
Ref# 134 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1950/3 books Book # 3
Page 67 MIL. BASE
NAM USA TNS 6 8
OAK RIDGE,TN:UID BLIPS ALLO RDR SCREENS:
FULL FIGHTER INTERCEPT finds nothing
Ref# 134 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1950/3 books Book # 3
Page 67 MIL. BASE
A. Location and Time of Sighting: From 1605 hours for
about three (3) hours, on 14 December 1950, on the Radar Scopes of the 663rd AC
and W Squadron, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee.
B. Weather at the Time: At 1600 hours on 14 December 1
950-‘Ceiling- 2100 feet ;
Broken overcast; Seven (7) miles visibility; temperature, 37 degrees F.; and
Wind-Southwest at thirteen (13) miles per hour.
C. Names, Occupations, and Addresses of Witnesses:
Personnel of the 663rd AC and W Squadron, 30th Air Division, McGhee Tyson
Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee, who were on duty at the time. Their occupations
are Radar operators, Supervisors and experts.
D. Photographs of Objects, if available: No
photographs taken. See ‘F’ below.
E. Objects Sighted: A group of targets blanketed the
Radar Scopes in the area directly over the government 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
negative results.
F. Any other pertinent information: Lt. Robinson of
the 663rd AC and W Squadron, McGhee-Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee took
photographs of the scope readings with a personal, four (4) by five (5) Speed
Graphic Camera, using Plus-X civilian procured film, a lens opening of F-2.5,
and a shutter speed varying from twenty (20) to forty-five (45) seconds. The
negatives were printed and forwarded to the 30th Air Division, Selfridge Air
Force Base, Michigan ,
which installation printed the negatives and sent copies thereof to the 663rd
AC and W squadron. The numerous targets can be readily identified from the
permanent radar echoes by comparing the photographs.
Source: FBI, Clear Intent, 173
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