SCtl :il;i: Civilia ns Brilliant tnllic~rcrlactca litht ~t~n to cr~l and non rcflectiv~ Turned from E to UNCLASSIFIED 3. AC't'lOlll Wlll no\ tab AD7 tvtber tntga,ln aotloft, ., will .aln\aln oon\ao' w1 th N:.iA oftlo1ala and U. s. Alr z'ol"~ l'.adAI' Sta\lon a\ Uctihee iyaon Alrpor,, ltnonllle, fenueaaee cmd vlll report .~tw futher oocv.rrenoea. ooa 11:.~ Dl n tloa ~ttru ~ClG 1 --.~ta\eaent of Col. UQlt,lJ". an4 l-:aJor a-J,tr \o hr. ti'GT fr_.... PAflliOJC v. llA'P.S Dlawt.o' Comaendal' UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFIED SUMft'IARY OF INFORMATION P'MP'ARtNG orne lll .. h CIC COOC FOR USE IN INDI VIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATIOt~ Of SOURCE: Of INrORMATIOU ODJLC'l' SimiTfl) OVCli 0.\1 R liS, f1JIWSSEE. COMPU:TCLY RtUAOL A USUALLY RWABL I NOT USUALLY RCUABLL 0 RWAIIIUTY UNKNOWN F CO:CflRMCO OY OfHCR SOURCLS I POSSIOLY TRUt ) OOUBTTULLY TRUE TRUTtt CANNOT BE JUOGro ' SUM"V-Uf OF lhrORMATION \.In c~co with latter AJACI-360.33 Conornl, d~tod 15 Ilovombor 1950, Jlondq~ors, '1'h1rcl /u"J113 SUDJBCTI Unconvont1onnJ Aircra.rt, tlll fol.J.oui.nli 1s aubcdttocl.) A. loentim nnct T,!":C ot Si~J)tin:~a liCJtwoon 0020 and oo::;o hours on lS Docornbor 1950, on the 'l'urn!liko, within tho controllod area, opprm tmn.t~ a10 (1) rn11e .trcn tho uhito . \1in3 crronco nli I-12 plc.nt. D. rlonthor at tho Tv~a 1. om houro -l1ind 1'raal tho lb-thOODt, ecvon (7) m1lco por hourJ tooporo.turo -20 dog:t"OOB F. o.ccordiQa to tm Atoaic ~I'E7 Ccxn1 coion l.bteoroloaic.Gl Division. Tennoosoo. Rislcc, Tonr.e:ssco. , ~ llidgo, Tonnco:Joo. Cole 11..Ulco, Tcnnocooc. r. Tonnoaaoo. O::.k l~lr,a, Tennoaooo. .n., 0~ H.ic.!co, Tcnncsooo s.A.F ., lLPA Div1o1on, Fairchild U1.[;l.no and Coxporation, Oak RiLlco, Tcnnosaoe. E. Q.ljoct Si!jhtoch A llcht OSUMti.nR in tho ohnpe or o. c1rclo, or en intensity much e:t"Cater tJwl thc.t Of a bricht l'COOD rJ.vi.ng the ~reosioo Of form in COl"'.J'lCCtion l1it h tho lir')tt. Tho ll[Jtt was \illite in np~onco ~ cljd not oho;-1 rmy oi~ of rcrro.cUon into n bend or continuous opoctruo. This object ,ma trovol..int! in a llortln1ootorly direction, 15 to 30 dccroos olov:ltion obovo tha horizon, c.nd npponrod to dirlin.i..3h conoid~ in !lizo d~ thirty socond.o ot obcol"V~tion. To cnothor croup, the objoct appoarod oncy as o. br~ltt roloction of tho G"..tn tz:ca on ~pnrently t1-etal ourraco. Uo nccuro.to cotirn.:lte ot tm objoct' o oizo or ranee conJtl bCJ made from tho obeorvntion. u ...... , 'ling io quotoQ frOCl Air Forco &dnr St~tioru DISTRII!UliON TQIUlOssoe ACO fORM C:: 6 8 . UNCLASSIFIED SUMh.,4RY OF INFORMATION I'REI'ARINGorfler lllth CIC, PAO I 8 P. o. Bazt 379, Knoxv1Jlo Tonnoaaee. CODE FOR USE 1r INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION OBJECTS SIDflTED OVER OJ.lt RIOOI, OF SOURCE: OF INFOAMATION. COMI'lETtl. Y REUAilL o A USUALLY RWABL I NOT U!;UAU. Y R1J.liU D fiDIAIIUTY UNKNOWN F CONfiRMED BY OTHtR SOURCtS I POSSIDLY TRUE J TRUTH CANNOT IC JUDGED I SUM MARt OF INFOIUIATIOH F. (Continued) 0032 hour8 -Atomi o Jlbe.rgy C01md asicm report;ecl aircraft over Hortbeast end ot area -no paint. (Paint mean' ng indicati~ on tM "0939 hours -Small paint near Southeast. comer ot area on 190 degz eo. io bearing ot objects travol.) "0845 hours -lost contact. mgative reJJts. Fighter interception na attompt.ed with Attachecl hereto are two certitied true copies ot the etate.mot;a Mde by the abow ment.ionecl obeer vera UNCLASSIFIED DISlRIBUTION cc Knoxville, Tenn. 1 cc Soc. Div. AEC Oak AiiOfORM 568 a IUII I UNCLASSlFlED rollovlD le a report of the alr)ltlnl of an aoidentlflod obJeot in the Oak Ridge .Area b7 \be underelgnecl. On tho morning of 18 Dooember 1950, the followtn pereonnel were r1d1nc to tholr work at Bt1PA Dlvlelon, Fatrcblld UD~t.ne and All"plane Corp., in the 5-50 Ana at UaJc lll4&'8, ~aneeMel aeata Col. , azul ll.ajor were ridi~ ln tho front vere in the rear. At approxtmate17 0827, tle rldlq aouthveat on the turnpll~ Jua\ o\ltslda tbe restricted area, Ool elghted a ycrr bri.C)tt reflection through the vindshleld of the cnr. Hajor -. vho wae alt beside Col. ~d vhoae attentloD was attracted bf Col. looking at the ok7e ale'.hted the BNne reflection. Col.-..., then called tbe attention of the remaining occupant of the car to the retlectlon. or these, OoJNDancler also elghted the rofloction, but JUt. J.lr. ud Major d1d not eight it. !he reflection wae vielble through the front vlndahlold of the oar onl.7 tor a moment becauee, lhortl.7 thereafter, the road turned to the rlf)lt. !he correepon41nc t\U"'l of the car eo plaoed the relative position of the rofloction that it could not be seen throUh tho loft front vinclow, vblcb vaa frosted. The vindsblell, hoveYer, wae not fro eted u.cl pe:ral t ted exceUen t n alon. The obJect appeared onl.J ae \be bright reflection ot the sun free All appAront17 Jlet&l aurfaoe, mucb ae mleht be orpected from an c.ir~o.it at a Groat dia\auco. Yo accurate eatimote of the objects aiao or rax~o could be aJade !roa tbe obael'ft.t1on. It &t>pe&red to be weet-eouthuost or Oak ntd4;e fovne1 te at u ancle of eleyatlon of about 250 tro1:1 the , I.'. Col. USAJ' , JB., MaJor, USAF .UNCLASSIFIED IEPA PBOJiO! Office of the Ai Plan' liepreaentatl" Air Haterlel Cor.~ooocl lTi:PA Division Fairchild :!n&1ne ancl Airplane Corporation Poet Otflco Box l Oak Ridce, Tenr.e a see On Doeecbor 18, 1950, at eometl between 0800 nnd 0830, the following HF.PA emplo)'8ea vero riding in a Tehicle on tbe :rum- pike \lithhl tho Controlled Area toward the N PA Projoct apr-rox- iNLteq ona mile ahozt of the ny cutoff to Wh1 te \>:ing entrr.nca 'lb.e paase~are, with the exception of Dr. who did not attempt to partic1~te in tho Tlewine, obaarved a liGht em~t~ ln tho abnpe ot a ot.role, of an 1ntens1 t7 m~tch ereo.ter tbn.n that of a bright moon, throQGh the vindahield of the vehicle. ~o ~evera hAd the lcpreaa1on that there wae form in connection with \he light rathor than merelr a point souce. The light waa white in ap:arance and did not ehov MY elme of refraction into n band or o.)ntlnuoua epootrua. It appeared. to be trom 15 to 30 detirooe eleynted aboye the horizontal and on an azlCQth betwoen west ~nd northweat, and appeared to be traTellng ln a northvoaterl7 direction. fbe lpreaaion of 1ts traTeliug is duo to the !act that the ob.joct ap~eared to d1~inlah cona1derablr iu 11se duri~ the approxiocte thlrt7 aeconda during v.b1cb it \Aa Yiewed. The nhlole rc:.1aincd. ln atotlon and ln !ollovinc the oo\lree of the rond, changed its rcl- atln position ao that tho objeot vas viewed during the laat few aeoonda from tho aide w1ndova. Aa the nh1cle proceeded dow t he road a near-b7 ridge obatructed the view of the object, and nlthou.ch tho Tehlcle corn,.,lotod tl,o tltrn to,crd ~25 at the t interaoction 5 10295-GAFB I O NoY so . IOM Deoo~nbez-18, UNCLASSIFIED Deoeaber 28, 1950 an4 the paetsengere had a relatiTel.7 clr new at pointe alone the road, the obJect vae not yi.eved again. The obee"era wero un- able to osticate a pproximate at.1e, epood, or vertical elevation; and, therotora, vera not certain whether the obJect vaa oyer tho Oontrollod Area or a conelderabla dlatance awq. ~ore waa DO v. por trail or other viable condition witbln the vicinity of the obJoct and there \-tere no clouds which could have obccurcd it. i'be obeervora were unable to 1dentlf7 the ()UJect ln terms of ~.:138 or ahDpe, othor than the circulnr ap:;earnnce of the lic;ht. l'lO\o,_ eYer, the circular a.roa appeared to darken, starting at approx- 1matelJ' 7s00 to 9100 o'clock alone the perimeter and continu~ to darken along t.be perimeter and inner araB until tho 11t;ht w:ao conc~trato4 1n approx1mMtel7 lsOO to 3100 o'cloCk position of a -rers P~all diameter, at vblcb point tt ap~ared eouwhat aiL.ilar to a large atar. !he obaertora vaN not in oople\8 agreement aa to whether the o'bJeot vaa aoriDC at a apead which caused lt to d'miniah in sb:o os-actuall7 wa dilllnlebi~ 1n o1se vlthout M7 t:rent velocity of tra-rel due to the drkenlDg effect 4eacr1bod aboye. lEI~ Dt.ri e1on. rAlllOBILD EROIU AllD AIBPLAlm COPJ'JRATIO:l JIIIIIIIIIt"l ... -.. .. UNCLASSIFIED DK~AIITM.NT OP' TH AIR POliCE HKADOUAIITE... UNITKD 8TATK8 Alit WA8HINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 8TH DIST .. ICT OI'JI'ICE OJI' SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS Dlfteto of Speolal ''P\lo B~-" u. s. Alr ioa-oe ~asbSnctoa 28. n. c. MAXWKLL AUt fPOttCK aAeK. ALAaAMA ll Do~MI' 19eQ 1. 5por:-1t~a An unl4en\1f1a4 flT1M objao\ ;.r~:.a ob~& ved o?4lr ~he tom 'Jl Oa!.< :ii~, 'r'.-,nnesMe :!'roa 1~ to l~O hou.r -' 3 n!J\:8MOOr l9d0 b;r t,:tQ ( J) !>BI"IOllS Jetwea 12 3 :1ncl l~r;Q Mnr"!t, 5 Dectt:n~ 1950, .1r-~e aeer"~l7 a~ the 'emu'1 ~7 .01.yi. ,\i.Jn, J:'l.!c !tll)r.-!1, 7enne38At~t whllu an41nc on .''tnne Ay1nua the weat end ~f the uu.s ::_1latioJ"J1 at:ro3a 11-oa t.be ::o3' Of!lae, observd an objeel\ on-P the t->-p ot t r.e C"a' IJ! ficat bollclb~, l'l1L" ia a.ta esGte1'17 dir&c \ lon .'l\ o. slu" OJ>f'9dt :t n dln~.moe ot a~ x1aatel.7 \'.fO ( 2 ) L':iloa and Ai n n altitu.de o f alJ>lut SCO f c'. !1ra. s\a\ed tha\ the object wae north ~f h\31' poti ~ia-:1. In ti.e IUrds ot i-lrts. \he objec\ ~a Rbr!ll1an1 :Jtltall1c, a!l ::Ll'lr.lln u:s or t ~l4U7 barallbe4 I.-.tal tba\ r".!fieo'ed the li~' sha~ ro'Wl~. fla~ or dl~ 'llJc, aD4 op~d to '\U'Il :sl1e;h\l,. M the lett or nor~hwe\ end. .1h.en turnlDI! the appeeruce cbanpcl an4 ~M 11~\ ~.as no lo~U. .. r renectecl b7 tn. objeot u& l' a!':..nt -.ller n,d daft ~ 1n color, but ~ c!lNlt;a ln ed. T obJec\ let' DO detlnlte \rall; Yer. on the od~ Qf la!"t 'l1c.la ot \he oltJeot a miat7 h&lo could 0. oeen. T!le o~jec\ i'l~ a. n~ral.~\ cou aDd !\O nol oou14 hear:t. The to~al \be of o:>!er?sti ~ A~lli 1lft7 (SO) UOOD41 !, t a.bo\1, l:DO hOU!, Mre. c~ l1J;Je, whUe 1n her ~4, obsert~cl nn o'bjec' de"cr1~4 eir~llarl:l tf1 tJl the one o'Jrtecl b7 t.tr. ~r ~tth the exception thnt the o'!)ject "~ zaov1ng .:re' vhea the ob!fli-t'e4 l,. :l v't.:l!.on, Jak ~tt~. ~O!\."UUSI88 nt;.~,ttd c t i \tt fil;_.!..J .,in~ r~eai:.Il~.r e>u"li~i.Jn~ UNCLASSIFIED OA 7 ~osaber 1~30 t .. r. also ata tna' 1 "._."ther balloaA vera alr'bone in the Ou ~1~ area. :,:z.. re- YD&lecl tba' r "JWtGal J'ft ot r lo ao\ln ~tlol lr..t\..bt '111J1.ng b above p-. J '~a 7 Dece.-.Jt 19M> Major T1 :.A1 'Defnn~ ~h Co.:l .. anler sta~ecl \l".a' tvo (a) aacnt' wre tl.71D.I( in the ~1~ a~a iarin.: Ula :.'bO-n al'h'l<ae Oae vas dtoaar1~e4 a u J-a~ f1~t -,hlQh 1a palnW bl.aoa aa 0 '45. 3o'b alraftf\ clnla& th11 -pr1o4 were 1.1 the .oah ea4 of ~la CoaUollM. .ArtJa of \laic "'ldce Yhich ia ~bol.l' fllur- s poalt.lo &lao etat."cl \bl' DO 1 lcblDc ven re,!)OI'te4 bJ' the ~ '&'&@ .J\&\ioa a' 3. Act!OIJ Wlll DOt \a AD7 tbfth 1ay81,lp,lft ao'i~nl, bu.' will oai:lt&lll con\ac' d'h ll'3;t.A oftlclala an4 u. s. "lr ~'orce !iac1a7 .;\at\Jne ~ . :~ei1hao .:'710A A1~:rt r.no .. twllle, len..,aasee an~ ,,111 re,on nr~ furtbar oceu ~t--,nce J Dlstric' CormaDder SOURt:l: Civilians .. lJII, !I. l:OT..Ofl t~n to cre.z and .~.?~-. fll.cc. !~- ALTI'i'UDI~ TYIJ\o~ Oto" OD~E:cVA'L'IOif Ground ~W&:tMms Turned !rom E to w.: :.JIQo:'l'CJrf~S UNCLASSIFIED HUDOUAIITKII8 UNITKD 8TATK8 AIR .. ORCK WA8HINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAII' 8y .. DI8TRICT O, .. ICK 0,. a~KCIAL INVEaTIGATIONI Dlroo\or of npoct.ul lnyea\lt';ft,lo Her...d.quartera, u. :s. Alr J:orce ljaahla'on ::a, D. o. 1. ID70r An unlclOatlflecl f17lne obJao' ln~l O'baert4 OYer the fennetl8e Ina 1248 to 1000 houa, 6 lla r 1900 b7 \vo (~) paraona. a. Between 1:i48 and 1G50 hours, 5 December 1950, Hre. Z~ocu.rltT D\Yialon, Oak ltld8e, '.L'ennosuoa vhllo etandilli~ on 'i'ennoeeee AYOn\la at the wast end of the bua platform acrooa :Lroz.1 tbe iost Ufflce, obeoryed an ob.1ent oyer \be top of tho r oa\ uL'flca \lulldln~, fl7ln~ ln nn e&Gtorl7 direction o.t a elov apeed, a.t a d1oto.u04J of ll: lrlate] t'fO ( 2) nlloa ancl at an altitude of ab,.,\lt 500 teet. t.rz. ttntod thL'' the object vaa north of her poaltlon. In the \ofOl'd'J of lira. the object vaa brllllMt motnlllc, a.a alw:Jlnum or hl;;hl.y burnlobed rr.ota1 that r eflootecl tho llr.ht, chl\pe roWld, flu\ or d.lak 'lU-:o, ~tnd. appeared to t\U'n alit)ltlr to the lett or northweat und ullOil t\U'nlnr~ tha a~enrance chanee4 and the llrh' vaa no lon."''r renectod b t.he objoct bnd. lt n!'. e<.&.red. sonller nnd daft ~ ln oolor, bu.t DO chanee ln n~oo~" object lot' DO detlnlte trall& boweYer, on \no o4r. ot lett ci uo of the object a ula\1 halo oould be n fhA o~ject flew a tral[~tt cn1rae aDd no nol ooul.4 bo bean. ft. tot.al \lme ot obeerwtion At about 1mo houa, Nra. Oak "l1t"":e, while tn hBr :rnr4 ob!:e1',84 aD obJect decrl almllarl.y wlth t .be one obcorvod by ~.re. i'u.rnar vlth the xoeptlon tbnt the obJect v:1.a mol~ 'd8 c t \'1ben she o b sene4 l'. On 7 lleoelllber 1950 lr etooroloc:loal l>lnalon, Onk itlde.e, ToJLwwatoo et:. \eel tbat the follovlnt: weather oondltlone prtwaile,l nt. 1:'~)0 ho\11'1 on 5 ~eL'lbol' 1950& VlDCl waa from tho eaat at U mth, the a)q v cleu, \'lalblllt~ \wt)lYa (1;;) allea, ,orature 46 do.groea il. UNCI..f';SSIFIED