PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION Woa Bolloon Probobly Balloon Po .. IWy Balloo n a. DATETIMI OROU~ L TVPE Of ODSI!RVATIOM Was Ahcroh 0 Pro b a bly Ai r c roh 0 Po ul bl 1 Alrctoft Local mn:5LST :o GrounciVhuat o GroundRodor GM~T~=============-+..--;.D;..;:A~Ir-VI su e~l D Air lnt" reept Radar S~HOTOS SOURCE 0 Wa s Astronomical D Yea 0 Probobly Ashont~mlcol D Possibly Astronomh: ol . -7. LENCTH 01' O~SEAVATIOM I. NUMBE,_ OP ObJECTS t. COUA! u Other ..... ( . .30 -hO Geconcln c<~ c:h 10. DR lEI' $UMMARV Ofl SICHTIMO 11. COMMENTS Gr.1~r \thito ohj'3c 1:., s moot h , not sh :Lny, m Juar e UPIO n'JFD~D ;~':1o'.lll speed of c 0nvm!t i o1al a/c. ITo sound , ... 1.0kt! or trail . Ob::::cr v e d to como out of clmd~ 1 or JC'-40 st:.:c on n s end. recnt.e r clc-..1ds. Ca:nc wi t h::n ~00 ft c.~ ~round and marie c-irc J.".;. A/ c s e n t t~ inve:Jt i [!nt e an d n o ohjc c t oi)se rve' l . ATIC J'OR M 321) (UP.V 2J SV.P 52) Ll huuffl d ~tnt Data for E valuoti on n Un"no-wn AF FORM 112-PART I At'r' mVFO 1 JUHr:. l'lolf lltPORT ItO. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT DATE OF nE.I'111l r:--~ .. . . I 04TE OF INFORMATIOI'I :fvALUA n ol'l w:rEflEhCES ((\lllrtlmwabrr, cltrrrfirt, pr~rlor11 rrpqrt, rle., a4 applicniJ;> ----------- SU~MARY: (1::./tr ~11nCbt eWHIIarJ ofrtpvrt . Cilr r f i;mljkanr e fu ftrull Ollel"llttnrt flCragr<JJlfl. Li./ !rrr/o.rurtl Clllo:otr 1/t. l i<Jifl tr.tl l,frtport c.rn A I' J-'Mm 11! - 1'-.zrl II) OISTRI8UTION 8 1 Olti GIHATOII ?. Cj'S -CG, HOTE: THIS L){)CU '4~:.NT CON TAl N'i INFORMATION AFFECfiNG 1m NAriONAI. DFFF N:> OF HI~ UNITF 0 ';Ti\1 ~S ',/lf"H I N THe r.lh\N lNG C'IF l'rtr p ; pr(l'C,V, ACT, ,'JlJ. 3 C.--\J 31 AND n. f,r, \'~ENI>EO. IT5 TRAN'iMISSIOH 0~ I HE HtVrLA riON OF IT'; CClNl t"N f:i I :of /NY '<1..\NN~R r o AN llt.\lHHO~I'I: 0 I LH',(;N 1:; fJHOHtRITEf> flY LA"I/. H MAY ~tl)'f OE IH:.PRODUCEO IN WHOU: OR IN PMU, DY OlHEil Tlt.\N lJt"ITI:.O :.rATES AIH fOHCF. fiGI:NCII:.S. f...CCCPT IH rl ll:~t';SiuN OF TltE Ulfli-CTOH OF IN fFLLI~fli\.1:. U~AF'. , ,c '"'ftc.-rro~t) "F FORM 112-PARt II API'ROYED I JUP'tl IM AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 3oth Air Division In accordance with ADC Letter 200- 1 d~t.ed 11 Aprll 1 9.5'1, t 1~ follo'.;in~ information is submitted on rl;!ported vi::;ual oighting o .f nn u.irborne o bjAct. by e. Cuutrnctor Guard at K-25 Plant, Oakridge Tcnne.;s tje. DF!3criution: (1) Ob,ject slghted vras s(].uare ~nd approximateJ.;,r t.1~n t.y feet 1;:Lcle Color, b~tween a \Ild.te ~nd r.rey. no r.:arking3, prot.rusions , idges, etc. Objac t. looked nnooth but lT~sn t t shiny. H~!3ffil bled a square piece of canvas. (2) AJ.'.a::f3 kept broacl3ic!e to observe r . ( 3) 8;>e~d r~. .. fllaln ~d con~t.3.nt ab out. sarne a c onventional aircraft.. No =:;ound, mnoke or nois~ '"as Hot.iccd. ~ient 1ii.th .:mel ~\~ains t. prevailing wind3. b. Ti.'Tla Factors: Sighted at. 0815 EST, 1 Dect-mber 1951, and : 1a s u:1der obsec\:?.ti on chout, two minu:~es t otal nnd 30 to hO second s each t:b1~ obj ~c c cam-3 oul; of c. Hann~r of Obse~..r~t.ion: Visual Only. t:o optical or electronic cquipm~nt; -.;.:ls u .;ed :io.r: obs~r vat..ton. Speed constant., ~ltitmle varied approximating 300 feet. from top or a ridge to cloud l evel. d. I .. ocat.io:t of Cbj 3ct/obse't'VAr: Obs8rv~r l-Ias Hl3st of K- 25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, i n To~Ter t,'lL. Hhir.:.lot is a part of tbe s~curity systan around the plan!;. r.o~ation of obj ect uas a pprox:i.'"Ttately iirJl..f f r om observer, dista.1ce approxima~L."l.g one mil e and JCO fe~t from top of ridge. Hitness/observe~ D!tta: ~Iitnass and observer Ha3 l ir . n C0ntract.or c .tacd nt K-2.5 Pl ant, Q.':\kridr;e, Tennessee. Employed by the Union Carbon a:1d Cnrbicle Company :1.s a Guard for Gev e n .,rears, I!r. ars of D[~a c:?.nd r0~ides at. Kno"<Vill~, T~mv~ss~e. G'.JsaJ:>V~r uas on srlft. nlnutas ' 'ht:m o~jecl; CYhtedo F'.ro;:;i ght i3 20/70 nntl h e clnlms no eye trou'tll<.:s. C:ua iu held in h iv.h rc:>pec t. by hiD auperiors ~.nd ht: ,.,:)pear3 t o brJ hone::;t, D-'1d con - i en t.ious . 'l'he gu3.rd is f u.lJ.y .:t~l3.re of tha publicl ty r cstric tic,:1 s. 0 7)9 EST -Cl ouds; 6 ,000 scattered. Visibility; JO lid.lP.s. Hindsj S:J, 17 r.tph. Al tim liter; 009 . OS330 F.:.:r -Cloudsj G, ooo ~cat.tered. Viaibility; 30 mil e s . ~lind[;; Pfll) I lt I~ . ' I AF FOR~ 112-PART II AUl INTELLIGENCE li tFOR~1ATION REPO~T 3 0 t h Air Divl~ion IR61~-5lli 08;57 E~T -Clouds; 6 ,000 ocat.t.er\3d. Vl.;ibility,; 30 r.rLlo.;;. hil''l~; s.~, 16 ntph . A..lti.1let~r; 0J.l. Clouds; r:s t.im~ t:.~d 6, !)OO broken. \' .i.sib.i.li GY; ) 0 Hlnds; S.T, 17 rr.ph. 'l'r!np ; 71. Al time t.er j 012 lOOh l:.S' -Clonds ; G, 0..10 ~cHt t':)r erl. Vi::.lbillty; 3D rr i1e.3. ~.'i 1d~; GW\rd r opo::-ted th~tt o'njc(d:, ~.ns i'-i.r:;t. o ) "'er'"'r~d J GJ .f\')dt. from the t op of a rid[:e of :.-~all hill!l rur:.nir.g bRo-t. ~'!ld ~/est, u~d that. are nituatod north of Plant K-2.5. Oh ject Has l':ising strnir;ht:. up int o tltG air a11cl l:ent. to thE: hase ol' th~:: cloud l ,:,r, .. r . It t.,..1en. ~t..'='rt.ecl buc;k do-~m (st.raight) tmtil it ll:.t::i approx~ilately 300 feet fro:11 tltr: L>l .a A3aln ~ The ob ,je:ct the n sLarted l.ietc!c up at about a 45 d~zrv,_. <' lc to the left rn1d 'tu;nt i n t o t!w cloud:.;. ub ject, c~11e cJuli c.:' .. t h .... c1o,tcb nr~<.l strnie;hl.i dm-m to approxi.":1:tt~ly )00 i'oet, o.f thE> ridgr~ :lg .. . Lno It t.he::n st.etrtc d t o Make n circlo rl0ln.r :;lo~I.Ly durl.rg thif; !'lUP~u .... e r .::Juri t.h:m \rent, up inti.> the clouda at o.hout. a 20 de,~rt:!e anc._:le di:.. ... -t.._J!)~ctring corn- }Jle: ly into the clouds ... I:o .furthe r si;-;htLt.g o f tbe o h j .. ~ct i 1 3 r1?.de. Tot~l time o.r o"vosrvai:.ior13 \ra:; tHo Jairtu I:..J3. h. Ph.y::d.c1.l I!;vidfjnc ~: 1. Int e rception o r Ide~tifica~ion: ObJect 11as fj_r3 t si~hted Rt OSl!) t:sr hy rn1d no w::nt:ion 1:a s nade that. obj ect ua s ~Lrborne;, , ,hon rc:portcd . Therefore GCI 11as not notified by the SF.)curi i.y S .JC t.ion. 'l'ho [;ocuri t y Section t hin thq objoct lTas Eround force-;, sf:nt patrol:.; to i nvestigate. A.:t~r n ot. .fi nding anythiPg , the Sncuri t.y s~ction c; .:~lied Gt;ard t 1000 2.::",T Pnd then it, 113..3 .fottnd that the o1>je~t 1-r~s ~irbornd :1t. all ti.rnes . At 1002 Esr, GCi :ns notifie'l :tnd t~ro F- !((s ue::-e ::;r~nt ovr->r to the n r eo.. HmJeyar , tha obj( h a d di:::apperl.red "nd no int.erc~!Jtion Hens I'l tde. j. A-trborn~ Air~r:~ft: T.ro F-L!'(s t'-~at 1ie r e in l,h(J <.d.r D3 C:>-nuat. Air :.,l.;rtJ1 '.;e>re U>fKi to tc..1_:1t r-..1 il,'t3rc~ption. PI~:PAE~D n1: D/ t/ HU~ Jrr K . 1 LI\LL c.:~n t:tln TIEE (Local): (), 1.5 ACTION OR COlnf~!TS: -~o concl10i o:1G DESCftiPTIOrJ OF INC[ DDJT: e:)J ' (' i:, <' 1-, ,o: :( <i In l)e :;ru.l (: , n,cGCt). d xl Lln:>f"!