Oak Ridge December 14, 1950 radar event
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Group of targets blanketed 663rd AC&W Squadron radar scopes over Oak Ridge atomic facilities for approximately three hours; perfect fighter interception resulted in negative visual identification.
“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.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1950-12-14
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, government Atomic Energy Commission projects
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Tennessee
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 663rd AC&W Squadron, 30th Air Division, McGhee Tyson Airport
- Sensors
- radar
- Duration
- 10800s
Resolution
Multiple radar targets; Lt. Robinson photographed scope readings with Speed Graphic camera; photographs forwarded to 30th Air Division
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
Case ID: 1950-USAF-0972
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