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* a ar wn ame an ve veh "Prior to thie report QP we had a rececurance of targeta like Thursday night. We had sent one scramble cut and made several good passes at-ane target which painted very vell. It was on a heading of 180 degrees and approz. _ h ailes inside the eastern boundary cf the area. Our fighter 4 worked from 2500 to 5000 feet, but saw nothing. The speed of these tarzeta varied from to 100 miles per hour. Every characteristic was the same as before except that the speed was slower. + There vas nothing om the scope at the location of this strenge object. The strange vieitor waa reported tog at Nobody, /. . eng eS yf who carried through to EADF. Their orders were to put a patrol over the area, which wae done. operating under my control and later QPF wir sev nothing in the area except one large flock of — birds, which ve vere painting. He estimated their number between 200 and 300. This vas at 7000 feet. His patrol up until 1730 EST when T left duty, rengedfrom a low level pass over the gates to 7000 feet. Ee wes vectored after several vell painted targets, but sev nothing.” =~ Pin + oD wae 6. At about 1520 FST 16 October, v th signed was present, a report ceme fram the AEC Patrol to the radar station relating that a and four civilian employees at Oak Ridge had observed a “silver diek” hovering over the K-25 plant in the controlled area. The radar screen was able to pick up an indistinct target about every three (3) or four (4) sveeps of the indicator. An F-82 fighter plahe was gent to attempt an intercept of the object. The airborns radar of the fighter picked up a target which later proved to be a light aircraft. The ground observers reported that the F-82 paseed under the "silver disk", while it was in pursuit of the light plane. The crew of the fighter obeerved nothing unusual. Nothing further was learned of the sightings. ge 7. Investigation will continue 17 October at which tine Gay G@MMEPE ond other witnesses will be interviewed. 8/A O61 Detachment Commander Tt at Sena tenis creat ty ae ede