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feTANDARD Fonda Wo, 64 r ) Office Memorandum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Tons MRaDe Me na yy DATE: March 3, 1950 I FROM : MR. A. H. BEIMONT Cae UE ie SUBJECT: UNKNOWN, OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950; STUARYeOCK, COMPLAINANT; VITAL FACILITIES; INTERNAL SECURITY At 9:55 A.M. todayy,SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that | dcogks owner and operator offrasio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called ie Knoxville Office at 11:1§‘P.M. on March 1. Adcock is a radio ham ‘operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN-7 radar set. Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip" indicating that an object was circling at an altitude of about 40,000 feet over Oak Ridge. Aqcock stated that he customarily had followed the movement (fy of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder cloud. Mr, Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had immediately notifed V \the AEC Security Section following the receipt of the call fram Mr. Adcock, VY ¥ At 5:30 P.M, on March 2, Mr. Adcock again called to say that he had again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M. on March 2 about 100,000 feet up and about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak Ridge. Mr. Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the information coming from the Knoxville Office, as a result of which CIC Agents and OSI representatives went out last night and looked over Mr. Adcock's set. They did see an object on the screen about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M. last night. Tiley reported this infor- mation to the Third Army. Mr. Robey was of the opinion that the Air Force probably has sent the information to Washington also. Army CIC has now informed that CIA is going to send a technician dowm from Washington to examine the set, Mir. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. Mr. Robey advised that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atlanta with a portable radar set to check into this situation. In addition, the Naval Reserve has a set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify this object. Mr. Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces' representatives are somewhat concerned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the above information in case there were inquiries. ACTION I advised Mr. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us know immediately of any developments and as to any information picked up by the Armed Forces or the CIA representative. I also requested that he ascertain who the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival. Mr. Robey was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the moxville Office but that he should be kept advised of developments and sho eT? oer? to the Bureau tonight. f y 6 ie (ly lO SB AHB:mer @ ¢ AFRO 195f Sea,