◆ SpookStack

® 4 20 January 1951.” 111th O50 Detachment, FAO # 8, P.O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennesseo OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE (in compliance with letter AJACT-360.33 General » dated 15 November 1950, Headquarters Third Army, Subject; Unconventional Aircraft, the following is submitted. ) A. TIecation and Time of Sighting: At 2145 hours on 16 January 1951. B, Weather at the Time of Sighting: Clear; visibility twenty (20) miles; Temperature - 37 degrees F.; and Wind - Southwest at five (5) miles perhour. Winds aloft: At 2000 feet - 2h0 degrees at 3 mots 3000 "” - 210 " * 3 Imots 4000 "= 209 x " 5 nots Nemes, Occupations and Addresses of Witnesses: 663rd ACSW Squadron Personnel who are Radar operators, ARC Patrol Personnel, policemen at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Captains 1.C.M, Clevenger and Wm. Aiken, Controllers of 663rd. Photographs of Objects if available: None Object sighted! ‘Two bright objects in theosky, one of which was east of MoGhee Tyson Airport and the other was west. ‘The object. to the east was @ light, brighter than any other star, emitting intermittant glows of various colors in the color spectrum, An aircraft attempted interception and found that he was heading directly for a star. Weather personnel explained that the spectural reflection of the star was caused by the vyolum of atmosphere and physical matter, together with heat, which mst be looked through to see a star close to the horizon. These phenomenon caugsd refraction of the light rays from the star thereby reflecting a continuous spectural change of light color, The light to the West was observed through a twenty, (20) power spotting cope and the light scomed to be descending. It took about one hour to descend behind trees making it disappear from the sight of observers. Captain Clevenger stated thet this light, when viewed through the spotting scope, took on many pecrliar forma, with lines, cores, tails, ete, therein, thus gonerally fitting the description of all "flying saucers" ever described to him, Shortly after this object disappeared from sight (behind trees) AEC pergonzel at Oak Ridge, Tennessee reported they had sighted an object about twelve (12) miles Southeast of the K-25 Plant in the Controlled Area. They also observed the aircraft which had been sent for interception but stated the aircraft was "too far north". The aircraft made no identification, and ABC personnel later reported that they had observed a star.