 Case Directory Category 2, Close Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Classification of Close Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object less than 500
feet from the witness. The size of the
object, viewing conditions, or
stereoscopic vision (depth perception)
may render the object in greater detail and
still qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter even though the object may have been
beyond 500'. The incident depicted in
the logo was encountered during an intense
storm near Princeton, IN, Aug. 1973. |
Metal
Tube Hovers Over Plant
September 1944
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
September 1944
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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#498: 1944/9/18 0:0 2 84:15:20W
36:1:40N 3321 NAM USA TNS 8 9
OAK RIDGE,TN:MTL TUBE HVRS/A-PLANT DAYS AFTER
OPENING:GOES WHEN CROWD GATHERS
Ref# 129 GROSS,Loren: CHARLES FORT & UFOS
Page No. 56 MIL. BASE
Fran Ridge: Sept. 1944; Oak Ridge, Tennessee
On the banks of the Clinch River, a huge, black, windowless building was being constructed. In the middle of Sept 1944, this structure, a gaseous diffusion plant, began operation. This unusual factory was designed to prepare quantities of fissionable material for the US' most important secret weapon, the A-bomb. Shortly after the plant began operations, the area had a very odd visitor. A strange, metallic looking, tube-like object was spotted hovering over the road near the Oak Ridge plant. The object moved away as a crowd started to gather. The sighting was reported to the FBI (20). Original Source: Charles Fort. Reference (20) is from Lorenzen, UFOs: The Whole Story. Detailed reports and documents FBI document being sought |