Case
Directory - Category: 01; Distant Encounters
Subject:
Wife of Security Officer Reports Polished Aluminum Object at 500'
Altitude
Date:
December 5, 1950
Location:
Oak Ridge, TN
#1694: 1950/12/5 13:0 1 84:15:0W
36:1:0N 3333 NAM USA TNS 7 7
OAK RIDGE,TN:BBK:SCR OVR POST OFFICE/60sec:> E:TURNS >>NW:SEP
OBS SEE >> W
Ref# 134 GROSS,L.:UFOs a HISTORY-1950/3 books Book # 3 Page 63
MIL. BASE
Bruce
Maccabee:
At about 12:50 PM,
December 5, the wife of one of the security officers saw an
unusual object north of her position, flying apparently over the Post
Office building in Oak Ridge. It appeared to be a couple of miles
away and 500 feet above the ground. It appeared to be made of
highly polished aluminum or metal that reflected the sun. Its
shape was round and flat or disklike. She saw the object for
about a minute as it flew in a direct course eastward. Ten
minutes later another lady at a different location observed the same or
a similar object heading westward. The OSI agent who investigated
this case learned that there was an east wind at 6 mph and a clear
sky. No balloons had been launched near that time. He also
learned that there were two aircraft airborne at the time, but both
were about fourteen miles south of the witnesses. ATIC
subsequently claimed that the witnesses saw an aircraft
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