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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  6t Jan 51 | Artesia, New Mexico | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 12. CONSTUGIONS  |
|  Local GMT Not Given | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | 12. WAS AERONOMICAL  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian | ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 12. OTHER  |
|  40 seconds | 2 
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UNCLASSIFIED

Following is a report of the sighting by the undersigned of an unidentified aerial object in the Oak Ridge Area. On the evening of 16 January 1951 the following personnel were returning home from their work at NEPA Division, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, in the B-50 Area, Oak Ridge, Tennessee:

Mrs.
Miss
Miss
Miss

Mrs. , driver, and Miss were riding in the front seat; Misses and were in the rear.

At approximately 1645 while driving Northeast on the turnpike approximately two miles inside the restricted area, Miss sighted a brilliant object through the right rear wi
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
8TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, MAXWELL FIELD, ALABAMA

24-109
SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft
TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, U. S. Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.

1. SYNOPSIS: An airborne object was sighted by five (5) persons on 16 January 1951 while driving in the Controlled Area, Atomic Energy Project, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

2. DETAILS: Attached hereto is a statement by five (5) civilian emp
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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
DATE 1 February 1951

112th 203rd St., F. O. Box 379, Knoxville, Tennessee

CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION
OF SOURCE OF INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL - A CONFIDENTIAL - B PERSONALITY - C
PROBABLY FULL - D COMPLETELY FULL - E
SELALLY FULL - S PROBABLY FULL - S
PROBABLY FULL - D PROBABLY FULL - S
FAULTY FULL - D PROBABLY FULL - D
NOT USUALLY FULL - D PROBABLY FULL - D
UNUSUALLY FULL - D PROBABLY FULL - D
UNUSUALLY - F TOTAL CANNOT BE FUNDED - 5

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
(Refer E/I Subject as above dated 20 January 1951 pertaining to the sighting at 2145 hours on 

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