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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 18 Jun 58 | 2. LOCATION | Oak Ridge, Tennessee  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 19/0030Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | SW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Rnd obj, size of basketball, shining silver, very high.  |
|  11. COMMENTS |   |   | Possibly an a/c at high alt.  |

ATSC FORM 539 (REV 24 SEP 52)

S0A2-7 YMC154 YYD657MFLA '96
RR RJEDDN RJEDSO RJEPHO
DE RJEDFL 10K
R 191925Z
FM CCNDR 663RD ACWRON LAKE CITY AFS TENN
TO RJEDDN/CONDR HQ ADC ENT AFP COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDFL/CONDR 58TH ADIV WPAFB
RJEDSO/CONDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB CHIO
RJEPHC/CONDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASH
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPERATIONS/INTELLIGENCE 804. SUBJECT: UFOB
Report. IR NO. 4-58. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 7D, AFR 2022. ITEM (1) (A)
HOUND; (1) (B) BASKETWALL; (1) (C) SHINING SILVER; (1) (D) ONE; (1) (E) a/c
N/A; (1) (F) NONE; (1) (G) NONE; (1) (H) NONE. ITEM (2) (A) WATCHMAN
at OAK R…

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(A) CLEAR; (7) (E) 5-20, 10-20, 15-30, 20-40, 25-50 KNOTS; (7) (C) UNLIMITED; (7) (D) TWENTY (20) MILES; (7) (E) NONE; (7) (F) NONE. ITEM (8) NONE. ITEM (9) NONE. ITEM (10) NONE. ITEM (11) 1ST LT. WILLIAM J. DUKE, SENIOR DIRECTOR. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, WE STARTED CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT MAKING CHAFF DROPS. IT IS POSSIBLE THE LIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN REFLECTING OFF THIS CHAFF, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED (120) TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (125) MILES OUT FROM SIGHTING AT THE TIME, AT TWENTY (20) TO THIRTY (30) THOUSAND FEET. ITEM (12) NONE.

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25 JUN 58 18 22:

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERE TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTION ROUTINE | BASE WULTI SINGLE | AF | Operations | UNCL  |
|  INFO | X |  | Intell 804 |   |

FROM: COMDR ATIC WPAFA

TO: COMDR, 663RD ACWRON, LAKE CITY AFS, TENNESSEE
RJEDFL
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 6-1364-E

REFERENCE YOUR TT MESSAGE OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE 804 DATED 19 JUNE 1958 REPORTING AND UFO SIGHTING FROM OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE. REFE…

00302 19 Jun 11
1-7
2-54E4
3-482a
NCM

1347

Witness
W
10:45

NNNN

SQH011 SQF563FLA044
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJEDFL 2K
R 271415Z
FM COMDR 663RD ACWRON
TO COMDR ATIC WPAFB
BT

/UNCLASSIFIED/OPERATIONS/INTELLIGENCE 850. FOR AFCIN-4E4.
SUBJECT: UFO. REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN-4E4- 6-1264-E,
DATED 25 JUNE 1958, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: WINDS
ALOFT FOR PERIOD. 15M - W 270-30K, 20M - W 270-50K, 25M - W 290-50K,
30M - W 290-50K, 35M - W 290-100K, 40M - W 290-110K, 45M - W 290-90K,
50M - 280-70K. BALLOON LAUNCHES FROM KNOXVILLE, MCGHEE TYSON
AIRPORT. 18 JUNE/1720Z 100 GRAM, WHITE, TRACKED ESE…

Memo for File:

1. Current Aero Charts, only recently received (WRC, Dept of Commerce, Nos. 358 & 409) show that Traffic Airways, Green S and V-115, run into Knoxville exactly North East - and Southwest Airways runs adjacent to southern boundary of Oak Ridge. (Important)

2. From Observers portion: (see sketch)

SUN LOW ON
HORIZON AT THAT TIME (ITT) [OAK RIDGE] [OBSCEVERS POSITION
2 miles [SNOXVILLE]
DISTRIBUTION from
PETRASER
RADIO
SPEEDWAY
SUN

Stated by Source:
1. Moved in straight line to Southwest
2. Shiny - Silver

Stated from
PETRASER
RADIO
SPEEDWAY
SUN

LOW SUN'S SLANT
RAYS OFF
A/C…