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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF

Grn DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA

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TUI Director of Special Investi:ations
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Washington 25, De Ce hie

eo srss; On 5 Novomber 1950 at 1155 hours Mr.
» Onle Ride, Tennessee, si¢hted an unidentified flying
odject over the northwest corner of Oak Ridve crea.

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®. iIeseription = The object observed by MMR chanced shapes
rapidly from vear shano to bean shave and to other shapes es noted on inclosed
dravinge ‘Tse object was 1irht pray in color with o core that was e much darker
gray. ‘Tho odject avsedred to be transluscent. ‘The mass of the object was con-
stant and had sharoly outlined edces and the core also had definite lines.
Seeed coulda not de ectinated but wes described as “rapid and darting". ‘the ob-
ject mancuvered vithin an area of a circle as illustrated on the inclosure.

Se forther described the core 2s assuming the shape of the whole object,

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that is, wien the objinct elongated the core would be eloncate also, The object

dicapvesred while wis attenoting to locate a witnoss to the phenomena.
Ko sound could be heard nor could the means of prosulsion be deterninsde
made onethe-s,0t notes of hia observation. Pertinent of these are as
ove: "“ropidly changing shape. Constant mase.e %harvly outlined edges.
Gray color, cool in contrast with warm, pinicith ersy of clouds. ko spectral

reflection of lisht, no bright higmolichts. Definite eugsestion of forme hovo-

ments reacid, dartine in all directions vithin wiell arena. wSeernod to be moving

in and out of cloud (this may have been because of senietransparont charactoris-

tics). iust ba sone shonomena of light on clouds. Very weird, Hovements did

not seem to be recult of wind. irst imnression = balloon, too rapid and rendom

in movenents. Too reold and extrere in changes of shape."

be. Tine Sichted = For five (6) to ten (10) minutes on 5 Novenber 1950

at 1155 hours,

c. Nanner of observation = Visual
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@. Location of observer = At the corner of Ses ond ome

» Oak Ride, Tennessee. The object appearod to be near a mountain
ridge about six (6) miles distant. The object was on a co:pass bearing of WS
decrees. ‘the altitude of the object remained within a short distance above or
velow the ridse of the mountain. (Noto: aoe that for the object
to be as large as he described and to be six (6) miles distant its size would
be comparable to a three (3) story Mailding a half a block long).

6. Information on Subject - Mr, QU, has been employed
ae an illustrator at the NEPA Division, Yairchild “ngino & Airplane Corporation,
Valk Nido, Tennessee, since 25 Uctober 1949. He has a "Q", "A" and “Secret"
clearance. eet ie warried and is twenty-six (26) years of ase. He has
been an officiont, reliable omvloyee and is highly rezarded and rocommended by

the security officials at uPA.

f. ‘‘eathor and wind conditions = According to the Weathor Dureau
at Oak Ridze the terperature wns 61 desrees and there was a nine (9) to tvolve
(12) mile an hour vost wind. Visibility was unlimited.

&. Activity or condition wich might account for the sighting -
Unknown «

he Physical Evidence - None
4. Interception or identification action taken - None

3. ACTION! No investigation being made at this time.

1 Incl: | PATRICE We HAYS
Sketch of objects (3) Lt. Colonel, USAF

Motrict Commander
co: liq. ANC

ATius KCIS

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AR INTERVAL.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 ,
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