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Oak Ridge, Tenn, January 1951

Date of account
1951-01
Location
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.'DATE .LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 16Jan 51 Oak RideeTenn 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balioon Local XKGround-Visuol OGround-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 21452 口 ProbobiyAircrcf GMT_I Air-Visuai D Air-lntercept Radar PossiblyAircraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE CYos 口 Was Astronornicai 口 ProbcblyAstronomicai CKNO HbtACivilian(5) 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9. COURSE Othor. 口 insufficicnt Data forEvaluation 5min one Hovered 口 Unknow 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Shape-Light- Color-Uunsually Bright -Speed- Observers in car moving NE. Object Stationary. First thought to be A/c but was not viewed throught right rear window. moving. Plant authorityies checked but nothing This is the only zkaaacxtx positional was found to account for the sighting. data given.First magnitude star Rigel

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