65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_005

Text

This text came with the file. It may have mistakes. When the text and the image disagree, the image is right.

LA~SIF~ED
IN.OM l NG
ME~SAGE
. icoNFIDENTIAL
rf PARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ST~F COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE ' fB J
;::bA
. • ~l3cr
--
J • '?,
C Offl?IBBiffIAL
PRIORITY
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED
From:
COMGENARMYTBREE Ft McPherson Ga
To:
Dept of Ar-my for Dir of Intelligence
Nr:
AJACI 1•2
2 Mar 50
Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker
Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March.
He stated tha-t
.....,
A.
There is a radar station near Knoxville which has
been 1n operation about 3 weeks. This radar station 1s being
operated by station l-)ROL of Knoxville.
}.
~AN
- ✓
~
Bo On l March at 2135 hours the sitation picked up
an object 340 degrees and 18 miles troriiJrioxville altitude
40.,000 fee·t.
Direction and distance p~ the object directly
over Oak Ridge.
AEC Security D:tvis1on Chief at Oalc Ridge
checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashv1lle<iih1ch reported it had
no flight plan fo~ any plane being 1n that vicinity and
altitude.
C.
On 2 March at 1105 station ~icked up object at
335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000
feet.
AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base
with negative results.
D.
AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational
err1c1ency or radar 1m1t and requested Smyrna AB to send
qualified radar operatoro Smyrna has no personnel so
qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Al'Dly send
qualified radn~ operator to cbeck...e@lilfento I / 1
/
.
U>tv~tu -
.
~
_
1 y
,;,;J l
E.,
Data from radar was l1R£l5Rtt:8~::19
MAR 22 1950
(?,/ I
lo Bearing, distance and a.ltitude'i on ea.ch object o
2. Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine
if 14th AF had training flights ove~~Fl\.eninoxville area on
l and 2 March. Answer was no.
tA•la
CM IN 12036
f
(3Mar 50)
, SCO FORM 2 2-3
JAN 19 49
u
'
I,