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At 9:55 A.M. toda~
SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that S~uart :e; ..
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adio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called
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oxville Office at 11:r, P. M.o n March 1. Adcock is a radio ham
operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN-7
radar set. Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip"
indicating that an object was circlihg at an altitude of about 40, 000 feet
over oak Ridge.
AdCOCk stated that he customarily had followed the movement
of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder
cloud.
Mr. Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had innnediately notifed
the AEC Security Section following thf:! receipt of the call frcm Mr. Adcock.
At 5:30 P.M. on March 2, Mr. Adcock again called to say that he had
again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M. on March 2 about 100,000 feet up and
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about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak
Ridge.
Mr. Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the infonnation coming
from the KnoA-ville Office, as a result of which CIC Agents and CSI representatives
went out last night and looked over Mr. Adcock's set. They did see an object
on the scr een about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M. last night.
TrBy reported this infor-
mation to the Third Army.
Mr. Robey was of the opinion that the A.ir Force
probably has sent the information to Washington also. Army CIC has now informed
11that CIA is going to send a technician dovm from Washington to examine the set.
Nl.rr. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. Mr. Robey advised
that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atl anta with a portable
radar set to check into this situation. In addition, the Naval Reserve has a
set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify
this object.
Mr. Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces ' representatives are
solll019hat concerned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the
above information in case there were inquiries.
ACTION
I advised Mr. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us
lmow immediatel y of any developments and as to any information picked up by the
Armed Forces or the CIA representative.
I also requested that he ascertain who
the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival.
Mr. Robey
was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Enoxville Office
but that he should be kept advised of developments and ~h!'~ senQ. .. a .Jifll etype
to the Bureau tonight.
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