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Aaaistant Attornoy General Jame■ ll. 'oinerney
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Stuart E. Adcook, operator or F.adio Station TIROL, Knoxville,
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reported to have deteoted an his radar equip,!11ent an object directly over Oak
Ridge, Tennea1ee, at an altitude ot 40,000 feet at 11:15 p . m. , larch 1, 1950.
On t!arch 2, 1950, he aaviaed tm.t his radar equinsent recorded an objeot about
100, :>00 reot high and approximately 18 miles from hi6 home in Knoxville at 11:15
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It ,:as reported that raval Reserve radar eqi1ipment at noxville,
Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment
was not considered efficient for aircrart at extreme altitudes.
It was furthor
reported that qualified persona a't Oak Ridgo questioned Adcock and • .xa111ined his
radar equipment.
Thoy reportedly found his equip10ent not too reliabl e and felt
that Adoock was taohnically wrong on some of his radar theory.
The reliability
of Adcock •s also queetioned due to some degree ot inebriation.
Ho investi~ation ia being conduoted by this Bureau but in the eTent
additional inforoation co as to our attention you nill be promptly ndvieed.
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MAR 14 1950
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