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This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section collects 1949 Army intelligence reports of unidentified aerial objects seen around Camp Hood, Texas, forwarded by the San Antonio office, which told the Director it was reviewing and destroying such reports unless they held FBI interest. It also has 1957 FBI liaison memoranda on a radar-tracked object near Montauk Point and Benton, Pennsylvania, judged unlikely to be a Soviet operation. The file also includes a civilian Flying Saucer Researchers release arguing that saucers probably come from Mars.
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On 9 November 1950, Division, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, stated substantially as follows: Between 1155 and 1200 on 5 November 1950, observed an object flying over Oak Ridge, Tennessee. During the past six months, it has made illustrations from a vantage point at the intersection of Oak Ridge, at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and he was therefore quite familiar with the terrain and various features of the locality. At the time of the observation he was adjacent to house number 322 West Outer Drive and he described the object as a "wiggly, fat cell, with characteristics of a toy balloon." However, this object has a substantial outline and its mass remained constant although the shape of the object changed rapidly. The object made quick movement in the general vicinity above the ridge shown on the attached illustration, which ridge is approximately six miles away. It was unable to judge the distance of the object from his vantage point, however, it appeared to be over the ridge but could have been either closer or farther. If the object was over the ridge (six miles away.) it would have been approximately the size of a thirteen story building. Noticeed no light or glov smitting from the object and it appears to have no inner lighting. Attached hereto is an illustration on which there are certified true notations made by at the time and place of his observation. ## The following notes are quoted: "No F-82 (fighter type aircraft). Must be some phenomenon of light on clouds." explained that the object itself did not appear to be a phenomenon of light on clouds but rather was affected by light on clouds.) "Rapidly changing shape - constant mass - translucent appearance - sharply outlined edges - gray color, cool in contrast with warm, pinkish, gray of clouds - no spectral reflection of light, no bright highlights - definite suggestion of form - movements rapidy, darting in all directions within small area - seemed to be moving in and out of clouds (this may have been because of semi-transparent characteristic Movements did not seem to be result of wind. First impression - balloon but too rapid and random in movement - too rapid and extreme in change of shape. Seemed to be this side of mountain (Valdron Ridge). Hallmotion observed for five to ten minutes. Very clear. No haze. Compass bearing from my position 305 degrees. Date - 11-5-50. Time - 1155 - 1200." stated that the core (triangular shape dark portion of the illustration remained constant and the apex of the core varied only a few degrees while the body of the object seemed to change shapes rapidly and would become elongated during a quick movement of the object.
FOIA release, from the fbi-vault collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 169 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.