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en lJ Od.obr.r 1950 /.tome �r.:-gy Security ?.. t.rol Troo;,er, Dt;;..rd D. ;?;,"T:1e:-,
.i.,d a caretake�, John-�ooeyui,c.l<e:-, from the Univer:ity o! �c:nessee �esc��:h :or.�,
..t C�� P..idge, saw an object. at about 12., 000 to 15,000 teet o�ove Sclov:..y c..te
o! t.!"Jc "Control Zone." · This object_ appeared t o be a."1 mcril!t v.'hich 1'".. s st.arti..P\&
to meke an outside loop., trailing smol:e behind. S0011 these two� re...!.ized that
t�e !'o:i:icrly c:cscribed smoke behind the aircra!'t r.as a t.ill. This object.
continut:d to descend in a controll.e d dive, cucll �lOTrer th:m an ai?-crai't. r-oulc!
eve, .me! ,.�en it c&J)pro:!.ched the ground it levelled orr an� !J.e,r sl0\";l1; pc.ralle-.l
t.o- th� Ground. This object came-within t.ffo hunQ-ed acd ten (210) !eet or the
two observors and r.a:: parallell.,g the ground at. oppro:"'4_-,ately t�e ��d t.h�t. �
n..., co�d ·"°aJ.k, ;.t o height o! appro..�tcly s;x (6) feet·. '::-ooper Rsn:�:- .. ttc::;,t.ed
t� ��p:-oach the object but. ash� .pproac�ed the o�ject beci!::.e =-..:.1.lcr cc..�� �t���ec
:r.c..·!.ng in• a soctheastcrly directioo. This object is sud to have approGched ..
�:..�e {9) :oot. cyclone c�... i:l l!.."lk fence �c! i:cace .. co:,t.:-oll� t.over.ent t� c:'!Z.:-
!.�.e- ! ence, then a \';i.:lo,-: t:-ee., then a telep�one post c."lc! ,,i:-e, arte:- rdl::.::h, the
object. gained i..oment� nnd altitude 6.lld cleorec; a hill at. o???'ox:i!!ct.el7 ont (1)
l'!'ile ;.v,:ay. Th'? ot-ject .:ppearec! t.o be p-ear shop�. vh'?n this obj(fCt w.. s c-+e:- the
!--.ill it ,1as �till ·.risible as the S3me sized object t.h.t ,:.:.s obs4:r--1ed Y.tle:t \:ur
!"ift.y ( 50) feet ar.2.y. (The c,:planation 6iven r..is that. t..'lis objE:ct c:-c-,.; l.:::i;e�
a� it c�cd ultitude and speed.)
tpp:-o;,d,r.iately five mi.nut.es later the object appe�ed abai:l �2.vi.,g :-e�p�e.:red
froo op?roY..i!:-..'lt.cly tr.e s:une location rror.i ,·mich it had diso??ea?'ed. 71":e cb�ct,
r...s seen a&� !"ive zr.inut.es lot.er !or approxima!.ely .ten seco:1ds.
Du:-ing the above happenings, l!:. John l,!tae�er had ,"isu.2.1 rerere:-.:� o!
th:..:: object. c-.i:-ing its !'irst slight !or .approxi:la�eljr seven cln�es. Troop�r
��er Y�S interrupted twice c!uring• which times he eo.lled his h�dqur.rte:-s i."'l u.
.. t.tm.�t to get other observers. ;.lso, during the !uitastic !l.iiht. or t.'lis
o:-ject, ':'roopc:- nycer �topped i.:r. E. t;. HightOT."er, ,.�o l,':£$ co t.hc h1ghN�7 in his
vehicle, to ve:-ir: ,:iat. TZ2S being seen. Ur. Hi�t.or.er•s st�t.ecent subst.o..'lti..t.es
the description 3S befo:-e.
!3y t.he t� the object appec.red the seconc! time, Joe :..r.r.ecki, Cop!.. or the
•.t.c::ic �,�rc:7·co:r.J.ssion Security Pat:-�l, Y,as p:-esen� me! Ll.so ld�esse� this
phenomenon.
==ac.:, of the observors described the object substar.t.ia, iy � !ollor.s:
a. ';':hen the object ,·.�s !irst si&ht:ed it �poue� to be .in aircra.rt.,
trailing smoke, o� oett.er described as 11smoke "Y.Tit.i.'lg."
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