City File · Oak Ridge 38 cases on file · 1947–1951
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Paranormal events in Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge contains thirty-eight documented cases within the Spooky Valley archives. The majority of these recorded incidents occurred during a concentrated period between 1947 and 1951. Every case registered in this location is classified under the same phenomenon type, consisting entirely of unidentified aerial phenomena.

The archival record is defined by a series of sightings involving objects in the sky. Notable entries include the Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting of July 1947, alongside several subsequent events in 1949 and 1950. Additional documentation covers observations from early 1950 and the beginning of 1951. These files provide a chronological overview of the aerial activity reported in the region during the post-war era.

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Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1951

Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting (January 2, 1951) — FBI Files

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. On January 2, 1951, CIC reported an object sighted over Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting (March 1, 1950) — FBI Files

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A radar station near Knoxville, Tennessee detected an unidentified object at 2135 hours on March 1st.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4
UFO 1949

Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting (February 18, 1949) — FBI Files

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

FBI records detail a 1949 investigation into alleged flying saucer photographs in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, examined by Air Force Colonel Gasser.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1951

Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting (January 2, 1951) — FBI Files (D6P102)

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. On January 2, 1951, observers at the Oak Ridge facility detected unidentified objects on radar.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1951

Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting (December 14, 1951) — FBI Files

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Radar operators at McGhee Tyson Airport detected a group of unidentified targets over the Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Commission projects.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1951

Oak Ridge, Tennessee UFO Sighting (January 16, 1951) — FBI Files

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Following the initial sightings, AEC personnel at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, reported another object approximately twelve miles southeast of the K-25 Plant.

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