Oak Ridge

Security patrol and radar personnel documenting a series of UFO sightings and failed fighter intercepts at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, October 1950

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Tennessee Sightings

The Oak Ridge / Knoxville Flap — Tennessee (October 1950–January 1951)

Published: September 1, 2026 | Updated: September 2, 2026

THINK ABOUTIT UFO|UAP SIGHTINGS REPORT The Oak Ridge / Knoxville Flap — Tennessee (October 1950–January 1951) For nearly four months spanning October 1950 through...

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Four-panel collage of October 1950 UFO sightings including the Oak Ridge Flap and the Van Nuys San Fernando airline near-collision

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1950 Sightings

1950: October UFO|UAP & Entity Sightings Archive

Published: May 30, 2016 | Updated: September 1, 2026

1950: October UFO|UAP & Entity Sightings Archive October 1950 is dominated by the Oak Ridge/Knoxville Flap — a nearly two-week sequence of radar detections,...

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The Oak Ridge / Knoxville Flap — Tennessee (October 1950–January 1951)

1950: October UFO|UAP & Entity Sightings Archive

From the Archive

1950: The Robert Haven Pursuit — East of Lakehurst, New Jersey

The Oak Ridge / Knoxville Flap — Tennessee (October 1950–January 1951)

1950: The Daniel Fry White Sands Incident — New Mexico

1950: The Al Hixenbaugh Film — Louisville, Kentucky