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Second Blue Book unknown over Knoxville near Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1952)

Name: Second Blue Book unknown over Knoxville near Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1952)
Start: 1952-10-21
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

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Knoxville, Tennessee·October 21, 1952·Project Blue Book

35.9604°N, 83.9210°W

Project Blue Book Case #2179. On October 21, 1952, a bright object was observed over Knoxville — the second Blue Book unknown from the city nearest to Oak Ridge (following Case #819 from October 1950). The Knoxville-Oak Ridge corridor's persistent production of cases reinforced the nuclear-UFO connection. The case was classified "Unknown."

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Second Blue Book unknown over Knoxville near Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1952)

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