Declassified UAP

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_153

Agency
FBI
Format
Document, 9 pages
Incident date
Not given
Place
Not given
Released
Release 01, May 8, 2026
Source
war.gov
Topics
Discs & saucers, Photos & film, Nuclear sites

Description from war.gov

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

9 pages, 262 words of text

Page 1

62-48 - 33894 VOLI SERIAL 153 ONLY FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # 0062 83894 153 ONLY 8/11/1274168 RRP003IXGA Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007.

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KNOXVITLE FILE #65-11 RE: "FLYING SAUCERS" OBSERVED OVER OAK RIDGE AREA INTERNAL SECURITY - X ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU: Two photographs of reputedly "flying saucers" seen at Oak Ridge, Temessee, during July 1947. Photostatic copy of newspaper clipping appearing in the Knoxville News-Sentinel concerning these "flying saucers."

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62-83891-153 ENCLOSURE

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KNOXVILLE NEWS SEY INEL JULY 1947 'FLYING SAUCER' L OTOGRAPHED AT OAK RIDGE W. R. PRESLEy lad snapped several pictures of his family and his house a 218 Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, the other after- noon and, noticing he had one film left on the roll, he turned and snapped it for a picture of the mountain. He had the roll developed, and look what he got on that las shot! Now don't start trying to explain it off. Just go ahead and say what it looks like. Sure Sure. You're right. It is a Flying Saucer. A lot of folks have re- ported seeing the things. This. however, is the first time that one has ever been photographed over Oak Ridge. Mr. Presley says this picture has all of Oak Ridge talking.

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Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on May 22, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

This record is Serial 153 from FBI Headquarters case file 62-HQ-83894, a long-running investigative file on unidentified flying objects spanning June 1947 through July 1968. The document is an enclosure from the Knoxville field office (file 65-11) concerning flying saucers reported over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in July 1947. It includes two photographs submitted as evidence, along with a photostatic copy of a Knoxville News-Sentinel article describing how local resident W.R. Presley accidentally captured an unidentified object on film while photographing a mountain near his home at 218 Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge.

The Oak Ridge location is significant given its status as a nuclear facility, and FBI headquarters interest in aerial anomalies over secured sites was consistent with broader Cold War-era security concerns. Most pages beyond the newspaper clipping and cover sheet are blank or otherwise empty in this serial, suggesting content may be missing or withheld. The FBI Vault version of this file contains heavier redactions; this release is described as more complete, though the substantive investigative follow-up, if any, does not appear within these pages.

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