BBU 829 — Don Patrick Sighting (Unknown).
documentedclose_encounterAtomic Energy Commission / ERDA (DOE progenitors)
5 Nov 1950 Oak Ridge sighting of a translucent pear/bean-shaped object plus a radar target trailed 20 mi by an F-82; Blue Book Unknown #829.
On 5 Nov 1950 a 9:29 a.m. radar target moving ~80 mph over the restricted area was trailed ~20 mi by an F-82 with no visual contact; at 11:55 a.m. Fairchild illustrator Don Patrick observed a translucent, darting pear/bean-shaped object with a constant dark triangular core. ATIC carried the case as Unknown #829, the second Oak Ridge case left officially unexplained alongside BBU 819.