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Karns Tennessee Sighting
Anonymous - © 2000
I live in west Knoxville, TN, and commute each day to my job in Oak Ridge via a series of back roads, one of which is Andes Rd.,
which intersects with Ball Rd. near Karns. I have driven this road almost daily for over 7 years and know it quite well. On an early morning, just before sun-up at about 6:10am in late February or early March this year, I was traveling this road and my attention was drawn to a ridge that I know to have only trees...there are no houses, buildings, towers, or other structures on this ridge. A rather bright object caught my attention.
Against the dark sky I could barely make out a darker object about the size of a large one-story building that was just above the treetops on the ridge. The size was difficult to ascertain, and a rough estimate is only approximate...it was probably about 150 ft long and 18-25 ft. thick. The object was at about 5 degrees tilt and seemed to match the contour of the ridge. If there was any clearance between the object and the trees, I could not see it at that distance. There were four large square openings lit brightly from within, and each square opening was large enough for a truck to drive through. It did not seem to be moving, but I only saw the thing for a total of about 15 seconds. After first spotting the thing, it was then obscured by trees as I kept driving, then I saw it again after coming to another opening in the trees. The ridge is only about a quarter of a mile (at most) from where I saw the object.
I slowed and looked at it but it didn't seem to be moving at all. I was in a hurry to get to work that morning so I had to keep moving. Since seeing the object, I've looked at that area very closely every time I go by there to make sure there is nothing that I could have mistaken for this UFO. There is nothing, and I have looked both in the daylight, night time, and early morning hours. I have absolutely no idea what it could have been.
I ask that you keep this as an anonymous report, as I work for a very prestigious technical firm that does work for the Department of Energy in Oak Ridge, and I do not want the ridicule that might be involved from seeing a UFO. However, I'm sure of what I saw and I have never seen anything quite like it in my 50-odd years. I assure you I am an educated, intelligent, mature, responsible, and sane person. I have nothing to gain from reporting this, and a stand to lose a bit of my reputation by doing so. However, that is my report. Hope it is helpful to you.
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