Abandoned Secret Military Air Base Hidden On Top of a Mountain

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @bonniebrown6960
    @bonniebrown6960 4 года назад +12

    Jon , I watched this with my husband . He use to be in the air force and I ask him if he knew what those buildings were ? He said , he wasn't sure , but you could go to the county court house where this base is and they'll have the papers on it . It would give you a little more information about this base and what each building was . It's good that you made a video about this base before it's all completely gone . Great history !! Thank you Jon for sharing this video with us .

  • @IrishLincoln
    @IrishLincoln 4 года назад +10

    Jon, my great-grandfather helped pour all the concrete at that radar station on the mountain at at the lower base. Cross Mountain Air Force Station was called an Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) radar base. It monitored radar and watched all aircraft to make sure they didn't break the no-fly zone over Oak Ridge during the Cold War. If someone did approach Oak Ridge they would scramble fighters station at McGee-Tyson to intercept the aircraft.
    This was built after World War II. If I recall it was built in the late 40s and operated in the 50s.

    • @paulvelasquez6943
      @paulvelasquez6943 2 месяца назад

      That makes a lot of sense. And then a year or so ago we allowed a Chinese surveillance Ballon to slow fly over Oak Ridge....

  • @InfamousCrimeLocations
    @InfamousCrimeLocations 4 года назад +6

    Be safe out there bro. Thanks for continuing to film.

  • @rickspencer7272
    @rickspencer7272 4 года назад +3

    The building with the collapsed smoke stack is a former steam plant for the base, those insulated pipes you saw used to carry steam to heat the buildings on the base.

  • @lisaoaks3237
    @lisaoaks3237 4 года назад +2

    Such awesome videos

  • @lindamccaughey8800
    @lindamccaughey8800 4 года назад

    Wow Jon that was fantastic. Think my fave video so far. Found that really exciting. Thanks so much for taking me along. P,ease take care

  • @kaydavis2310
    @kaydavis2310 4 года назад +1

    I live on a disused airbase in the uk. Underneath we still have the fall out shelter. Its so big the police train in there. There's still an ammunition factory on site and the old runways. The village is mostly ex military in some way and very proud of our servicemen and women. My uncles were code writers and breakers during the war.

  • @donnayoung2112
    @donnayoung2112 4 года назад +3

    Hope ya'll are staying safe and keeping same in this crazy world

  • @charliegilg5756
    @charliegilg5756 4 года назад

    Aloha from Hawaii! Loved this video. My cousin lives in Oak Ridge. In 2013 he took me around to show me all kinds of stuff there, plus some history of it, and the museum. But, we didn't know about this place. Thanks!

  • @dr.leonardhofstadtersavage6413
    @dr.leonardhofstadtersavage6413 4 года назад +2

    Amazing to see them thick concrete walls.

  • @philroy3037
    @philroy3037 3 года назад

    I grew up in Scott County,traversed those areas most of my young life and never heard of this base,thanks for the video!!

  • @HauntedRamblings
    @HauntedRamblings 4 года назад +1

    Absolutely love this place Jon!! Thank you so very much!!

  • @davidsvingman5485
    @davidsvingman5485 4 года назад +3

    Awesome video.

  • @coreymaddox1928
    @coreymaddox1928 4 года назад

    Awesome video, love stuff like that. Thank you for continuing to explore

  • @angiewanders7272
    @angiewanders7272 4 года назад

    Be safe out there. Thank you for sharing this video

  • @brendanwood1540
    @brendanwood1540 4 года назад +1

    Those are asbestos insulated pipes common in heating systems that used radiators. You should be careful around stuff like that because it is friable; aka it is dust all around on the ground that is disturbed when you walk over it becoming airborne and potentially inhaled.

  • @excellentpuma8500
    @excellentpuma8500 4 года назад +4

    Cool place. Underground structure? Too bad you didn't find an access door.

  • @nicholedecker2979
    @nicholedecker2979 4 года назад

    That is so interesting! I would love to just walk around that place. Thanks!

  • @fourfortyroadrunner6701
    @fourfortyroadrunner6701 2 года назад

    "Old school tab" Indeed. I remember when there WERE no tabs. I remember when beer was in TIN cans and you used an OPENER. No "screw tops", either

  • @GinisPoint
    @GinisPoint 4 года назад

    Awesome video, Amazing history with a dash of danger. Thanks for sharing,

  • @iblvtoo
    @iblvtoo 2 года назад

    the grey concrete cinderblock building looks like a power building, where the huge generator was at about 8 minutes in

  • @Mudcon
    @Mudcon 4 года назад

    The building over the hill was the steam house, this is acutally the 2nd radar base, when you turned right to go up to it the other is across the dirt road. The one to the left was a failed tower. It sat to low for them to catch anything in oakridge so what you are standing on up there is all man made and it does have some underground stuff under it.

  • @biggiefitz6275
    @biggiefitz6275 4 года назад

    Really cool place to see thank you for sharing it!

  • @robdedrick2052
    @robdedrick2052 4 года назад +1

    Was that the site that was Foggy the first time you went up there ? I think that was one of the first vids I watched of yours.

  • @AristoDilts
    @AristoDilts 4 года назад

    Wow what a find this was very interesting.

  • @elibbygg351
    @elibbygg351 4 года назад

    Very cool! Thank you!!

  • @hollyparker5179
    @hollyparker5179 4 года назад

    Very interesting Jon!

  • @nathanhammond8254
    @nathanhammond8254 4 года назад +3

    I'm new to your channel its awsome. 🤘💀🤘

    • @ExplorationUnknown
      @ExplorationUnknown  4 года назад +2

      Awesome thank you.

    • @nathanhammond8254
      @nathanhammond8254 4 года назад

      @@ExplorationUnknown oh yeah no problem found you on carpetbagger channel I love ghost hunting

  • @marciajervis25
    @marciajervis25 4 года назад

    The Manhattan Project was 1942-46 ... disbanded in 1947... was the base active still in the 50s?

  • @cardinaloflannagancr8929
    @cardinaloflannagancr8929 4 года назад

    Those tanks could have even been for diesel fuel as backup power. They likely wanted enough on hand to fully power it for an extended period of time if outside power was unavailable or a need to disconnect from the grid.

  • @blazefairchild465
    @blazefairchild465 4 года назад +1

    When you were near those holes I was holding my breath , please don't explore these places alone! I think old wells & other assorted holes are one reason we have missing persons who we can't find hide nor hair of. I found this one very interesting, myself being a former Air force dependant with a little experience poking around decommissioned areas.

  • @lillandz.4171
    @lillandz.4171 4 года назад +1

    Ayy new here love ur videos so far

  • @johnditch6357
    @johnditch6357 4 года назад +1

    gotta look for underground bunkers

  • @spooktatorbob4867
    @spooktatorbob4867 4 года назад

    Nice! I'm always curious to know what is going on; and I love the military. I'd sure like to know more about the happenings of that place.

  • @BennilocoLoves
    @BennilocoLoves 4 года назад

    How very cool Jon!! Thank you for being extra careful...This place was very cool..does the government still own it?

  • @briancorty4348
    @briancorty4348 2 года назад

    The tower you where not sure about is a FM transmission tower

  • @esperanzajarvio6742
    @esperanzajarvio6742 4 года назад

    Great video Jon very interesting, be safe love❤✌from Coachella Valley California🌴

  • @MarkBrown-uf8ct
    @MarkBrown-uf8ct 4 года назад

    love this stuff! thanks Jon

  • @judyross5929
    @judyross5929 4 года назад

    Probly all kinds of bunkers down there

  • @kunkka5
    @kunkka5 4 года назад

    I understand some owners of territory for they don't allow to record or to take a picture round their territory

  • @kc2shw
    @kc2shw 4 года назад

    That small building LOOKs like a ampilifer room.
    Need a large amount of wattage to have the radar make it to the hoirizon or over the horizon.

  • @Just_Jim2
    @Just_Jim2 4 года назад

    Cool place!

  • @dewaweaboo5558
    @dewaweaboo5558 4 года назад +1

    Very2 creepy military air base and this palace large

  • @scottlangdon9403
    @scottlangdon9403 4 года назад

    Jon the pipe within a pipe reminds me of a muffler. It may have been from a generator. Perhaps to muffle the noise. Just a guess. Great vid.

  • @exploringwiththeghostpaleh407
    @exploringwiththeghostpaleh407 4 года назад

    Hommie love the video but just curious what state this in thanks bro

  • @MarkBrown-uf8ct
    @MarkBrown-uf8ct 4 года назад +1

    Jon, come to Ga. and i'll take you to the decommisioned AF plant 67. nuclear planes! let me know

  • @barbaralong1642
    @barbaralong1642 4 года назад

    Interesting place. Kind of creepy

  • @briancorty4348
    @briancorty4348 2 года назад

    The pipes are steam heat from the power plant

  • @michaelmowery8933
    @michaelmowery8933 4 года назад

    Those buildings at the bottom of the mountain where coal mine offices in the the 50s til the 90s

  • @SueGirling68
    @SueGirling68 4 года назад +1

    Hi Jon, I found a few old photographs of the radar base - www.flickr.com/photos/tennessee-mary/226060554/ hopefully they help. Thank you for sharing this very interesting location, stay safe, much love. xx

  • @robdedrick2052
    @robdedrick2052 4 года назад +1

    Those aint Thorns . Those are Pricks . Lol

  • @briancorty4348
    @briancorty4348 2 года назад

    The building was the heat and power building

  • @cherylburk2073
    @cherylburk2073 4 года назад

    Interesting video.Cheryl54

  • @johnditch6357
    @johnditch6357 4 года назад +1

    oakridge are you radioactive

  • @wagil90
    @wagil90 4 года назад

    Is it me you videos have ads every 4 minutes or so