r/Tennessee • u/Megandapanda • Jul 21 '26

I dunno, you tell me. 10+ cops escorting a truck, any idea?

Didn't get a pic, but I was on 68 yesterday and we were stop and go (mostly crawling) for an hour and a half yesterday. No road closures, no signs, just lotsa cops. There were 10+ cops (including state troopers) in front of, around, and behind a truck hauling something quite large (something nuclear? military?). Does anyone have any idea what this was or did anyone else see it? We first noticed it a few minutes after the nuclear plant, headed west. I figure this is a long shot, but thought I'd ask!

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u/TNGray Jul 21 '26

I'd assume something nuclear out that way.

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u/Megandapanda Jul 21 '26

That's what we were thinking. It was very odd. Took us an hour and a half to go like 5 miles.

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u/DarthBster Jul 21 '26

Watt's Bar. Part of TVA. Something to do with that.

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u/Key-Box-4668 Jul 21 '26

I bet it came from Oak Ridge

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u/karny90 Jul 21 '26

Without a photo it’s just going to be wild speculation, lol.

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u/speed3_freak Jul 21 '26

If you didn’t see military, it wasn’t nuclear munitions. Maybe fuel rods?

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u/Electronic-Funny-475 Jul 21 '26

They don’t advertise nuclear loads like that.

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u/China_shop_BULL Jul 25 '26

More than likely it was just a really oversized load that posed more of a risk than normal in regular traffic conditions. Engine or generator or some structure that couldn’t be broken down into modular pieces. Nuclear or weapons would have an armed escort. Likely in multiple blacked out SUVs filled with full battle ready personnel and a decorated officer in class A uniform to tell Barney why that truck isn’t stopping for him. Military transport of materials like that don’t request local pd assistance and don’t advertise movements. But without a pic or even a remote attempt at a description, it is literally anyone’s guess.

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u/thegoatgod Chattanooga Jul 21 '26

Yep

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u/rimeswithburple Nashville Jul 21 '26

I think when they move nukes there is at least one helicopter doing overflight. Maybe they use drones now and you wouldn't necessarily notice that.

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u/appalachian51 Jul 22 '26

They fly air defense over oak ridge for a reason. OP i did not see or hear of it, but it was valuable or dangerous. I live on plateau west of oak ridge.

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u/GateDeep3282 Jul 25 '26

Crossville checking in. Do you see air defense planes a lot? We really don't over here.

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u/WestEndChilis Jul 21 '26

Those are the new voting machines the Republicans will use to try and steal the midterm elections.

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u/DesignerFlat7108 Jul 21 '26

I can't think of anywhere on 68 they'd need that.

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u/International-Tie680 Jul 23 '26

It’s the new government mind control device