Unidentified Flying Object Sighting Report — Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 20 June 1958

This document comprises an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR/UFO-4-58) regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting on 20 June 1958, near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The primary witness, SFC Arlie Parsley of the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, reported observing a circular, light silver object with a greenish haze around its lower section. The object was initially motionless at a 35-degree elevation before beginning an oscillating motion, accelerating to a great speed, and disappearing on a 360-degree course. The sighting lasted approximately 10 minutes between 0405Z and 0415Z. The weather was reported as clear and calm. Following the report, the 464th Troop Carrier Wing conducted an investigation, which included contacting the 3rd Weather Group, the 1943 AACS Squadron, and the control tower at Grannis Municipal Airport; all inquiries yielded negative results regarding radar or other corroborating data. The report was processed under Project 10073 and in accordance with AFR 200-2. The official conclusion stated that while a light reflection was the most plausible explanation, there was insufficient data to substantiate it, and the case was officially listed as unidentified. The documentation includes the original record card, the intelligence report, and subsequent correspondence between the 464th Troop Carrier Wing and ATIC confirming the completion of the investigation and the interview of the witness.