UFO Sighting, 9 May 65, Mequon, Wisconsin

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported by a resident of Mequon, Wisconsin, on May 9, 1965. The witness observed an object traveling in a northerly direction along the eastern horizon at an altitude between 4,000 and 6,500 feet. The object was visible for approximately 90 seconds, was tracked with 7-power binoculars, and was described as having the brightness of a 3rd magnitude star with no audible sound. The witness initially contacted the FAA, who stated there were no scheduled flights in the area but suggested the object might have been an experimental laser light used on the tail section of an Air Force jet. Dissatisfied with the lack of a prompt response from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the witness wrote to the Air Force Office of Information in Washington, D.C., in August 1965 to express frustration. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base subsequently provided an evaluation, suggesting that the sighting possessed the characteristics of an aircraft observation. The FTD also addressed the witness's inquiry regarding laser light, explaining that laser beams are highly directional and not visible except where directly aimed, and that they are significantly brighter than a 3rd magnitude star or Polaris. The correspondence concludes with the Air Force maintaining that the sighting was likely an aircraft, noting that local FAA offices do not always possess flight plans for military aircraft operating in the region.