UFO Sighting Report — Fayetteville, N.C., June 8, 1966

This document contains the official Air Force record for a UFO sighting reported in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on June 8, 1966. The primary witness, a retired USAR Staff Sergeant, reported observing five or six yellow lights, each appearing twice as bright as an average star, moving from West to East across the sky. The duration of the observation was approximately 45 seconds. The witness described the objects as moving in a straight line parallel to the ground before suddenly disappearing. The report includes a technical questionnaire completed by the witness, which notes that the sky was clear and the objects made no sound. The witness estimated the angular size of the objects to be equivalent to a match head held at arm's length. The report was initially submitted to the 464th Troop Carrier Wing at Pope Air Force Base. A subsequent internal Air Force message (AF IN 1175) confirms that the sighting was investigated by two intelligence officers, one of whom was a rated pilot, who observed one light while investigating the area. The official conclusion reached by the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) was that the sightings were likely reflections of ground lights, noting that the evidence was weak and that the lights could have arisen from a variety of natural causes.