Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, 12 Oct 66

This document contains a collection of records regarding a UFO sighting reported on October 12, 1966, near Salisbury, North Carolina. A civilian witness reported observing two white, unidentified objects trailing a B-52 aircraft. According to the witness, one object stopped in the air and parked, while the second object approached at a high speed, turned on its edge, and departed with a burst of speed, leaving behind a streamer-like trail. The witness, an employee of A.L. Jarrell & Sons, submitted a formal report to the Air Force. The Air Force investigated the incident under Project 10073. Correspondence between the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) and the 3630th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing confirmed that the 4415th Combat Crew Training Squadron had five RF-4C aircraft operating in the vicinity of Salisbury between 1400 and 1600 EST on the day of the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the reported objects were consistent with aircraft participating in a training mission. The file also includes a separate, unrelated newspaper clipping regarding a 13-year-old boy, Ronald Peeler, who reported a different UFO encounter in Rowan County on October 15, 1966, involving a large yellow circle with red dots that allegedly chased him while he was riding a horse. The primary documentation focuses on the October 12th sighting, including the completed technical questionnaire and internal military correspondence verifying the presence of military aircraft in the area.