Project 100/3 Record — Pocahontas, Arkansas, February 1967

On February 25, 1967, a police officer in Pocahontas, Arkansas, reported a UFO sighting. While crossing a room to answer a telephone at the police station, the observer looked out a large double window and spotted a bright, white, star-like object. The object, described as round, moved in a straight line toward the east at an angle of approximately 40 degrees above the horizon. The sighting lasted for one minute before the object faded from view. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear and cold. The Air Force investigation noted that two B-52G aircraft from the 97th Bombardment Wing were in the area at the time of the sighting, but concluded that these aircraft were not responsible for the event. The investigating officer, from the 97th Bombardment Wing's Intelligence Division, noted that the observer was considered completely reliable and possessed a familiarity with jet aircraft, suggesting he could distinguish between aircraft and other phenomena. Despite the lack of an available satellite schedule, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was a satellite, noting that the sighting was similar to other reports in the area on clear, cold nights where objects were identified as satellites.