1. Dlc TIMI Gou' 1-!ilitaty 4. NUMI!R 0' OIJICTS 5. LENGTH Of OISIIVATION 3 - 4 Seconds 6. TYPE Of OISIIIVATION Jrouni-Visl;.al 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI 2. LOCATION Pope AFB, ?forth Carolim 10. COMCLUIION Astronomical (l~ETEOR) Descri. ption indicates a possibl e U3 tear si.~ti ng. 11. llttlll IUMMA.Y AND AMALYSII Object appearing to r:ass aver the South md of runway a t :...~ alt i tude of 2 000 to 000 ft. North to South fiijlt a t h-c:r r e.t e of Sl ~., it e g;. Faster than any j e t observed. No souni No trc.il or e;:haust. :;x c.t t mrer ~.ras clear. 1 RI!'L Y TO HIADQUAIITIIIS 464th TROO' CARIIIIR WING (M) (TAC) STATII AIR 'ORCI '0'1 AIR ,ORCI lAS I, NORTH CAROL INA 21301 ATTN o,, DCO Unidentified Flying Object TOa AFSC (FTD) Wright-Patterson AlB, Ohio 45433 1. On 5 June 1965 at 0436 Zulu TSgt Eaton, Roland C., AF13306281, and AlC Watt, w. c., AF13541825, both Air Traffic Controllers in 1943d Cormaunication Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, (during their tour at the control tower) reported sighting an object passing over the south end of runway 22. The object was at an altitude of two to three thousand feet, on a north to 'south course, and trav liug at a- high rate of speed. - 2. The object was a white light about e of a half-dollar. Sgt E4t'Oi\"~CfAl l;nrWatt sara that it' was movi~g Iaster'tban any jet aircraft they had ever seen. It was visible for 3 to 4 seconds and then disappeared to the south . They ~ere unable to use any optical aids on the object di.te' to its' speed. The object.!$.ft .!lQ tJ:ai 1 QT 0 exbaus t and no noise was heard. - 3. The observers, both of whom seem highly reliable, stated that the weather from the tower appeared to be clear with 5 to 8 miles visibility. 4. The following information was obtained from 3d l~eather Squadron, Detacm1ent 20, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, for the period from 0330Z to 0530Z: It was clear with seven miles visibility. Winds on the ground were 100 at 3 knots and remained from sane direction and increased in velocity to 13 knots at ten thousand (10,000) feet. Temperature at ground level was 60F and decreased 1\ per thousand feet from ground up. 5. There \lere no unusual activities or reported traffic in the area at the time of the sighting. 6. The investigating officer, 1st Lt Harold D. Eastridge, Navigator, 778 Troop Carrier Squadron, Pope Air For.ce Base, North Carolina, states that there is no physical evidence available on the sighting, and that after researching the possibilities of weapons firing in the area, weather data, and astronomical data, that he is unable to ascertain any logical explanation of the sighting. Lt Colonel, USAF Dep Comdr for Operations