UFO seen as an F-104 in 1965

Summary

A 14-year-old boy from Oil City, Pennsylvania, observed an object in the sky that he described as a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Passionate about aviation, he used his telescope with 60x magnification to watch the object moving west to east, speeding up and slowing down irregularly. He observed it for about 45 seconds before it disappeared behind a jet stream. Although he couldn't estimate its altitude, he insisted the object didn't resemble any known aircraft. He contacted local authorities without success before being advised to write to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The official conclusion attributed the sighting to a conventional aircraft, likely an F-104, explaining the irregular speed as an optical illusion. Despite the lack of photos or physical evidence, the report considered the witness's description sufficient to rule out an extraterrestrial explanation. The boy, excited by the experience, expressed his dream of flying bombers in the future, adding a personal touch to this classic UFO sighting resolved as a conventional aircraft.