- A Boeing E-3B Sentry, a high-tech U.S. surveillance aircraft, flew a 1,300-mile mission from Oklahoma to Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, on March 13, circling the area twice before returning, sparking speculation about its purpose.
- Pamlico Sound is known for decades of UFO sightings, including glowing orbs, pulsating lights, and alleged extraterrestrial encounters. Recent incidents include a 2019 video of 14 glowing orbs and a 2020 report of a pulsating white light.
- The region’s proximity to military installations, such as Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, has led to theories that the sightings could involve classified operations or experimental technology.
- The E-3B Sentry, equipped with a 30-foot-wide rotating radar dome, is designed for airborne surveillance, command and control, capable of tracking enemy and friendly forces over vast distances, though the purpose of this mission remains undisclosed.
- The E-3 Sentry has been a key U.S. military asset since the 1970s, with 30 planes currently in operation, highlighting its role in global surveillance and the enduring intrigue surrounding UFOs and unexplained phenomena.
(Natural News)—A U.S. military aircraft equipped with advanced radar technology made a curious 1,300-mile journey on Thursday, March 13, to a stretch of North Carolina’s coast long associated with UFO sightings.
The Boeing E-3B Sentry, a high-tech surveillance plane often referred to as “America’s ultimate spy plane,” departed Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma at 7 a.m. ET and flew to Pamlico Sound, a body of water off North Carolina’s eastern shore. After circling the area twice, the plane returned to its base by 2 p.m. ET, leaving many to wonder about the purpose of its mission.
The flight has reignited interest in Pamlico Sound, a region known for decades of bizarre phenomena, including glowing orbs, pulsating lights and even alleged encounters with extraterrestrial beings. While the U.S. Air Force has not disclosed the reason for the Sentry’s trip, the area’s history of unexplained sightings and its proximity to military installations have fueled speculation about what the plane might have been investigating.
Pamlico Sound has long been a hotspot for UFO activity. In September 2019, William Guy, a worker repairing hurricane damage on Ocracoke Island, captured a video of 14 glowing orbs hovering above the water while aboard a ferry. “Anybody tell me what that is?” Guy can be heard saying in the 31-second clip. “We’re in the middle of the ocean, on a ferry, nothing around. Look. Nothing around. No land, no nothing.”
Other passengers on the ferry were equally baffled. “A lot of people I have talked to here on the island said it was flares, but they also said they have never seen anything like what I captured,” Guy wrote in the video’s caption.
A year later, a tugboat operator reported seeing a pulsating white light over Pamlico Sound that emitted a smaller light moving at high speed before vanishing. The operator shared the experience with the National UFO Reporting Center, describing the light as stationary but pulsating, with a brief shift to green before it disappeared.
In 2023, Sev Tok, a resident of Oriental, a town along the Sound, claimed to have encountered an extraterrestrial being. “They’re what we call The Greys, the small ones with the big eyes,” Tok told Greenville’s WNCT. “I was paralyzed on this bed and I was lying on my side and I could feel there was something behind me. When I moved my head and turned around, there was a Grey standing behind me doing something to my back.”
The eastern coast of North Carolina is also home to several military installations, including Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. These facilities have led some to speculate that the strange sightings could be linked to classified military operations or experimental technology.
A legacy of surveillance
The Boeing E-3B Sentry, with its 30-foot-wide rotating radar dome, is designed for airborne surveillance, command and control of air operations. It can detect, identify and track targets across vast distances, making it a critical asset for the U.S. Air Force. However, the purpose of Thursday’s mission remains unclear. (Related: US spy plane conducts strategic operations along border as drug cartels look for war.)
The Sentry’s capabilities are extensive. According to the Air Force, the plane’s radar and computer systems can gather detailed battlefield information, including the position and tracking of enemy aircraft and ships and the location and status of friendly forces. In times of crisis, this data can be relayed to command centers or even directly to the president and secretary of defense.
The E-3 Sentry has been a cornerstone of U.S. military operations since its introduction in the 1970s. Engineering and testing began in October 1975, and the first planes were delivered to the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing (now the 552nd Air Control Wing) in March 1977. Today, the U.S. Air Force operates 30 Sentry planes, with 26 stationed at Tinker Air Force Base. NATO, the UK, France and Saudi Arabia also operate fleets of the aircraft.
The Sentry’s flight to Pamlico Sound underscores the enduring fascination with UFOs and the unknown. While the U.S. military has not explained the mission, the region’s history of strange phenomena and its proximity to military installations suggest that there may be more to the story.
Watch the video below that talks about the FBI being behind surveillance aircraft operations a few years ago.
This video is from the Stalag 357 channel on Brighteon.com.
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