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Who is Randolph White? SC man shows '10000% meme potential' as he recalls hearing 'zombie' F-35 crash

Randolph White heard a screeching noise when the F-35 jet supposedly crashed but didn't notify authorities because he wasn't sure about what caused it

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: Randolph White, a 72-year-old retired paper mill worker, made the Internet gasp in laughter as he hilariously recalled the moment when the missing 'Zombie' F-35 stealth jet crashed near his rural South Carolina home.

White noted that he was shaving in his bathroom when a piercing noise filled the "nice and quiet and peaceful" area on Sunday, September 17.

"I was in the bathroom, taking a shave, and I heard a screeching. Between a screech and a whistle," said the long-time before mimicking a long screech noise that has caught the imagination of the public.

"I said, ‘What in the world is this?’ And I heard a boom," stated White to a local NBC affiliate, adding, "And my whole house shook."

Why Randolph White did not notify law enforcement about the F-35?

At that time, Randolph White didn’t notify authorities as he didn’t realize that the sound was due to the crash of a $90 million F-35 jet that had gone missing after its pilot ejected due to a still-unexplained "mishap."

White said, "The first thought that came to me… I said well, did a meteorite come from outer space or something?"

He added, "And I said, well if it was an airplane it needs to be reported because that thing was flying just too low. I didn’t give it any other thought. I knew it was low because my house is pretty solid, and it shook," while speaking to the local outlet.

The next day, White saw helicopters swoop over the region in an effort to find the missing plane, but he assumed they were hunting for something else.

"Somebody must have robbed a bank... Killed some people or whatever. So, I walked up there, and they told me it was about the plane," noted the South Carolina resident. 

White expressed his gratitude for everyone's safety and mentioned there was a small church just down the road that could have easily been struck by the plane.

"Anything manmade can malfunction," stated the former mill worker, adding, "You try to give them the benefit of the doubt. But it needs to be investigated and the public needs to know what really happened. You know, it shouldn’t be kept a secret what happened. Because, you know, it could’ve been a major disaster."

Netizens react hilariously to Randolph White's recollection of hearing the missing F-35 crash

Randolph White’s animated recreation of the incident has garnered immense social media attention, with users calling it "10000% meme potential."

"This guy is based, literally did a Rebel yell," said one user, with one writing, "Close your eyes and it’s James Brown doing a song intro." 

"Meme potential = 10 0000%," stated one more, as a person sarcastically added, "That dude needs to be immediately hired to read the news headlines in between network football games."

A user expressed, "I’ve watched this video several times today and it only gets better. I needed to laugh like this today 🤣🤣🤣."