Family Sees Silver Object Return Over Their Home

Witnesses on the lawn of their property observed an object moving from a southwesterly direction toward the northeast; it later returned about dusk, flying into the southwest at a higher altitude. Reported to the FBI and OSI advised.

The object

a long, cylindrical, dark silver object with no wings but fins on the rear, no markings, with possible motor noise

A US Air Force Reserve Captain (Schey) telephonically reported observing an object due west of Clifton at 8:30 p.m.; OSI duty officer George Wertz was notified.

Witnesses

Captain Schey

Sensors

field glasses

The object

object shaped like an underwater demolition bomb, with a cross-shaped light coming from within and diamond-shaped holes from which light emitted

A resident telephonically reported observing an object from her kitchen window flying south at very high altitude. OSI (Harold Peck) notified.

The object

bullet-shaped, silver, no wings, with a vapor trail, flying higher than commercial aircraft, no sound

A man reported that his wife observed a low-flying object over Glen Ridge moving from south to north; OSI (Van Liere) notified.

The object

brilliant white, cigar-shaped object with delta wings toward the tail, no audible noise

A couple driving home over a small bridge before the large bridge at Perth Amboy observed an object that appeared as a flaming rocket coming down from the sky.

The object

object resembling a flaming rocket descending from the sky

Jersey City Police detectives George Langrehr and Edward Sherry, and separately Herman Taubman and numerous named civilian witnesses, reported an object with a long bright exhaust traveling north-northwest at high speed; described variously as a meteor or comet by some witnesses.

Witnesses

Det. George Langrehr · Det. Edward Sherry · Ptl. John Wheaten · Herman Taubman · Mrs. A. G. Dower

The object

object with a brilliant bluish-white flame exhaust about 40 feet long, visible roughly 30 seconds, at 1,000-3,000 feet

Between 5:40 and 6:45 p.m. the office received about seven telephone calls reporting a sighting; callers claimed numerous witnesses. A list of caller names, addresses, and call times was compiled for OSI follow-up.

The object

a very bright object with a number of twinkling lights, surrounded by a haze or cloud-like mist, with a rapidly dissipating vapor trail over a large area

Church organist Stephen Klyce and others heard a jet-like roar and saw a bright stationary object; Ralph LaVella reported seeing an object leave a jet plane after an explosion and later drop from the sky. OSI (M. A. Sroda, Camp Kilmer) notified; an anonymous and additional callers reported similar phenomena.

Witnesses

Stephen Klyce · Ralph LaVella

The object

a bright object with a hazy outline, appearing stationary about 5,000 feet up, disappearing after about 5 minutes

A caller reported seeing extremely bright objects over three successive nights; on the reporting night three similar objects appeared northwest, west, and north of his residence, changing from round to a lateral shape resembling a spectrum. His daughter, son, wife, and a neighbor verified the sighting. The FBI recommended no action.

The object

extremely bright objects, larger than stars, changing from round to lateral 'spectrum-like' shapes

Outcome

No action recommended

Mrs. Goarcke reported unidentified flying objects she had seen about a month earlier and stated she believed such objects could be used to obtain pictures of installations such as Boulder Dam; she connected this to a 1939 art teacher named Grabach whom she described as sympathetic to communism. She appeared to wander in her thought process and seemed in a daze during the interview.

Outcome

Recorded for information; complainant appeared unable to furnish coherent information

The file includes numerous newspaper clippings from the 1966 national UFO flap, including the Wanaque, N.J. reservoir sightings, the Ravenna, Ohio police-cruiser chase by Deputy Sheriff Dale Spaur, and the USAF/J. Allen Hynek 'swamp gas' press conference, along with flying-saucer-club (AFSCA) convention and contactee literature.