Hackensack, NJ Flying Disc Sighting
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Charles Casella Jr. and William Truex reported observing a flying disc near Hackensack, New Jersey on August 3, 1947. Casella described the object as approximately 200 yards away, revolving slowly, moving rapidly, and stated it was neither a kite nor a balloon.
“FLYING DISC REPORTED AT HACKENSACK, NJ AUGUST THREE, NINETEEN FORTY SEVEN, MISC. INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT CHARLES CASELLA, JR. AGE [redacted] AGE TWENTY, TWO EIGHT SEVEN EUCLID AVENUE, HACKENSACK AND WILLIAM TRUEX, US ARMY, FT. DIX, NJ ON LATE AFTERNOON AUGUST THIRD LAST SIGHTED FROM GROUND OBJECT DESCRIBED AS FLYING DISC. CASELLA CLAIMED IT WAS TWO HUNDRED [redacted] YDS, IN AIR, REVOLVING SLOWLY, MOVING RAPIDLY, AND NEITHER A KITE NOR A BALLOON.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-08-03
- Precision
- day
- Location
- HACKENSACK, NJ
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Newark FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- flying disc
- Size
- approximately 200 yards in diameter
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
Case ID: 1947-FBI-0E20EB
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