UFO sighting near Clifton, New Jersey
1957-08-27·due west of Clifton, N. J.·USAF·unresolved
A US Air Force Reserve Captain reported observing an unidentified flying object west of Clifton, New Jersey, describing it as resembling an underwater demolition bomb with a cross-shaped light emanating from within and diamond-shaped holes visible through field glasses.
“SCHEY state4 that he observed a object in the sky due west of Clifton,· N. J. According SCHEY, the object had a shape reaeabliag that of an underwater deaolition boab and light, in the shape of a croas, waa colling fro• within this UFO. SCHEY stated that he, with the use of hia field glasses, was able to see what looked like diaaond-ahaped holes in the u:ro froa which the ligat eaitted.”
Verbatim from FBI-UAP-D012.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1957-08-27
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- due west of Clifton, N. J.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Branch
- USAF
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- shape resembling that of an underwater demolition bomb
Source document
Quote checked against the original file.
This sighting
due west of Clifton, N. J. / 1957
- FBI-UAP-D012.pdf — Written report of this sighting