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Comet or meteorite object over Woodbridge, N.J.

1958-12-14·Helm Ave., Woodbridge, N.J., above Curtiss-Wright Plant·FBI·unresolved

Witnesses observed an object described as a meteorite or comet flying at high speed over the Curtiss-Wright Plant in Woodbridge at 1,000-3,000 feet altitude, traveling left to right.

“Mr. Herman Taubman, whe stated that he had viewed an object which he described as a metorite or comet in the sky above Woodbridge, N.Je, on Helm Ave., in that city. They stated ( He and his wife Betty) that they were on a hill above the Curtiss-Wright Plant in that city and this object flew over this plant in a left to right direction at a height of 1,000 to 3,000 feet”

Verbatim from FBI-UAP-D012.pdf · View original on war.gov

Case details

Date
1958-12-14
Date exactness
Known to the day
Location
Helm Ave., Woodbridge, N.J., above Curtiss-Wright Plant
Country
United States
Region
New Jersey
Branch
FBI
Unit
Newark Office
Sensors
eyewitness
Altitude
2000 ft

Source document

Agency: FBI

File: FBI-UAP-D012.pdf

Case ID: 1958-FBI-420E8E

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Helm Ave., Woodbridge, N.J., above Curtiss-Wright Plant / 1958

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