White hot point of light with orange tail over West Orange
1958-12-14·8 arYard Terrace, Weat Orange, N.J.·FBI·unresolved
A woman and her husband observed a UFO with a white hot point of light and predominantly orange fan-shaped tail at least ten times the size of the object, passing over their residence south to north at above 3,000 feet altitude.
“she and her husband had seen a UFO that had paaaed over her reaidenc• in a South to North d1reot18nJ that it had laated tor only two or three aeoondaJ that to her it appeared to be a white hot point ot l.lght. with a tail or predomiantly orange coloringJ that this tail waa at least ten time ■ aa large aa the objeotJ that the tail waa fan ahapedJ that it was a& an altitude of greater than 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
- 8 arYard Terrace, Weat Orange, N.J.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Newark Office
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- white hot point of light with fan-shaped orange tail
- Size
- tail at least ten times as large as the object
- Altitude
- 3000 ft
- Duration
- 3s
Source document
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This sighting
8 arYard Terrace, Weat Orange, N.J. / 1958
- FBI-UAP-D012.pdf — Written report of this sighting