UFO with vapor trail near Springfield, NJ on 1/16/60
1960-01-16·Springfield, N.J.·FBI·unresolved
A. Douglas observed a vapor trail in the southern sky with a bright object traveling at jet speed, which stopped and remained stationary for 5 minutes before moving and disappearing.
“At 6:27 PM A DOUGLAS, 202 Morris Avenue, Berieetisid, N.J., DR 6-3997 vised thet at 5:5 PM, while sitting in his cer in e suvermerket et Spring- field, N.J., he hed observed a vepor trril wktshxendedt in the Southern sky. At the end of it there wes © bright object trevelling et jet speed, then it seemed to stop, end remein strtionery for 5 minutes end uaa aaperiet then err.”
Verbatim from FBI-UAP-D012.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1960-01-16
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Springfield, N.J.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- bright object
- Duration
- 300s
Source document
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This sighting
Springfield, N.J. / 1960
- FBI-UAP-D012.pdf — Written report of this sighting