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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

Agency: FBI

File: FBI-UAP-D012.pdf

Case ID: 1960-FBI-8DA237

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