S Lakewood, New JerseyJuly 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 23, 1954, near South Lakewood, New Jersey, a civilian witness observed three disc-shaped objects with a lime-white color flying in a circle. The objects were about 100 feet in diameter and flew at varying speeds up to 7 miles per minute. The observer watched them at night from about 2,500 feet altitude for 30 minutes. One portion of the circle produced a brilliant white light visible for 5 seconds. The objects flew in a circle with a 2-mile radius. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

S Lakewood, New Jersey

Date of incident

July 1954

State / country

NJ / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
23 July 1954

2. LOCATION
S Lakewood, New Jersey

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 2200
GMT 24/0300Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes DIAGRAM
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
30 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
3

9. COURSE
Flying circle in SSW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Disc-like shape with shape, 100' diameter, lime white color - 3 objects in line. Mechanical rhythm, varying speeds up to 7 mi per min (420 mi/hr). Flew in circle of 2 miles radius. Observation at night. Estimated distance of objects from observer, 3 mi, at 2,500 ft altitude. One portion of circle a brilliant white light was observed for 5 seconds.

11. COMMENTS
Report made 9 Aug. Submitted 13 Aug.
Insufficient data. Manner of disappearance not included. No reason for delay in reporting object given.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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