Sightings2001

Carteret, New Jersey Turnpike lights

When: 14 Jul 2001
Where: Carteret, NJ
Sources: 2 public sources

The New Jersey Turnpike at Carteret, where drivers stopped to watch the lights in 2001 Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Just after midnight, drivers pulled off the New Jersey Turnpike to watch orange and gold lights in a V formation over the Arthur Kill near Carteret. A Carteret police lieutenant counted 16 lights. Newark Airport and the Weather Service had nothing to explain them; no official cause was found.

Sources

PressNew Jersey Mystified by Strange Lights (opens in a new tab)ABC News / 2001-07-17
Press5 of the Most Credible Modern UFO Sightings (opens in a new tab)HISTORY / 2018-04-25

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