Sightings1966

Wanaque Reservoir police sightings

When: 11 Jan 1966
Where: Wanaque, NJ
Sources: 1 public source

Wanaque Reservoir, New Jersey, scene of the 1966 police sightings Mckdawg08, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Police, a reservoir guard, the mayor and dozens of callers in Wanaque, New Jersey reported a very bright white light over the reservoir on two evenings. The New York Times covered it, and an Air Force statement said the New Jersey sightings were probably Venus and Jupiter.

Sources

OtherBright Flying Disk Reported in Jersey (opens in a new tab)The New York Times (reprinted by Patrick Gross, ufologie.patrickgross.org) / 1966-01-14

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