As reported

Disk over Paterson, NJ

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Formation of approximately 8 light gray metallic disks silently crossing the night sky around October 1957 in northern NJ

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: National Archives and Records Administration · records window 1957-09-28 → 1957-10-15

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