Circle over Marlboro, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Over 20 years ago I saw a bight yellow ball flash in Marlboro, NJ and then disappear.
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: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1979-05-02 → 1979-05-19
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August 6, 2023 · 3:43 AM · CHANGING
Marlboro, NJ
I was up star gazing around 3:30 am. I saw what I thought was a commercial jet but as the craft came closer, I heard no jet engines. The object displayed a fast and very sharp bright red and white flashing that seemed to obscure its hidden structure or framework. Typically, aircraft that I see have very steady flashing running lights red on the underside green on one wing and a very rhythmic white flashing lights on each wing tip. l was able to quickly grab some video of the object. Words do not do justice for what the video shows. When my phones camera app opened, I had to switch to video. The first 5 seconds show the craft moving from west to east, and the camera with no zoom activated is pointed in the general direction of NYC which would be more towards the upper righthand side of the frame. I was shooting from inside my house so tried to use the middle of the window frame to steady the phone. I used my thumb and index finger to do a pinch of the screen and zoom. When I do that at 5 thru 9 seconds, I lose sight of the object. At 9 seconds I move the phone and the zoomed image appears in the lower lefthand corner of the screen. The Moto 5G phone I used does not do well in low light situations. at around 20 seconds the object moves below the tree line. It is possible there is another artifact associated with the object. In the last 15 seconds or so of the video, there is a small white light just above and to the left of the object and seems to follow and keep pace. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Possible]
February 21, 2022 · 9:45 AM · RECTANGLE
Marlboro, NJ
Caught my eye, and thought it was birds, but no wing motion, and going too fast. About 1,000 ft. high ((if it had been birds), but probably higher since it was not birds) . Moving east to west. Sky was bright blue with bright sunshine.
May 26, 2014 · 7:50 PM · OTHER
Marlboro, NJ
My son and I saw a flying object with a hole in the center moving straight across the sky. The object was black and metallic, and shape was definitely not a plane, helicopter, balloon, blimp, kite, hang glider, or any other known aircraft. As the object flew west to east, it slowly spun as it proceeded along a straight line. No lights on the object.
October 23, 2013 · 5:28 AM · TRIANGLE
Marlboro, NJ
Large low flying aircraft with flashing red lights flying just over the tree line. Seemed very peculiar and quite dangerous.
September 30, 2001 · 8:48 PM
Marlboro, NJ
Stationary bright lights, then sudden fast movement following us from Holmdel, Marlboro, and Manalapan.