As reported
Cylinder over Wildwood Coast, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw shiny, metallic, coffee can-shaped object while flying in plane south along New Jersey Coastline at 4 PM
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.