DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8724412
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONHawthorne New Jersey
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64B Bruen Plece
Clifton, New Jersey
October 11, 1962

Mejor Carl R. Hert, USAF |
UFO Project Informetion Officer
Devartment of the Air Force
Office of the Secretary

United Stetes Air Force
Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Mejor Hert:

On September 20, 21, 25 and 24, 1962 an un-
identified flying object was seen over H-ewthorne, New
Jersey. On the night of September 21 UFOs were also
seen over Garret Mountain in Clifton, New Jersey.

September 20, 21 end 24 a UFO was seen
over the Samuel Braen, Inc. stone quarry in Hawthorne
by the night watchman and verious Hewthorne policemen
in the early morning hours of those dates. I talked to
most of the witnesses to these sicntines cnd they said
the obfect suddenly appeared, moved toward them, hovered
for about twenty minutes, ode joa ae end changed to three
or four different colors during th time and finally
sped awey. It mede no sound. This hapogned on each of
the above dates.

On Sevtember 23 a Mrs. Lee and her son, 104
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Emeline Drive, Hawthorne, sew, in the ef ee a sile
ver, cigar-shaped object which suddenly apnveared end sned
towerd them and then turmed et 2 richt a ngle and sved
awey at 2a fent stic sveed.

On the night of Sevtember 24 two Hawthorne
policemen sishted an object similier to the one déscrited
in perecreph II.

I understend that the Air Force is ever
sichtings.I request that you inform me of the AF ex iuehh an
of these sishtings. Thank you.

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Aft 5:30 a. m. on 18 September 1962,
Of ce Ts James Dugan of Neptune City,
Ne rsey, saw two strange “gigantic”
] the sky. He spotted the lights

while dpe in his patrol car, then rac-
ed to headquarters where Officer Law-
rence Leming was on desk duty. Leming
went outside the building with Dugan
and also saw the lights. Dugan estimated
they were “about a mile apart,” and

hovered over the borough for a while
When Leming saw them they were trav-
eling fast and heading out over the
ocean, where they eventually disap-
peared.

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Villiam Stock of Lodi, N. J., was mak-
ing a routine chec< if the grounds at
Sam Braen’s Quarry. 562 Goffile Road,
on Thursday, 20 September, when he
sighted a round, disc. haped object sus-
pended in the air «hich lighted up the
entire area. Wher he beamed the lights
of his jeep at the object, it bobbed un
and down and from side to side and the..
turned around. “As it turned around, I
could see what appeared to be head-
lights. It then disappeared very fast,”
Stock said. No further details, but this
is one more of many sightings of objects
near water deposits.

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WILLIAM J. LOOKADOO
Lt. Colonel, USAF
udite Information Div

Office of Information