QuestionsIncident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947What did the three witnesses see over Hackensack on the evening of 3 August 1947?Answer
Answer · Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947
A bird lit by the low sun
The object was a bird, such as a gull or pigeon, catching the light of the setting sun.
Where it stands
Still possibleNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A bird would show wingbeats or changes of course at some point in a sighting of up to a minute.
What would rule it out
- All accounts describe a rigid object on a steady straight course with no wing motion, which they do.
Evidence none for · 1 against
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A bird lit by the low sun [Answer ANS0DFY7GGKX0DA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DFY7GGKX0DA
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year = {2026},
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