# A bird lit by the low sun

> Still possible: The object was a bird, such as a gull or pigeon, catching the light of the setting sun.

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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.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** None 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

[No witness describes wingbeats or turns](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/evidence/EVD0DFY8YETJ2W7/no-witness-describes-wingbeats-or-turns)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What did the three witnesses see over Hackensack on the evening of 3 August 1947?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY739G80E5/what-did-the-three-witnesses-see-over-hackensack-on-the)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A bird lit by the low sun [Answer ANS0DFY7GGKX0DA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DFY7GGKX0DA
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