QuestionsIncident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947Do the object's reported course, size and motion fit a small balloon drifting on that evening's wind?Answer
Answer · Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947
No: the course was too far across the wind for free drift
The object moved too far across the wind, or too fast, for a free-drifting balloon.
Where it stands
No evidence yetNo evidence yet.
What it predicts
- Upper-air winds near 200 m that evening blew toward the north-east or east, not the north.
What would rule it out
- Upper-air winds near 200 m blew toward the north.
The questions it answers
Open2 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). No: the course was too far across the wind for free drift [Answer ANS0DFY7HK4TE4Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DFY7HK4TE4Y
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title = {No: the course was too far across the wind for free drift},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DFY7HK4TE4Y},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DFY7HK4TE4Y}
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