Evidence · Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947
No one else reported it, and a neighbour on a porch saw nothing
The Hackensack police had no other reports, no nearby police department reported anything to the FBI, and the neighbour across the street, said by Casella to have pointed at it, saw nothing.
What it means
Key questionWhat did the three witnesses see over Hackensack on the evening of 3 August 1947?
3 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onAn unidentified flying object that no ordinary cause explains
Counts against1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged
What it implies
- The object was small or brief enough to pass unnoticed by others nearby, which fits a toy balloon better than a craft.For the key question: What did the three witnesses see over Hackensack on the evening of 3 August 1947?
Next steps 2
1
Read The Bergen Evening Record for 4-5 August 1947
Adds evidenceFair odds~2 h
15score
Details
Look for the police report, other callers, or a balloon release that evening (a fair, party or advertising balloons).
2
Bergen Evening Record, 4-5 Aug 1947
Adds evidenceFair odds~2 h
15score
Details
Read the Hackensack paper for the police report, other callers or a balloon release that evening.
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 1
SAC Newark to Director, FBI: Flying disc reported at Hackensack, New Jersey, August 3, 1947 – Miscellaneous (FBI file 62-HQ-83894, Section 2)
SRCFederal Bureau of Investigation 1947
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). No one else reported it, and a neighbour on a porch saw nothing [Evidence EVD0DFY8YNEJVRG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DFY8YNEJVRG
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