Evidence · Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947
Two witnesses judged it too fast for a balloon and saw no string
Casella said it moved too fast to be an ordinary balloon, and Truex rejected his own balloon idea because he felt no wind and saw no string.
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
Supports1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged
What it implies
- The witnesses' own judgement favours something other than a balloon, but judgements of speed depend on an unknown distance.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 2
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
Teletype, SAC Newark to Director: Flying disc reported at Hackensack, NJ, August three, 1947
SRCFederal Bureau of Investigation 1947
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Two witnesses judged it too fast for a balloon and saw no string [Evidence EVD0DFY8YXCKFJN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DFY8YXCKFJN
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year = {2026},
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