# Why does the Incident 88 folder hold papers from the Wildwood case and the Danforth hoax? · Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947 > Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY73MKYJ7H/why-does-the-incident-88-folder-hold-papers-from-the Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-11-03T00:05:08+00:00 --- **0** # Why does the Incident 88 folder hold papers from the Wildwood case and the Danforth hoax? Asked 3 Nov 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·2 answers·0·0 following **Two answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters Fourteen of the folder's nineteen pages are not about Hackensack, and the mix is what has made the case look mysterious. ## Answers 2 [**A deliberate grouping of related reports** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/answers/ANS0DFY7HZMSKXZ/a-deliberate-grouping-of-related-reports) Not tested yet Evidence: 1 against Still possible [**Misfiling: the pages belong to other incidents and were put in the wrong folder** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/answers/ANS0DFY7HSVJK47/misfiling-the-pages-belong-to-other-incidents-and-were-put) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 2 for Still possible ## Next steps 1 1 Check the Sign microfilm order for neighbouring folders Adds evidenceFair odds~3 h **14** score Details List which folders sit next to 88, 50 and the Danforth case on roll T1206 and in the 1952 card index; if Wildwood and Danforth papers also turn up in other neighbouring folders, the slip was in filing, not judgement. Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes ## History 1. 1947[U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book: the Wildwood correspondent has her own folder, Incident 50, with the case's originals](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MDQGA59/location-hackensack-new-jersey-date-august-1947-incident)For: Misfiling: the pages belong to other incidents and were put in the wrong folder 1. 1947[U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book: the Danforth letter in the 88 folder is a copy of one in the Danforth folder](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MX2ZGRA/danforth-illinois-august-1947-project-blue-book-case-file)For: Misfiling: the pages belong to other incidents and were put in the wrong folder 1. 1947[U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book: nothing in the three files refers to the others](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MDQGA59/location-hackensack-new-jersey-date-august-1947-incident)Against: A deliberate grouping of related reports 1. 1947[U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book: nothing in the three files refers to the others](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MX2ZGRA/danforth-illinois-august-1947-project-blue-book-case-file)Against: A deliberate grouping of related reports 1. 1947[Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark Division: nothing in the three files refers to the others](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3NXV9HJ2/sac-newark-to-director-fbi-flying-disc-reported-at)Against: A deliberate grouping of related reports 1. 1948[U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book: the Wildwood correspondent has her own folder, Incident 50, with the case's originals](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MPBT6DN/wildwood-n-j-january-1948-incident-50-project-blue-book-case)For: Misfiling: the pages belong to other incidents and were put in the wrong folder 1. 1948[Air Materiel Command, Project Sign: the Wildwood correspondent has her own folder, Incident 50, with the case's originals](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3NCT8C5M/check-list-unidentified-flying-objects-incidents-1100-38)For: Misfiling: the pages belong to other incidents and were put in the wrong folder 1. 1948[U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book: nothing in the three files refers to the others](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MPBT6DN/wildwood-n-j-january-1948-incident-50-project-blue-book-case)Against: A deliberate grouping of related reports 1. 2022[Jazz Shaw: nothing in the three files refers to the others](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3WTTD70Y/the-curious-case-of-project-blue-book-incident-88)Against: A deliberate grouping of related reports 1. Nov 2026[Session 1: raised the question and found three results bearing on its answers](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/SES0DFY9WVPW4NG/session-1-incident-88-opened-the-three-files-untangled-and) ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY73MKYJ7H/why-does-the-incident-88-folder-hold-papers-from-the%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY73MKYJ7H/why-does-the-incident-88-folder-hold-papers-from-the%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY73MKYJ7H/why-does-the-incident-88-folder-hold-papers-from-the%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY73MKYJ7H/why-does-the-incident-88-folder-hold-papers-from-the%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/incident-88/questions/QST0DFY73MKYJ7H/why-does-the-incident-88-folder-hold-papers-from-the%23add-source) Where it fits Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947 **Why does the Incident 88 folder hold papers from the Wildwood case and the Danforth hoax?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]