# Why is the Air Force's record of the Hackensack sighting so much thinner than the FBI's? · 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/QST0DFY73YQ65H3/why-is-the-air-forces-record-of-the-hackensack-sighting-so Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-11-03T00:09:28+00:00 --- **0** # Why is the Air Force's record of the Hackensack sighting so much thinner than the FBI's? 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 Hynek's verdict of 'lack of evidence' rests on the Air Force file, while the FBI had interviewed every witness within ten days. ## Answers 2 [**The Air Force had the interviews but left them out or lost them** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/answers/ANS0DFY7WHK6YWV/the-air-force-had-the-interviews-but-left-them-out-or-lost) Not tested yet Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The Air Force received only the FBI's two-line teletype** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/incident-88/answers/ANS0DFY7J79XBAR/the-air-force-received-only-the-fbis-two-line-teletype) Evidence for it, no test yet Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## Next steps 2 1 Search AAF intelligence records for the 13 August FBI letter Could decidePoor odds~8 h **12** score Details Request or search the AC/AS-2 flying-disc correspondence and Project Sign administrative files at NARA for a copy or transmittal of the Newark letter. A copy dated before 1948 would show the Air Force had the interviews and did not use them; none would support the teletype-only reading. 2 AAF copy of the FBI's 13 August letter Could decidePoor odds~8 h **12** score Details Search AC/AS-2 and Project Sign records at NARA for a copy or transmittal of the Newark interviews. 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 Air Force check-list repeats the FBI teletype and nothing from the interviews](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3MDQGA59/location-hackensack-new-jersey-date-august-1947-incident)For: The Air Force received only the FBI's two-line teletype 1. 1947[Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark Division: the Air Force check-list repeats the FBI teletype and nothing from the interviews](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3NNGPV7K/teletype-sac-newark-to-director-flying-disc-reported-at)For: The Air Force received only the FBI's two-line teletype 1. 1947[Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark Division: the Air Force check-list repeats the FBI teletype and nothing from the interviews](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3NXV9HJ2/sac-newark-to-director-fbi-flying-disc-reported-at)For: The Air Force received only the FBI's two-line teletype 1. 1948[Air Materiel Command, Project Sign: the Air Force check-list repeats the FBI teletype and nothing from the interviews](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFY3NCT8C5M/check-list-unidentified-flying-objects-incidents-1100-38)For: The Air Force received only the FBI's two-line teletype 1. 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