Incident #33 Sighting Report — Hackensack, New Jersey, 3 August 1947

This document collection details the investigation into a series of reports concerning 'Flying Discs' in the vicinity of Wildwood, New Jersey, and a specific incident in Hackensack, New Jersey, from August 1947. The file contains correspondence between Air Force intelligence officers and civilians, including a woman from Wildwood who reported multiple sightings and submitted physical specimens for analysis. The Air Force, specifically the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, conducted an investigation into these reports. Regarding the physical evidence submitted, the Analysis Division and Electronics Sub-division determined that the items—which included plaster of Paris fragments, bakelite coil forms, and a metallic box—were not related to any Air Force research or development projects, including Project Mogul. The official conclusion reached by the command was that the specimens were part of a hoax intended to gain publicity. The documents also reflect the administrative handling of these reports, noting the departure of Major M. W. Faulk, who had been the primary contact for the witness, and the subsequent involvement of other intelligence officers such as Colonel W. R. Clingerman and Colonel H. M. McCoy. The correspondence highlights the Air Force's efforts to maintain a record of these sightings while simultaneously dismissing the physical evidence as fraudulent. The file includes internal assessments, letters to the witnesses, and technical evaluations of the submitted materials, ultimately categorizing the Wildwood and Hackensack reports as lacking credible evidence or being part of a hoax.