UFO Sighting Report — Cedar Grove, New Jersey, September 10, 1964

This document consists of a formal UFO sighting report and associated correspondence from the United States Air Force. The primary report details an incident on September 10, 1964, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, where a 31-year-old male chemist observed four white lights of 3rd to 4th magnitude. The witness, who possessed experience in amateur astronomy, reported that the objects were arranged in a straight line, equally spaced by approximately 3 to 4 degrees, and were traveling from East to West. The observation lasted for 45 seconds before the objects disappeared into a haze on the Western horizon. The witness noted the objects were sighted approximately 5 degrees below Ursa Major at an elevation of 15 degrees. The Air Force categorized the event as 'UNIDENTIFIED'. The accompanying correspondence, dated November 3, 1964, from TSgt David M. Moody of the Aerial Phenomena Branch at Wright-Patterson AFB, indicates that this report was forwarded to Dr. J. Allen Hynek at Northwestern University for evaluation, alongside a separate sighting from Coldwater, Ohio, dated September 20, 1964.