October 9, 2026

Lakehurst

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Illustration of a car on a frosty Oak Ridge turnpike with passengers watching a bright circle of light above a ridge, December 18, 1950
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1950: Oak Ridge, Tennessee — A Bright Light Over the Turnpike and a Radar Paint Fourteen Minutes Later

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Illustration of two Navy tower operators with binoculars watching a small light curve sharply over the airship field at NAS Lakehurst at night, December 27, 1950
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1950: NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey — A Flashing White Light and One Tight Turn Over the Airship Field

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Illustration of a man with binoculars and four boys watching a silver disc with four jets hover above palm trees in Fort Myers, Florida, December 6, 1950
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1950: Fort Myers, Florida — A 75-Foot Silver Disc With Four Jets Over the North Side

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Illustration of a man in a backyard looking up at a silvery half-moon-shaped object in a winter sky over West Springfield, Massachusetts, December 6, 1950
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1950: West Springfield, Massachusetts — A Half-Moon Object, a Whistle and a Radar That Was Down

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