(Full Witness Rendition Image Below)
I had a daylight viewing of low oval metallic object gliding toward a
second identical object, pausing then simultaneously shooting
skyward.
July 1968 Sunday evening. I was 13 years old at the time. I went to
fill the bathtub and get ready for summer school the next morning.
While filling the tub, I went to close the window shade. This was
about 6:30 -7:00 in the evening and was still daylight outside. As I
looked out the window my attention was drawn to a metallic looking
oval object in the distance, moving very slowly along from my left
field of view toward the right. From my location on Maple Avenue in
Metuchen, I could see this object was gliding slowly above the train
tracks, power lines and tree line that ran parallel to what was then
the Pearl Street parking lot. There is now a high rise condo/apartment
complex there, next to the train tracks.
I called for my mother who was downstairs to come and look. At the
same time another identical object appeared on the right, moving
slowly left toward the other object. They both glided slowly and came
to a stop in front of one another, paused for a moment, then
simultaneously shot straight up at such a speed that only streaks of
light were visible – similar to the “hyperspace! ” effect now seen
on Star Trek. Both oval metallic looking objects had no other features
that I could see, and I had a clear view. My mother did not arrive in
time to see what I was shouting about.
I attended Franklin Junior High School in Metuchen at that time. My
homeroom teacher, who I believe lived in Union, posted a photo of the
same image on the classroom bulletin board. He said he photographed it
from his backyard which overlooked a reservoir. I remember looking at
it and seeing the date of August, which would have been a month after
my sighting. Years later I wrote him and left a phone message asking
if I could have a copy of the photo, however I never received a
reply.
The only other possible related incident occurred when my parents’
next door neighbor – a retired policeman – phoned them to come outside
and look at an object above Campbell School which was the next street
over from our house. I was at a friend’s house and my mother phoned
me to come home right away. She said the round object moved back and
forth in a sort of zig-zag motion then “took off”. This happened
around the same time, but I don’t know the dates. I’m 66 now, have
owned my own business since 23, am a practical clear-headed thinker –
but this has really stuck with me as an event I wish to be explained.
I’ve been surprised to learn that this subject has become active in
the news, podcasts and other media – after all this time has
elapsed…
