Newark Field Office, 1952-1967

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
SAC W.G. SIMON
DATE: 12-14-58
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
FROM Clerk William P. Nugent
FLYING
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED/OBJECT SEEN BY JERSEY CITY
DATE HEREIN 5/15/85 change ASSIFIED BY speabjattay
-PoDe DETECIVES LANGREHR & SNERRY ON
12-14-58, and HERMAN TAUBMAN' ON
SAME DATE; and ALSO THE A.G. DOWER'S.
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The writer was telephonically contacted on this date
by Det. George Langrehr of the Jersey City P.B., at 12:55 AM.
Det. Langrêhr informed the writer that at 12:43 AM on this date
he and his partner, Det. Edward Sherry viewed in the sky the
exhaust of an object which Det. Langrehr stated traveled at
a speed of 300 or 400 miles an hour at an altitude of 1,000
to 3,000 feet. He described this object as having an exhaust
of a brillant biluish white flame about 40 feet long and he
stated he saw this object for about 30 seconds. He stated that
it wasn't a fallen star in his opinion as it traveled in a flight
manner He and Det. Sherry saw this object at Communipaw and
Pacific Ave. in Jersey City, while they were in a car traveling
due west. They stated this object traveled in a North, Northwest
direction. They lost sight of it when it traveled behind some
buildings in Jersey City. They stated that Ptl. John WHEAMEN
of the same precinct also viewed it. These three officers are
all attached to the Fourth (4 th) Precinct in Jersey City.
Det. Langrehr resides at 55 Bleecker St., Jersey City, N.J. and
Det. Sherry resides at 56 Gates Ave., Jersey City, N.J.
At 1:05 AM, the writer received a phone call from
Mr. Herman Taubman, who stated that he had viewed an object
which he described as a metorite or comet in the sky above
Woodbridge, N.J., on Helm Ave., in that city. They stated
( He and his wife Betty) that they were on a hill above the
Curtiss-Wright Plant in that city and this object flew over
this plant in a left to right direction at a height of 1,000
to 3,000 feet but he said itttraveled at a speed of 10,000 mpH.,
and his wife said it traveled much slower than that speed, that
this object was of a tremendous size and that the object had
& bluish-white flame and he saw it for some 30 seconds.
Besides himself and his wife, he stated the following people
saw this object: Doris and Bob Ostroff of Roselle, N.J.; the
Richard Morgan's of Passaic, N.J. (Mr. Morgan is a lawyer);
Harold and Janet Packer of Woodridge, N.J. (Mr. Packer is a
lawyer) : and other witnesses whose nåmes he will give upon
request. Just before he concluded the conversation with the 100-36998-
writer at about 1:05 AM he stated he saw another UFO. He
stated he saw the first object at 12:13 AM. Mr. Taubman SEARCHED informed
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the writer that he resides at 470 Piaget Ave., Clifton,
DEC N.J. 15 1958
FBI NEWARK
NW 91149
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