NUFORC UFO Sighting 182168

Occurred: 2024-07-05 17:00 Local
Reported: 2024-07-06 17:10 Pacific
Duration: Approximately 3 minutes
No of observers: 2 - Pilot

Location: Middletown Township, NJ, USA
Location details: Lat: 49.35118. Long: -74.13280

Shape: Changing
Color: Bright White
Estimated Size: difficult to say
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 20
Closest Distance: 2000ft
Estimated Speed: 60mph or less
Characteristics: Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

A Blackhawk helicopter passed over at less than 1000ft, during which I noticed me a bright white object several thousand above.

While I was filming the exterior of a home, a blackhawk helicopter flew in from the north east in a straight line and at a relatively low altitude under 1000ft and less than 60mph. Tracing its path on a map, it may have been flying from the area of Sandy Hook Bay to McGuire Air Force Base. As the helicopter was almost straight overhead, I noticed a bright object moving through thin clouds at approximately 2000ft-3000ft from South West to North East, almost exactly opposite the helicopter. At that particular moment it was sunny and hot with broken clouds. Some lower clouds in the area were thick, while the clouds in the area of the object were much thinner, more like steam or vapor. The object appeared to be changing shape while remaining very thin, but going from tall to short. It did not appear to change in width at all. The size of the object was hard to determine, however, it was much higher in the atmosphere than the blackhawk and still visible. The object may have been metallic because it became very bright at times making it easy to find in the blue backdrop. At its brightest the color remained white and became muted to invisible as it passed near or through clouds. The clouds in the vicinity of the object were thin enough to allow for a view of the clear blue sky beyond them. No heavy clouds were in the area of the object to obstruct its view from my vantage point, however other clouds to the west may have been impacting reflections as the sun was in the western sky at that time. When it was most visible, this object did not resemble a plane or any aircraft in this area. It did not appear to have a fuselage or wings, rotors, etc. Commercial, private, and military aircraft of many types are common to this area and this object was quite different. After a minute or so of watching the object, I called a friend from inside the house to see what I was seeing. I happened to take my eyes off the object as they were coming outside but pointed to the area I had been looking in and they found it quickly as it began reflecting again. I watched for another minute or so before resuming my project. Due to the size and relative distance of the object, the camera I was shooting with was not suitable for gathering footage. The rate of travel may have been similar to that of the Blackhawk, though it was visible for much longer due to its higher altitude. Relative to commercial aircraft seen in the area, this object seemed much slower. Also, the Blackhawk did not return and sounded like it kept its path as these helicopters have a unique sound signature that is loud and directional.

Posted 2024-08-22