NUFORC Sighting 159741

Occurred: 2020-10-03 15:50 Local
Reported: 2020-10-04 08:32 Pacific
Duration: 30-60 seconds
No of observers: 3

Location: Shrewsbury, NJ, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

At approx 15:50 I was traveling westbound on Sycamore ave. in Little Silver, NJ towards Shrewsbury. Further west from us and directly above at 12 o'clock was a very shiny reflective mirror or chrome colored object. It was a perfect blue sky with no clouds or obstructions. It was clear to me that it wasn’t a plane because it was not moving. Me, my wife and my 16-year-old son all saw the object. As I began to pull over to get a better look and take my phone out, it completely vanished right before our eyes. My wife’s best explanation was a mylar balloon but at the distance and altitude and size, it would have been too big for a mylar balloon and she also couldn’t explain how it disappeared in an instant. We also immediately ruled out a plane or military jet because there was no movement or exhaust trail.

We were en route to an apple orchard in Colts Neck, NJ which was another 2-3 miles west, closer to where the object appeared. When we arrived, as we were parking, we spotted a single fighter jet scrambled to the area directly above us. We also noticed the fighter jet was flying at an unusually high altitude, much higher than we’ve ever seen before.

Posted 2020-11-05