Project Blue Book Case #2206. On November 4, 1952, witnesses in Vineland, New Jersey — an agricultural community in Cumberland County in the southern part of the state — observed a bright object in the sky. Vineland sits in the flat, sandy coastal plain of South Jersey, surrounded by farms and open terrain.
Southern New Jersey's military significance included Fort Dix, McGuire AFB, and the Lakehurst Naval Air Station — all within approximately 50 miles. The region's airspace was busy with military traffic from these installations, combined with commercial flights from the Philadelphia and Atlantic City corridors.
November 1952 was in the late phase of the great wave. Cases continued to arrive at Blue Book, though at declining rates. The Vineland sighting added to New Jersey's steady contribution to the state's Blue Book files.
The object was inconsistent with any military or civilian aircraft. The case was classified "Unknown."