Appearance / Description of Object(s)

To sum this all up, I saw a HUGE fireball come from behind the moon, come almost straight forward, the make a right turn and cross in front of me.

Size of Object(s)

I can't really judge the distance, but the object was as big as a house (flames encircled the object, so the 'true' size is difficult to gage'

Description of Area / Surroundings

The area was suburban..tree lined streets and such. The address was 499 Belgrove Dr., Kearny New jersey (for purposes of pinpointing on a map)

Full Description & Details

I really don't know where to begin...In 1965 I was just 16 or so, residing in Kearny New Jersey at a facility called 'New Jersey Boystown'. I remember lining up to go to the mess hall for dinner. Boystown faces the Passaic River...between Newark New Jersey and Kearney New Jersey (points of reference) The sky was dusky with a full moon in the upper left of the sky (as well as I can remember) I remember gazing at the moon waiting to go eat when I saw a speck coming from the left side of the moon (seems as if it came from behind the moon) The speck grew bigger by the second, and was soon crossing right in front of me left to right at a pretty fast speed. The 'thing' was as big as a house and in flames (like a huge fireball) the was no sound except a hissing sound. The path of 'flight' seemed guided...if you know what I am trying to say. I swear to you I will never forget what I saw. The next day on the radio there were broadcasts that something landed in Pennsylvania...the radio announcers joked (or did they?) that witnesses say they saw 'windows or portholes' around the object. I have not told many people this story very few indeed, but I feel an obligation to share this information with you. Did I witness 'The Kecksburg UFO'? I'd have to say without a doubt a resounding ABSOLUTELY!

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

I have spent the last 40 years pondering what I saw, and I cannot explain what I saw. I have never seen anything like it before or since.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I always had a 'feeling' that there was and is an intelligence 'out there' from childhood.

Other Comments

I saw something....something unique...something great...I saw something

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For more information on the famous "Kecksburg UFO Crash" of 1965, see the following page: http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case281.htm