In March 1966, Claude Coutant photographed a UFO with conical beam of light extending downward over the Wanaque Reservoir in New Jersey On October 13, 1966, The Morning Call of Paterson, New Jersey, published the beam photograph on its front page under the heading The Wanaque Saucer? UFO researcher August C. Roberts supplied the photograph, attributing it to an unidentified police officer who reportedly surrendered the original negatives to Air Force investigators. In October 1967, Dell Publi...

On July 13, 1958, UFO photographer August C. Roberts attended one of Howard Menger’s contactee meetings in High Bridge, New Jersey. Roberts photographed three visitors seated near the front — two men and a blonde woman. According to Roberts, Menger identified the dark-haired man as a visitor from Venus. Roberts later spoke with him, photographed him writing in a notebook, and described the three visitors joining Howard and Rose Menger in an alleged telepathic exchange before leaving by car. R...

In November 1957, amateur astronomer Ralph E. Nicholson photographed three unidentified flying objects from the roof of his home in Paterson, New Jersey, while attempting to photograph one of the Sputnik satellites. The photographs were circulated by UFO researcher and photographer August C. Roberts and appeared in several UFO publications. Roberts later referred to the three images collectively as “The Nicholson Photos.”

In November 1957, amateur astronomer Ralph E. Nicholson photographed three unidentified flying objects from the roof of his home in Paterson, New Jersey, while attempting to photograph one of the Sputnik satellites. The photographs were circulated by UFO researcher and photographer August C. Roberts and appeared in several UFO publications. Roberts later referred to the three images collectively as “The Nicholson Photos.”