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Unknown2 witnessesSighting reportOct 11, 1966, 10:00 PMElizabeth, New Jersey

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

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Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise7:05 AM
Sunset6:23 PM
Day length11h 19m

Weather

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ConditionsPartly cloudy
Temperature59°F
Cloud cover57% · Mostly cloudy
Wind9 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Oct 11, 1966, 10:00 PM

Timezone

Eastern Time

Location

Elizabeth, New Jersey

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

Case Description: On October 11th, 1966, at approximately 6:00 PM, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, two boys, James Yanchitis and Marvin Munoz, are making their way home along 4th Street near the New Jersey Turnpike. They report a tall, completely bald man in a green metallic suit standing in an inaccessible area on a steep slope beyond a wire fence. Their description of the “man” is haunting: he had no ears, no nose, and was staring at them with a fixed, exaggerated grin. Fast forward, a few weeks,...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowOct 11, 1966, 10:00 PM

Witnesses place the encounter near Elizabeth, New Jersey.

PublishedSep 5, 2026, 4:42 PM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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