McGuire AFB / Fort Dix — USAF Security Police Shooting

In the early hours of January 18, 1978, US Army Military Police at Fort Dix, New Jersey, responded to reports of strange lights and low-altitude craft near the base perimeter. MPs reported observing small humanoid entities on the base grounds. A military policeman encountered one entity near a runway area and discharged his firearm; the entity was struck and fled toward the McGuire Air Force Base flight line, which adjoins Fort Dix. McGuire AFB security police responded and discovered the entity dead on the taxiway. Senior USAF officers were notified; the body was secured by Air Force personnel and transported in a sealed container. The incident was classified. A classified incident report was prepared by McGuire AFB command. Researcher Len Stringfield received testimony from two military personnel who claimed direct knowledge of the incident and the body recovery. FOIA requests submitted to the DoD have acknowledged the existence of records relating to the incident while citing classification exemptions. The case represents one of the few documented incidents in US official records in which a potential non-human biological entity is alleged to have been recovered by US military personnel, with corroborating sworn testimony from participants.