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United States1983civilian claim

Hudson Valley Boomerang Wave

Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.

Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.

Brief

Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports. Witnesses described an object the size of a football field that hovered at low altitude without noise. Pilots who attempted to recreate the sightings with light aircraft in formation were unable to replicate the described behavior on radar. The New York Times covered the sightings contemporaneously, quoting police and aviation professionals.

Metadata

Year
1983
Location
Hudson Valley, New York / Fairfield County, Connecticut
Region
United States
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings (Hynek, Imbrogno, Pratt)
Source type
html
Sources
3

Key Points

  • Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.
  • Witnesses described an object the size of a football field that hovered at low altitude without noise.
  • Pilots who attempted to recreate the sightings with light aircraft in formation were unable to replicate the described behavior on radar.
  • The New York Times covered the sightings contemporaneously, quoting police and aviation professionals.

Most Interesting

  • Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.
  • Witnesses described an object the size of a football field that hovered at low altitude without noise.
  • Pilots who attempted to recreate the sightings with light aircraft in formation were unable to replicate the described behavior on radar.

Timeline

  1. 1983 · Encounter

    Between 1982 and 1986, more than 5,000 residents of New York's Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut, reported observing a massive, silent, boomerang-shaped craft carrying bright multicolored lights; J. Allen Hynek co-authored an investigation published as 'Night Siege' (1987), and law enforcement officers submitted independent reports.

  2. 1998 · Source record

    Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings (Hynek, Imbrogno, Pratt) is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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