Hudson Valley UFO Wave Begins in New York

A wave of sightings of large, silent, boomerang or V-shaped craft began in the Hudson Valley region of New York and Connecticut, continuing through 1986. An estimated 5,000 or more witnesses reported the objects, including law enforcement officers, pilots, and scientists. On the evening of 24 March 1983, the Yorktown Heights police switchboard was overwhelmed with calls. The objects were described as larger than a football field, moving slowly and silently at low altitude. Investigators J. Allen Hynek and Philip Imbrogno documented hundreds of reports. No conventional explanation accounted for the full scope of the sightings.