Hudson Valley UFO Sightings, 1982 - 1986

While many UFO sightings may appear to be random, isolated events, others are actually quite patterned - almost predictable. The Hudson Valley sightings came in waves, frequently recurring in the same few areas north of New York City. After years of sightings, it became clear that these sightings followed a few strange, but discernible patterns that seem to suggest that there is some logic to the UFO phenomenon.

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Sources:

Dunning, Brian. “The Hudson Valley UFO Mystery.” Skeptoid. Nov 21, 2017. Accessed August 17, 2019: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4598.

Garelik, Glen. “Special Report: The Great Hudson Valley UFO Mystery.” Discover. November 1984, 17 - 20. Available as part of a compilation by UFO History Files, accessed August 17, 2019: http://ufohistoryfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/338C.pdf

Hynek, J. Allen, Philip J. Imbrogno, and Bob Pratt. Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings. New York: Ballantine Books, 1987.

Randle, Kevin. “The Crash of Philip J. Imbrogno. July 17, 2011. Accessed August 17, 2019: http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2011/07/crash-of-philip-j-imbrogno.html

Schmalz, Jeffrey. “Strange Sights Brighten the Night Skies Upstate.” New York Times. Saturday, August 25, 1984. Preview available:
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/25/nyregion/strange-sights-brighten-the-night-skies-upstate.html

For Further resources, including newspaper clippings and witness’s drawings of the UFOs they saw, see the material compiled in the following documents:

Discover article, witness drawings:
http://ufohistoryfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/338C.pdf

Newspaper clippings:
http://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/United%20States/UFO%20Newsclipping%20Service/UFO%20Newsclipping%20Service%20-%201984%2011%20-%20no%20184.pdf

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