Editor's Note: This article has been faithfully transcribed from the original Beyond the Veil Magazine, Issue #49.
Archive Reference: BTV-049-01
The Hudson Valley UFO Wave Begins
Issue #49: January 1983
On the night of December 31, 1982, hundreds of people in the Hudson Valley region of New York State witnessed something extraordinary. A massive, boomerang-shaped object, covered in coloured lights, drifted silently through the night sky. The sightings continued into the new year.
The Hudson Valley UFO wave has begun.
New Year’s Eve
The sightings began around 8:00 PM on December 31, 1982. Residents of Kent, New York, observed a V-shaped or boomerang-shaped object moving slowly overhead. It was enormous, estimated at several hundred feet across.
The object was covered in multicoloured lights, arranged in a pattern that emphasised its V-shape. It moved silently, at speeds far slower than any conventional aircraft.
Witnesses described feeling awe, wonder, and, in some cases, fear. Many stopped their cars to watch. Some stepped out of New Year’s Eve parties to observe the object’s passage.
By the time it disappeared, hundreds of people had seen it.
The Witnesses
What makes the Hudson Valley sightings remarkable is the quality of the witnesses. These were not isolated individuals in remote locations. They were residents of prosperous suburban communities: teachers, doctors, business executives, police officers.
A retired IBM executive observed the object from his driveway and tracked its course across the sky.
A police officer on patrol followed the object for several miles, radioing his observations to dispatch.
A group of partygoers watched from a hilltop as the object passed over the valley below.
These witnesses are credible, educated, and numerous. They cannot be dismissed as cranks or hoaxers.
The Object
Witnesses describe a craft unlike any conventional aircraft:
Shape: V-shaped or boomerang-shaped, with the point of the V leading.
Size: Estimates range from three hundred feet to over a thousand feet across. The object was enormous.
Lights: Multicoloured lights covered the craft’s underside, arranged in patterns. Red, green, white, and other colours were reported.
Sound: Most witnesses reported complete silence. A few heard a low humming sound.
Speed: The object moved at speeds estimated between five and thirty miles per hour, far slower than any airplane.
Altitude: Estimates varied from treetop level to several thousand feet.
Official Response
Local authorities were inundated with calls on New Year’s Eve and in the days that followed. Police departments confirmed that multiple officers had observed the object.
No official explanation has been offered. The Federal Aviation Administration has not commented. No military exercises were scheduled in the area.
Local airports reported no unusual traffic. Radar records, if they exist, have not been released.
Continuing Sightings
The New Year’s Eve event was not isolated. Since then, sightings have continued throughout the Hudson Valley:
January 1983: Multiple sightings reported from Yorktown, Peekskill, and surrounding communities.
Early January: A family in Brewster observed the object hovering over their property for several minutes.
Mid-January: Police in Ossining received numerous calls about lights in the sky.
The wave shows no sign of ending. Each week brings new reports.
What Is It?
Several theories have been proposed:
Experimental Aircraft: The object might be a secret military craft. The US has developed flying wing designs. But no known aircraft matches the size, silence, and slow speed of the Hudson Valley object.
Ultralight Aircraft: Some have suggested that ultralight aircraft flying in formation might create the appearance of a single large object. But ultralights cannot fly silently, and the coordination required would be extraordinary.
Extraterrestrial Craft: The simplest explanation for a craft that matches no known technology is that it represents technology not of this Earth.
The Investigation
Researchers have begun investigating the Hudson Valley sightings, collecting witness accounts, analysing patterns, and attempting to identify the source of these extraordinary events.
Readers in the New York area who have observed unusual aerial phenomena are urged to come forward. The more data gathered, the closer we may come to understanding what is happening.
Something is flying over the Hudson Valley. It is enormous, silent, and unlike anything we have seen before.
The investigation continues.
Readers who have witnessed the Hudson Valley object are urgently invited to contact our research department.