Congers, New York, USA
July 1988 · Congers, New York, USA · 1 sources
Four teenagers in a cornfield near a reservoir observed a large object described as a coil of red and green blinking lights that 'unraveled' into a wavy, segmented structure moving in an undulating, organic manner across the sky toward Hook Mountain. The object was estimated to be at least the size of a football field. It had a single very bright white headlight at the front. It appeared to be composed of separate segments connected by translucent tubes, allowing fluid, organic bending. Each segment was lit by four lights (two on each side) alternately red and green. No metallic surfaces were visible and no windows were detected. The object was completely silent throughout. It moved very slowly toward the mountain, turned toward the witnesses as if about to land in the cornfield, then turned back and departed in the direction it came from. After the object left, the witnesses noticed many small lights swarming very high in the atmosphere described as resembling fireflies or bugs around a streetlamp, which they speculated were scrambling fighter planes. An unusual number of shooting stars was also noted. All dogs in the area were barking, and neighbors appeared to come out of their houses. The next morning a local radio station (WRKL) reportedly broadcast a report of an unusual object over Westchester County. The primary witness subsequently experienced out-of-body projections, unusual dreams involving similar craft and beings, and ability to see auras. No missing time was detected by any of the witnesses.
- Shape
- Segmented, elongated, undulating/wavy; described as coil of lights that unraveled; connected segments with translucent tubes
- Nature
- Unknown aerial object, large, segmented, organic in movement
- Sound
- Completely silent
- Weather
- Clear, summer evening; shooting stars visible
- Site
- Cornfield adjacent to reservoir, Congers, Rockland County, NY
- Size
- Approximately 90+ meters (described as spanning a football field)
- Time of day
- Dusk
- Local time
- Evening, becoming dark
- Theme
- entity_occupant
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC:4bb3c899:126 fields
- city
- Congers
- date
- 1988-07-01
- site
- Cornfield adjacent to reservoir, Congers, Rockland County, NY
- shape
- Segmented, elongated, undulating/wavy; described as coil of lights that unraveled; connected segments with translucent tubes
- sound
- Completely silent
- state
- New York
- country
- USA
- weather
- Clear, summer evening; shooting stars visible
- date_raw
- July 1988
- incident
- Four teenagers in a cornfield near a reservoir observed a large object described as a coil of red and green blinking lights that 'unraveled' into a wavy, segmented structure moving in an undulating, organic manner across the sky toward Hook Mountain. The object was estimated to be at least the size of a football field. It had a single very bright white headlight at the front. It appeared to be composed of separate segments connected by translucent tubes, allowing fluid, organic bending. Each segment was lit by four lights (two on each side) alternately red and green. No metallic surfaces were visible and no windows were detected. The object was completely silent throughout. It moved very slowly toward the mountain, turned toward the witnesses as if about to land in the cornfield, then turned back and departed in the direction it came from. After the object left, the witnesses noticed many small lights swarming very high in the atmosphere described as resembling fireflies or bugs around a streetlamp, which they speculated were scrambling fighter planes. An unusual number of shooting stars was also noted. All dogs in the area were barking, and neighbors appeared to come out of their houses. The next morning a local radio station (WRKL) reportedly broadcast a report of an unusual object over Westchester County. The primary witness subsequently experienced out-of-body projections, unusual dreams involving similar craft and beings, and ability to see auras. No missing time was detected by any of the witnesses.
- lifeforms
- No beings directly observed during sighting; post-event experiences included 'beings' not physically present in room
- time_local
- Evening, becoming dark
- trajectory
- Approached from direction of Hudson River, moved slowly across sky toward Hook Mountain, turned toward witnesses, then reversed direction and departed the way it came
- case_source
- NIDS
- size_meters
- Approximately 90+ meters (described as spanning a football field)
- time_of_day
- Dusk
- source_quote
- It was a small coil of lights all colored red and green. They blinked in and out very softly... After a few minutes it began to 'unravel' itself into a wavy sort of structure... this thing was HUGE. If it were on the ground it would easily span a football field.
- catalog_entry
- NIDS-DOC:4bb3c899:1
- location_text
- Congers, NY, Rockland County, adjacent cornfield near reservoir, facing north toward Hook Mountain, with Hudson River to the right
- witness_count
- 4
- photo_or_video
- Witness offered to send a sketch as email attachment
- source_doc_sha
- 4bb3c899b1d2ac8e27cd4884f40fb8310c9e574e3fce12693419a22d516b2c1a
- light_emissions
- Red and green alternating blinking lights on each segment (two on each side); single very bright white headlight on front segment
- witness_sex_age
- All in their late teens at the time; at least one female
- witness_reactions
- Extreme fear; one female witness fell to the ground hyperventilating with terror; primary witness was momentarily frozen then ran toward the object to memorize details; two other friends ran toward it to 'flag it down'; all witnesses were shaken; primary witness experienced lasting psychological/paranormal effects including out-of-body experiences, unusual dreams, and seeing auras; female witness refused to discuss the event afterward
- nature_of_phenomenon
- Unknown aerial object, large, segmented, organic in movement
- NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC