REF: UAP/1980s/138Contested
1982-1986
Hudson Valley boomerang wave
NY / CT (Hudson Valley) · USA·Regional wave (thousands)·1980s
Contested
§ ASummary
Thousands reported silent, building-sized boomerang of lights; some events involved planes-in-formation hoaxers from Stormville, but many reports (incl. Indian Point nuclear plant security) didn't fit.
§ BWitnesses
5,000+ witnesses incl. Indian Point guards
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Hynek/Imbrogno case files; Indian Point security accounts
§ DOfficial Investigation
FAA aware; no federal program
§ EStatus Assessment
Mixed: partly hoax formation flights; core reports contested/unexplained
§ FVerifiable Sources
Hynek, Imbrogno & Pratt, 'Night Siege' (1987)
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1980-12-29🇺🇸 USA
Cash-Landrum incident
CE2 with radiation-type injuries
1980-04-11🇵🇪 Peru
Oscar Santa Maria F-4 gun engagement
Military firing on UAP
1980-12-26-28🇬🇧 UK
Rendlesham Forest incidents
Military CE2 over multiple nights ('Britain's Roswell')
1980-09-30🇦🇺 Australia
Rosedale water-tank case
CE2 with water loss & traces
1980-11-28🇬🇧 UK
Alan Godfrey / Todmorden case
Police CE + missing time
1981-01-08🇫🇷 France
Trans-en-Provence trace case
Landing trace (state-analyzed)