UFO case file · UFO-5657
Monsey disc-shaped object report — September 26, 1979
Monsey, New York, United States
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Case description
At about 5 p.m. on September 26, 1979, an unnamed witness in Monsey, New York, reportedly watched a saucer-shaped object hovering above nearby power lines. The fuller summary estimates a diameter of thirty-five feet and a viewing distance of roughly eighty feet. A soft humming sound accompanied the observation.
The underside reportedly carried a ring of rotating coloured lights. Above it was a circular row of windows, with an antenna-like projection on top. Shadowy humanlike forms appeared at the windows. The account does not establish their number, faces, clothing or precise actions. It describes them inside the object rather than as figures standing on the ground. The craft then allegedly accelerated straight upward and disappeared rapidly.
Later chronologies attribute this account to Albert Rosales’s database, citing Peter Davenport and the National UFO Reporting Center. The reviewed summaries do not identify a contemporary investigator, photograph or original report number, and no electrical outage is specified merely because power lines were nearby. Those limitations matter when interpreting the apparent occupants: shadowy forms are a narrower claim than a clear encounter with identified beings. The plate follows the reported windows, underside lights and antenna while keeping the figures indistinct and using a contextual witness likeness and suburban setting.
Recorded details
- Craft description
- A witness in Monsey watched a saucer-shaped craft hover above some nearby power lines. The craft emitted a soft humming sound and was about 35 feet in diameter.
- Entity description
- Then he saw a shadowy figure.
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