1983 in UFO history
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| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Events | 3 |
| Decade | 1980s |
| Topics | Nuclear & missile sites (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic), Remote viewing & psi (topic), Bases & Area 51 (topic) |
| Timeline | 1983 on the UAP Timeline |
1983 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 3 events in 1983, mostly about nuclear & missile sites and propulsion & physics. People named in these events include John Hutchison, John B. Alexander, Albert Stubblebine, Nick Cook, Preston Nichols.
Overview
From 1983 into 1984 many people in New York's Hudson Valley and western Connecticut reported large, boomerang-shaped arrangements of lights. The sightings became known as the "Westchester Boomerang."[1] State police reported that pilots of Cessna 152 light aircraft had flown in tight formation with bright, colour-changing lights, and that the pilots were amused by the confusion their hoax caused. News stories and books nevertheless made the sightings a fixture of local history and ufology.[1]
The timeline's 1983 entries concern exotic physics and claims about secret programs. In 1983 Army Colonel John B. Alexander and the Army Intelligence and Security Command reportedly analysed the "Hutchison Effect," a claimed way to produce antigravity and cloaking, with inventor John Hutchison, scientists from Los Alamos and representatives of the Office of Naval Research.[2] Reported effects included a deformed metal rod, steel turning into lead, a vanishing plastic pipe and levitating objects.[2]
On 29 November physicist Robert Sarbacher, who had consulted for the Pentagon's Research and Development Board in the 1950s, wrote a letter saying he had no direct connection with the "recovery" of UFOs. He said he believed John von Neumann, Vannevar Bush and Robert Oppenheimer were involved. He had heard rumours that crash materials were "extremely light and tough" and that their operators were very lightweight, perhaps built like insects.[3] See Sarbacher letter. The timeline also lists claims that "Phoenix" and "Rainbow" projects at Camp Hero studied whether radio and microwaves could affect the behaviour of populations. See Montauk Project.[3]
Events
- Hutchison Effect (1983) — An Army intelligence group studies the 'Hutchison Effect', claimed to produce antigravity.
- Montauk Phoenix and Rainbow claims (1983) — Alleged Montauk projects reportedly used radio and microwaves in mind experiments.
- Sarbacher letter (1983) (29 November 1983) — Physicist Robert Sarbacher writes that he heard of recovered UAP materials while consulting for the Pentagon.
People
- John Hutchison — Canadian inventor of the claimed "Hutchison Effect".
- John B. Alexander — Retired Army colonel who organized the 1985 Advanced Theoretical Physics group and wrote UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies and Realities.
- Albert Stubblebine — Army intelligence commander who championed psychic research.
- Nick Cook — Jane's Defence Weekly aviation editor and author of The Hunt for Zero Point.
- Preston Nichols — Engineer who claimed in The Montauk Project that he worked on secret experiments at Camp Hero.
- Peter Moon — Co-author of The Montauk Project books.
- Robert Sarbacher — Physicist who wrote in 1983 that he heard recovered UFO materials were studied.
- Wilbert Smith — Canadian radio engineer who ran Project Magnet and recorded talks with Robert Sarbacher.
- William Steinman — Researcher who corresponded with Robert Sarbacher and Eric Walker.
- Vannevar Bush — Wartime science leader named in the MJ-12 papers.
Nearby years
1982 in UFO history · 1984 in UFO history
References
- 1984 Hudson Valley UFO sightings — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entry for 1983 (Hutchison Effect) · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for 1983 (Montauk) and 29 November 1983 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia article “1984 Hudson Valley UFO sightings”, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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