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S4. Case 9: The Labor Day UFO

Jun 25, 2024
Experts Nick Pope and Benjamin Radford delve into the Labor Day UFO sighting of 1969, discussing witness accounts of being abducted and the psychological impact. They explore the possibility of extraterrestrial phenomena vs. secret military technology and the long-term emotional effects on witnesses, especially from childhood encounters.
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  • Witnesses describe eerie UFO encounters with bright lights and surreal transportations.
  • Abducted witnesses express feelings of trauma and isolation, struggling to cope with their experiences.

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Tom Reed's Labor Day UFO Encounter

Tom Reed, along with his family, encounters a large white sphere with rods of light firing into the water on Labor Day 1969 in Sheffield, Massachusetts. The sphere is described as two to three stories high, emitting bright lights. Their car follows the sphere, but then they witness a huge turtle-shell-like object in the sky, larger than a football field. Tom describes a surreal experience of silence, followed by loud noises and feeling transported to a strange place.

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