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Berkshire UFO Incident
On September 1, 1969, multiple families across Berkshire County, Massachusetts witnessed UFOs and experienced missing time. Many didn't speak of it for 40 years. Under hypnosis, witnesses recalled abductions with consistent details. A documentary brought their stories together.
1969
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
40+ witnesses
An entire county experienced mass abduction.
The Night
September 1, 1969:
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Multiple locations
- Different families
- Same night
- Same phenomena
The Witnesses
Who saw it:
- Thomas Reed (child)
- Sheffield family
- Great Barrington residents
- Stockbridge Bridge group
- Strangers to each other
What Happened
Common experiences:
- Bright lights
- Car engines died
- Missing time
- Memory gaps
- Decades of silence
The Silence
40 years:
- Witnesses didn’t talk
- Feared ridicule
- Thought they were alone
- Didn’t know others saw
- Until documentary
The Hypnosis
Recovered memories:
- Abduction scenarios
- Medical examinations
- Beings described similarly
- Consistent accounts
- By different people
Official Recognition
2015:
- Great Barrington Historical Society
- Added to official record
- First UFO incident
- Recognized by historical society
- In United States