America’s First Official UFO Recognition

On September 1, 1969, dozens of residents across the Berkshire region of Massachusetts experienced a mass UFO event involving missing time and abduction memories. In 2015, Great Barrington became the first US town to officially declare a UFO incident historically true.

The Night

September 1, 1969:

• Labor Day weekend
• Multiple locations
• Berkshire County
• Massachusetts
• Clear evening

The Witnesses

Multiple families:

• Thomas Reed family
• Other households
• Various locations
• Independent experiences
• Same night

Thomas Reed

Primary witness:

• Young boy in 1969
• With family
• Driving home
• Abduction experience
• Lifelong advocate

The Experience

What happened:

• Bright light
• Car stopped
• Missing time
• Aboard craft memories
• Multiple witnesses

Multiple Locations

Reports from:

• Great Barrington
• Sheffield
• Stockbridge
• Various families
• Same timeframe

The Missing Time

Common element:

• Hours unaccounted
• No memory
• Arrived late
• Confused
• Classic pattern

The Memories

Later recalled:

• Being taken
• Aboard craft
• Examined
• Beings present
• Returned

The Official Recognition

2015 landmark:

• Great Barrington
• Town meeting vote
• Historical fact
• First in US
• Official record

The Resolution

What it said:

• Event recognized
• As historical
• Multiple witnesses
• Credible accounts
• Town archives

Thom Reed’s Campaign

Decades of work:

• Documented experiences
• Gathered witnesses
• Sought recognition
• Finally achieved
• Historic victory

Supporting Witnesses

Others came forward:

• Confirming experiences
• Same night
• Similar events
• Independent accounts
• Corroboration

The Monument

Memorial placed:

• In Great Barrington
• Commemorating event
• First of its kind
• Tourist attraction
• Historical marker

Media Coverage

National attention:

• News coverage
• Documentary interest
• Historic significance
• UFO community
• Mainstream recognition

Significance

Mass abduction event officially recognized by US municipality with historical monument.

Legacy

The Berkshire event proves UFO experiences can achieve official recognition—a town’s formal acknowledgment that something extraordinary happened to its citizens.