Since at least the 1980s, the Hudson Valley area of New York has been a hotspot for UFO activity. Here, various crafts have been spotted by hundreds of people, leading many to wonder what’s so special about this part of the United States. Some think that underground cave systems might be drawing UFOs in. But with the recent unexplained drone activity, it’s possible we may have answers sooner rather than later.
For more on Project Bluebook, check out our episode, ALIEN: Hangar 18 here.
Photo reportedly taken by a State Trooper during the 1980 wave of UFO sightings. Courtesy of The New Yorker and Phillip Imbrogno
V-Shaped UFO(s) photographed in the Hudson Valley back in 1984. Courtesy of the History Channel and TheSun.com
Image taken of a recent drone sighting in December 2024 in Toms River, NJ. Drone was flying above the 400 feet FAA regulation height. Courtesy of Doug Hood and the Asbury Park Press via USA Today Network.
Image taken of a recent drone sighting in December 2024 in Toms River, NJ. Courtesy of Doug Hood and the Asbury Park Press via USA Today Network.
Episode Source Material
BOOKS
- Hudson Valley UFOs: startling eyewitness accounts from 1909 to the present (Hoopla edition) by Linda Zimmerman. 2014. Eagle Press, New York.
- Night siege: The Hudson Valley UFO sightings (print edition) by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Philip J. Imbrogno and Bob Pratt. 1998. Llewellyn Worldwide.
DOCUMENTARIES (FILM & TV)
- Subcultured (TV series.) Why have UFOs gained mainstream attention? (episode 7). 2022. PBS.
- Unsolved mysteries with Robert Stack (TV series.) Episode:1 (season 5, episode 1). September 15, 1992. Amazon Prime.
- Unsolved mysteries with Dennis Faria (TV series.) Episode: 20 (season 1, episode 20). April 4, 1989. YouTube.
- Ancient Aliens (TV series). UFO invasion in New York’s Hudson Valley (season 19). 2024. YouTube.
PODCASTS
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/MESSAGE BOARDS
- The North Hudson Park UFO. (website).
- Mystery podcast focuses in on Hudson Valley UFO sightings. (online article).
- The truth is out there – especially here. (online article).
- Hudson Valley UFO. (website).
- Reddit: My mom witnessed the Hudson Valley UFO in 1988/1989- help her find the other people who were there that day.
- Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the US. Here’s what we know. (online article.)
- Regions of the Hudson River Valley. (website).
- Lake DeForest. (Wikipedia article).
- Reddit: angeldata (user profile).
- (Updated 12/16) Unexplained drone sightings reach Hudson Valley, spreading north from New Jersey. (online article).
- Hudson Valley officials call for more investigation as drone sightings continue to puzzle residents. (online article).
- Answers finally on the way for New York drone sightings. (online article)
- Unidentified flying objects and Air Force Project Blue Book. (website).
- List of U.S. states and territories by area. (Wikipedia article).
- New York cities: an economic and fiscal analysis 1980 – 2010 (online PDF report).
- New Castle, New York to Millwood, New York to Yorktown, New York (Google maps directions.)
- NJ drone mystery: Trump vows to release report quickly (online article).
- More mysterious drone sightings reported in the northeast after FAA ban lifts (online article).
- Mysterious cave and rock formation found on Hudson Valley Hike (online article).
- Peekskill, New York to Tallman, New York (Google Maps directions).
- History of the airplane (website).
- Brewster, NY to Westchester County, New York (Google maps directions.)
- Hudson river valley nha map thumbnail (online PDF).
- Dennis Sant dead at 75; had served Putnam County for 37 years in clerk’s office. (online article).
- Deputy clerk: description, salary, skills and requirements. (website).
- Just B With Betheny Frankel. Just B Rant – The Drones We Gotta Talk About It.