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Beverly Massachusetts Close Encounter

DATE22 Apr 1966
LOCAL TIME9:00 PM
LOCATIONBeverly, Massachusetts, USA, United States
COORDINATES42.82°N, 71.35°W

Nine witnesses observed a football-shaped craft with flashing lights hovering only 40 feet away. The Condon Committee cited Beverly as the only case where testimony would fit no explanation other than an alien vehicle being physically present.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // COMPILED REFERENCE · CTD-0155 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

On-record civilian observers

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Witness sighting statement

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