STATUS: UNRESOLVED

Many older UFO cases are little more than tantalizing leads, with no open avenue of inquiry. Sometimes only a few scraps of data could facilitate an investigation that would turn a curious story into a solid UFO case. In my years of looking into local UFO sighting reports, I have failed to find any further information on the following sightings. If anyone out there has any information on these unresolved cases, please e-mail me at soccorro64@aol.com

UFOs Photographed Over Bernardston 1946

One of the most interesting sightings in Massachusetts history happened at Bernardston in March 1946. The witness, Fred Stange, saw 5 unidentified objects in the sky- 3 in a "V"-formation, and "two others with them, hovering around the sky nearby." With his box camera, and using black and white film, he snapped a single photo of the disc-shaped UFOs before they were lost to view. When developed, the photograph showed the UFOs as blurry white round blobs.

In 1954, Stange submitted the photo to the UFO investigator Rev. Albert Baller, who later became a NICAP board member. According to the June 3, 1955 issue of Leonard H. Stringfield’s CRIFO Newsletter,  the photo showed all five UFOs, but other sources reported that only the three craft in formation were visible in the image. The lead object in the "V" appeared the largest on the print.

A very poor-quality copy of Stange’s original photo was later studied by NICAP. In that print, many splotches were apparent, but it was impossible to make out any discernible UFO images.

Hundreds of UFO photographs have been taken over the years, but Stange's was one of the first. Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate any copies of this historic photo. It seems possible that all prints of this important piece of evidence have been lost.

High Strangeness Entity Case 1969

"In the fall of 1969, an astonished motorist in Massachusetts found the road blocked by a large saucer. A red-faced man with 'popping eyes' came up to his car and asked the witness to drive him to the nearest town. The man wore a short black coat and 'very shiny green trousers made out of some material I have never seen before.' As soon as the man got into his car the object on the road lifted silently into the air and vanished. The witness tried to talk to the person but he seemed to have great difficulty breathing. When asked where he was from, he replied, 'You wouldn’t understand.' The driver was thinking of going straight to the local police station as soon as he let the man out. But when the person got out of the car on the main street of the town he wheezed, 'Nobody is going to believe you, so don’t bother.' He appeared to stagger uncertainly as he moved away."

-         from John Keel, Disneyland of the Gods, p. 152-153.

NOTE: I have looked into John Keel’s credibility as an author, and even spoken with someone who worked with Keel in the 1960’s. I have found no reason to doubt that Keel was reporting this incident as it was reported to him.