{"type":"locations","slug":"hudson-valley","title":"Hudson Valley","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/hudson-valley","description":"New York region that experienced a sustained wave of large boomerang-shaped UFO reports in the 1980s","date":"1982-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Hotspot"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","lat":41.3161,"lng":-74.1262,"connectionCount":3,"content":{"markdown":"## Triangles Over Suburbia\n\nBeginning in 1982, residents across the Hudson Valley described huge V-shaped craft with bright lights moving slowly and silently overhead. Hundreds of calls to police and media documented the ongoing sightings.[^1][^2] Many cases remain unexplained despite hoax balloon formations.[^3][^4][^5]\nSee the [Hudson Valley wave](/events/1982-1983-hudson-valley-wave) entry for additional testimony.\n\n\n[^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Valley_UFO_sightings\n[^2]: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/25/nyregion/ufo-reports-in-hudson-valley-get-serious-consideration.html\n[^3]: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/history/article/ufo-sightings-westchester-pine-bush-mystery-19363246.php\n[^4]: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4598\n[^5]: https://skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/03/Issue-04-6.pdf","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"events","slug":"1982-1983-hudson-valley-wave","title":"Hudson Valley Wave","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1982-1983-hudson-valley-wave"},"direction":"mutual","weight":2},{"ref":{"type":"events","slug":"2000-illinois-police-officers-sighting","title":"Illinois Police Officers Sighting","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2000-illinois-police-officers-sighting"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/hudson-valley","title":"Hudson Valley","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/hudson-valley","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"North America"}