Aug. 23, 2025
UFOs Over Pine Bush New York
Long before UFOs became a global fascination, a tiny hamlet in New York quietly earned the title “UFO Capital of the East Coast.” For decades—perhaps over a century—Pine Bush, NY has been flooded with UFO sightings, mysterious lights, and fringe folklore, earning a devoted following among ufologists and paranormal enthusiasts. From the annual UFO Fair & Parade to the immersive Pine Bush UFO & Paranormal Museum, this rural town has become a lighthouse for high-strangeness, where the skies themselves have long been a portal to the unknown.
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Start your free seven-day trial and unlock this episode plus hundreds more, all ad-free when you become a Mysterian on Patreon. UFOs Over Pine Bush, New York by Charles Lear.
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In the 1980s, New York's Hudson River Valley was home to a wave of extraordinary UFO encounters by thousands of people.
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It was explained away as a hoax perpetrated by a group of nighttime pilots and ultralights, and this was enough to make it fade from the public consciousness, even among those in the UFO community.
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However, one town in the area has kept the memory of the events alive with a yearly fair and a recently opened UFO museum. A book about the wave, Night Siege, by J.
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Allen Hynek, Philip Imbronio, and Bob Pratt, was published in 1998. Hynek died in 1986, before the book was published, but actively investigated and contributed to the book.
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His wife, Mimi, helped edit the book after his death.
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According to Night Siege, the wave began in Kent, New York on New Year's Eve 1982 with a sighting by a retired New York City police officer identified by the pseudonym Tony Val.
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Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting MysteriousRadio.com.
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Start your free seven-day trial and unlock this episode plus hundreds more, all ad-free when you become a Mysterian on Patreon. UFOs Over Pine Bush, New York by Charles Lear.
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00:00:17.500 --> 00:00:24.399
In the 1980s, New York's Hudson River Valley was home to a wave of extraordinary UFO encounters by thousands of people.
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00:00:24.819 --> 00:00:35.159
It was explained away as a hoax perpetrated by a group of nighttime pilots and ultralights, and this was enough to make it fade from the public consciousness, even among those in the UFO community.
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00:00:35.559 --> 00:00:45.319
However, one town in the area has kept the memory of the events alive with a yearly fair and a recently opened UFO museum. A book about the wave, Night Siege, by J.
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00:00:45.360 --> 00:00:56.659
Allen Hynek, Philip Imbronio, and Bob Pratt, was published in 1998. Hynek died in 1986, before the book was published, but actively investigated and contributed to the book.
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00:00:57.059 --> 00:01:00.379
His wife, Mimi, helped edit the book after his death.
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00:01:00.500 --> 00:01:10.519
According to Night Siege, the wave began in Kent, New York on New Year's Eve 1982 with a sighting by a retired New York City police officer identified by the pseudonym Tony Val.
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Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting MysteriousRadio.com.
