| ID | #1607525880 |
| Added | Wed, 09/12/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Eyewitness-Andy
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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This is what happened to me and my best friend in the summer of 1984. The interaction we experienced took place at Whaley lake in Holmes, new York (southern Dutchess County ).
This event occurred immediately after one of the incidents at the Indian point nuclear facility, which is located about 30 miles southwest of our location.
My best friend and I decided to go see the stars, as it was clear that night, so at dusk at 8:30 we boarded a small aluminum rowing boat powered by an electric motor and set off across the lake (1/3 of a mile to the East).
There was a lot of activity in the sky, such as heat lightning, planes, and what sounded like the end of fireworks in the distance-explosions with a low thud. About 20 minutes into the boat ride, we were looking in opposite directions of the sky, and I saw a searchlight scanning the railroad tracks on the South middle side of the lake, and I told my friend, who laughed and said I could see things.
Then I told him that he was back, and this time he saw it too - when we discovered that there was no sound and therefore no helicopter or plane from which it could have come, we got scared, and then it disappeared.
I can estimate that the distance from our boat to the railway tracks that this light was "looking for" was less than 200 feet (60 m), it is more likely that it is closer, and keep in mind that on the lake at night we can hear people talking in a normal voice across the lake as the sound is carried, and there are very few houses in this place.
I remember it was a white light and it shone and moved like it was looking for footprints and then looking up and wondering where the hell it was coming from.
After we talked about it, we headed North between the big island (houses on it) and the trails (further North, there are no houses on the other side of the lake) for about half a mile. We passed the edge of the island and continued North, and we saw an incredibly bright flickering light that was 15 to 20 feet above the tracks and coming out of the woods, and I immediately thought, " Oh, it's a train." It quickly turned to fear as he stopped at the edge of the tracks and water, and again no sound.
So my friend and I turned off the motor, as we called it, and wondered what the hell it was, and by now we were very scared (I was 19 and my friend was the same age), after a short look until we decided to turn the motor (electric) and headed straight for it, as soon as we started moving, it started moving right towards us, and before we met, we turned the boat around and backed away, and the light did the same.
Now let me try to describe the light - it was the brightest thing I had ever seen, and although it was stationary, it was in constant motion, fluttering white-amber-green-the colors I remember, more like a fireball than an object.
We went back to the light, and it came back to us, and we were scared again. Finally we said, let's see what happens, and this time we met somewhere in the middle.
The light went around the boat, I didn't see it and asked my friend where it was. At this time, it was lit up and I could feel the heat on my shoulder and my friend was screaming: "It's behind you."
My estimate was that it was 15 feet (4.5 m) behind the boat and about the same height from the water, give or take a few feet. I asked my friend how he felt when this light was still on him, and he replied almost in tears that it seemed as if every molecule in his body was vibrating.
We were terrified, and I would say that from the moment we saw the light flying along the railway tracks to its disappearance, it took 15-20 minutes, maybe 5 minutes straight to the boat flitting around it. I just remember how it wasn't there and I only saw the light, my friend also felt like a master.
Some other highlights are: it all happened near the island, where we could hear people talking and having fun on a beautiful summer night on the lake, and it was as if no one had seen it. We were about 1/3 of a mile away (at one point we were shouting). We headed back to the lake house, and when we entered the house, the lights were on, the tape recorder was on, the tape was playing, and it was stuck, like it was repeating itself.
We don't have the option to leave either, because we just had problems with my stepfather, who owns the house, because he went out and left the lights on (other family members weren't home). And then there's the timeline: it was around midnight when we got home, but we calculated that the entire boat ride should have taken 90 minutes, and we left around 8: 30 at dusk, maybe 8: 45.
I am now 41 years old and own a small stone business. I've lost track of my friend since 1989 - I actually found him in the fall of 2006, and, after not talking to him for 17 years, he answered the call, and within 15 minutes I was granted the right to talk and asked him to remember every detail.
He made it look like it was last week. We both witnessed the same thing and were within 15 feet (4.5 m) of it. We never reported it to the authorities, and if I was alone, I'd be sure I was crazy.
I always thought about hypnotizing myself to record more details on a tape recorder, but I never did. I've always tried to convince myself that we don't have a timeline and there's no missing time, but my friend, who remembered more vivid details and the exact time, is sure that we were away for so long.
Original news
Here is what happened to myself and my best friend back in the summer of 1984. The interaction we experienced took place on Whaley Lake in Holmes, New York (southern Dutchess county).
This event happened right after one of the incidents at Indian Point Nuclear facility, which is about 30 miles southwest of our location. I and my best friend decided to go out to look at stars as it was clear that night, so at dusk 8:30-ish we got in a small aluminum row boat powered by an electric motor and set out across the lake towards the train tracks (1/3 mile east).
There was a lot of activity in the sky such as heat lightning, planes and what sounded like the end of a fireworks show far off in the distance-the low thud type explosions. After about a 20 minute ride in the boat, we were looking in opposite directions of the sky and I saw a searchlight scanning the railroad tracks on the south middle side of the lake and told my friend who laughed and said I was seeing things.
Then I told him it was back and this time he saw it also-when we discovered there was no sound and therefore no helicopter or plane for it to come from, we freaked out, then it vanished.
I can estimate that the distance from our boat to the railroad tracks that were “searched” by this light was less than 200 feet more likely closer and bear in mind on a lake at night we can hear people speaking in a normal voice across the lake as sound carries and there are very few houses in that location.
I remember it as a white light and it was shinning down and moving as if it was searching the tracks, then looking up and wondering where the hell it was coming from.
After we talked about this we headed North between the big island (houses on it) and the tracks (further North you go there are no houses on that side of the lake) about a 1/2 mile. We passed the end of the island and continued North and saw an incredible bright fluttering light that was about 15 to 20 feet above the tracks and coming out of the woods and my immediate thought was “Oh, it’s a train,” which quickly turned to fear as it stopped at the edge of the tracks and the water and again not a sound at all.
So my friend and I turned off the putt-putt motor as we called it, and were wondering what the hell it was and by now we were very scared (I was 19 and my friend was the same age), after watching for a short while we decided to turn the motor (electric) and headed right towards it, as soon as we began to move it began to move directly towards us and before we met we turned the boat around and retreated and the light did the same.
Now let me try to describe the light-it was the brightest thing I have ever seen and although it was stationary it was in constant motion fluttering white amber green are the colors I recall, a sort of fireball more than an object.
We again headed towards the light and it again headed to us, we chickened out again. At last we said let’s go for it and see what happens, and this time we met somewhere in the middle.
The light went around the boat and I could not see it, and asked my friend where it was. At this time he was illuminated by a light and I could feel heat on my back shoulder, and my friend cried out, “It’s behind you.”
I would estimate it was 15 feet behind the boat and about that same height off the water give or take a few feet. I asked my friend what he felt like as this light was still on him and he replied almost in tears that it felt like every molecule in his body was being vibrated.
We were terrified and I would say from the time we saw the light flying down the train tracks until it disappeared was 15 to 20 minutes , perhaps 5 minutes directly at the boat fluttering around it. I just remember it being gone and only seeing a light , my friend had a sense of a craft also.
Some other points are as follows: this all happened not far from the island where we could hear people talking and enjoying themselves on a nice summer night on the lake, and it was as if no one saw it. We were maybe 1/3 of a mile away (at one point we were yelling). We headed back to the lake house and when we got in the house the light was on and the boom box was on and a tape was playing and it was stuck, like repeating itself.
There’s no way we left either on as we had just gotten in trouble with my stepfather who owns the house for going out and leaving the lights on (no other family members were home). And then there’s the timeline: it was around midnight when we got home, yet we estimated that the entire boat ride should have been 90 minutes and we left around 8:30 at dusk maybe 8:45 .
I am 41 years old and own and operate a small masonry business. I have lost track of my friend since 1989-I did locate him in the fall of 2006, and after not speaking for 17 years, he answered the phone and within 15 minutes I got right to that interaction we had and asked him to recall any and every detail.
He did as if it was last week. We both witnessed the exact same thing and were within 15 feet of it. We have never reported this to any authorities and if I was alone I would be convinced I was insane.
I have always considered getting hypnotized to have a tape recording of perhaps more details but never have. I have always tried to convince myself our timeline is off and no missing time exists, but my friend who recalled more vivid details and exact times is positive we were not out that long.
Andy
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