Henry Street, Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
A Saucer Hovers over Lynn, Massachusetts (15 June 1964)
At about 23:10 on 15 June 1964, 20-year-old technical student William Angelos reported a loud throbbing sound and a domed, flat-bottomed disc hovering very low in the courtyard outside his Henry Street apartment before rising away. NICAP investigator Walter Webb later recorded that Angelos's mother
Why This Case Matters
A comparatively strong testimony-led 1960s close encounter because a named witness was investigated by a technically credentialed NICAP field investigator who canvassed nearby residents, producing limited multi-witness and alleged electromagnetic corroboration.
Chronology
- 15 Jun 1964 ~23:10 Angelos hears loud throbbing sound
- sees red underside light and domed disc in courtyard at claimed ~20 ft range/~12 ft height
- object rises near-vertically and departs WSW over at least ~1 min
- Walter Webb/NICAP investigates and canvasses apartment complex
- case published in NICAP's 1969 UFOs: A New Look; no matching Project Blue Book case is currently identified
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: A helicopter is the principal conventional analogue for the engine-like throb, red light and vertical ascent, but the claimed very close courtyard geometry, absence of rotor/tail description and reported silhouette create tension. Misperception/exaggerated range and later reconstruction remain possible.
What Remains Unresolved
- Webb's original field notes/interview dates
- names/statements of neighbours
- exact Henry Street address/courtyard geometry
- contemporaneous police/press reports
- technical basis of TV-interference claims
- whether a helicopter movement can be reconstructed.
Key Takeaways
- The case is stronger than a lone anecdote but still rests on testimony collected through a civilian investigation. Do not call the NICAP diagram photographic evidence or treat absence from Blue Book as confirmation of anomaly.
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