Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States
The Old Saybrook Occupant Sighting
Former teacher Mary M. Starr told NICAP investigators Richard Hall and Isabel Davis that during the night of 15–16 December 1957 she was awakened by a bright light and saw a dark cigar-shaped object hovering only a few feet above the ground beside her home. Through illuminated square windows she sai
Why This Case Matters
A classic 1957 occupant case whose value is a detailed named-witness statement collected by serious early investigators rather than later hypnosis or anonymous folklore.
Chronology
- night 15–16 Dec Starr awakens to bright bedroom light
- observes dark cigar-shaped object near clothesline/tool shed
- reports two figures through lit windows
- object departs
- Richard Hall and Isabel Davis investigate
- case enters NICAP occupant files
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Dream/hypnopompic experience, misidentified vehicle/structure or fabricated/misremembered account are possible. The very close geometry would normally be expected to produce additional evidence, which is absent.
What Remains Unresolved
- Exact date wording—the report title says 15 Dec while text describes early hours of the 16th
- original interview notes
- site photographs/measurements
- whether neighbours were checked.
Key Takeaways
- The case is well sourced as testimony but remains only testimony. Keep the 'occupants' as Starr's observation, not verified beings.
Sources
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