Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Trees Stripped in a Diamond Pattern, Salisbury, Massachusetts (1968)
A 1968 Salisbury, Massachusetts physical-trace report attributed to investigator Raymond Fowler describes frightened residents after a loud nighttime noise and four damaged trees arranged roughly as a diamond, with branches stripped or broken in an unusual pattern. The case survives mainly through p
Why This Case Matters
The reported tree damage is testable in principle and comes from an experienced regional investigator, but without original photographs, measurements and contemporaneous documentation the causal link to a UFO is weak.
Chronology
- Apr 1968 reported loud nighttime disturbance
- residents contact investigator
- four trees reportedly found damaged in diamond-like arrangement
- case enters physical-trace collections
- no recovered diagnostic sample or modern site evidence
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Wind, ice, tree-fall mechanics, utility/tree work or other natural damage could produce broken/stripped branches. A geometric-looking arrangement alone does not establish a landed object.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original Fowler/NICAP case file
- names and statements
- exact date/site
- photographs
- measurements
- weather records
- botanical/arborist assessment.
Key Takeaways
- Potentially useful physical-trace case, but the trace needs its original field documentation before the 'diamond landing pattern' is treated as measured evidence.
Sources
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