1983: Glastonbury, Connecticut CE3

THINK ABOUTIT ENTITY SIGHTING REPORT

Date:  May 5 1983

Sighting Time:  2:00AM

Day/Night:  Night

Location:  Glastonbury, Connecticut

Urban or Rural: – Suburban/Residential (The witness was in an apartment).

No. of Entity(‘s):  Multiple

Entity Type:  Grays

Entity Description:  They were short like Grays are often described but they were all wearing uniforms of some sort. Where a shirt pocket might appear on a dress shirt, they each had three or four colored “buttons.” I say buttons because as a child I had no better description. The buttons looked like they could be pressed. Out of curiosity I reached out and poked one of the “Gogos” colorful buttons much to his/her dislike.

Hynek Classification:  CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.

Duration: Short (The encounter occurred during the night and ended when the witness fell back asleep).

No. of Object(s):  1

Height & Speed: Hovering / Descent (The witness described the object floating down and then stopping to hover over where the ceiling had been).

Size of Object(s): Room-sized (Described as blocking out the hole where the ceiling had dissolved, covering the area above the witness’s bed).

Distance to Object(s): Very Close / Immediate (The craft was described as hovering directly over the witness’s bed inside the room).

Shape of Object(s):  Disk (described as a “pizza” and later a “plum” shape).

Color/Description of Object(s): Multi-colored / Disk-shaped (Initial “pizza” appearance suggests a complex or segmented surface; later “plum” shape suggests a darker, rounded profile during ascent).

Number of Witnesses:  1

Source:  MUFON 

Summary/Description:I am writing because I had what I consider to be a visitation when I was about three or four years old. It is something I have thought about often over the years and have many unanswered questions. Over the course of my adult life these questions have led me to do much research into the subject of UFOs and ETs. I continue to read about the subject extensively and have watched many shows regarding this phenomena. 

Like most who have had an encounter I have struggled with whether to speak to others about it. I have only shared my story with a handful of close friends and family members (all who just think I’m weird). I have not had hypnotic regression or sought professional means to more clearly recall what transpired that night. This is my first attempt at reaching out to a larger community of folks who are not only inclined to believe my story, but who can possibly provide information or advice. Please understand that though I have little doubt that my experience was in fact real, I still worry about my professional reputation. And so I have remained silent. 

My story begins when I was 3 or 4 years old. I am currently 36, so I estimate the time frame to be sometime during 1983 or 1984. I have also asked my mother detailed questions about the apartment we were living in at the time. This helped me to confirm the time frame of 1983-1984. I have always had a very vivid long term memory and can still remember conversations from when I was 3 very clearly, details of where we lived, and people that came around.

On the night in question I recall waking up in the middle of the night and looking up at the ceiling. I shared a room with my older brother and we slept in bunk beds, I had the bottom bunk. As I lay there I realized that everyone else must be asleep. Looking to the right side of the bed, at the ceiling I received a mental image of the ceiling dissolving and giving way to a starry night sky. I then saw the image of what looked like a pizza (remember I was only 3-4 so I didn’t have many reference points to compare the image to other than food items) floating down over the hole where the ceiling had been. The “pizza” (disk shaped object) stopped descending and hovered blocking out the starry sky image. I was then suddenly no longer alone in the room.

There were three small “people” standing around the edges of my bed. The left side of the bed was positioned flush against the wall, leaving only the foot of the bed and the right side accessible to the visitors. All three stood at the right side of the bed, side by side staring at me. I wasn’t afraid and was excited that someone was there since everyone in my family was asleep. I looked them over curiously while sitting straight up in my bed. Not knowing what to make of them, I asked them out loud who they were and why they were in my room. Without answering verbally, one of them telepathically said to me “we are the Gogos.” I can’t remember what else was said but as I recall they did say a few other things. They were short like Grays are often described but they were all wearing uniforms of some sort. Where a shirt pocket might appear on a dress shirt, they each had three or four colored “buttons.” I say buttons because as a child I had no better description. The buttons looked like they could be pressed. Out of curiosity I reached out and poked one of the “Gogos” colorful buttons much to his/her dislike.

Without warning and without being able to understand why, i could feel that they were very upset with this unsolicited physical contact on my part. The being reacted swiftly by swinging it’s arm towards my face. It’s arm never made contact with my face but I recall being knocked over into my pillows as if I’d been struck. I was totally surprised by this and could tell they were quite offended. They then turned away from me and vanished. As when they arrived, I had a vision of the ceiling dissolving once more. This time their craft appeared to resemble a plum shape as they left. As the craft ascended, the ceiling slowly reappeared and I immediately fell asleep. 

The following morning I kept asking my older brother if he had seen the “Gogos” who came to our room last night! He clearly had no idea what I was talking about. Unfortunately my brother recently passed away so I cannot ask him if recalls my strange tale. My experience is still very vivid even after all of these years and so is my memory. 

I recently read up on the Hudson Valley Flap which occurred in NY and CT. It happened during that same time period around 1983. This of course has prompted me to think the two are possibly related. Any info you can share in regards to the Hudson Flap and similar visitations in this area during that time would be helpful. I would appreciate your opinions and welcome some feedback. Especially since I cannot find any references online to an ET group that calls themselves the Gogos. All that comes up are the 1980s band (how fitting) with that name and a legend from Ethiopia.

The Ethiopians legend refers to a group of cryptids known as the Ebu-Gogo, who steal children at night. The descriptions of the Ebu-Gogo do not match the beings I met so I’ve already largely dismissed that possibility. I am anxious to find out if others were contacted by a group with this name. I am interested in knowing why they came to me that night and why they have never returned. I also would like to find out if maybe they have returned over the years but have used screen memories or blank slating to keep me unaware. The final detail I wish to include is the exact address where I was living and where this occurred. I lived at [Item Moved/CMS/nd/1]. As mentioned above, I cannot provide exact dates or times since this event occurred when I was 3-4 years old. The date given on your reporting form is only a guess. Based on where I lived I can place this event between 1983-1984. I do not recall the time of year. I also don’t know what time of the late evening or early morning hours this event took place. I do recall everyone else was sleeping.

Researcher’s Notes: The “Gogos” and the Hudson Valley Flap

The Glastonbury sighting occurred during a period of intense aerial activity known as the Hudson Valley Flap (1982–1986). While that flap was famous for massive, V-shaped boomerangs, the CE-III components—such as this one—reveal a more personal and intrusive side of the phenomenon:

• Unique Nomenclature: The name “Gogos” is highly unusual in UFO literature. While the witness noted a connection to the 80s band, the telepathic transmission of a specific name for an extraterrestrial group often suggests a desire by the entities to establish a distinct identity during the contact.

• Uniformed Entities: Unlike the “naked” Greys often reported in later decades, the 1980s reports frequently featured beings in utilitarian jumpsuits or uniforms. The “buttons” or control devices on their chests suggest a high level of technological integration with their individual suits.

• Physical Reaction: The witness’s account of being “knocked over” by an invisible force after touching a button is a significant physical trace of the encounter. It indicates that the entities may have been protected by a personal force field or that their technology reacted defensively to unsolicited touch.

The 1983 Glastonbury encounter stands as a vivid example of how childhood UFO sightings can shape a lifetime of inquiry. The witness’s ability to correlate their personal experience with the larger Hudson Valley Flap provides a compelling layer of circumstantial evidence.

Though the “Gogos” have not returned to the witness’s knowledge, the clarity of the “pizza” and “plum” shaped craft suggests a highly structured disk-shaped vessel capable of phase-shifting through residential structures. This case remains a valuable entry in the Connecticut archives, reminding us that the most profound mysteries often begin in the silence of a suburban bedroom.