THINK ABOUTIT ABDUCTION REPORT

Whaley Lake UFO Encounter:

Missing Time and High-Strangeness in New York

The 1984 Whaley Lake UFO incident remains one of the most significant cases of missing time and Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind in Dutchess County. What began as a quiet night of stargazing for two teenagers on Whaley Lake transformed into a harrowing experience involving a vibrating multi-colored fireball and several hours of unexplained disappearance. This Holmes, NY UFO sighting highlights the phenomenon of electronic interference, as the witnesses returned to a home where technology was malfunctioning in a repetitive loop. Occurring near the Indian Point Nuclear facility during a known wave of UAP activity, this report serves as a chilling testament to the high-strangeness encounters that defined the Hudson Valley UFO era of the mid-1980s.

Date: Summer of 1984

Sighting Time: 8:30 P.M.

Day/Night: NIGHT

Location: Whaley Lake in Holmes, New York

Urban or Rural:  Rural (Lakefront with nearby railroad tracks)

No. of Entity(‘s): n/a

Entity Type:  n/a

Entity Description:  n/a

Hynek Classification: CE-IV (Close Encounter IV) Abduction of the witness or other direct contact

Duration:  Approximately 3.5 hours (8:30 PM to Midnight), with 20 minutes of direct interaction.

No. of Object(s): Single

Size of Object(s):  Roughly 15–20 feet wide (based on the light’s footprint on the tracks).

Shape of Object(s): Disc / “Fireball”

Color of Object(s):  Fluttering white, amber, and green

Distance to Object(s):   Within 15 feet of the boat.

Height & Speed: n/a

Number of Witnesses:  Multiple (Andy and friend)

Special Features/Characteristics:  n/a

Source: Eyewitness-Andy

Summary: I remember it as a white light and it was shining down and moving as if it was searching the tracks, then looking up and wondering where the hell it was coming from.

Report

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

Source & References: Eyewitness-Andy

Researchers Notes: High-Strangeness at Whaley Lake

• Proximity to Nuclear Facilities: The sighting occurred roughly 30 miles northeast of the Indian Point Nuclear facility. During this period in 1984, the facility and surrounding area were reportedly experiencing a major wave of UFO activity, suggesting a possible link between the unidentified aerial phenomena and sensitive energy infrastructure.

• Physiological Effects and Molecular Vibration: One of the most intense aspects of this encounter was the physical toll on the witnesses. As the light hovered just 15 feet away, one witness reported a sensation of intense heat on his shoulder and a vibration so powerful it felt as though every molecule in his body was being shaken.

• Electronic Interference (EM Effects): The “high-strangeness” followed the witnesses back to their residence. Upon entering the house, they discovered the lights were on despite having been turned off, and a tape player was “stuck” in a repetitive loop. These electromagnetic effects are classic indicators of a close-range UFO encounter.

• The Missing Time Gap: While the witnesses estimated their boat ride lasted roughly 90 minutes, they returned home nearly four hours after departure. This leaves approximately 2.5 hours of missing time, a hallmark of the abduction phenomenon that often suggests interactions beyond what the conscious mind can recall.

On a clear summer night in 1984, two 19-year-old friends set out on Whaley Lake in a small aluminum rowboat powered by an electric motor. Around 8:30 P.M., they observed a silent white light scanning the nearby railroad tracks. The object eventually approached their vessel, manifesting as a brilliant, fluttering “fireball” of white, amber, and green light. The craft engaged in a “cat and mouse” game, moving toward them whenever they attempted to approach, eventually hovering within 15 feet of their boat.

The encounter was marked by terrifying physical sensations, including a feeling of intense heat and a deep internal vibration. When the witnesses finally returned to their lake house at midnight, they realized they had lost over two hours of time. Despite 17 years of silence, a follow-up conversation in 2006 confirmed that both men maintained identical, vivid memories of the craft and the overwhelming fear they felt during the interaction.

“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.”

Andy (Eyewitness)