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Analysis of Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2011
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Northampton, Massachusetts to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "diamond" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- November was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Tuesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 11/22/11 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the late night, between the hours of 00:00 - 03:59 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Northampton, Massachusetts from 2011
These Northampton, Massachusetts UFO reports from 2011 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Diamond-shaped UFO seen near Northampton, Massachusetts My 20-year-old daughter was driving back to Northampton after dropping a friend off at the Hartford Airport. It was already dark and shortly after 5:00 pm. She was on the freeway very close to the Smith College exit into Northampton, MA when she saw flashing lights out of the corner of her eye.
She looked through her windshield to the right and saw a diamond-shaped object that appeared to be either very close--about 200 yards away and only 500 or so feet up--or very large. This was a discreet object. Each point of the diamond-shaped object had a red light.
These red lights flashed rhythmically and in unison. Every now and again, a white, translucent light would "scatter" flash across and around the body of the craft. She says that the craft appeared to be metallic, that she could clearly see its shape, and that it was stationary.
She tried to take a picture of it with her cell phone, but was so rattled that her hand blocked the shot (she continued to! drive down the freeway during her sighting). She glanced down to place her cell phone on the passenger seat and when she looked back up (after only a couple of seconds), the craft was gone. She pulled over to the side of the highway and got out of her car to search the sky because she couldn't fathom how the object could simply disappear the way it did.
She said that the experience was "freaky," but not frightening. She said that she immediately felt that what she was seeing was "not normal," and she said that she felt as if she was being observed during her sighting. She also thinks it's significant that the object disappeared immediately after she tried to take a picture of it.
When she got back to Smith College, she talked about her sighting to several of her friends, one of whom volunteered that this past summer, she had also had a sighting of a diamond-shaped UFO just sitting over a Burger King in Amherst. This area of Massachusetts is known as Pioneer Valley.
Full Report Text:
Eight bright yellow lights flying north to south several hundred feet above the Connecticut river. It was very quick, while enjoying an evening at Sheldon [baseball] Field, eight bright yellow lights flew by several hundred feet in the air along the path of the Connecticut river, flying from the north to the south. The lights looked like those on the tips of aircraft wings at night, but it was still light out and they were not attached to anything, just floating/flying orbs.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings From 2011 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Formation | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings From 2011 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| November | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| May | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings From 2011 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Sunday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings From 2011 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 11/22/11 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 05/22/11 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings From 2011 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Northampton, Massachusetts
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Northampton, Massachusetts.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2021 |
| 2020 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2020 |
| 2018 | 2 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2018 |
| 2013 | 2 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2013 |
| 2011 | 2 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2011 |
| 2010 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2010 |
| 2007 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2007 |
| 2006 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2006 |
| 2002 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2002 |
| 2000 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 2000 |
| 1997 | 1 UFO Reports | Northampton, Massachusetts UFO Sightings in 1997 |
All Massachusetts Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2011
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Massachusetts in 2011. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Massachusetts in 2011.