UFO Sightings in Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island

In *U* Data, Massachusetts ranks 8th for sightings (296). Connecticut adds 117 and Rhode Island 31, for a total of 444 events on this tri-state map.

Sightings eras are in colors: 138 events from the 1800s through 1959 show as Blue dots, 192 from 1960 through 1974 are in Violet, and 115 from 1975 to the present are Green.

The well known Hudson Valley sightings (green) are obvious to the left of SW Connecticut. A smaller flap in Southern Rhode Island is less mentioned.

The geographical center of MA-CT-RI sightings is 71:43W - 42:04N, near the tri-state junction, close to Douglas, MA in Worcester County.

Unlike many other states, the MA+CT+RI area was busiest in the mid 1960s, rather than the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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<= Daily Histogram of MA + CT + RI Sightings.

Sightings for the 3 states and all years are combined, then given as daily counts to show seasonal effects and trends.

The peak day here is July 23, 8 listings, with 6 of those in 1952. The busiest single days (years not combined) was 23 July 1952(6), 22 July 1952 (5), 17 April 1966 (4) and 19 April 1966 (4 again).

Busiest months were July (69 records), and April (63). The other 10 months of the year average only 31 each. The busiest weekday is Tuesday (77), the slowest is Saturday (44).

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<= 50-Year Graph of MA + CT + RI

Unlike other states, this area saw its greatest UFO activity in the 1960s, rather than the late 1940s and 1950s. Note the ascending staircase of peaks from 1964 through 1967. (Violet curve at bottom)

Busiest years for MA+CT+RI combined were:

1947 (14) 1950 (16) 1952 (30)
1954 (15) 1955 (10) 1956 (16)
1957 (14) 1964 (15) 1965 (24)
1966 (37) 1967 (51) 1968 (10)
1973 (11) 1975 (11) 1978 (12)

Years not shown had fewer than 10 listings.

Sightings in this part of New England tended to be in residential areas (151) and small town settings (109).

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