“A dozen security officers at the Indian Point 3
nuclear plant
spotted a large UFO on July 24, 1984 …. They said the UFO was 900 feet
long and hovered over the plant for 15 minutes …”
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Shotguns were drawn and the National Guard was notified, say some. But officials of the New York Power Authority will not release details |
By Jon Craig |
power complex during the reported alptmg of an unidentifted flying object near
the reactor.
A dozen security officers at the Indian Point 3 nuclear plant spotted a large
UFO on July 24, 1984, according Philip Imbrogno, an astronomer with the
Center for UFO Studies.
Imbrogno, of Greenwich, Conn., an investigator for the Evanston, Ill. centert
said this week, “It was quite an incident and they were quite upset.”
He said he interviewed six guards who contacted him about the sighting. They
said the UFO was 900 feet long and hovered over the plant for 15 minutes,
according to Imbrogno. There was a similar incident on June 14, he said.
Carl Patrick, a spokeman for NYPA, operator of Unit 3, confirmed the sightings
but said, “It’s a six month-old story.”
Larry Rossbach, a resident inspector with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
recalled Friday that guards were discussing the incident when he reported to
work the following day.
Said Rossbach, “I didn’t see it (but) I remember some guys said they saw it. I
accept them as reasonable people.”
One security officer, who requested anonymity, said the object was 100 feet
long, looked like helicopters in V-formation. made some noise and hovered 300
yards above the plant. He said guards “broke out the shotguns.”
