1973: UFO Splashes into Water in Rainbow Lake, N. H.

THINK ABOUTIT SIGHTING REPORT

Date: October 2, 1973

Sighting Time: 8:00 pm

Day/Night: Night

Location: Rainbow Lake, New Hampshire

Urban or Rural: -Rural

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

Duration:

No. of Object(s): 1

Height & Speed:

Size of Object(s): two to three feet in diameter

Distance to Object(s):

Shape of Object(s): Disc

Color of Object(s): whitish yellow

Number of Witnesses: Mass Sighting

Source: From The Derry News… Thursday, October 4, 1973

Full Report

From The Derry News…

Thursday, October 4, 1973 UFO Sighting Unexplained

Several local residents and a motorist on Bypass 28 reported seeing unidentified flying objects Tuesday evening about 8:00 near Rainbow Lake.

_________________ of Spruce St. in Manchester told police that he was driving along the Bypass when he saw a bright object in the sky, hovering over Rainbow Lake. He went in closer to investigate and heard something crash into the lake. Several persons who live by the lake were outdoors at the time, and say there were two objects moving in the air.

_______________ of Hilda Ave. saw the objects and described them as “whitish yellow” in color.

A Mark Ave. resident who asked not to be identified, told police that the objects were “about the size of a steering wheel.” Other witnesses also said the objects were two to three feet in diameter, but several asked not to be identified.

The two objects descended towards the lake, according to the witnesses. Then one of them fell straight down and and splashed into the water, creating ripples on the shore. The other soared upwards and vanished.

The East Derry Fire Rescue Squad lowered a boat and searched the lake for two hours, but no trace of a fallen object was discovered.

Police have received over 40 calls concerning the UFO sighting. They speculate that the objects were meteorites or military para flares. Swamp gas is also considered a possibility.

A follow up appeared the following week:

Thursday, October 11, 1973

UFO Divers Strike Out

At the request of Chief _______________, two divers descended into Rainbow Lake Friday afternoon in an attempt to resolve reports of an unidentified flying object that three witnesses claim splashed into the lake on Oct. 2. (My note: Ray Fowler talked to more than twenty witnesses later.)

The divers swept the silty lake water with powerful searchlights, but their vision was impaired by the murky water, and they could not see more than a few inches ahead at any time.

Said one of the divers, “The only way they’re going to get anything out of that lake is if they drag it.”

Chief ________ said he has no plans to drag the bottom and considers the matter closed.

source and references: From The Derry News… Thursday, October 4, 1973