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1984 Mahopac Falls UFO Incident:

Triangle Craft Follows Witnesses Home

The 1984 Mahopac Falls UFO incident stands as a chilling example of high-strangeness and silent craft encounters in New York. When Mrs. Irene Lunn and her daughter Erica encountered a massive triangle UFO on their way home, they didn’t expect the object to perform a precise 90-degree turn and follow them directly to their driveway. This APRO Bulletin UFO report highlights a terrifying Close Encounter where a dark metallic craft with a unique L-shaped tail and multi-colored lights demonstrated advanced maneuverability while projecting a heavy sense of awareness. As one of the most compelling multiple UFO sightings in NY, this case features physical observations through 10×50 binoculars, a secondary rectangular UFO arrival, and the eerie “cone of silence” that often accompanies these unidentified flying objects.

Date: August 20, 1984

Sighting Time: Around 2100

Day/Night: Night

Location: Mahopac Falls, New York

Urban or Rural: Rural (Farm area with ponds and tree lines)

Hynek Classification: CE-I (Close Encounter I) Observation of an object in close proximity to the witness (i.e. within 500’)

Duration: Approximately 20 minutes (9:00 p.m. sighting to 9:20 p.m. report call)

No. of Object(s): Multiple UFOs

Size of Object(s): Large (Witness compared it to the size of a house or clearing the end of her house).

Distance to Object(s): Close range (Directly over the driveway and neighbor’s yard).

Shape of Object(s): Triangle with L-shaped tail (Object A); Rectangular (Object B)

Color of Object(s): Dark grey to black metal; white, red, and green lights

Number of Witnesses: Multiple

Source: APRO Bulletin, Vol. 32 No. 11 (May 1985)

Summary: Mrs. Irene Lunn, the wife of a policeman, and her daughter Erica were driving home when they saw a large object directly over the pond at the Circle A Farm. The object suddenly made a 90-degree left turn and came slowly towards them. It stayed with them as they reached home, until it was directly over their driveway. About one minute after it started hovering, another UFO came out of the west over the driveway.

Object A side view. (Illustration by Norah Bazzurro, based on the witness’ drawing)

Bottom view of Object A. (Illustration by Norah Bazzurro, based on the witness’ drawing)

“Multiple Sightings in New York”

Mrs. Irene Lunn, the wife of a policeman, who lives at Mahopac Falls, New York, has had several sightings of UFOs in her area. Field Investigator Gerry Arena interviewed Mrs. Lunn, and the following report in Mrs. Lunn’s own words, with illustrations by Norah Bazzurro, based on Mrs. Lunn’s own drawings, comprise a very startling case.

“On August 20, 1984 at 9 p.m., daylight savings time, my daughter Erica and I were driving home from the store. As we approached Deer Trail Drive, I looked to my west and saw a large object directly over the pond at the Circle A Farm on Austin Road in Mahopac. I stopped the car at the corner and noted the time. The object was triangle-shaped with an L-shaped tail piece with one red light, one green light and eight white lights (see drawing).

The object was traveling south when suddenly it made a 90-degree left turn and came slowly towards us. I drove home (around the corner) and parked at the top of my driveway. The object stayed with us, however, and I had approximately 25-30 seconds to run into the house and get the binoculars. As I ran out the object was clearing the end of my house and was directly over my driveway. I looked through the binoculars (10X50) and saw it appeared solid and appeared to be metal which was a very dark grey to almost black in color. It maneuvered left again and went across the street over my neighbor’s house and hovered for three minutes just before her tree line. I would say it hovered over her back yard.

“About one minute after it started hovering, another UFO came out of the west over my driveway. It traveled slowly and was rectangular in shape with four white lights in each corner. I looked through the binoculars and verified in my mind that it, too, was solid with the same coloring as the UFO (a). It traveled from west to east towards UFO (a) and as it got closer it blocked (a) from my view for approximately five seconds. Then UFO(b) just vanished from sight and UFO(a) was still hovering. Neither UFO made noise —in fact, you could hear the crickets. However, I noticed they seemed to be quieter as this incident took place. In fact, everything seemed to be quieter like there was nothing else except Erica, me and these two objects. After three minutes of hovering UFO came back. Before it started to move, however, all its lights went from green to all red – to the original pattern.

“It came back over the driveway traveling east and as it approached I observed through the binoculars a windshield similar to an airplane except you couldn’t see in. As it came closer, I was totally permeated with this feeling that it was letting me know that it knew I was watching it. As it passed over the trees, my daughter went totally hysterical and ran into the house. About 30 seconds later it came back over the trees from the west and made another 90 degree turn to the right and proceeded south out of my sight. I remained motionless, going over in my mind the whole incident, and then I came in the house and immediately called Peter Gersten at approximately 9:20 p.m. to report what had happened.

“I just want to say that while this incident took place, I was anxious but at the same time peaceful. The rest of the night I was very elated but for three days following the incident I was very depressed and “down” and couldn’t stop thinking about the whole thing. In fact, even at the writing of this report (September 3, 1984), I still find myself constantly thinking about it and constantly looking into the sky. I would also like to mention that on August 8, 20 and 27, my two-year-old daughter was extremely restless in bed and very awake although she had been asleep.

Researcher’s Notes: High-Strangeness in Mahopac

- Structural Detail and Optical Verification: Unlike many fleeting sightings, Mrs. Lunn used 10×50 binoculars to observe the craft at close range. She described a solid metallic construction with a “dark grey to almost black” finish. Most notably, she observed a front windshield similar to an airplane, though the interior remained obscured, suggesting a structured, possibly piloted vehicle rather than a mere light phenomenon.
- The “Cone of Silence” and Environmental Suppression: A hallmark of this encounter was the absolute suppression of ambient noise. The witness noted that while the craft was hovering, the local crickets—which had been loud moments before—seemed to go silent. This creates a psychological and physical “vacuum” effect often reported in high-strangeness cases, where the witness feels isolated from the rest of the world.
- Secondary Craft and Disappearance: The appearance of “Object B,” a rectangular UFO with four white corner lights, adds a layer of complexity to the report. This second craft arrived from the west and moved in front of the primary triangle, momentarily blocking it from view before simply vanishing. This “vanishing” instead of flying away suggests a non-conventional propulsion or cloaking capability.
- Psychological Aftermath: The encounter left a significant “psychic” footprint. Mrs. Lunn reported a feeling of being “totally permeated” by the craft’s awareness of her. While the initial event felt peaceful, it was followed by three days of deep clinical depression, a common but poorly understood physiological reaction to close-range UFO encounters.

On August 20, 1984, Mrs. Irene Lunn and her daughter Erica experienced a significant Close Encounter in Mahopac Falls, New York, when a large, silent craft followed their vehicle home. The primary object was described as a solid, dark metallic triangle featuring a unique L-shaped tail piece and a multi-colored light configuration. Using 10×50 binoculars, Mrs. Lunn confirmed the craft’s solid construction and noted a windshield similar to an airplane, though the interior remained obscured. The encounter reached its peak when the object hovered directly over their driveway, creating an eerie “cone of silence” where even the local crickets stopped chirping.

The incident was further complicated by the appearance of a second, rectangular UFO that arrived from the west and momentarily obstructed the first craft before vanishing. Beyond the physical observation, the event left a profound psychological mark on the witnesses; Mrs. Lunn reported feeling “totally permeated” by the sensation that the craft was aware of her presence, leading to three days of deep depression following the sighting.