1979: Multi Colored lights in Baltic, Connecticut

THINK ABOUTIT UFO SIGHTINGS REPORT

Date:  June 13, 1979

Sighting Time:  11:40 PM

Day/Night:  Nighttime

Location:  Baltic, Connecticut

Urban or Rural:  Rural

Entity Type:  Possible Humanoid / Glowing Figure

Entity Description:  A “glowing whitish person” was seen walking toward the witness near the barn during the missing time gap

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

Duration:  Possible Missing Time

No. of Object(s):  1

Appearance / Description of the Object(s):  Very huge and circular with lights that lit up continuously in a round motion of different colors , mainly white, yellow, red, blue and black. And a light bluish glow around the aircraft. 

Distance to Object(s):  It hovered above my moms car , I’d say maybe 31ft above the car.

Shape of Object(s):  Circular / Disk-shaped

Size of Object(s):  The aircraft was about half the size of a tennis court

Color of Object(s):  Black or dark-bodied with a light bluish glow around the entire craft

Number of Witnesses:  4=my mom,my 2 younger sisters and myself

Special Features/Characteristics: 

• Electromagnetic Effects: The craft hovered significantly close (approximately 31 feet) above the witnesses’ vehicle.

• Missing Time: The witness experienced a significant gap in memory, recalling being outside the car near a barn and seeing a “glowing whitish person” before suddenly being back inside the vehicle.

• The “Oz Effect”: The report describes a sense of isolation and scared amazement as the silent, massive craft hovered directly overhead for an extended period.

• High-Speed Departure: After the hovering period and the missing time gap, the object departed at a very high rate of speed toward the southeast.

Source: Reported To Think AboutIt by C

Summary/Description:  I was between the age of 8-9 yrs old, I still remember it as if it had just happened. When I used to go to my grandma’s farm in Baltic, CT during the summer. My family would help on the farm and stay till late and then my mom would drive my sisters and me home. One night, she parked her car along my grandma’s long driveway about 17 yards away from the house and where there was no lighting, because my aunts and uncles had taken up the parking spaces closer to the house. Just as she started the car a large circular flying aircraft flew from the direction where the Mohegan Sun country club is now and then stopped right above our car and just hovered, it seemed like forever.
My sisters and I never told anyone for fear they would call us crazy or just wouldn’t believe us because of our age at the time, but are mom was the one who noticed it 1st as she seen it flying toward us and told us to get down on the floor so they don’t see us, but as I crouched down I couldn’t help to look. Remember being scared and amazed at how huge it was and all the lights going around the edge of it. I honestly thought it was cool as I watched it. My mom looked terrified. I don’t know how long exactly it lasted but it stayed there for quite some time.
I am telling my story now, in hopes to see if anyone back then seen anything similar like us. Given my age that would be between 1978-1979     (telling my age, lol)
But anyhow back to what happened. I didn’t fall asleep but for the life of me I think we lost some time cus the next thing I remember was standing outside the car a little further down the driveway near my grandma’s barn going towards the woods and seeing a glowing whitish person walking towards me and then being back in my mom’s car and watching it fly off very fast in the direction towards downtown Baltic like it was flying in a southeastern direction. I don’t recall how I got out the car or getting back in to be honest or the length of time it all was but it felt like hours had gone by. And my family never wanted to talk about it.
I have always wondered about the lost time but shrugged it off. Questioning if what I remembered truly happened? But now I’m a little nervous seeing articles and videos where some people have under gone past life regression and had a similar experience of lost time and found out that they had been abducted. I’m not saying my life been peaches n cream but that would scare the life out of me to find that out. I’m undecided what to do. Hopefully someone will see this post and has had a similar sighting.

Geography: The Mohegan Sun Country Club Area

The witness notes that the craft arrived from the direction of what is now the Mohegan Sun Golf Club (formerly Pautipaug Country Club). This area in Baltic, Connecticut, is characterized by its rolling rural landscape and dense pockets of woodland, providing a secluded backdrop for such an event. Interestingly, this specific region of New London County has a long-standing history of aerial anomalies, often attributed to its proximity to the Thames River corridor.

The transition of the land from the quiet farm of the 1970s to the modern country club highlights how the geography has changed, yet the core of the report remains anchored in a specific, identifiable flight path. By observing the craft moving toward downtown Baltic and then traveling southeast, we can map a trajectory that suggests the object was following the natural terrain of the Shetucket River valley, a common behavior noted in low-altitude UFO sightings.

Technical Analysis: Missing Time Phenomena

One of the most profound aspects of this report is the mention of “Missing Time”. In ufology, missing time is a gap in conscious memory, often ranging from minutes to several hours, where the witness cannot account for their actions or the passage of time. While this post is classified as a CE-I (Close Encounter of the First Kind) due to the proximity of the craft, the element of missing time often pushes a case toward a CE-III or CE-IV designation.

In cases like this 1979 Baltic event, missing time frequently occurs when the craft is at its closest point to the witnesses—in this instance, just 31 feet above the car. The witness recalls a “glowing whitish person” and then suddenly being back in the car, a classic indicator of a “memory block”. This phenomenon is often studied through the lens of electromagnetic effects on the human brain or as a psychological byproduct of the intense trauma and “Oz Effect” (the sense of total silence and isolation) that accompanies close-range sightings.

Technical Analysis: Multi-Colored Light Rotation

A defining technical characteristic of this encounter was the craft’s highly complex lighting system, described as massive and circular with lights that illuminated continuously in a round motion. These lights featured a distinct spectrum including white, yellow, red, blue, and black, all encompassed by a pervasive light bluish glow radiating from the entire hull. In ufological literature, such synchronized rotational lighting is often associated with the propulsion systems of disc-shaped objects, where the sequential firing of lights may indicate a localized gravitational or electromagnetic field in flux. The fact that these colors were vivid and maintained a constant circular “round motion” while hovering just 31 feet above the car suggests a high level of energy output, even while the craft remained in a stationary, silent state.

The 1979 Baltic, Connecticut, sighting remains a foundational case for understanding the complexity of Close Encounter of the First Kind reports. By meticulously documenting the geographical trajectory near the Mohegan Sun Golf Club and the technical aspects of the missing time phenomena, this report bridges the gap between simple aerial observation and more profound anomalous experiences.

As witnesses continue to share these decades-old accounts, we move closer to a comprehensive understanding of New England’s rich history with the unexplained. This specific event, with its vivid multi-colored display and intimate proximity, serves as a powerful reminder that the most significant encounters often occur in the quietest corners of our rural landscapes.