Inside the Hudson Valley ‘alien invasion’ and strange theory ‘a portal to another dimension leaves area exp…

THE Hudson Valley has long been a hotbed for UFO reports, with locals noting strange sightings in the sky above for over 100 years.

But there’s one spot in particular which seems to attract more than most, earning it the UFO Capital of the East Coast title.

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Pine Bush in the Town of Crawford, New York, has reportedly logged around 3,000 extraterrestrial encounters over the last decade.

Those sightings are said to have differed over the years, from traditional saucer shapes in the 1950s and 60s, to boomerang-shaped vessels in the 80s and unexplained lights in the 90s.

While there is no evidence to suggest the quiet hamlet would attract more extraterrestrial activity than anywhere else, a number of theories exist around why it could.

Some claim alien-attracting mineral deposits lie on the banks of the nearby Shawangunk Kill, while others believe the region’s large deposits of magnetite — a highly magnetized iron — and quartz, are to blame, TimesUnion reports.

One local even claimed her husband once heard a voice like an airport announcement at home, saying something about a “portal”.

Speaking to documentary makers in Alien Invasion: Hudson Valley, the woman recalled her husband hearing the words “chosen by the forty” and “back in the hole we go”.

It’s suggested in the documentary the ‘portal’ could leave the town exposed to alien invasions.

While this is not substantiated in any way, the woman insisted she and her daughter see peculiar entities around their home and have had their hair pulled by invisible hands.

They also keep an emergency bed in the living room in case she gets nocturnal visitors lingering over her bed at night.

Such tales are commonplace in Pine Bush, to which its annual UFO Fair draws thousands every year.

One resident told the same documentary he was visited by an alien in the night and woke up in a puddle of blood.

A doctor is said to have later removed a large, mass from the man’s nose.

Other reports include the sound of a strange hum before seeing UFOs.

Investigators have also used REM pods to detect shifts in energy and believe they have captured extraterrestrial activity on an infrared camera.

Domanie Ragni, who moved to the hamlet in the 1990s, told TimesUnion: “At first, it sounded so outlandish.

“But as time went on, I heard similar stories from people I knew and respected and it all began to sound pretty fascinating.”

Meanwhile, Hudson Valley local Linda Zimmermann has written and lectured extensively on the phenomena.

She told the publication: “I always thought this was normal.

“Growing up, there were always stories about UFOs but it wasn’t until I had a couple of sightings myself that I realized something was going on.

“Stories about little disks zipping across the sky for five seconds make an impression, but imagine a triangle the size of a football field seventy-five feet over your head for 20 minutes.”

She added: “Some of the hallmarks of UFO sightings in the Hudson Valley are that they’re very close, very large objects seen for prolonged periods of time.

“I’ve had big strong grown men burst into tears because of the emotion, the fear, and the anxiety that wells up when they’re recounting their stories.

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