Northeast Blackout of 1965 - The Myth of Unidentified Flying Objects Causing The Blackout

The Myth of Unidentified Flying Objects Causing The Blackout

When no cause for the blackout was immediately apparent, several UFO writers (including John G. Fuller, in his book Incident at Exeter) postulated that the blackout was caused by UFOs. Several sightings of probably mundane objects were cited, along with a sighting of a possible arc from a power line to a tree near Syracuse.

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