October 2, 1973๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธSighting
USO (Unidentified Submerged Object)Historical

Derry, New Hampshire: Object plunges into Rainbow Lake, two-hour search finds nothing

At 8:00 p.m. on 2 October 1973, a driver on Bypass 28 in Derry, New Hampshire, saw a bright object hovering over Rainbow Lake and then heard something crash into the water; other witnesses saw two small whitish objects descend, one entering the lake, and the fire rescue squad searched for two hours without result.

Date
October 2, 1973
Location / Country
Type
Sighting

Background

At 8:00 p.m. on 2 October 1973, a man driving on Bypass 28 in Derry, New Hampshire, saw a bright object hovering over Rainbow Lake. He went in for a closer look and then heard something crash into the water. Other witnesses saw two small whitish objects descend toward the lake; only one entered it, while the other soared upward and was gone. The local fire rescue squad searched the lake for two hours but found no trace of anything. The case was covered by the Manchester Union-Leader and the Derry News in October 1973 and is listed by Carl Feindt (waterufo.net) and in Dolan's work on USOs. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.