On Sept. 1, 1969, a handful of residents in Berkshire County believed they sighted a UFO. Episode five features testimonies from several residents, including Jane Green, Thom Reed, Tom Warner, Nancy Reed, Jane Shaw, and Melanie Kirchdorfer. Green saw a giant object with bright lights while driving back to Great Barrington. Warner oddly ran outside of a friend's house, where a beam from the sky flashed onto him. Shaw, his friend's sister, said he disappeared for a few minutes. Kirchdorfer had just gotten ice cream when her family saw a bright light from the sky at Lake Mansfield — she recalled levitating and being on a ship — Warner said he saw her there as well.
Thom Reed, one of the most vocal witnesses, was driving with his mother (Nancy), brother, and grandmother across Sheffield Bridge when a bright light came from the Housatonic River. Reed recalls fragments of his time outside the car, while his mother could not account for the lost time. When they were in the car again, his grandma and mother were in different spots. Three hours passed by.
People inundated a local radio station to report unusual lights and loud noises. In 2015, the Great Barrington Historical Society officially recognised the 1969 encounter as a historical event because of all the independent reports. A granite marker was placed in Sheffield to commemorate the event. However, it has since been removed by the town of Sheffield.