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File 14047 · November 2, 1973

Manchester Cemetery Figure

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Opened 9/7/2026 · Revised 9/12/2026

Sighting photograph. Image pulled from the public post. — UFO Evidence

OccupantHynek CE3documentedFrom the net1 witnesses

Standing

Unidentified

On the public record, and still open. A claim, paper, or film — not a finding that it was ours, and not a finding that it was not.

Excerpt from investigation notes describing the figure in the window and object proximity.

What was claimed

Lyndia Morel was driving home when a glowing object paced her car. A humanoid figure with large eyes was visible inside a window-like opening. The encounter included physical effects on the vehicle and witness. It was investigated and documented in contemporary UFO literature with a dated interview.

What is on the record

This file is a working record — a report, not a verdict. Official paper, if any, is linked where we have it.

On November 2, 1973, Lyndia Morel was driving home alone late at night along a road adjacent to a cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire. She noticed a bright object following her car, which she first thought might be a helicopter. As it drew closer, possibly within 500 feet and at the height of a three-story building, she could see it was a structured craft with a distinct window or opening. Inside, a humanoid figure became clearly visible, staring at her. The figure had large, prominent eyes. Morel experienced fear and physical discomfort; the object appeared to pace her vehicle closely. The case was one of several New England CE3 reports from the 1973 flap and was documented with witness interview by researchers, becoming known as the Lyndia Morel encounter in UFO evidence compilations.

Could this have been ours?

The known sky, that night.

Satellites were already up. The station was not. Starlink was not.

Always

Aircraft, balloons, meteors

Landing lights, flares, lanterns, reentries, fireballs. They are on the known sky. They do not close a file by themselves — they are what a serious look has to hold the claim against.

The known sky

None of the above land

Stations, trains, and planets do not set down in a field or leave a body. This file is a ground report. The known sky still has to be named. It does not answer the claim.

Orbit · Space — the desks for lights that are already named.

Sources

Related files

Same craft, same place, same years. A neighbor in the catalogue — not a conclusion.

OccupantFrom the net

Same craft · Nearby · Same year · November 2, 1973

Lyndia Morel Humanoid Encounter

Manchester / Goffstown, New Hampshire · United States

Unidentified

Lyndia Morel, driving home late at night, encountered a glowing orange-gold globular object with a honeycomb pattern and an oval window. She observed a humanoid figure inside with a wrinkled gray face, large dark eyes, and slit mouth. The object appeared to exert control over her vehicle until she escaped to a nearby house.

OccupantFrom the net

Same craft · Nearby · Same year · November 2, 1973, ~3:00 a.m.

Lyndia Morel Occupant Encounter

Manchester / Goffstown, New Hampshire · United States

Unidentified

While driving home from work, masseuse Lyndia Morel observed a glowing orange-gold honeycomb-patterned globe with an oval window containing a wrinkled humanoid figure that appeared to communicate telepathically. The object followed her car, causing distress until she reached a house for help. Investigated by APRO consultants Walter Webb and Betty Hill with detailed interviews.

OccupantFrom the net

Same craft · Same country · Same year · October 17, 1973, ~10:00 PM

Falkville Metal Man Sighting

Falkville, Alabama · United States

Unidentified

Police Chief Jeff Greenhaw responded to a call about a landed UFO and encountered a tall humanoid figure in a shiny metallic suit with an antenna on its head. He took four Polaroid photographs before the being moved away rapidly in a jerky manner. Greenhaw pursued it in his patrol car but could not keep up. The case received widespread press coverage during the 1973 UFO wave.

Occupant

Same craft · Same country · Same years · 5–10 November 1975

Travis Walton, Apache-Sitgreaves

Near Snowflake, Arizona · United States

Unidentified

A logging crew reported a disk in the trees and a beam that struck one of them. The man was missing five days. The crew passed polygraphs.

OccupantFrom the net

Same craft · Same country · Same years · January 12, 1975

North Hudson Park Soil Sampling

North Hudson Park, North Bergen · United States

Unidentified

George O'Barski was driving through the park when he saw a lighted disc-shaped object hover and land. Approximately ten small figures in white suits emerged via a ladder, used spoon-like tools to collect soil samples, then reboarded and the craft departed. Corroborating witnesses reported the object and related effects.

OccupantFrom the net

Same craft · Same country · Same years · January 12, 1975

North Hudson Park Soil Collectors

North Hudson Park, North Bergen, New Jersey · United States

Unidentified

Liquor store owner George O'Barski observed a domed disc land in the park and approximately ten small uniformed humanoid figures exit to rapidly collect soil samples with shovels and bags before departing.