Port Jarvis NY Cigar: Engine and Phone Fail Under 200-Foot Object, Extreme EMF on Vehicle
In the early hours of 25 November 2009, a 41-year-old mental health professional driving home along the Minisink Turnpike near Port Jarvis, New York encountered a massive cigar-shaped object hovering over his vehicle. The witness estimated the craft's length at approximately 200 feet — comparable to a large commercial jet — with five sequential lights arranged blue-white-red-white-blue and a low-frequency purring sound. As the object passed directly overhead, both his car engine and mobile phone shut down without warning. The electric windows also ceased functioning.
After approximately 90 seconds, the craft's lights went dark and the engine restarted spontaneously. The witness fled the scene in a state of extreme fear. MUFON investigators subsequently measured off-scale electromagnetic readings on the witness's vehicle using a tri-field meter — the instrument pegged at its maximum reading within three inches of the car's bodywork. A comparison vehicle of identical make and year showed normal readings. The witness was assessed as highly credible by MUFON investigators.
Background
The Port Jarvis cigar encounter of November 2009 is notable for the extreme credibility of the witness, physical effects on his vehicle, and a measurable electromagnetic anomaly that persisted long after the event, providing compelling physical evidence in a civilian UAP case.
The Incident The witness, a 41-year-old male mental health professional on night shift at a hospital, drove home around midnight on the Minisink Turnpike, a rural road he used daily. Coming around a bend, he spotted the object a mile away, appearing small. It closed the distance impossibly quickly. He pulled over and observed a cigar-shaped object rotating slowly clockwise on its axis, moving toward him at low speed.
The object's lights pulsed in a blue, white, red, white, blue sequence, not matching standard navigational patterns. Its gunmetal-gray surface was visible against the night sky.
When it passed directly overhead at about 200 feet, the car engine and cell phone cut out simultaneously, and electric windows stopped responding.
He partially opened the door but stayed inside. After 90 seconds, the lights vanished and the engine restarted without input.