Abington Fireballs - UFOs, Meteors or Hoax in the Bridgwater Triangle

The Bridgewater Triangle is a modern name for an area that has been reporting paranormal events since pre-colonial times. Native Americans reported pukwudgies, giant birds and evil spirits. Pukwudgies are small beings that resemble short people with big eyes. They can appear and disappear on will, take on the appearance of lights, and might even push people to their death. Modern reports now include fireballs, UFOs, and black helicopters. There is even a red-haired ghostly hitchhiker than terrorizes drivers.

Here is one example of how paranormal writers place their spin on what happened in 1760. It's taken from a page entitled, "The Bridgewater Triangle." 

"The first documented UFO sighting in the Bridgewater Triangle took place on May 10, 1760. At 10 o'clock that morning, a "sphere of fire" was observed over New England. According to historical records, the UFO emitted light bright enough to cast a shadow in bright sunlight."

For this one writer, that paragraph was clearly a UFO. It is possible that the same conditions that created the fireballs in the YouTube videos existed in 1760. UFO means Unidentfied Flying Object. It doesn't immediately mean that an alien space ship was visiting.

The above video reminded be of the description that was give in Gentleman's Magazine. There was no mention of sound though. People who watched the video on YouTube were frustrated by the video maker's lack of information. They wanted the exact coordinates, time of day, and weather descriptions.

Even though we can see what the person was seeing, it's hard to evaluate it without out context. That said, we really have no idea of what was seen in 1760 and whether in can be linked to today's sightings.