| Date | September 3, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kensington, New Hampshire, US |
| Coordinates | 42°56′49″N 70°57′23″W / 42.946917°N 70.956371°W |
| Also known as | Incident at Exeter |
| Type | UFO sighting |
Location of Kensington, New Hampshire
The Exeter incident or Incident at Exeter was a highly publicized UFO sighting that occurred on September 3, 1965, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Exeter, New Hampshire, in the neighboring town of Kensington. Although several separate sightings had been made in the area by numerous witnesses in the weeks leading up to the specific incident, it was the September 3 sighting which eventually became by far the most famous, involving a local teenager and two police officers. In 2011, Skeptical Inquirer offered an explanation of the incident, based on details reported by the eyewitnesses.