Desvergers scoutmaster case, judged a hoax
- When
- Where
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Sources
- 2 public sources
Florida scoutmaster Sonny DesVergers said a hovering craft engulfed him in a red mist, singeing his arms and cap, while three scouts waited in his car. Blue Book chief Edward Ruppelt wrote it off as the best hoax in UFO history, though investigators never proved how it was done.