Scoutmaster Sonny DesVergers got burned by a UFO, encounter remembered by eyewitness Chuck Stevens

The encounter involved scoutmaster Sully Dispergers and his scouts on August 19, 1952, in West Palm Beach, Florida. After a scout meeting, they saw unusual lights in the sky while driving. Dispergers stopped the car and observed the lights hovering. He then instructed the boys to wait while he approached the lights. The boys ran to a nearby farmhouse to call the sheriff. When they returned, Dispergers had burns on his face and arms, and his uniform was charred. Physical evidence at the site included wilted vegetation and soil that was heated. Dispergers faced ridicule and was labeled a liar, leading to his disappearance. The encounter had a lasting impact on the witnesses, who felt the evidence was ignored and the scoutmaster was treated unfairly.