ALLENTOWN
9/12/52
(Bluebook)
7:40 p.m. Witness: private pilot W.A. Hobler, flying a Beech Bonanza. One
object, shaped like a fat football, flaming orange-red color, descended
and then pulled up in front of the witness' airplane. Seen for 2 seconds.
ALLENTOWN
11/22/98
UFO Roundup vol 3, #50
ALLISON PARK
11/16/97
UFO Roundup vol 2, #49
ALSACE TOWNSHIP
November 7, 2002
See Filer's Files
ALTOONA
7/23/52
(Bluebook)
12:50 p.m. Witnesses: two-man crews of two USAF F-94 jet interceptors at
35-46,000' altitude. Three cylindrical objects in a vertical stack
formation flew at an altitude of 50-80,000'. Seen for 20 minutes.
AUBURN
September 5, 2002
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BADEN
8/13/65
(Magonia)
A 37-year-old man had just put his car in the garage when he saw an object
about 100 meters in diameter, shaped like a disk, which flew on front of
the moon in a northerly direction at about 80 km per hour. It was
surrounded with orange lights that weakened as a blue source came on, very
intense for about 3 seconds , then all lights disappeared as the object
was about 700 meters away. This was followed by a sort of "shock-wave"
effect, and tree leaves were shaken. The witness enetered his house and
called the Air Force. twenty minutes later his vision became hazy and his
eyes were painful. he gradually lost vision in both eyes, and his entire
body was "sunburned." Medical examination compared these symptoms to
ultraviolet exposure. His vision came back gradually over a period of
several days.
BEAVER COUNTY
August 4, 2002
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BEAVER FALLS
April 1, 2002
See Filer's Files
BELFAST
3/23/73
(UFO Encyclopedia)
Dennis de Nardo and his wife were among the dozen or more residents of
Belfast who reported a flight of seven UFOs in V-formation on 23 March,
1973, during a wave of sightings across the United States. The UFOs were
apparently flying in formation throughout the sighting.
BERKS COUNTY
8/16/99
UFO Roundup vol 4, #18
BIRDSBORO
11/6/00
UFO Roundup vol 46, #7
BOSWELL
7/16/96
(RDUP9/15/96)
A UFO incident, possibly involving "missing time," occurred in Boswell,
Pennsylvania on July 16, 1996. The town of Boswell (population 1,480) is
located in the Appalachian Mountains on Pennsylvania Highway 601, about
fifteen miles southwest of Johnstown. The incident involved an elderly
couple, George and Edna P. and three of their neighbors.
According to George, a World War II veteran, "There were five diamond-shaped objects varying in pulsating lights of blue, red and green. They were soundless. About 180 feet (54.5 meters) up (above ground). They came and went at high rates of speed."
George tried to look at them through a pair of binoculars. He said he "couldn't take his eyes off the UFOs" and "an overwhelming fear came over me." Suddenly, three jets appeared on the horizon, and the UFOs took off "at an incredible speed." The objects' departure was also seen by three of their neighbors.
Although he has "long been a skeptic," considering UFOs "so much tomfoolery," George has been troubled by the encounter. After the sighting, he said, "I noticed that my watch was an hour off." He has also reported having recurring dreams in which a shadowy someone shoves something in his nose. In addition, since the encounter, Edna has developed a muscular problem with her arm that her doctor cannot explain.
BOSWELL
10/17/97
UFO Roundup vol 2, #43
BRODSHEADVILLE
12/3/00
UFO Roundup vol 5, #50
BUCKS COUNTY
November 6, 2001
See Filer's Files
BUTLER COUNTY
4/12/01
UFO Roundup vol 6, #16
CARLISLE
5/12/96
(RDUP5/19/96)
At 10:30 p.m. Eastern time, a 19-year-old male driver heading east on
Route 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, spotted a UFO just north of the
highway. He said, "I looked up and saw a huge black triangle. It was not
moving. It had a bright light at each tip."
At the time of the sighting, the witness was heading home after a visit to his girl friend's house in Pittsburgh. There were no other cars on the road. The UFO was seen hovering above the Conodoguinet River, about two miles west of Carlisle, near the Army base.
At the time he spotted the UFO, the witness was listening to a cassette. He reported no interference with the car's electrical system. "I did hear a buzzing in my left ear, though," he said. "I saw it for at least three minutes. As I pulled over to stop, the UFO disappeared."
CHAMBERSBURG
3/13/96
(RDUP4/14/96)
A disc-shaped UFO was seen in Chambersburg, a city 27 miles southeast of
Fannettsburg. At 7:45 p.m., A woman in McConnellsburg looked out her
window, using a pair of binoculars, and saw a bright light. At first she
thought it was Jupiter or Venus, but then "it moved hastily across the
sky in less than two minutes. That was not a planet."
"The first time I saw it, it was moving east and (then) it was heading back west," the witness said. "It was flashing red and green lights, moving at a very fast pace toward the west. It all of a sudden disappeared."
A half hour later, she saw the UFO again "over in the Path Valley area." As she observed the UFO for 45 minutes, it "stood perfectly still...flashing red, green and sometimes a blue light." She described it as "a horizontal oval disk with a blackish ring around it."
CHRYSVILLE
7/33
(Magonia)
A man observed a faint violet light in a field between this town and
Morrestown. walking to it, he found an ovoid object 3 meters in diameter
and 2 meters thick with a circular opening similar to a vault door.
Pushing it, he found a room full of violet light and observed many
instruments, no occupant. Smell of ammonia.
COATESVILLE
April 1, 2002
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
6/3/00
UFO Roundup vol 5, #24
CROYDON
December 8, 2002
See Filer's Files
DERRY TOWNSHIP
September 2002
See Filer's Files
DOYLESTOWN
July, 1977
CE I. Nighttime disc. Personal report. See Reader's Sightings, page 10
DOYLESTOWN
March 19, 2002
See Filer's Files
EASTON
Summer, 1948
(NICAP)
A physicist watched 3 luminescent greenish discs cross the sky.
EASTON
June 1, 2002
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EBENSBURG
March 29, 2002
See Filer's Files
ELKINS PARK
7/19/52
(Bluebook)
11:35 p.m. Witnesses: USAF pilot Capt. C.J. powley and wife. Two star-like
lights maneuvered, hovered and sped for 5-7 minutes.
ERIE
Summer, 1948
(NICAP)
An engineer saw an elliptical UFO which flew horizontally, then ascended rapidly.
ERIE
2/24/59
(UFO Encyclopedia)
Captain Peter W. Killian and co-pilot James Dee were flying American
Airlines Flight 713, a DC-6, from Newark to Detroit. They were cruising at
about 350 mph when, over Bradford, PA, Killian became aware of three
glowing objects to the south of his route and above his altitude. He was
able to ascertain that they were not stars.
Over Erie, PA, one of the objects left the formation, flew towards Flight 713. It then slowed down and returned to its original formation. Killian got on the radio to see if anyone else was seeing the objects, and received confirmation from another American Airlines pilot. There were other corroborative sightings to this event which for Killian lasted three quarters of an hour.
The official explanation was that a flight of KC-97 tankers was performing a refuelling operation of three E47 bombers at 17,000 feet at the time, and that is what was seen.
FANNETTSBURG
3/11/96
(RDUP4/14/96)
A UFO flew down the Path Valley and hovered near the Lakeview Motel and
Restaurant in Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania. The UFO was seen by several
people, who described it as a disk with flashing blue, pink and white
lights. Fannettsburg is a small town on state Highway 75, three miles
south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
FASSETT
11/16/96
(RDUP12/8/96)
A jetliner sighted spherical objects "with orange lights" flying from west
to east at an extremely high altitude.
FLEETWOOD
6/5/97
UFO Roundup vol 2, #24
FORD CITY
July 20, 2002
See Filer's Files
GETTYSBURG
June 1, 2002
See Filer's Files
GLEN MILLS
January 20, 2003
See Filer's Files
GRANTVILLE
August 29, 2001
See Filer's Files
GREENBURG
11/11/98
UFO Roundup vol 3, #50
GREENSBURG
4/11/66
(Magonia)
A man, 43, saw a well-defined object 5 meters above the ground, 100 meters
away. It showed a flashing red light, rose, was lost in the fog, then came
back at treetop level with a strong whistling sound. Its shape was tjhat
of a cigar, 15 meters long. It had no wings, tail assembly, or wheels.
HARRISBURG
3/2/54
(Bluebook)
10 p.m. Witness: research engineer R.C. Swengel. Three objects, each with
two lights, flew straight and level at medium speed for an unknown length
of time.
HARRISBURG
6/12/97
(RDUP6/15/97)
On Wednesday, June 12, 1997, at midnight, Edward D. went out on his
backyard deck at his home near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (population
53,264) and "noticed a bright light pass right overhead, no sound
and no strobe lights. It moved from the northwest, going southeast. A
second light fitting the same description followed only seconds
later--same course, just higher."
Ed reported that the mysterious lights "passed directly over Harrisburg, moving toward Lancaster County."
HARRISBURG
March 6, 2002
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HARRISBURG
March 7, 2002
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HARRISBURG
September 6, 2002
See Filer's Files
HARRISBURG
September 18, 2002
See Filer's Files
HELLERTOWN
September 11, 2001
See Filer's Files
HERMITAGE
February 24, 2002
See Filer's Files
HYDETOWN/TOWNVILLE
September 12, 2002
See Filer's Files
JONESTOWN
4/5/67
(Magonia)
Justice of the Peace John H. Demler was driving north on Route 72 when his
car stalled and the lights went out. he then saw an object, 10 meters in
diameter, which gave off a smell of sulphur and camphorated oil, hovering
low over the car, which was pulled and rocked when the object took off.
Physiological effects (perspiration and peeling skin) were reported after
12 hours. The object gave off a sound resembling an electric motor, and
emitted sparks.
KECKSBURG
12/9/65
(Crashes)
At 4:47 p.m., a fireball struck the ground near the home of Frances Kalp,
after being seen over Canada, Michigan, and Ohio. She reported it to the
state police and led them to the site, where she said she saw a bright
object shaped like "a four pointed star". The state police claimed to have
found nothing. However, there was a definite military presence, and
something was seen being carried out of the woods on a flatbed truck
according to some witnesses. There is evidence that Project Moondust was
involved. Project Moondust involved the retrieval of Soviet satellites and
other space hardware. The official explanation for this event was
"meteor". Also, see Kecksburg
LAFAYETTE HILL
September 3, 2001
See Filer's Files #37
LANSDALE
September 11, 2001
See Filer's Files
LINGLESTOWN
5/18/97
UFO Roundup vol 2, #21
MARYSVILLE
9/19/00
UFO Roundup vol 5, #40
MCCONNELLSBURG
July 29, 2001
See Filer's Files #33
MEHOOPANY
September 9, 2002
See Filer's Files
MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP
January 7, 2003
See Filer's Files
MIDDLETON
6/13/52
(Bluebook)
8:45 p.m. Witness: R.S. Thomas, Olmstead AFB employee and former control
tower operator. One round, orange object travelled south, stopped for 1
second, turned east, stopped 1 second, and went down.
MOUNTVILLE
February 8, 2002
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NARBERTH
October 8, 2002
See Filer's Files
NEW HOPE
June 17, 2001
See Filer's Files #34
NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP
July 24,2002
See Filer's Files
NORTHUMBERLAND
September, 2002
See Filer's Files
NORTHUMBERLAND
August 6, 2002
See Filer's Files
OLMSTEAD AFB
9/14/52
(Bluebook)
Time not known. Witness: pilot of Flying Tiger Airlines airplane N67977.
One blue light flew very fast on a collision course with the airliner.
Note: the summary card attached to the file showed completely different
information.
OXFORD
1980
CE-I. Nighttime craft. Personal report to Loy. See: Reader's Sights, page 3
PENN HILLS
11/16/98
UFO Roundup vol 3, #50
PHILADELPHIA
August 10, 2001
See Filer's Files #33
PHILADELPHIA
October 18, 2001
See Filer's Files
PHILADELPHIA
June, 2002
See Filer's Files
PHILADELPHIA
July 26, 2002
See Filer's Files
PHOENIXVILLE
April 10, 2002
See Filer's Files
PITTSBURGH
2/11/52
(Bluebook)
3 a.m. Witnesses: Capt. G.P. Arns and Maj. R.J. Gedson flying a Beech
AT-ll trainer. One yellow-orange comet-shaped object pulsed flame for 1-2
seconds of a 1 minute straight and level flight.
PITTSBURGH
August 13, 2001
See Filer's Files #35
PITTSBURGH
November 19, 2002
See Filer's Files
PITTSBURGH
January 7, 2003
See Filer's Files
PLYMOUTH MEETING
October 5, 2002
See Filer's Files
PLYMOUTH MEETING
February 3, 2003
See Filer's Files
PORTERSVILLE
10/7/00
UFO Roundup vol 5, #41
POTTSTOWN
6/26/52
(Bluebook)
11:50 p.m. Witness: assistant manager of airport. Three sightings of
flashing lights: two lights separated by 2 miles, with the leader flashing
steadily and the other irregularly; two similarly flashing lights, but
with l mile separation; finally a single light. Speed estimated at 150-250
m.p.h.. Total of 1/2 hour.
POTTSTOWN
7/23/52
(Bluebook)
8:40 a.m. Witnesses: the two-man crews of three USAF F-94 jet
interceptors. One large silver object, shaped like a long pear with two or
three squares beneath it, flew at 150-180 kts. (170-210 m.p.h.), while a
smaller object, delta-shaped or swept back, flew around it at 1,000-1,500
kts. (1,150-1,700 m.p.h.). Seen by crews for 1-4 minutes.
PRESQUE ISLE ST. PRK
7/31/66
(Bluebook)
7:25 p.m.
Witnesses: Douglas Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley, 22; and
Gerald Labelle, 29. Square or hexagonal object with edges lit or
reflecting light, came tumbling down from right to left. Stopped 5-10'
above the beach and settled heavily down; circle of spotlights at top were
visible when it was on the ground. Sighting lasted 5 minutes. .
READING
June 10, 2001
SEE FILER'S FILES
READING
June 16, 2002
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READING
November 1, 2002
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ROBESONIA
3/73
(UFO Encyclopedia)
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde O. Donahower reported to the local authorities that they
had watched an unidentified craft land on their farm. The vehicle remained
stationary for some thirty minutes and the witnesses claimed they could
see entities moving within it.
The police were called but the craft had gone before they arrived.
SAYLOR'S LAKE
3/73
(UFO Encyclopedia)
Multiple object were seen here by several witnesses, including State
Trooper Jeffrey Hontz.
He reported, "I was there for about thirty minutes and saw four objects passing from west to east. My first assumption was that they were airplanes, but I didn't hear any noise coming from them. And they were so close to the ground that we should have been able to hear something if they had been conventional aircraft."
Hontz described the objects as looking like flying christmas trees displaying white and blue lights.
SHARON
October 2, 2001
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SHARON
August 13, 2002
See Filer's Files
SHARPSVILLE
December 8, 2002
See Filer's Files
SINKING SPRING
April 4, 2002
See Filer's Files
SMITHPORT
3/15/99
UFO Roundup vol 4, #13
SPARTANBURG
10/4/98
UFO Roundup vol 3, #41
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
August 3, 2002
See Filer's Files
TELFORD
2/5/99
UFO Roundup vol 4, #7
TOBYHANNA
August 13, 2001
See Filer's Files #35
TULLYTOWN
July 15, 2001
SEE FILER'S FILES
TYRONE
October 20, 2002
See Filer's Files
UNION
7/11/66
(Bluebook)
7:45 p.m. Witnesses: Carl Wood and Charles Hawthorne. One large (100'
wide, 20' high) bright red object with small windows and yellow lights.
The object emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the outside, and a
qrinding noise which seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1 hour.
UNION DALE
10/27/58
(Magonia)
An object resembling a large gray cigar with an assembly tail flew at
treetop height, making a strong, "swishing" sound.
UNION-KIRKWOOD
7/11/66
(Magonia)
Two civilian women saw a red, luminous object 30 meters away in a field.
It had small openings and made a whirring sound. Length, 30 meters;
height, 6 meters; duration, 90 minutes.
VANDERBILT
1/18/01
UFO Roundup vol 6, #4
WARREN
June 1, 2001
Filer's Files #24, 2001
WARREN COUNTY
October 10, 2001
See Filer's Files
WEST POINT CITY
6/3/66
(Magonia)
Two witnesses observed a stationary object 3 meters above the ground. It
had a diameter of 7 meters, lights on top and bottom and smaller lights at
the rim. It flew away very fast to the east.
WHITEHALL
January 2, 2002
See Filer's Files
WILLIAMSPORT
November 7, 2002
See Filer's Files
WILLOW GROVE
5/21/66
(McDonald)
William C. Powell, of Radnor, Pa., was a pilot with 18,000 logged flight
hours. He and a passenger, Miss Muriel McClave, were flying in Powell' s
Luscombe in the Philadelphia area on the afternoon of 5/21/66 when an
object that had been first spotted as it apparently followed an
outbound flight of Navy jets from Willow Grove NAS made a sharp
(non-banking) turn and headed for Powell's plane on a near-collision
course. As the object passed close by, at a distance that Powell put at
roughly 100 yards, they both got a good look at the object. It was
circular in planform and had no wings or visible means of propulsion, both
witnesses emphasized to me in interviews. The upper domed portion they
described as "porcelain-white", while the lower discoid portion was bright
red ("dayglow red" Powell put it). It was slightly below their altitude as
it passed on their right, and Powell pointed out that it was entirely
solid, for it obscured the distant horizon areas. His brief comment about
its solidity and reality was, "It was just like looking at a Cadillac."
He estimated its airspeed as perhaps 200 mph, and it moved in a steady,
non-fluttering manner. He estimated its diameter at perhaps 20 feet.
Miss McClave thought it might have been nearer 40 feet across. Each put
the thickness-to- diameter ratio as about one-half. After it passed their
starboard wing, Powell could see it only by looking back over his shoulder
through a small aft window, but Miss McClave had it in full view when
suddenly, she stated, it disappeared instantaneously, and they saw no more
of it.
WILLOW HILL
3/1/96
(RDUP4/14/96)
At 9 p.m., a UFO hovered over T.J.'s Restaurant on Highway 75 in Willow
Hill.
"It's got everybody in an uproar here," said Patti McNemar, the cook at T.J.'s. "They talk about it at breakfast, they talk about it at lunch, they talk about it when they walk out the door."
WILLOW HILL
3/14/96
(RDUP4/14/96)
A local radio show host drove out to Amberson Mountain to have a look for
himself. He spotted a UFO at 7:15 p.m. Eastern time.
"Whatever it is, I saw it," he said. "It was spherical in nature and had spider-like legs. Occasionally it would flash different colored lights."
WILMERDING
11/24/98
UFO Roundup vol 3, #50