| 1997
Sighting Reports |
| The
following incidents were among the sightings of alleged UFOs
and the Unusual reported to researcher Stan Gordon throughout
Pennsylvania and neighboring states (when available). These
cases have come to Stan Gordon’s attention from various
sources. Many sightings that have already been identified as
natural or manmade in origin are not listed. Some of these reports
are still being investigated. |
| DATE |
January,
31,1997, 11:20 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
Lycomming
County |
| Numerous
reports of a bright fireball moving across the sky
followed by a sonic boom. It is my understanding
that there were reports in about a 20 mile area
in the vicinity of Williamsport, PA |
| DATE |
February
2, 1997-5:31 a.m.
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| LOCATION |
Gas
Center/Indiana County, PA |
| A
bright green glow was reported in the sky, and something
reportedly fell from the sky with an explosion.
It was later determined that lights were caused
by a military unit on maneuvers in the area, shooting
off flares. |
| DATE |
February
9, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Susquehanna
County, PA |
| People
ice skating in a rural area, reportedly saw a big
green flash in the sky. More than one light seen,
where object broke away from each other, made unusual
maneuvers before exiting the area. |
| DATE |
April
13, 1997
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| LOCATION |
Pittsburgh
area |
| About
9:45 P.M.-High up in the sky, what appeared to be
two rectangular shaped lights that were side by
side and motionless. The lights were observed for
several minutes before clouds came in and obscured
the viewing. Similar reports came in from the Bethel
Park and South Hills area. |
| DATE |
April
15, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Salisbury,
MD. |
| Received
a report from Salisbury, MD. About a silent rectangular
shaped object, moving towards the Northwest at a
fast speed. |
| DATE |
April
22, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
New
Stanton, PA |
| Two
witnesses reported a large cigar shaped object hovering
above a school. As they watched, a section of the
object opened, and a bright orange light was seen
emanating from within the object. This light was
seen for about a minute before it closed again,
then disappeared. Several minutes later the object
was observed again near a playground, once again
hovered, then opened and emitted the light, then
soon vanished from sight. |
| DATE |
June
14, 1997, 9:40 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
South
Park area of Pittsburgh |
| A
group of people observed an somewhat dark elongated
shape that appeared to have two oval shaped lights
side by side within it. The witnesses used binoculars,
and were able to observe the strange sight for almost
15 minutes. |
| DATE |
June
14, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Latrobe,
PA |
| A
woman reported a similar shaped object to what was
reported in South Park earlier that evening. She
saw it over the Chestnut Ridge where it was dropping
from the sky and began to approach in her direction.
The lights passed silently over her home, but caused
the dogs in the area to become very upset. |
| DATE |
July
14, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Whitney,
PA |
| A
couple was traveling down rural road bordering near
the Chestnut Ridge area, when they noticed some
unusual animal reactions along the way. They saw
3 to 4 deer run across the road ahead, one deer
ran into a tree. Then a couple of rabbits began
to move around as if disturbed by something. The
passengers then report that they saw a very large
round deep reddish-orange colored ball just over
the tree tops. The light was so bright that it hurt
their eyes to look at it. They described it as "looking
like a light bulb under a red glass." They
saw the object moving among the trees for about
3/4 of a mile before losing sight of it. The people
say that they also noticed some crackling on their
FM radio about the time they saw the object. |
| DATE |
July
15, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
New
Stanton, PA |
| In
the early morning hours, witness says he saw a large
circular object, with a red glow below it, and making
a humming sound moving about 200 feet above the
trees on his property. The witness attempted to
video tape the object with his camcorder, but stated
that it would shut off when he tried to record even
with the use of two different batteries. |
| DATE |
July
31, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Indiana
County |
| A
man and his young son were fishing about 9 P.M.
A large round object with 3 to 4 amber beams of
light approached low over trees. The beams seemed
to be scanning over the area. The boy became frightened
and they got into their car . The object began to
drop lower, and reportedly followed the pair in
their car for a distance. The car appeared to nearly
stall out at times during the occurrence. |
| DATE |
August,
1997 |
| LOCATION |
Lake
Chatauqua, Chataqua County, N.Y. |
| Around
2 P.M. a man was fishing on the lake when he noticed
a shiny and metallic spinning object. The object
was approaching him, and it passed high above him.
The object reportedly disappeared when it was above
him, then later was seen again moving south in the
direction of Warren, PA. (Via researcher Scott Corrales) |
| DATE |
August
1, 1997 8 P.M. |
| LOCATION |
Kutztown,
PA |
| Two
men were traveling on I-78 near Kutztown exit. They
observed a brilliant object that appeared to be
motionless just above the trees in the distance.
The object crossed over the roadway, and went down
behind some trees, and then it moved about 50 feet
above a field. About two hours later, they stated
to have seen the object again in the same area hovering
about 100 feet above the ground. At one point they
passed almost directly underneath, and they could
see what appeared to be two white spheres encompassed
with an amber glow. |
| DATE |
September
14, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Republic,
PA |
| About
7:30 P.M., a man was out with his dogs in this rural
Fayette county community. He observed a black object
in front of some trees, approximately 30 feet above
the ground. The object was 10 to 15 feet in length,
and somewhat oblong in shape. But soon the object
either changed shape or possibly rotated on it's
side then looked more triangular. The object moved
behind the trees and was lost from sight. His one
dog quickly ran back to the house, while the other
dog ran for the woods. The second dog could be heard
barking excitedly. Suddenly a bright white light
shot up from the woods and quickly disappeared.
(Via researcher Jim Brown) |
| DATE |
October
2, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Clarion,
PA |
| A
woman working in her kitchen hears a strange vibrating
type sound. Her daughter runs inside and describes
a silver metallic, flat elongated object with a
dome on top. At the bottom of the object there a
four lights which are extremely bright. Also at
the bottom of the object, were two areas where two
projections like fire were being emitted. The object
was hovering about 100-150 feet in the air. Her
young daughter was upset and said that the object
was very close. |
| DATE |
October
9, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Norvelt,
PA |
| Witness
in car reported a large object, shaped like a stingray
with two white lights in front, and various other
colored lights on it's surface, passed over his
vehicle at a low altitude, and stayed with the car
for a short time before exiting the area. There
were three bubble like appendages at the bottom
of the object. The witness thought he detected a
low jet sound. He estimated the size of the object
at around 65 to 70 feet in length, and 85 to 90
feet across the wing span or tip to tip. He estimated
it was about 500 feet above him. |
| DATE |
October
22, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Bradford,
PA |
| Researcher
Scott Corrales reports that people claim to have
seen a squarish series of four yellow lights that
move quietly across the sky. |
| DATE |
October
30, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Greater
Pittsburgh Area |
| There
were a number of reports from the Greater Pittsburgh
area reporting strange formations of lights in the
sky. Some of the lights appeared to be side by side.
The lights reported changed direction, broke away
then rejoined others. There were formations of up
to three lights that moved in various directions.
Some described yellow, blue and red lights being
observed. |
| DATE |
November
11, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Blairsville,PA |
| Traveling
on Route 22 east, a couple in a car saw a bright
white round light, that was illuminated from behind
the clouds. Other cars were stopping to view the
strange sight as well. The light was very large,
and luminescent. |
| DATE |
December
1, 1997 |
| LOCATION |
Pittsburgh,PA |
| Man
walking a dog noticed stationary white light in
the sky. It didn't move for a couple of minutes
until aircraft came into area, then the light moved
towards the west. This object now had a red blinking
light on it, making the witness unsure if it was
an aircraft. Just then to the left of this object,
a bright nearly round red light suddenly appeared
out of nowhere, and began a somewhat wobbling vertical
downwards trajectory. In about 5 seconds this second
light had disappeared. The original light was still
moving slowly in the distant sky. |
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