| 2005
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
2, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Westmoreland
County |
| This
sighting location borders the Chestnut Ridge where many Bigfoot sightings
have been reported in past years. This witness is an experienced deer
hunter who around 6:30 P.M. on this date, was visiting some relatives
and packing up his vehicle to return home. It was almost dark, but
there was some remaining light in the distant sky. The witness heard
loud crashing and the sound of brush snapping in a field about 40
feet away across the road. The
man crossed the road thinking at first that it might be a large
deer. At first he heard nothing, but a short time later he caught
sight of a very large man-like figure towards his left walking through
a field. The witness could see that the figure had huge arms that
swung easily as it continued walking up the hill. The witness estimated
that the creature was about 100-150 feet away when he first observed
it. At one point the creature appeared to look in his direction.
The witness
was intrigued over the amount of distance the creature covered in
its stride. The head of the creature appeared to be possibly cone
shaped and no neck was apparent. The estimated height of the creature
was between 7 ½ and 9 feet tall, and the estimated weight
was about 500 lbs. The creature was covered with dark brown or black
hair and was very broad shouldered. The arms were long and hung
down to around the knees. The creature was observed for about 60-90
seconds as it continued to move up into the Chestnut Ridge. |
| DATE |
January
7, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Waterford, PA
(Erie County) |
| (NUFORC)
The witness was driving when he observed some colored lights in the
trees ahead. The lights were about 100 feet above the ground, were
silent and motionless. The driver stopped the vehicle, and was able
to hear a low roaring noise as the object took off towards the north.
The object had a non-blinking red light at what was thought to be
the front, a red blinking light at the back, and a white steady light
at the bottom of the object. The exact shape wasn't determined. |
| DATE |
January
27, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Corsica, PA |
| (NUFORC)
Around 7:30 P.M., a bright oblong object was seen in the sky. The
object was estimated to be about 100 feet high and 50 feet wide. There
were rays of light illuminating a large section of the rural area.
The object was said to have hovered below a tall radio tower. |
| DATE |
January
27, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
State College,
PA |
| (NUFORC)
The witness about 8 P.M., reported 6 diamond shaped craft with red,
blue, and white flashing lights. The objects were silent and moved
around in the sky for about 30 minutes. |
| DATE |
February
1, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Clarks Summit,
PA |
| (NUFORC)
Witnesses reported a triangular craft that split into three separate
silent craft that were illuminated, and which sped off into the sky
and were lost from sight. |
| DATE |
February
2, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
California, PA |
| Around
4:40 P.M. a witness was traveling in the vicinity of the toll booth
entrance when her attention was drawn to something huge and black
in the sky. The witness watched as the object made a left turn swoop
and soon realized that this wasn't an airplane but a giant bird. The
body was described as jet black in color, and the wings were comparable
in length to that of a small airplane. The witness pulled off the
road, and watched the huge creature fly around for a few minutes. |
| DATE |
February
14, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Elk County |
| The
Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society (PBS) is investigating a possible Bigfoot
encounter which occurred on Route 555 near the town of Benezette,
PA. A man and his two sons were traveling to their hunting camp at
about 11 A.M. when they reported seeing a tall creature, covered in
dark hair, with reddish eyes, standing near the side of the highway.
The family was astonished by what they saw, and after passing the
creature, they decided to turn around and go back to take another
look. The creature had apparently entered the nearby woods, and wasn't
seen again. |
| DATE |
February
15, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Shartellsville,
PA |
| About
8:30 P.M. the witness was traveling on Route 78. There are 5 communication
towers in that area, and above them the driver observed a series of
lights that were white with an orange tint. There were about 6 to
8 lights, that would go on and off on a regular pattern. The witness
described the light configuration as straight across but at a circular
angle. This person travels that area frequently, and never saw strange
lights such as these in the area. |
| DATE |
February
15, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Harrisburg, PA
(Near Indiantown Gap) |
| (Via
NUFORC which received a 2nd report from the same general area this
date and time.) Sighting occurred about 8:45 P.M., when the witness
saw what she first thought was a low flying silent aircraft. What
was observed were 3 bright amber and white lights almost straight.
The lights moved rapidly over a building, then appeared to hover for
a few seconds. Suddenly the lights were in a vertical pattern, then
all split off in different directions and were lost from sight. |
| DATE |
February
17, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Shartellsville,
PA |
| During
the evening, a driver traveling near marker 20, observed a bright
orange light in the sky. A short time later, a second orange light,
one brighter than the other suddenly appeared. The one light above
the other grew larger in size, the other remained the same. Suddenly
they both vanished from sight. |
| DATE |
February
17, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Fayette County |
| Person
reported seeing a bright light which appeared low in the woods. The
family dog at that time appeared frightened, and ran into the house.
March or early April, 2005-Smithfield, PA-(This
information is courtesy of UFO researcher Jim Brown who interviewed
the witness)-The sighting occurred about sundown as a man was taking
a walk to look at a work site. Suddenly, about 300 feet distance,
he noticed a brilliant light move from a pond area, over some trees
and cross the road ahead. The object was very bright, and was giving
off light as it moved. At that point the man lost sight of the odd
light. It was around 10 seconds later when a 2nd similar light appeared,
and followed the same path as the first one. Minutes later, he saw
both lights fly from the woods back, and diving down towards the
pond. The witness saw no indication that the lights had gone into
the pond once he was able to find a better observation point.
Five minutes later the two lights flew passed again.
It was getting darker outside, and the witness was preparing to
head home. According to the witness as told to Jim Brown, "Just
then one light came from out of the woods. It started over the road
like it did last time only this time it stopped over the road like
it saw me standing there. It hovered a second, then the other one
came out of the woods and joined it. Almost as soon as the second
one got there, both of them flew off much faster than they had been
before. They went under the railroad bridge. Not over it, under
it, mind you. That was the last I saw them."
The witness described the objects as glowing and
white in color, football shaped and a little larger than a football
in size. The objects appeared to be giving off light since the sun
was down when he observed them. The witness said that it took about
3 or 4 seconds for the objects to cross the road. He estimated that
they were moving about 40 to 50 miles per hour. The objects were
about 100 feet above the ground, but were much lower when they passed
under the bridge. The bridge is only about 14 feet high.
|
| DATE |
April
14, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
York, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) 5 A.M., Witness saw a disk falling from the sky. Object was
spinning, silver in color, no smoke or contrail, then disappeared
into the clouds. |
| DATE |
April
14, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Sunbury, PA area |
| (Via
NUFORC) Witness was a passenger on a commuter airlines flight from
White Plains, N.Y. to Pittsburgh. At about 15,000 feet the witness
observed what appeared to be a stationary light blue, oval shaped
object with silver protrusions. |
| DATE |
April
15, 2005? |
| LOCATION |
Irwin, PA |
| Around
noon, observer saw a gold colored object high in the sky which appeared
to be making a wide circular movement for a period of time. |
| DATE |
April
17, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Erie,PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Witness reported that around 3:30 A.M. strange lights were
observed which started out like smoke forming into a swirling counter
clockwise vortex with light bluish-gray color. It lit up a small area
behind some trees, but slowly intensified then disappeared. |
| DATE |
April
29, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Cheltenham, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Around 11 P.M. witness reported large disc which moved from
one direction to another quickly. |
| DATE |
May
7, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Warminster,PA |
| Via
NUFORC) At 11:55 P.M. the witness looking southeast saw a bright neon-green
light angle toward the ground low in the sky (about a 60 degree angle)
at a fast rate of speed. |
| DATE |
May
9, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Greensburg, PA |
| About
12:15 A.M. from a vantage point behind the Westmoreland Mall, witness
reported seeing a large solid bright light which was pale green in
color. The large light dropped straight down from the sky towards
the east. The witness heard no sound, and was certain that what he
saw was not a meteor. |
| DATE |
May
9, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Carlisle, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) About 3 A.M. the witness was sitting on the front porch when
it was noticed that the dog was becoming very upset and appeared to
want to go inside. The witness noticed at the same time that his head
and hair was tingling. The witness looked upward and observed a bright
green object, circular in the center, with pointed (wings) off to
each side. The silent object appeared to be about a 1,000 feet in
altitude. The object was moving slowly from north to south. |
| DATE |
May
11, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Selinsgrove,
PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) The witness at 11:25 P.M. observed fireball move from southeast
to northeast then go out of sight. Soon 2 more similar objects appeared
in the northwest. One moved southeast and the other northeast. About
7 minutes after these objects had disappeared, 2 jets flew by seeming
to chase the crafts. |
| DATE |
May
18, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Washington County,
PA |
| Witness
familiar with wildlife reported seeing a huge white bird in a wooded
area with an extremely large wingspan. |
| DATE |
May
18, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Curwensville,
PA |
| At
about 11:30 P.M. witnesses observed an object which was high up in
the sky. The object which had green, blue, and white blinking lights
dropped down from the sky, then suddenly burst into a bright fireball.
The object moved to the left and right, then rose high into the sky
again where lights were observed. It then dropped again in altitude,
then burst into a fireball as had occurred before. This strange aerial
activity reportedly kept occurring for about 45 minutes before the
object disappeared. |
| DATE |
May
20, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Russelllton,
PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Unusual object was seen on Bakerstown road in Culmerville
moving east towards Tarentum at 9:05 P.M. |
| DATE |
May
20, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Plains, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Sighting at 9: 20 P.M. star-like object traveling straight
down then vanished was observed 2 to 4 minutes. |
| DATE |
June
2, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Rahns, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) At about 3 P.M., witness was traveling on Rt. 113 just before
the intersection of Rt. 29. As driver was going down the hill, 3 red
objects appeared from what appeared to be one source. The objects
all disappeared at the same time. They were shaped something like
a potato and no sound was heard. |
| DATE |
June
16, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
New Brighton,
PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Witnesses at 10:30 P.M. saw flashing, color changing lights
and explosions in the sky. |
| DATE |
June
18, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Allison Park,
PA |
| From
6:10 until 7:08 P.M., witnesses observed a bright light high in the
sky towards the east. The object which appeared to be motionless,
seemed as though it may have been shimmering from the low sun. The
witness thought it possible that the object was emitting light itself.
The actual shape of the object was hard to determine. At times it
appeared like a sphere, yet sometimes more cylinder shaped. During
the observation, the object was drifting quite slowly towards the
south. The object gradually began to fade in brightness and moved
further away and was lost from sight. |
| DATE |
June
21, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Rimersburg, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) At 11:15 P.M. witness reported seeing a circular pattern of
lights which pulsed from red to bright yellow in color. The lights
hovered over the trees behind the house of the witness. |
| DATE |
June
23, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Brownsville,
PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) The observers were at a drive in theater, when at about 11:01
P.M. they saw a single white light movin g along with 2 dimmer dots
in a triangular formation headed southeast. The triangular configuration
was shorter on the back half and was moving slowly across the sky.
The lights were white in color and non-blinking. |
| DATE |
June
24, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Bobtown, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) About 10:45 P.M., fast moving point of light preceeds large
slow triangular object. |
| DATE |
June
26, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Levittown, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Witness was swimming outside when a small dark oval shaped
object was observed motionless in the eastern sky. The object soon
began to rise higher on the horizon and move to the right behind a
tree. |
| DATE |
July
7, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Tidioute, PA |
| (Via
NUFORC) Witnesses saw a silent triangular shaped object moving NNW
about 10:30 P.M. The object had a large white beam in the front like
a headlight beam. There were white lights on the side which gave the
triangular shape, and a flashing red light in the center of the object. |
| DATE |
July
11, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Indiana, PA |
(Via
NUFORC) The witness was outside in a pool when he observed 7 lights
in a boomerang shape floating through the sky. There were 3 dim white
steady lights on each side of the boomerang and one at the point
of it. |
| DATE |
July
27, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Greensburg, PA |
| The
witness lives in a rural area outside of town, and was with his dog
when at about 10:30 P.M., he noticed an unusual object in the western
sky moving towards the south. It was a moonlit light and the sky was
cloudy. The object appeared to be shaped like a top and could easily
be seen as it was backlit from the light of the moon. What first drew
the attention of the witness was a low pitched humming sound, not
typical of an aircraft. The witness continued to watch, and was able
to see some details on the object.
The witness was able to see 3 red lights that were
located in the center part of the object. These lights which blinked
in sequence, extended vertically, from top to bottom. There were
2 steady green lights on the right and left side of the object.
Also visible were a series of dim white or opaque lights, which
the witness explained looked almost like windows with a candle in
them across the object. The object was observed for about 1.5 minutes
as it moved slowly towards the south. The object moved so slow that
it gave the impression that it was hovering over the area. The sound
of the object became louder as it approached closer to the location
of the witness.
The dog suddenly began to bark and was looking in
another direction. The man turned his attention towards the north
and observed a second object in the distant sky which he felt was
probably a meteor. The object was moving extremely fast from the
north to south. What was interesting to the observer, was that moments
after the meteor-like object appeared, the first object suddenly
moved off in the same direction as the second object, and it seemed
to vanish in a second.
The witness was of the opinion that it was impossible
for any known object of that size to move as fast as it did. The
witness also felt that continuing on a straight path, the top shaped
object would have intersected with the other object at nearly a
90 degree angle, at a far off distance.
|
| DATE |
August
14, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Derry Township |
| The
PA Bigfoot Society (PBS) received a report of a possible daylight
Bigfoot sighting in Derry Township. An 8 ft. tall hairy creature was
reportedly seen running into a wooded area. |
| DATE |
August
24, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Vandergrift,PA |
| At
5:20 A.M., the witness was located north of Vandergrift at the time
of the observation. He was loading up his vehicle to go on a trip
and was looking skyward, when he saw a strange object moving from
the northwest and turning towards the east. The object appeared to
be silver in color, and was described by the witness as looking "a
little flatter than a football shape with a bump on top." The
object was silent and was observed for a long distance as it moved
over the area.
Not long after the witness saw the first object,
his attention was drawn to a large second object, which he speculates
was some type of aircraft coming from the direction of Pittsburgh.
This object which was also silent, appeared triangular in shape
and looked to the witness like a stealth, with a pointed front section,
and a flat bottom. It also displayed 2 yellow lights, and a red
blinking light on the back section. The craft appeared to slow down
as though to match the speed of the first object which was still
crossing the sky. The football shaped object continued towards the
east. The triangular craft suddenly picked up speed and chased the
first object across the hill until they were gone from sight. The
witness was very excited when he called my hotline number and was
certain that he had seen something unusual.
|
| DATE |
August
24, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Irwin, PA |
| At
about 9:25 P.M., a witness looking west, observed a bright ball of
light in the sky which moved back and forth, in a pattern similar
to a windshield wiper movement. |
| DATE |
September
1, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Greensburg, PA |
| About
3:30 P.M., people traveling in a vehicle and were approaching the
Pleasant Unity exit when suddenly a huge dark shadow in the shape
of huge wings appeared over the right side hood of the car. This happened
in a matter of seconds, and no sound was heard. The witnesses were
under the impression that possibly a huge bird had passed over their
car. |
| DATE |
September,
2005 |
| LOCATION |
Erie, PA |
| The
witness was traveling on Route 11 towards Erie, PA. when a green luminous
ball with a tail was observed moving very fast across the sky at about
10:30 P.M.. |
| DATE |
September
4, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
New Derry, PA |
Two
fellows were loading firewood when they observed a very bright blue-white
flash of light in the sky. A
short time later, a very bright white luminous object passed overhead
at about 5,000 feet altitude. The object appeared to be the size of
a full size automobile, and they watched it move down the road. It
was soon after, that the witnesses saw the object about 150 yards
distance, hovering over a high tension power line. The object soon
moved off, and was lost from sight. |
| DATE |
September
7, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Bethel Park,
PA. |
| (NUFORC)-The
witness was driving home when at about 7:53 P.M. a bright white light
moving slowly across the sky. The lights on the object which seemed
disk shaped, changed colors while it was observed. |
| DATE |
September
10, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Mount Pleasant,
PA |
| A
person in the house was awakened about 3 A.M., by the sound of the
dog barking. The witness at that time became aware of an unusual humming
sound which lasted about 40 seconds then stopped. About an hour later,
the witness saw a bright white object which was estimated to be hovering
about 300 feet above the ground. The strange light moved up and doen,
and left and right, and soon left the area. |
| DATE |
September
17, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Williamsport,
PA |
| (NUFORC)-A
witness reported seeing a boomerang shaped object whih took off at
a high rate of speed. |
| DATE |
September
29, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Plymouth, PA |
| (NUFORC)-About
9:30 P.M. the witness observed a sphere shaped light, similar to a
star but larger in size. The object was moving straight up into the
sky, and faded 3 or 4 times before it disappeared. |
| DATE |
September
30, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Bellefonte, PA |
| (NUFORC)-Witness
reports seeing a black tubular/cigar shaped object passing through
the sky over the town at about 10: A.M. |
| DATE |
October
3, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Greater Pittsburgh
and Southwest, PA |
| About
5:45 A.M. there were numerous UFO sighting reports from many locations
in Westmoreland County, and throughout southwest Pennsylvania. Witnesses
reported seeing a bright green luminous light with a tail moving very
fast across the sky from north to south. The object appears to have
been a bright meteor. |
| DATE |
October
17, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Chambersburg,
PA |
| (NUFORC)-About
6:35 P.M. the witness watched a bright object in the sky that was
reflecting the sunlight. The light appeared to be followed by a military
jet. |
| DATE |
October
29, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Wyndmoor, PA |
| (NUFORC)-The
witness observed a bright fireball with a trail of fire moving across
the sky for a few seconds. |
| DATE |
October
31, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Clearfield, and
other PA locations |
| (NUFORC)
Reports around 9 P.M. of large round ball of white light that was
followed by an orange tail moving across the sky. Some people reported
the object was green in color. This appears to have been a meteor. |
| DATE |
November
2, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Plum Boro |
| (NUFORC)-Around
9 P.M. witness observed a ball of light flash in the western sky that
was making zig-zagging movements. The round object suddenly changed
into a long rod shaped device and then seemed to suddenly disappear. |
| DATE |
November
3, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
New Castle, PA |
| (NUFORC)-The
witness was traveling in his vehicle when a bright orange sphere streaked
across the sky. The object was moving towards Pittsburgh. The observation
which occured at about 9 P.M. lasted about 5 seconds. |
| DATE |
November
6, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Penn Township,
PA |
At
about 8:02 P.M. a large fireball/ball of light moved very fast across
the sky towards the west
over this area. |
| DATE |
November
7, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Schellsburg,
PA |
| (NUFORC)-Witness
about 9 P.M. observed a round bright light moving across the sky and
over a hill. The light seemed to pulse, then it suddenly appeared
as a bright after burner, similar to that on a rocket. The object
moved quickly up into the sky and vanished. |
| DATE |
November
16, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Wilkes-Barre,
PA |
This
observation occurred around 10:50 P.M. as the witnesses were traveling.
A black object was observed
hovering in the sky. The object was described as a black pyramid shaped
device, that did not have any lights. It could clearly be seen against
the lighter sky. |
| DATE |
December
10, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Vandergrift,
PA |
| A
witness reported observing a huge object hovering in the sw sky at
about 7:20 P.M. The witness stated, "It looked like a barn sitting
up there." The object was described as looking like a flattened
out giant basketball, that was silver in color and very bright. The
object hovered for a while, then began to move towards the east. Another
witness reportedly saw the object ascend quickly up into the sky and
vanish. Another man contacted me who was listening to police radio
traffic originating from the Pittsburgh area. He said that police
officers were talking about UFO sighting reports that were similar
to the Vandergrift sighting. |
| DATE |
December
13, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
East Springfield,
PA |
(NUFORC)-Driving
down the road, the witness saw what appeared to be a 2 foot diameter
ball of light off
to his left side, The object appeared to be very close to the ground. |
| DATE |
December
20, 2005 |
| LOCATION |
Montgomery County |
(via
PA Bigfoot Society)-The PBS received a report of some possible Bigfoot
activity occurring in a rural
area about 30 miles east of Philadelphia. Family members have reported
finding a trail and individual odd footprints in the snow. The stride
between feet measured 7 feet long, and the tracks measured 16 inches.
Strange sounds such as heavy asthmatic breathing and shrill loud screams
have been heard in the nearby woods. Something large and brown in
color has been seen, and something has been spooking the horses at
night. |
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