A Daylight Close Range Encounter with A Mysterious Exploding Small Sphere in Fayette County, Pennsylvania-April 6, 2022
From: Researcher Stan Gordon www.stangordon.info
Since the 1960s, I have been investigating reports of small objects generally round in shape that are low to the ground and have approached within feet of witnesses even in daylight. I have been calling these objects mini-UFOs for many years. These objects sometimes appear to be solid and metallic in appearance while in other cases they are just luminous sources of various colors. There have also been cases of these objects entering vehicles and homes through open windows. In more recent years similar orbs of light are being reported in Pennsylvania and from around the country in locations that have a history of Bigfoot encounters.
The following report was submitted by researcher Jim Brown. Jim has been investigating UFO sightings and many other strange incidents from the Fayette county area for many years. Jim conducts a scientific approach when investigating these type of reports. Jim’s website is www.jimsdestinations.com.
The witnesses in this case thought they were looking at a small balloon floating through the area, but as the incident unfolded, the situation became stranger. I find this case of interest due to the details concerning the odd effects associated with the disappearance of the object.
Over the past few months from various locations in Pennsylvania, three low level UFO incidents were reported where witnesses were in close proximity to an unknown aerial object, and they all reported feeling a minor static charge taking place during the occurrence. You can read about those cases at this link:
The following is the report from Jim Brown:
Location: Shoaf, Pennsylvania area
Date: 06 April, 2022
Time: Approximately 3:00 PM
Weather: Cloud cover, dry but rain in the forecast. Wind mostly calm. Slight breeze at times.
I was contacted by the witness who wanted to know if I had any ideas about what he experienced. I know him personally and he knows I investigate unusual activity. He wanted to know if I had ever heard anything like this. He made no claim of anything paranormal, just wanted his curiosity satisfied. Since I live nearby, I also did an onsite visit to obtain more details. A summary of my investigation follows: (Names were changed to protect identity.)
John and Mary were doing yard work. Mary was spreading some mulch around a couple trees in the yard, John was pushing a wheelbarrow with some topsoil and filling holes in the ground in the back yard. Mary saw something reflective in the field behind their house, about 50 feet away. She called to John to look since he was much closer to it. He looked up and saw a balloon drifting about ten feet above the fence line. He described it as one of those mylar balloons like they have at parties. It was silver and circular, about two feet in diameter.
He watched as it drifted closer to his location. John walked a bit closer to the brush at the edge of the field while Mary continued to watch it drift closer. Both agree on what happened next. Suddenly it got very bright white. Prior to this it simply looked like it was reflecting natural light, now it appeared to shine on its own. About two seconds later both witnesses saw it explode. At the same time what they described as a small lightning bolt shot from the explosion to the ground.
The explosion sounded like a small firecracker followed by a snap like a spark. This spark started a small fire where it struck the ground. John immediately grabbed his shovel and ran to put the fire out before it spread to rest of the field. He had the fire out after a couple hits with the shovel. It was then he noticed another wisp of smoke coming from the fence line about 100 feet away in the same direction where the object had just come. He ran down there and extinguished that fire as well. Both watched the field for a few minutes for any other signs of smoke, but Nothing more was seen.
That was when he decided to call me. I was on scene about 3:45 PM and checked both areas where the fires burned. Aside from the normal ash from the dried grass that had burned nothing was found. I checked carefully for any shredded mylar or other material where the object exploded, but nothing was found. Nor was any residue that might be attributed to a firecracker. The only other material present were some very rusted sections of barbed wire which was a remnant of an old fence that used to be located in that field. John said a neighbor used to keep cows in that field years ago. Neither witness had any idea of what they had just experienced.
As far as any history of paranormal activity, neither witness has had any personal experience. John is not interested in it at all and Mary’ s experience is she sometimes watches a few paranormal TV shows about ghosts. She has had no personal experiences.
Conclusions:
Based on the limited information no definitive conclusions could be reached. Regarding the two fires, it should be noted that only a single explosion or spark was reported. I did consider the possibility that the old, barbed wire might somehow conduct the current down to the second fire location, however, the pieces of wire lying on the ground were not isolated from the ground nor was the wire a complete circuit. Therefore, there was little chance of any electrical current flowing through the wire to make a complete circuit that could a cause fire. Numerous breaks were present where the wire had completely rusted away. This would prevent any electric current flow.
Jim Brown
Investigator
Addendum:
Additional UFO sightings and other anomalies have continued to be reported in recent weeks in Pennsylvania. If you have seen anything unusual, please get in contact with me.
Stan’s email: paufo@comcast.net
Phone: 724-838-7768