UFO/UAP Sightings and Near the Ground Balls of Light Encounters Are Reported Often in Pennsylvania-2023 Cases Continuing-May 23, 2023
From: Researcher Stan Gordon
Pennsylvania has had a very long history of observations of mysterious objects in the sky. Reports of UFOs or UAPs are reported regularly from across the Keystone state each and every year. Sightings have been reported often in daylight in clear skies as well as under various types of weather conditions.
My UFO Hotline has been ringing with such reports from the public since 1969. Reported sightings are phoned in and emailed to me on a regular basis. Let’s be clear, UFO/UAP observations are often misidentifications of natural or manmade objects. In recent months and weeks, there have been many reports of Starlink satellites passing across the sky. Stars and bright planets are often called in. Many similar sightings have been explained.
Photo used with permission of the witness.
Every year, however, very detailed UFO/UAP observations are reported, that can’t be easily dismissed. There was a surge of close range and in some cases low level UFO/UAP encounters that took place from October-December of 2021. That was unusual since UFO/UAP reports generally decrease during the wintertime. Since then, there has been a continuous flow of UFO/UAP observations that were quite interesting, and these incidents have continued throughout 2023.
Here are some links that will provide more details on some of these cases.
While I receive many reports, so do other UFO groups and independent researchers from across the state. They have also been receiving significant UFO/UAP cases as well. While sightings of cigar shaped or cylindrical objects have been reported for years, there has been a significant increase in daylight reports of what appear to be solid wingless objects that are often observed hovering and then suddenly just fading away. In other cases, similar objects have been reported moving steadily across the sky at a speed much slower than an aircraft. There also continue to be reports of large solid triangular objects as well as other odd configurations.
January 10, 2023, near Irwin, PA. Used with permission of the witness.
Photo of what appears to show a solid black, upside down, domed shaped object with a flat top. The picture was taken on the afternoon of May 14, 2022. The witness was in his vehicle sitting in a parking lot in the Latrobe, Pennsylvania area when he happened to look up into the sky. That is when he observed an object that was moving at high altitude among the clouds. The object was moving over a section of the Chestnut Ridge east of Latrobe. What caught the attention of the witness was that the object at first seemed to be moving slowly across the sky then suddenly there was a burst of speed as the object moved out of sight. He was only able to observe it for about 20 seconds. ( Photo used with permission of the witness.)
What is most noteworthy to me has been the significant increase in encounters with small and generally spherical objects that are observed within a few feet of the ground. In some cases, they have been reported on the ground. Many of these more recent cases have taken place in daylight. In some instances, these objects have approached within a few feet of the observers. There have been interesting physiological effects reported in some cases.
These objects are often about the size of a golf ball or baseball. Others are commonly described as about a foot or two in diameter. They are often just light sources of various colors. Some appear solid, others are more transparent. In some reports a swirling mass has been seen within the spheres. There are also reports where these object appear to be solid and metallic in appearance. As I have mentioned in past writings, I have investigated cases where these “mini-UFOs” have hovered in front of the windows of homes, have followed vehicles on roadways, and have entered moving vehicles and homes through open windows. They have also been reported inside houses.
This is not a new component of the UFO/UAP mystery. I first became aware of such reports in the 1960s. This very important aspect of the UFO/UAP phenomenon that some people seem unaware of or prefer to dismiss since it is difficult to explain. These cases are not just taking place in Pennsylvania, they are being reported across the country.
Also In past years, similar luminous low level balls of light have also been reported from this state, and across the country in locations that have a history of Bigfoot activity.
The following are some of the 2023 UFO/UAP incidents from Pennsylvania. I am still gathering additional details on some of these and other cases.
During early February, a witness at 1:30 AM in rural Mount Pleasant Township observed a solid ball of light about the size of a basketball moving steadily about 7-8 feet above the ground and about eight feet from the window. The luminous sphere moved steadily from the side of the house and across the yard. The small object began to rise higher into the sky and passed over a neighbor’s house and moved out of sight.
On the afternoon of March 7th, two men observed a cylindrical object that appeared in the clear sky in Washington county. The object was described as elongated, cylindrical, and appeared white in color. The object had no visible wings, and no sound was heard as it moved slowly in a straight trajectory across the sky. The appearance of wings and the engine noise of aircraft in the area at the time were easily discernible.
On April 13th, a witness was traveling from Mount Pleasant toward the turnpike when she observed an unusual object in the clear sky toward Laurelville. The object was moving much slower than an aircraft. The object was shaped like a cigar, and was described as having a silver, metallic chrome color and it had no apparent wings.
The following report was received from researcher Jim Brown. The incident took place on April 18th in Washington county, as the witness was driving from California, PA to Belle Vernon. It was about 10 AM when the witness saw over the hood of his vehicle, a ball of light, about twenty feet away. The man slowed down his speed, as the object appeared to pace him as he went down a hill. When he slowed down so did the ball of light. As he continued on, the object was moving toward his right and moved off toward the river and was lost from sight. The object was described as white and self-luminous. It looked solid with defined edges and was about 20-24 inches in diameter. The witness was not afraid but was puzzled by what he had observed.
Several incidents reportedly occurred in early May 2023. A witness in Armstrong county reported seeing a luminous object fall straight down from the sky into a tributary of the Allegheny river. The nearby ducks were disturbed by the impact. A couple of days later, a loud boom shook that same area.
Also, around this same date, another witness in Mount Pleasant Township observed around 1 AM. two bright white square shaped objects with rounded edges. They were following each other and moving very slowly across the sky in the direction of the mountains near Acme. They were very bright and too low for stars.
During the evening of May 15, 2023, a witness in Beaver county told me she observed a huge luminous triangular shaped object with a round light in each corner that was hovering over the trees. She stated that the entire object was illuminated in a white color. A smaller object separated from the top and bottom of the object while under observation.
Researcher Eric Mintel continues to receive reports of a low hovering UFO over the Doylestown, Bucks County PA area. Witnesses describe no sound brightly lit, hovering, and also emitting points of light like orbs that are seen by the naked eye. The Eric Mintel Investigates team will release a new video on their You Tube Ch called UFOS over Bucks County the Doylestown flap at the end of May.
You can contact me about UFO/UAP sightings, encounters with Bigfoot or other cryptids, or anything unusual at 724-838-7768 or via email at: sightings@stangordon.info.