Daylight Sighting of Elongated Object near Madison, Pennsylvania-January 29, 2014

Daylight Sighting of Elongated Object near Madison, Pennsylvania-January 29, 2014

Westmoreland County, PA

On the afternoon of January 29, 2014, two people were traveling in a car on a country road about one mile outside the borough of Madison when they noticed something very unusual in the sky. A strange object could be seen as they continued their journey, but the view of the object was obstructed by trees along the road. The driver pulled over at a clearing to get a better look at the object that appeared to be motionless. The object was estimated to be about a mile up in the sunny sky.

The craft according to one witness looked to be cigar shaped.  He stated to me during an interview, “it looked like a cruise missile but sitting still.” The other observer thought the object looked more rectangular and quite long. The object was either white or silver and color, but that was unclear due to the sun reflecting off the surface of the object.

The silent object had no windows, propellers or markings. The two observers were able to see the left side of the craft from their position.  They did notice what appeared to be a small wing which was very stubby along the left side. They did not notice any other wing structures.  They watched the object for about 30 seconds while it hovered. The object suddenly moved off and traveled toward Pittsburgh. As the object moved across the sky, no propeller or engine sound were heard.

The witnesses had never seen anything like this before. One thought was that this was some type of new drone operating in the area and coinciding with the Presidential visit that same afternoon in Pittsburgh.  The description however is unlike any of the drone prototypes that I am familiar with.

If anyone else saw this object please contact me at paufo@comcast.net or 724-838-7768.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cigar Shaped Object Observed Northwest of Greensburg, PA-December 20, 2013

Cigar Shaped Object Observed Northwest of Greensburg, PA-December 20, 2013

Westmoreland County, PA

On the evening of December 20, 2013, a resident went outside for a cigarette break when she noticed an unusual object hovering in the sky about 500 feet above the ground. The witness is familiar with the medical helicopter traffic that frequents that area, but this was something different.

The object which looked very large in the sky was long and shaped like a cigar. It also was surrounded in a white light. The witness also heard an odd buzzing sound while it was under observation.  Another witness only a couple of blocks away reported seeing something similar at about the same time.

 

Attention Attendees: January 25, 2014-Greensburg-Hempfield Library UFO-Bigfoot Lecture *Postponed until February 1, 2014 (due to weather)

Attention Attendees: January 25, 2014-Greensburg-Hempfield Library UFO-Bigfoot Lecture

*****Postponed until February 1, 2014, due to weather.

“Strange Encounters of Pennsylvania” presentation by Stan Gordon

Lecture and book signing

The library has received a large response of people signing up for the 1-2:30 PM lecture and book signing on Saturday. That session is filled and no further reservations are being taken for the afternoon event.

Due to the interest in the program, the library has decided to also schedule a morning lecture and book signing which will be held from 10-11:30 AM on the same date. There are still a limited number of seats available for the morning session. If you are interesting in registering please call the library at 724-837-5620.

white out conditions in Greensburg, PA  on January 25, 2014.

white out conditions in Greensburg, PA on January 25, 2014.

 

Snow storm on January 25, 2014, at Greensburg, PA

Snow storm on January 25, 2014, at Greensburg, PA

UFO Exits from Strange Cloud Formation-July, 2013

 

UFO Exits from Strange Cloud Formation-July, 2013

Jeannette, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County

Sketch of the UFO incident as drawn by the witness Used with permission of the witness

Sketch of the UFO incident as drawn by the witness
Used with permission of the witness

I recently interviewed a witness who had observed a very strange event near Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in mid-July of 2013. The man was disturbed over what he had experienced, but did not report the account until recently. This observer is very credible and made some drawings to help explain the activities that took place during the incident.

It was a nice evening and there was a clear blue sky on the evening of the incident. It was around dusk and the witness decided to sit down on the outside steps and relax a few minutes. As he was looking towards the north he noticed a large dark gray elongated cloud about as large as a football field. The cloud looked out of place in the surrounding clear sky.

As the man looked at the cloud, he was startled to see a bright white flash of light that just flashed once on and off in the center of the cloud. The witness wondered if it was lightning, but thought it unusual due to the clear sky he was seeing. Then 1-2 minutes later the witness watched as a very long rippling line of what looked like burning smoke appeared and rolled out from the left side of the cloud. This cloudy formation was similar to the color of the cloud and covered an extensive section of the sky as it extended out towards the south.

As the man continued to observe, he glimpsed for only a second what appeared to be a metallic object, shaped like a boomerang that appeared towards the end of the rolling cloud-like formation. Then at the end of the cloud line, a bright light appeared and stayed visible. The light was spherical and at that distance appeared to be about as large as a baseball.  The ball of light which made no sound, began to move east and towards the direction where the witness was located. As the sphere of light continually moved along its path, it continued to grow in size from that of a baseball to the approximate diameter of a volleyball.

Then the light sphere stopped in front of the witness at a distance of approximately 50-60 feet away, and about 600-900 feet off the ground.  The color of the object changed from an orange-yellow to mainly orange hue. The object was only visible for a few seconds while it hovered before it suddenly accelerated in speed and zoomed off into the sky towards the south, and was gone from sight in seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

Hunters Find Strange Footprints near Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Hunters Find Strange Footprints near Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Photo of one of the tracks taken on December 5, 2013 Copyright 2013 Stan Gordon

Photo of one of the tracks taken on December 5, 2013
Copyright 2013 Stan Gordon

 Early on the morning of December 2, 2013, I had been notified that a hunter walking through a heavily wooded area a few miles north of Greensburg came upon a strange footprint unlike anything he had ever seen before along a deer trail. He is familiar with the tracks of animals common to Pennsylvania, and realized that what he saw was quite unusual.

The next morning the hunter returned to the area and noticed another similar odd footprint that was not there the day before. This track was going up hill, where the previous one was heading downwards. He then texted a friend, who is an experienced hunter, about what he found and also forwarded to him a photo of one of the footprints.  His friend was also unable to identify the track and they decided to meet at the location in the woods where the tracks were located.  A total of five footprints were found in the area. Some of the prints were more detailed than the others .

The second hunter provided some detailed information.    “At 2 PM I picked up the plaster mix and water and shortly after met up with my hunting buddy. We walked into the woods and he showed me the first track (1st print). It was unusual but not real clear and I couldn’t draw any conclusions as to what type of print it was or what had made it. He then took me further up the deer trail to the second print (2nd print). This print was much cleaner and clearly showed what appeared to be a large (barefoot) foot print. The print measured   11 ½ inches long and 5 ½ inches wide and there were five very distinguishable toes.

We then started looking around and further up the deer trail came upon another print (3rd print) with the same characteristics. The measurements were identical but while the first print was traveling down the hill, this print was going in the opposite direction. The distance between the 1st and 3rd prints was about 25 yards with the 2nd print in the middle of the two. The 2nd print was the cleaner of the three so we decided to return to it and attempt to make a plaster cast of the print.

While the plaster mix was setting up on the 2nd print, I noticed another unusual track (4th print) about 6 feet away. It appeared that something had slid in the mud and while there weren’t many distinguishable marks the width was about the same as the other three prints. As we looked closer at the trail we then discovered a 5th print another 6 feet down the trail. To clarify the prints were in the following order:

3                            2  4  5                   1

As I previously stated the distance from print 1 to print 3 was about 25 yards. The distance from print 2 to print 5 was just under 12 feet, meaning that the steps from print 2 to print 5 are in the six foot range. The other thing that struck me as odd was the depth of the prints. There were numerous deer prints on the trail and with their hard narrow hoofs they were sinking down 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch into the soil.

Human boot prints were leaving an indentation of about a 1/4 inch, so while the soil was muddy on top it was very firm underneath. The print (#2) that we made the cast from was about a 1/4 inch deep at the heel but the front of the foot, especially the toes had left an impression that was 1 inch to 1 1/4 inches deep. Four of the five prints (1,2,3,5) had similar characteristics in length, width and heel / toe position. Print 4 (slid in the mud) didn’t have clear definition but the width matched and the depth (as in print 2) indicated that something very heavy had left the marks.”

I wanted to go out to examine the footprints, but I had to wait until one of the hunters could arrange to take me out to the location. On the morning of December 5, 2013, I was contacted by the second hunter who offered to meet with me and take me to the location of the tracks. Unfortunately a heavy rain storm was just moving into the area at the same time. I climbed up a muddy hill and proceeded into the thick woods during a downpour trying to see the tracks before they were washed away. We made it to the location just in time to get a quick look at them as they filled up with water. I was able to take several pictures however.

There was one important detail that both hunters and a third party also confirmed. The footprints had a total of five toes. However, there appeared to be four toes in the front, and one toe on the side. The cast did not come out as detailed as the fellows would have liked. The toes are apparent but hard to see on the photo of the cast. While these tracks are unusual, they are not unique. They are similar to pongid or ape-like tracks. Similar tracks have turned up across Pennsylvania over the years, as well as in other states.

The hunter who had found the original footprint during an interview also mentioned to me some interesting other activity from the same area.  On the morning when he discovered the second footprint something else odd had occurred. The hunter was surprised when a rather large tree about 150 yards away suddenly fell with a loud crashing sound. Also within a few days of the tracks being located, another person walking in the general area came across an extremely large pile of dark brown feces unlike any droppings that he had ever come across in the woods.

 

“Sun Dog” Observed Over Washington County, PA-December 3, 2013

 

“Sun Dog” Observed Over Washington County, PA-December 3, 2013

 

photo used with permission of Cliff Standard

photo used with permission of Cliff Standard

On the afternoon of December 3, 2013, Cliff Standard was driving south on Route 19 traveling from Canonsburg to Washington, Pennsylvania. He noticed something unusual in the sky as he passed near an intersection. What he saw “looked like two suns in the sky.” To his right was the actual sun, and on his left appeared to be another sun behind some clouds. Cliff was able to take a picture of the odd sky phenomena.

Cliff contacted me and we discussed the details of what he saw. Over the many years that I have been receiving UFO reports I have found that quite a number of strange observations in the sky can be attributed to various weather phenomena some of which are rarely seen.

From what I learned from Cliff, and after studying the photo which he had forwarded to me, I was quite sure that he had observed what is known as a sun dog or scientifically called parhelion. This effect is produced by refraction of light through ice crystals. This generally occurs later in the day at a lower sun angle. The phantom sun appears as a bright image on either side of the sun. I wanted to confirm my thoughts with a weather expert and contacted Richard Kane, Meteorologist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh. Kane confirmed that what was seen was indeed a sun dog.

 

Star-Like Object Performs Maneuvers Over Luzerne County, PA-November 20, 2013

Star-Like Object Performs Maneuvers Over Luzerne County, PA-November 20, 2013

On the evening of November 20, 2013, two people were outside near Drums, Pennsylvania, having a conversation when one of them noticed an unusual light in the sky. The two then watched a bright object which they at first thought was a star. It soon became obvious to them that what they were observing was much stranger.

The object was moving over considerable distances and making quick maneuvers as well as changing color patterns. The coloring of the object would change from a normal star color to a reddish color with a split second bluish/ white sparkle on one side before changing its color pattern.

According to one witness, it was the maneuvers of the star-like object that blew his mind. That fellow was very familiar with aviation, and he felt that what he was observing was beyond the technology of our present day aircraft. He went on to explain that the object they viewed performed maneuvers such as sideways figure eights, small circles, rising vertically up and down in the sky for a considerable distance, and moving from side to side.

One unique maneuver was when it moved in a pattern like a small S shape. The object remained under observation for 25-30 minutes while it continued to perform these odd movements. About a half hour later one witness went back outside to look for it but it was no longer seen. This was possibly due to some cloud cover. The witness attempted to take a video of the object but unfortunately his device was unable to record it.

 

 

 

 

 

Hovering Metallic Object Over Fayette County, PA-November 18, 2013

Hovering Metallic Object Over Fayette County, PA-November 18, 2013

On the morning of November 18, 2013, two men were traveling east on Route 40 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the vicinity of Markleysburg when something odd in the sky caught their attention. The sky was very clear at the time, and one fellow noticed a jet passing above at a high altitude.

At a lower altitude below the jet, the man noticed a metallic object motionless in the sky. The man could see the bottom view of what appeared to be a solid highly polished metallic perfectly round object.  That fellow pointed it out to his friend. The silent object remained stationary and no exhaust was observed. According to one witness, “the object was standing on edge like a plate.”

The object was observed for an estimated 12-15 seconds when suddenly the strange object just vanished in the clear sky. The two men never saw the object leave and move off from the area. Then About 20 seconds later, the object re-appeared in the same location in the sky where it had been.

The object was in view for another 10-12 seconds, when suddenly the round metallic object disappeared again and was not seen after that.

Stan On KDKA Radio-Live from DiSalvo’s Station in Latrobe-November 7, 2013

 

Stan On KDKA Radio-Live from DiSalvo’s Station in Latrobe-November 7, 2013

The Robert Mangino Radio show

November 7, 2013

9-10 PM

News Radio 1020 KDKA-Pittsburgh, PA

Listen Live@ http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/personality/robert-mangino/

 

Breaking News-October 24, 2013-Strange Object Observed Over Westmoreland County, PA

Strange Object Observed Over Westmoreland County, PA

October 24, 2013

I have received reports of an unusual object that was observed during the late evening from Youngwood to Mount Pleasant, on October 24, 2013.  The object was reportedly observed by a number of different observers. I am currently gathering information on this case and will post an update when more details are available. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen anything unusual on this date.