Update on Possible Military jet UFO Pursuit on April 17, 2013 over Southwestern Pennsylvania

On the evening of April 17, 2013, I received a phone call from the father of a young man who, along with several other fellows, had observed something strange in the sky that evening. The father had called me at 8:17 PM, and the incident had reportedly occurred about 15 minutes previous to the call.  At that time I talked with both the father and the witness concerning what had taken place.

The father told me that he was picking up his son at his place of employment outside of Latrobe.  When he got to the location, he noticed his son and some other employees looking up at the sky. He didn’t know what was going on and didn’t get out of the car to find out.  When him son got in the car, he told his father about a strange event that had occurred in the distant sky. After talking with his son about the incident the man contacted me.

I learned from his son that he had just finished his work shift and was exiting through the rear entrance of the building when he noticed several coworkers looking up at the sky.  There was still some light out, and it was off in the distance towards the west that he observed a strange object at a very high altitude. The witness at first thought that it was the fuselage of a helicopter. The object appeared to be dropping straight down from the sky “like a bomb falling”. The object was black in color, and long and narrow in shape. There were what appeared to be about four round large lights on the side.

The object was dropping and spinning as it fell. Suddenly, he noticed what appeared to be two military jets with contrails approaching in the sky. The first jet came from the east and began to close in on the object approaching it from the back. The second aircraft approached from the west, and came straight toward the object. The witness told me at that time that there appeared to have been some interaction between the aircraft and the black object. The fellow is unsure what occurred, but he believes the aircraft either bumped or fired on the object, at which time the object suddenly began to spin and descend faster.

The object continued to fall lower in the sky, but was lost from sight by the observers. The two aircraft then departed from the area, moving back toward the direction they originated from.  The entire observation lasted about 3 minutes.  As of this writing I still have been unable to talk with the other observers. I hope to be able to do this at some future time.

I did learn that a resident of Latrobe was walking his dog at about 8 PM, when he noticed an odd aircraft contrail towards the western sky.  The man said this contrail stood out because it was shorter and brighter than others he normally has seen and it seemed to be climbing higher in the sky rather than going horizontally.

There were apparently some other UFO reports from across the state reported on this same date to (MUFON)  the Mutual UFO Network. Most interesting was a UFO report they received from the Pocono Summit area of Monroe County. The sighting account describes the observation of a black cylinder shaped object moving at a high rate of speed. I find that interesting since it is similar to the observation reported near Latrobe.

If you have any details on this or other incidents, please contact Stan @ paufo@comcast.net

Did Military Jets Pursue a UFO Over Southwestern Pennsylvania?

April 17, 2013

Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA

I am currently investigating a UFO incident that occurred on April 17, 2013, at approximately 8 PM. I have interviewed one witness, and I am attempting to talk with several other people who reportedly observed the event as well. The sighting took place near Latrobe in Westmoreland County.

The incident involves a solid object that was observed in the western sky at a very high altitude. That object was seen dropping from the sky and moving towards the ground. While under observation, what appeared to be two military jets approached from different directions, and moved towards the object.

I am gathering more details on this incident and I am looking for additional Pennsylvania UFO reports, as well as any observations of military jets being observed around the Pittsburgh area on this date. If you have any information concerning this event, please contact me @ paufo@comcast.net.

sketch of objects in formation over Greensburg, PA
Used with permission of the witness

UFO Formation “Like a Train in the Sky”-March 9, 2013

March 9, 2013-Approximately 9:30 PM

Greensburg-Westmoreland County, PA

A man was outside doing some star-gazing on the evening of March 9, 2013, when he observed something that startled him and has left him baffled. The witness was looking up into the clear dark sky when at about 9:30 PM, he observed 7-9 objects toward the southeast. The man was startled by what he was seeing and he told me that the best way to describe it was that they looked “like a train in the sky.”

When I went to the location of the sighting to interview the witness, he pointed out the path that the objects took as they moved high over downtown Greensburg. The objects each appeared to be rectangular in shape and seemed similar to boxcars. Each one looked identical in that they appeared yellowish-gold in color, and the surface appeared to be speckled with a slight gold illumination.  All of the objects looked as though they had a texture of lighted bumps.  The witness explained to me that these didn’t appear to be separated lights but a constant illumination.

They all moved together in formation like ducks, however they were not in a V, rather in a staggered diagonal line.  The witness could see the sky between each object, and there was nothing connected to them.  As the silent objects continued to move they all kept about the same distance from each other. The objects never changed positions and remained perfectly in formation as they traveled. The objects moved high above and to the right of the county courthouse and continued to move smoothly towards the northwest.

The objects were observed for about 10-12 seconds before the view of the objects was blocked by trees and houses. The formation was silent and moved consistently in the same formation and never changed speed or direction. The witness estimated that from their distance and altitude, the objects appeared to be quite large.

Note:  I received other independent reports on this same night, and around the same time frame from other observers who watched something different from what this witness observed. For more details see: http://www.stangordon.info/wp/2013/03/10/mystery-luminous-sphere-moves-over-pittsburgh/

Small Sphere Seen Through Window

March 21, 2013-Approximately 8:15 PM

Masontown, PA-Fayette County

Investigated by J. Brown

http://www.jimsdestinations.com/

Masontown, Pa. – 21 March, 2013 – Approximately 8:15 PM. The witness was sitting in his house watching TV with his son.  The curtain on the window was open allowing a direct view outside.  A light caught his attention coming from the window.  He saw a light, best described as a small glowing ball through the glass. Both he and his son saw the light. It was about 6 feet from the window, in front of a large tree in the yard. His thoughts were that someone was in his yard shining a light into the window.

Fearing a possible break in or other intrusion he went to the den and armed himself with a gun and a flashlight before going out the side door to confront the intruder. His son continued to watch from inside.  Upon turning the corner of the house he shined his flashlight toward the ball of light. It immediately shot straight up into the sky and vanished. His son witnessed the same from inside the house.

Both witnesses were interviewed and gave the same account of the events. More in-depth questioning also brought out a few more details.  The object was described as a solid, glowing sphere, not simply a light source. No other detail could be seen, although both said it had well defined edges. It was about 10 – 12 inches in diameter based on comparison to the tree trunk diameter. The position was well below the horizon as seen from the window, thus confirming its nearby location.

When asked about how it moved both witnesses said it had little to no movement until it shot into the air.  At that point it was still seen as a rapidly moving sphere, not a beam of light.  Several branches of the tree extended above the object’s location.  Neither witness could definitively say whether it went through the branches or between them, however both said the direction upward was direct with no discernible shift as it moved through the tree limbs.

Weather conditions were mostly cloudy, Temperature in the 30s at the time. No sound was heard, nor any other effects noted.  No physical evidence was found after the sighting.  A follow up contact 25 March, 2013 provided no additional information.