Sightings Central
If you’ve seen a UFO, Bigfoot, Thunderbird or
other unexplained phenomena, Stan would very much like to
speak to you about your experience. Rest assured, your
confidentiality will be respected.
Latest Sightings!
August 26, 2010
By Researcher Stan Gordon
www.stangordon.info
On the evening of August 26, 2010, about 8:10 pm,
there was a sighting of a monstrous bird in South
Greensburg, PA. Just as it was getting dark, four
people were sitting around in the yard having a
barbecue and enjoying the beautiful weather when
suddenly, their attention was drawn skyward by a
sound like a “swish” or a
“swoosh” or as one witness stated,
“like air coming straight down.”
Several of the observers at almost the same time
yelled out some exclamations including one man who
said, “What the hell is that?” They were
all startled to see a tremendously large bird that
was flying over a tree in the yard about 30-40 feet
overhead. The man who was doing the cooking turned
and looked up to see the creature fly above him at a
distance of about 40 feet away. As the bird passed
the tree, it veered slightly to the right and went
straight down the road ahead, maintaining its low
level path.
When first observed, the massive wings of the
creature were in an upward position and were
beginning to drop slowly, almost as if they were
rolling to the bottom. The swoosh sound could be
heard when the wings were moving. The powerful bird
had flown about 125 yards down the road, at which
time the wings were coming back up. The creature was
observed as it continued to move steadily down the
road, passing just above the roof top of a house with
its wings flapping slowly and steadily about 3-4 time
until it reached a group of trees about ¼ mile away,
where it was lost from sight. It took about 20
seconds to go the ¼ mile distance.
I interviewed two of the witnesses at the scene
and they were able to provide a detailed description
of the giant flying creature. As it passed over, it
appeared as though it was peering below, with its
head and beak positioned downward. It was estimated
that if the bird was on the ground it would stand
between 4 ½ to 5 feet tall. The entire body was the
same dark color, either darkish brown or black. The
body width was about 25-30 inches wide. One witness
said the body, “was very bulky and husky.”
The head was oval shaped, and the beak was short
for the size of the animal, about 8-10 inches long.
The tail was about 2 feet long and came out wide to a
point. It was the size of the wingspan of the
creature that impressed the witnesses, which they
estimated at 10 feet or more in length. When asked
why nobody thought to take a picture, they pointed
out that while there were cell phones lying there
with camera functions, all involved were mesmerized
by the encounter. One fellow I talked with said that
after the experience he felt as if he was
“almost in shock.”
It was later learned that another witness who
lived along the road where the big bird flew over
also reportedly saw the creature. One witness has
been a long time hunter and is very familiar with
birds native to the state and is certain that he saw
something quite unusual. The area where these
observations have taken place, while surrounded with
some wooded locations, is well populated, and nearby
Route 119 is a highly traveled roadway.
There has been a long history of sightings of
giant birds with oversized wingspans in Pennsylvania
as well as other sections of the United States and
elsewhere. Many refer to these giant flying creatures
as “Thunderbirds.” It is interesting to
note that over the years around the same general area
as this sighting, other residents have reported a
similar strange “swoosh” sound, as though a
huge bird had passed overhead, but nothing was seen.
Now years later, here is another detailed close
range observation of a huge flying creature just a
short distance away from the location where in 2001,
a similar observation had taken place. It was on
September 25, 2001, that a witness reported seeing a
huge, dark colored bird flying about 50-60 feet above
the traffic along Route 119 in South Greensburg. The
observer was drawn to look upwards when he heard a
sound, “like flags flapping in a
thunderstorm.” That witness was stunned by the
wingspan of the flying creature which he estimated
was between 10 and 15 feet.
If you have any additional information on this
incident please contact me at: paufo@comcast.net.
July 30, 2010
Strange Light Moving Across The Ground
Westmoreland County-Claridge
There were several people in a car traveling near
Claridge, on July 30, 2010, when something unusual
was observed at 9:45 pm that evening. The driver and
another passenger noticed an odd light ahead of them.
The light was animated and moving swiftly in
different locations across the ground of a yard a
short distance ahead of them. The light source was
described as round and about 4 inches in diameter and
of a bright green color.
July, 2010 (Unknown date)
Small Luminous Sphere Seen At Close Range
Westmoreland County-Derry
A man had been taking his daily exercise and was
walking around the area around 9 pm when his
attention was drawn to a luminous object. The object
which was estimated to be about 15 feet above the
ground, looked solid and round, about 2 inches in
diameter, and of a pale white color. The slow moving
object approached to as close as about 15 feet from
the observer. The witness said he thought the object
might hit some trees but it just moved around them
and continued to move out of sight until it was gone.
July 18, 2010
Luminous Object Photographed In Hempfield
Township
Westmoreland County-Hempfield Township
outside of Greensburg
(Photos used with permission of
the owner. Click for larger images)
It was just about 9:30 pm when several independent
witnesses observed a bright object moving slowly and
steadily across the sky. One man and his wife were
sitting in their backyard when a neighbor yelled to
him and asked him what was in the sky. They all
observed a bright orange-yellow glowing object moving
slowly below the clouds. Another couple walking down
the road spotted the object at the same time. One
witness told me that it looked like a big ball that
moved steadily and made no sound. Another spotter got
his binoculars and said that the object had an orange
flickering to it, but it wasn’t on fire.
One witness obtained his iPhone and used the
camera setting to take several pictures and video
footage of the object. The object seemed to
accelerate in speed as it moved out of sight. Upon
examination, at least one picture clearly shows a
series of three white lights in a triangular pattern.
The photos and footage are being examined by
researcher Jim Brown, who is experienced with photo
analysis.
July 17, 2010
Pulsating Light Over Grapeville
Westmoreland County-Grapeville
A man observed a very bright star-like object
straight up in the sky that looked larger than any
star at about 11 pm. As he watched, the object began
to pulsate and became larger in size. It pulsated 2
to 3 times, then the object became very dim and
looked just like a speck of light in the sky and
suddenly went out and was not seen again.
Another second hand report was received concerning
a UFO sighting near Crabtree on this same night. If
you have any information on these reports please
contact me.
July 5, 2010
Triangular Object Near Jeannette
Westmoreland County-Jeannette
Two friends were sitting on a patio enjoying the
evening when at about 10:40 pm, one of them noticed a
very bright yellow-orange light which appeared to be
pulsating or possibly rotating. The light approached
from the west and came through the tree line, then
passed directly above them. One witness said at that
point she noticed that the underside of the object
was darker, with 3 white lights each positioned to
make up a triangular pattern. The silent object was
moving towards the east and moving upwards in the
sky.
The two people discussed what they saw, trying to
figure out just what it was. Then 15 minutes later,
they observed a second object that looked similar,
but moved faster along the same trajectory as the
first object. The observers estimated that the
objects were between 600-800 feet above the ground
when they passed over. The people did not have a
camera available to take any pictures.
Yellow Light Over Bovard
Westmoreland County-Bovard
A witness reported that at around 11 pm, a bright
yellow light was observed moving across the sky over
Bovard. As the object was under observation, it
suddenly just vanished.
July 4, 2010
Glowing Round Object Seen Near Uniontown
Fayette County-Uniontown
Prior to the fireworks display that night, there
were a number of people who observed a bright round
object near Uniontown. The object was described as
spherical with an outer ring, “like a ring of
fire,” that had an orange colored glow to it.
The edges of the ring seemed to have jagged flames.
The object when first observed was moving to the
north and then made a slight eastward turn. As it
turned, it appeared to be gaining altitude and moved
off in the distance. The silent object was observed
for about 5 minutes. One person tried unsuccessfully
to take a picture.
July 3, 2010
Flaming Object Near New Kensington
Westmoreland County-New Kensington
Several people observed an unusual object high in
the sky at about 11:40 pm. The object was described
as looking like a bright yellow-orange flame. The
flaming object moved slowly across the sky, then
suddenly changed into an oval shaped object of the
same color.
The oval object stayed in that spot for about 5
minutes then suddenly vanished. About 10 minutes
later, the same or a similar object appeared again.
The second object was observed for about 2 minutes
when it suddenly began to fade out, as though it was
moving away, and then disappeared from sight.
July 1, 2010
Low Level Glowing Object
Westmoreland County-Sewickley Township
At about 9:50 pm, two people in a rural area
observed a large spherical luminous orange-red object
that appeared to be about 30 feet above the ground.
The object. which did not appear to be moving at
first, began to slowly rise straight up into the sky.
The observers were watching the object from a window,
then decided to run outside to look at it. They
quickly ran behind their house where the object was
seen, but when they got there about 15 seconds later,
the object had disappeared and was not seen again.
The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) and I
have received numerous UFO sighting reports during
early July. I am posting some of the reports that
have come to my attention and more will follow. The
NUFORC http://www.nuforc.org/ posted a special report
on July 6, 2010, concerning the numerous sighting
reports they received from across the county and
Canada, on July 3rd and July 4th describing strange
red, orange, or yellow fireballs.
Some of the reports I have received are likely
home made hot air balloons or Chinese lanterns. These
devices glow very brightly in the dark sky and can
make movements that could easily fool observers with
the wind currents.
I highly recommend to those who wish to launch
such devices to consider that they can be a
navigational hazard to aircraft as well as a fire
hazard due to the dry conditions we are experiencing
in parts of Pennsylvania.
June 26, 2010
Sky Flashes
Northumberland County-Elysburg
Source: NUFORC
Around 9:45 pm, a number of people in a local park
observed flashing blue-yellow lights in the sky. The
flashing lights were lined up in a row and remained
in place for about 5 minutes.
June 25, 2010
Disc shaped Object Over Pittsburgh
Allegheny County-Pittsburgh
Source: NUFORC
Witness reported seeing for about two minutes, a
disc shaped object with red and white lights around
it. The object was moving in a circular pattern, and
ascending into the sky.
June 24, 2010
Fireball Reported Over Eastern PA and Maryland
Source: NUFORC
The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC)
received numerous reports of a bright green fireball
moving across the sky around 10 pm.
June 19, 2010
Fireball Over Pottsville
Schuykill County-Pottsville
Source: NUFORC
Observer reported seeing a large red fireball that
went over the skies above Pottsville. The object made
no sound as it moved off in the distance.
June 16, 2010
Fighter Jets and White Sphere Over Butler
Butler County-Butler
Source: NUFORC
A witness reports seeing a total of 6 jet fighters
in the sky at about 11 pm that evening. The witness
also observed a round white light which was
brilliant, and seemed to move quickly in spurts.
June 11, 2010
Fiery Object Moves Across Sky
Fayette County-Brownsville
I have received a second hand report that several
people observed an object that was described as a
large burning ember of fire crossing the clear sky at
a slow speed. The object reportedly left no trail,
and no sound was heard. If you have any details on
this observation, please contact me.
June 6, 2010
Slow moving sphere
Luzerne County-Wilkes-Barre
Source: NUFORC
Witness reports a large white-yellow sphere of
light moving slowly towards the east. The object was
observed for about 30 seconds.
June 1, 2010
Sky Flashes near Latrobe
Westmoreland County-Latrobe
At about 9:30 pm, the witnesses observed a bright
white flash of light move across the sky. Two more
flashes moved across the sky within seconds, then
stopped after the third flash. No sound was heard.
One witness was certain that this was not aircraft
navigational lighting.
May 29, 2010
Orange Glowing Object
Westmoreland County-Latrobe
I have received a second hand report that an
orange glowing object was seen moving slowly in the
sky near Latrobe on this evening. If you have any
information on this report please contact me.
May 26, 2010
There were apparently a number of UFO sightings
reported in the Pittsburgh area and other statewide
locations on this date. I am still awaiting other
reports which I will post when they become available.
Metallic Disc Moves Over Pittsburgh
Allegheny County-Metro Pittsburgh
At about 10:50 am, a woman and her passenger were
driving on a busy roadway in metropolitan Pittsburgh.
As they stopped at a light, their attention was drawn
to a strange object in the sky. What they saw was a
“very, very shiny” silver metallic disc
shaped object that was rotating in circles as it
moved across the sky at a steady pace. At one point
the driver tried to take a picture of the object, but
unfortunately, it was not captured. As the witnesses
watched, the object suddenly was lost from sight, and
they questioned where it had gone to since it had not
been moving that fast. The observers were certain
that what they saw was not a conventional aircraft.
Orange Colored Object Over Johnstown
Cambria County-Johnstown
Source: NUFORC
A brilliant oval shaped orange colored object
moves over the Johnstown area and was observed for
over 30 minutes in the clear sky.
April 24-25, 2010
Strange Animal Sounds
Westmoreland County-Mount Pleasant
Township
Members of a family
reported a series of strange sounds from around their
rural property which was unlike anything they had
previously heard. One witness said the sound was like
“two different noises that went into one long
continuous noise.” The sound was described as,
“almost similar to a clicking and rolling of the
tongue to a somewhat normal screaming sound.”
Another family member had stepped outside while
having a telephone conversation. The sound occurred
while this was taking place, and the person on the
other phone could easily hear it.
The loud noise was
first heard earlier in the evening, then again at
about 2am on April 25. At that time, two family
members went outside on the porch and heard the
bellowing five to six more times. The sound was first
heard south of their property. Whatever was making
the sound moved north, then moved east of their
property. The two later went inside the house.
April 23, 2010
Bigfoot
Westmoreland County-Scottdale area
Source: (PBS)
A man is awakened by
the sounds of his dogs barking at something outside.
Upon investigating, he hears loud screams he
describes as a woman screaming. He looked out of the
bedroom window and saw a large creature on all fours
walking around his yard. He is stunned to see the
creature stand up on two legs, standing around six
feet tall, very thin, and covered in dark colored
hair. The creature then walked off into a patch of
woods behind his house. The man states he knows it
was not a bear or dog because he could see the arms
swinging like a mans. Upon investigation, the PBS
finds one possible track measuring 16 inches long.
April 19, 2010
UFO
Armstrong County
It was just after 11 pm
when a man went outside to check his propane tank. He
looked up into the clear sky towards the northeast
and observed two commercial jets moving westward
across the sky. Suddenly, his attention was drawn to
a dim flash of white light in the western part of the
sky.
Moments later, the
witness says that he observed a huge disc shaped
object appear from the position of the flash. The
object had a pale red center, and the ends of the
object appeared to be a powder blue color. The top of
the object appeared to be rounded, while the bottom
of the object seemed to be flat. There was also a
non-blinking dim white light through the center of
the device.
The object then shot up
into the sky moving eastward in the direction of the
first jet and moved several hundred feet above the
first aircraft. The witness said the object,
“shot over them.” The object which was
moving east then made a turn to the southeast. The
object moved so fast that it just turned into an
orange blur as moved into the distant stars.
April 13, 2010
Possible
Thunderbird-Giant Bird Observation
Somerset County
A man reported that as
he was driving in his vehicle he observed a huge bird
about 150 feet in the sky. The body of the bird was
described as dark in color, possibly dark brown or
black, and about 5 to 6 feet long. The wingspan was
very large and estimated to be about 12 feet in
length. At first the witness thought that he was
looking at a large remote controlled airplane, but as
he studied it closer, he realized that wasn’t
the case.
March 15, 2010
UFO
Berks County-Reading
Source: (NUFORC)
During the evening, a
couple was outside when they spotted a glowing mist
which was in a V shape moving quickly across the sky
for about 15 seconds.
March 22, 2010
Bigfoot
Blair County-Altoona area
Source: (PBS)
While walking with his dogs in a forested area, a
man saw a large 7 foot tall upright hair covered
creature moving quickly though the brush before
disappearing from sight.
March 12, 2010
UFO
Erie
Source: (NUFORC)
Two people traveling in a vehicle just before 8 pm
observed a comet-like object drop from the sky which
emitted a bright white light. The light soon went
out, then came on again as the object jumped around
left and right in the sky. Next, the object went dark
again. About a mile down the road, the two people
observed a silent pair of side by side red lights
motionless in the sky. As they watched, an additional
white light appeared and what looked like a giant
triangle was observed. They drove under the object
and about 30 seconds later, the lights could no
longer be seen.
February 21, 2010
UFO
Allegheny County-Plum
Source: (NUFORC)
The observer reported seeing a white light moving
low in the sky for several seconds. The light source,
which had been moving fast, decreased in speed,
hovered, and finally just disappeared.
February 7, 2010
UFO
Philadelphia
Source: (NUFORC)
At about 10:50 pm, the witness reported seeing an
object in the sky that looked like a flying
boomerang. The observer said the silent object was
about 60 feet off the ground, moved quickly and made
no sound. Observed were bright flashing red lights
moving towards the west.
February, 2010
Bigfoot
Fayette County-Dunbar area
Source: (PBS)
The PBS received a
second hand report of a snow plow road crew driver
seeing a large figure standing along the roadway.
Assuming it is a human dressed in dark colored
clothing, he slowed to avoid hitting the figure and
stopped next to it. He described the figure as dark
colored and covered in hair. It stepped over a four
foot high snow bank, then over the plow as it crossed
the road in front of his truck disappearing from
sight.
February-2010
Unknown Creature
Fayette County-Connellsville area
Mark Joyner reports
that he was walking in a wooded area near
Connellsville when he saw a strange creature which he
believes was some type of primate. He described the
creature as standing about three to four feet tall
with black and white fur and a tail. The weight of
the creature was estimated to be about 85 pounds. The
most outstanding feature was that the eyes of the
creature appeared overly large and were pinkish-red
in color. The creature was first observed bending
down and looking through a fire pit. After apparently
being startled by the witness, the creature stood up,
walked a short distance, and then ran up a tree.
January 28, 2010
Bigfoot
Fayette County-Dunbar area
Source: (PBS)
In the late afternoon, a female passenger in a car
saw a creature walk up an embankment from a creek,
cross over a dirt logging road and continue up the
embankment on the opposite side. The
observers stopped to watch the creature and
when they returned later they found no
evidence. The PBS was informed and subsequently
investigated to find no evidence of the
creature. This location is less than one fourth
of a mile from the January 17th sighting.
January 27, 2010
UFO
Westmoreland County-Mount Pleasant
Township
During the evening,
there was a report of strange lights being observed
over a large open field. Bright white-orange light
sources, similar to headlights, appeared to get
brighter and dimmer, and appear and disappear at
times. The lights at times were close to the tree
line and appeared in different directions. The
witnesses had never seen anything like this before.
January 18, 2010
Light flashes in the
sky
Allegheny County-Pittsburgh
Source: (NUFORC)
At about 1:30 am, two
people watched a total of three pulses of bright
light north of Pittsburgh. The sky conditions were
cloudy at the time. The silent light flashes were
very brilliant and lit up the area for a moment when
they appeared. The lights flashed in 1-2 minute
intervals.
January 17, 2010
Bigfoot
Fayette County-Dunbar area
Source: (PBS)
At approximately 9:00
pm in the evening, a father and son driving on a back
country road encounter a creature coming out of a
culvert on the right side of the road, crossing in
front of their truck and up an embankment on the
opposite site into the thick briers. The
father, son and family members return shortly after
and discover large human like footprints in the snow
and one individual claims to have found strange hair
in the green briers. The PBS investigated,
however, no evidence was found at that time.
December 23, 2009
Two UFO’s Seen
Armstrong County
A man was inside of his home and doing some
computer work on the evening of December 23, 2009,
when he heard a rumbling sound coming from outside.
The sound was similar to fireworks going off in the
distance. He went outside to see what creating the
sound and looked skyward. The witness observed a very
large cylindrical shaped object, which was estimated
to be about 300 feet long. There was a bright white
light positioned both at the front and back of the
object and no sound was heard while it was observed
moving very slowly in the sky. The object appeared to
be about 1,000-1500 feet in altitude and seemed to be
north of Kittanning and moving towards Freeport.
The startled man ran inside of his home to find a
camera so he could take a picture of the cylindrical
shaped object. He returned moments later but the
object was gone. To the fellow’s surprise, in
just about the same position in the sky was a huge
triangular shaped pattern of lights, which seemed to
be about the size of the former object. The shape of
the triangle was comprised of 4 non-blinking white
lights with a soft red pulsating light in the center
of the object. The pattern of the lights and the
movement suggested that they were attached to a
larger construction.
This object, which was also moving very slowly and
was silent, was observed for about thirty seconds as
trees blocked the view of the object as it moved
across the sky. The man did try to take a picture
with his older model digital camera, but he could not
find the object in the small viewfinder. The witness
told me that he would never forget what he had seen.
December 11, 2009
Chevron Shaped Object Follows Route 30 East
Near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County
A man sitting in his car behind the Westmoreland
Mall noticed something moving across the sky that he
couldn’t explain. It was about 3 pm and the sky
was generally clear and blue, with some scattered
clouds. Looking towards Greensburg, the man observed
an object in the sky, estimated to be around the
Route 30 split.
The object, which appeared to be a solid white
color against the blue sky, came to a point in the
front. In describing the shape of the object, the
witness stated that, “it was like a boomerang,
but came to a point. It was not curved like a
boomerang; it was more like a chevron.” The
object was not solid in the middle. It seemed to be
following along the path of Route 30 heading eastward
and either went through the clouds or blended in with
them as it passed underneath them. The object was not
moving very fast and was under observation for about
two to three minutes as it moved out of sight.
November 28, 2009
Daylight Triangle
Delaware County
It was Sunday morning about 8:30 am, when the
driver of a vehicle traveling north on Route 1 in
Middletown Township saw something very unusual in the
clear blue sky. Directly ahead of the motorist but
high up, was a large solid appearing luminous
triangular shaped object moving at a fast pace across
the sky to her right. The object was described as
glowing a bright yellowish-orange gold color. The
observer told me that it appeared to look like a fat
upright triangle. The witness was unsure if the
object was covered with individual lights that were
glowing.
The witness stopped her vehicle in a parking lot
and continued to watch the object, which was unlike
anything she had ever seen before. As the woman tried
to figure of what she was seeing, the object just
suddenly vanished in front of her eyes. “It did
not go up, down, or any other direction, it simply
disappeared.” The witness was so concerned about
what she saw, that she called some local agencies to
see if they had received additional reports. The
observer commented to me that she was
“absolutely amazed” at what she had seen.
November 25, 2009
Silent Formation
Jeannette, PA
A witness reported that at about 6:15 pm, he
observed two bright star-like objects moving across
the sky. The witness then realized that the two
bright objects seemed to be moving in a single
formation. He was unsure if the objects were
connected or following one behind the other. The
observer surmised that the lights might have been
attached to an unseen structure, which in that case
would have made the silent object very large in size.
The man watched as the lights moved off towards the
southeast.
Two Lights Move Over McMurray
McMurray, PA
At about 6:25 pm, a man was outside when he looked
upward and observed two bright light sources moving
across the sky. The witness observed one light being
followed by a second light, which was only about half
as brilliant as the lead object. Both lights moved
steadily and were white in color. The witness was
initially of the opinion that he might be watching
two satellites, but the speed of these objects was
faster than those he had seen before.
When the lights passed overhead, the witness
observed that they were about 15 degrees apart, and
estimated to be between 1,000 and 5,000 feet
altitude. The lights appeared to be larger than when
they had been seen further off. The silent objects
moved off towards the southwest. The witness was
unsure if these were two separate objects or one
large object. The witness who is very familiar with
aircraft, and is a stargazer, stated that he had
never seen anything like this before. An iPhone
picture which the man captured of the light
anomalies, showed little detail.
November 19, 2009
UFO Sightings in the Pittsburgh area
At least two people traveling independently on
I-79N near Bridgeville, believe they saw something in
the sky that seemed quite strange. It was a cloudy
morning and one driver noticed what looked like a
gray, disc-shaped object suddenly appear under the
clouds. The disc seemed to wobble for several seconds
then suddenly vanished. The object seemed to be
surrounded in a fog or cloud cover mist.
The other motorist reportedly saw something quite
similar and also gray in color suddenly drop from the
clouds, hover for several seconds, and then move off
quickly at an angle back into the clouds.
Another person that same morning was said to have
seen a bright orange flash in the sky near the town
of McDonald.
November 12, 2009
Two Objects Videotaped Moving Across Route 30
Near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County
Soon after his sighting, Tom M. called to report
that while traveling in Route 30 West towards
Greensburg on November 12, 2009, at about 4:30 pm, he
noticed something odd in the sky. While stopped at an
intersection near Mountain View, he observed what he
originally thought to be two birds
“fighting” each other ahead of him on Route
30. As he neared the objects “they were spinning
around each other.” He soon passed beneath the
objects and from that vantage point, they appeared to
be shaped like a “five pointed star” with a
large red light on the back. The objects continued to
move over the tops of the trees along the side of the
highway.
Tom pulled off of the road to grab his video
camera and was successful in obtaining over a minute
of video of the dark objects with about 14 seconds of
more detailed footage. The two objects moved side by
side across the sky, which according to the witness
traveled in a slight unstable, wobbling manner. The
man attempted to follow the two objects down a side
road, but they were lost from sight. The man heard no
sound when he was under the objects, but he did have
his radio on at the time. The PA Chapter of MUFON,
(www.pamufon.com) is following up on the
investigation.
October 31, 2009
Stealth-Like Object Passes Over Route 30
Near Greensburg, Westmoreland
County
It was about 7 pm on October 31, 2009, when a man
traveling down Route 30 East outside of Greensburg
and something unusual caught his attention as he
approached the red light near Home Depot. Out of the
corner of his eye, he observed a large bright white
light moving across the sky towards the highway. His
first thought was that it was a bright meteor or a
navigational light on an airplane.
As the traffic signal changed green and the light
passed over the roadway, the driver slowed down and
hung his head out the window and was amazed at what
he was seeing. The car ahead of him in the other lane
had also slowed down as well. The moving light
appeared to have slowed in speed. The driver was then
able to discern a somewhat triangular shape, which
was surrounded in light. Having been in the military
and familiar with aircraft, he described it as being
shaped, “like a fighter jet with its tail end
down and nose up”.
The object was dark in color, possibly black or
gray. It was quite large and solid in structure. The
object passed over the highway at about 1,000 feet
altitude and it was completely silent. A bright white
light surrounded the solid dark object. There also
seemed to be a cloudy mass around the dark shape as
well.
The object continued to move across the sky
towards the direction of Hempfield High School. The
witness said that before he lost sight of it, the
object turned and traveled on an angle, but soon was
lost from sight in the trees. He drove to the Giant
Eagle parking lot where he had a good view of the
area, but the object was not seen again. The witness
stated that he still gets chills when talking about
what he saw.
If you have any information on these sightings please contact me.
September 19, 2009
Mysterious Segmenting Snake-Like Creature
Reported on Pennsylvania Roadway
Westmoreland
County (near Youngwood)
— From Researcher Stan Gordon
This incident first came to the attention of Brian
Seech, founder of the Center for Unexplained Events, who
quickly made me aware of the occurrence. I have had
the opportunity to interview the husband who was
driving the car during this experience.
This incident occurred on September 19, 2009, at
about 3:45 pm, on a beautiful, clear and sunny
afternoon, in rural Westmoreland County, not far from
Youngwood. A woman, her husband and child were in
their car driving along the country road that
afternoon. Suddenly, the woman seated behind her
husband yelled out, “watch out for that
snake.” The man slowed down as they focused on a
black snake about four feet long that was slowly
moving across the road ahead of them from right to
left. The head of the reptile was in the center of
the roadway. The fellow told me that while the
creature looked like a snake, it did not slither like
a snake, but instead, was “gliding real
slow.”
Suddenly, something happened that the witnesses
are still trying to explain. As the couple watched,
the body of the snake broke apart into approximately
eight individual creatures. The man related that this
happened quickly, almost as if it exploded. Each
creature was about four inches in length, but
stretched up to approximately six inches as they
moved. They were tubular shaped, with no tail, and
charcoal black in color. The fellow said he was
unsure if there was hair, but what might have been
hair was of a “shiny wet” texture.
Each creature seemed to have four feet, two on
each side of the body. The feet were hard to
describe, since they were black, the same color as
the body. They did not notice any eyes. The wife told
her husband that she could see the mouth of one
creature, which was wide open. The vehicle stopped
about ten to twenty feet from the creatures, which
were “moving individually, erratically, and
extremely fast in the road.” The creatures moved
like inch worms with the back hunched up and then
stretching flat, growing at least two additional
inches in length each time they moved.
Then all of the individual creatures positioned
themselves to form a perfect solid black circle in
the middle of the road. At that point, an additional
similar crawling creature came out of the grass from
the driver’s left side, and with extreme speed,
joined the others in the circle. They then apparently
all joined into one snake-like form, as no space
could be seen between the units after they joined
together. Then it moved very quickly to the left side
of the road into the grass from where it had
originated from.
The entire incident was estimated to have taken
place in five to ten seconds. No unusual sounds or
smells were detected during the experience, but the
windows were closed at the time. The man drove the
car forward, as they looked to the left trying to see
where the creature had gone. They quickly hurried
down the road and out of the area.
The witness explained that “the event was
surreal, like watching computer generated graphics or
animation”. Soon after the event, the wife drew
pictures of the creatures, and sculpted what she saw
with play-doh. Various reptiles, insects, and animals
were researched on the internet to try to find an
explanation, but none fit the various characteristics
of what was observed.
This report was of much interest to me, as there
was an incident I received with some similarities
that occurred on June
27, 2009, in Mount Pleasant Township only a short
distance from this encounter. During that evening,
three passengers in a car watched what resembled over
sized caterpillars, about 7 inches long moving back
and forth across the road.
If you have any information on this incident
or other similar cases, please contact me.
September 19, 2009
Mysterious Sky Light Explained as Rocket Launch
On Saturday evening numerous UFO sighting reports
were received via e-mail and from calls on my UFO
Hotline concerning a strange light phenomena in the
sky. The observations occurred just before 8 pm
and the descriptions were very consistent. Many
people said they saw a very bright light source
unlike anything they had ever seen before. One person
described it as cone shaped light that was beaming
down light from the sky. Another witness near Latrobe
described the light more as "a domed desk
lamp." The duration was about 20 seconds
according to those I spoke with.
I immediately began to contact other researchers,
including Peter Davenport, who operates the National
UFO Reporting Center. Peter had been receiving calls
not only from Pennsylvania, but also from numerous
other states as well, including New York, Maine,
Maryland, and West Virginia. Having investigated
similar such events over the years, I was of the
opinion that what had taken place may have been
associated with a space experiment.
When I contacted the NASA facility at Wallops
Island, Virginia, I learned they had launched a
sounding rocket as part of a high altitude
atmospheric experiment. The timing of the launch, and
what was reported, seems to explain many of these
strange light reports that came to my attention.
September 5, 2009
Luminous Barbell Seen in Sky
Elizabeth Township, Allegheny
County
Did you see anything strange in the sky on
Saturday night? I have received some initial
information concerning an interesting UFO observation
that occurred on the evening of September 5, 2009. In
a rural area of Elizabeth Township outside of
Pittsburgh, PA, multiple witnesses reported seeing a
brilliant glowing orange object. One witness reported
seeing a sizeable object that appeared to be either
triangular or boomerang in shape. The brightness of
the object reportedly pulsated at times as it moved
quite slowly. It moved at a relatively low altitude
as it circled a communications tower in the area
before leaving their sight.
Minutes later, what appeared to be a glowing
vertical barbell suddenly took form, surprising the
observers. One witness described it as a beam
separated by two lights, where the bottom light was
circular. There were apparently several UFO
observations that evening in the same general area.
One witness was very familiar with the aircraft
that commonly fly over the area. One key observation
that concerned this witness was that the objects were
silent. According to reports, other UFOs were seen in
that general area for the next two nights. If you
have any information on this or other sightings,
please contact
me.
September 4, 2009
Pulsating UFO Shoots Across the
Sky With Astronomical Speed
Latrobe, Westmoreland
County
On the evening of September 4, 2009, a motorist in
Latrobe was approaching a stop sign. At that
time, he noticed a bright round yellow-white light
which seemed to be pulsating. The sphere appeared to
be quite low in the sky, the witness estimated it to
be about 200 feet off the ground.
The man drove down the street and stopped at a
house a short distance away to get another person to
confirm what he was seeing. The object had moved off
a short distance from where it was first seen, but it
had also risen somewhat higher in the sky. There was
no apparent sound from the object. As the two people
continued to watch, the luminous object suddenly shot
across the sky towards the south and was lost from
sight. As one witness stated, “with the snap of
a finger it was gone.” He said that it moved off
with “astronomical speed”. They were able
to see Jupiter at the same time they saw the object.
The observers watched the news that night expecting
to hear that other people had also reported this, but
there were no other reports.
July 10, 2009
Bigfoot Close Encounter?
Uniontown, Fayette County
A report of a possible Bigfoot encounter in
Pennsylvania was received by the Sasquatch Watch of
VA and was then referred to Eric Altman, the Director
of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society to investigate.
The incident occurred outside of Uniontown in Fayette
County.
On July 15, 2009, a team from the PBS traveled to
the location where the reported encounter occurred to
interview the witness and to look over the area for
any possible physical evidence. The team was
comprised of Eric Altman and members Dave Dragosin
and his wife, Cindy. Eric also invited Stan Gordon to
participate in the investigation.
The witness and her husband were awaiting the
arrival of PBS as they arrived in the area. After
some introductions, they walked over toward the
roadway where the encounter occurred. The location of
the incident was a two lane roadway outside of
Uniontown.
It was approximately 6:00 PM and the weather was
warm and clear on the date of the incident. The
witness was driving down the road at about 35 –
40 miles an hour when suddenly, she caught out of the
corner of her eye, a figure coming from the left side
and approaching her. Her first thought was that a
person was about to walk in front of her car and she
was going to hit him.
She swerved to the right side of the road and was
thankful that nobody was there. As she was making the
turn, she got a good look at the figure and realized
that it was not a person but a strange creature. As
she sat there for a moment, she looked into her rear
view mirror and realized that the creature had gotten
behind her car. “I looked into the rear view
mirror and I saw it leap across my trunk.”
While still pulled over on the roadside, the woman
remained seated in her car, trying to regain her
composure. She could not believe what had just
occurred. Seconds later, she looked up to see the
creature now on her right side running quickly down
the middle of another road about 75 feet away. That
was the last time she saw it. The entire incident
lasted just several seconds but enough time for the
witness to recall a detailed description of a
creature which she was certain was not human or a
person in a costume.
(Image reproduced with
permission of the artist, Dave Dragosin and the
Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society (PBS))
 What she saw in daylight and at very
close range was a dark colored, hair covered man-like
creature which she estimated was “at least six
feet or slightly taller”. The creature, which
walked upright on two legs, had a head that was said
to be large and enlongated, and covered with hair
that just looked wild.
The neck was somewhat hard to explain since it was
covered in hair. The witness said that it appeared to
be thin and long. “The neck looked strange
because the head was big and the shoulders were
wide”. The face was mainly covered in hair yet
the area that was exposed appeared to be very white.
There was hair coming out from all over the face,
like that of a dog or a wolf. The nose was flat and
dark but was also mostly covered in hair. The mouth
could not clearly be seen. The ears were not seen
since they were covered with hair as well.
The eyes were its most prominent feature that
really caught the witness’ attention. The eyes
were at least twice the size of a human and circular
in shape. The eyes were dark, possibly black in
color, wide set and “wild looking”. There
was “no iris, no whites”. The witness
thinks that is why the eyes looked so odd. The wild
look and the fierceness of the eyes of the creature
scared the woman.
The creature was stocky and muscular in
appearance. The chest area was described as thick and
hairy. The shoulders were wide and rounded. The arms
were very long, hanging down to the knees or beyond.
The witness said that the hair on the arms was long
like ape hair. The woman didn’t recall seeing
any muscles, however, it appeared as though it was
muscular and in good physical shape.
The witness had the impression that this creature
was older in age. Very little detail was observed
below the waist. There was no unusual sound or odor
noted during the observation. The witness did have
her windows up and air conditioner on.
At the scene, Dave Dragosin sketched an
illustration of the creature under direction of the
eyewitness. Eric and the witness’ husband
searched a wooded area not far from the location of
the encounter but nothing of interest was found.
We also went over to examine the car. As I was
looking over the car body, I noticed what appeared to
be an unusual scratch mark on the trunk surface on
the left side of the vehicle. I pointed it out to the
others as well as the woman and her husband. They had
never seen this surface area damage before.
 The
affected area was about six inches from the left tail
light to the first striation of the scratches. The
scratched area was about 8.5 inches long and 2 inches
wide. There were numerous vertical and horizontal
very thin scratch lines that went into the paint
surface. There is a possibility that this might be
related to the creature’s movements as it leaped
across the trunk area from that side.
It was my impression that the witness was sincere
and competent. As she described to us what she had
seen and experienced that night; it was evident that
she was still emotionally upset by what had occurred.
The witness told me that after the encounter she
drove down the road a short distance and parked her
car. She sat there thinking about what had happened.
She was trying to convince herself that this was a
person but realized that it couldn’t have been.
These are her reasons why she feels it was nota
human: a) the rate of speed the figure came across
into the path of her car and that it didn’t care
that it was going to get hit and b) the fast movement
of the creature and the way it leaped over the trunk.
She also had a good look at the creature and some
facial features. The eyes of the creature frightened
her.
When she arrived home, she waited a little while
before telling her family about what she had seen.
She was initially met with some disbelief from her
children. Her husband listened to her and believed
that she had seen something. He told her that she
should call the police to see if anyone else had
reported something similar. The witness said that she
was not calling the police, concerned that she would
be ridiculed.
The direction that the creature was last observed
moving towards would take it into a heavily wooded
area in the direction of Jammonville. There has been
a long history of Bigfoot sightings being reported in
this same general area of Fayette County.
For information on Bigfoot sightings in
Pennsylvania, visit the PBS website at: www.pabigfootsociety.com.
Strange Giant Insects
Mount Pleasant Township,
Westmoreland County
A car carrying four people in the evening saw
something strange crawling on the road ahead of them
in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County. A
man sitting in the back seat yelled and pointed
ahead, making the others in the car aware of what he
was seeing.
The witness provided a detailed account of what
was seen and what had taken place. The first
observation involved a creature which was described
as “looked like a giant caterpillar”. The
oversized insect crawled from right to left on the
road a short distance ahead of the observers.
The creature was described as approximately 7
inches in length from tip to tip, appeared to be
segmented, and moved like a grub. It was primarily an
iridescent white color with a bluish tint but
witnesses emphasized that it was not glowing. The
creature showed no signs of legs or feet and had no
apparent head or tail. The body was skinnier at the
ends and fatter in the center of the body.
As they continued driving, just seconds later, a
second similar looking creature was observed as it
moved from right to left then reversed direction on
the roadway. The car of startled people continued
down the country road and within a very short
distance observed a total of 6 or 7 of the same
looking creatures, some in the roadway while others
were along the side of the road. One of the last
creatures seen was in the middle of the road in front
of the witnesses which they drove over but they did
not hit it. The driver refused to slow down to take a
closer look as to what those things were.
Reportedly, when the observers returned home, they
did an internet search to try to find what they had
seen. One witness was questioning/wondering that if
these things were some kind of larva, what sort of
creature would emerge from them.
If you have any knowledge or have experienced a
similar creature, please contact Stan Gordon at: sightings@stangordon.info.
|
