Residents of Pennsylvania Reported Numerous Close Encounters with UFOs, Low Level Orbs, Bigfoot, and Cryptids During 2025.
From: Researcher Stan Gordon www.stangordon.info
Some of you are aware that I have been researching UFO sightings and Bigfoot encounters in Pennsylvania since 1959. It has been over 66 years, and I still have not personally seen a UFO or a Bigfoot. I have, however, interviewed countless credible witnesses who reported some very strange encounters that cannot be easily dismissed.
Those observers came from many walks of life. They were men, women, and children of various backgrounds and age groups, and they originated from widespread areas of the Keystone State. Some were educators, police officers and other first responders, long time hunters, and outdoorsmen. Others were pilots, former military personnel, engineers, and many other professionals. Most witnesses wanted no publicity. They were just looking for answers concerning their unusual experiences.
(Drawing of the Kecksburg impact site by Jason Overly)
I have been out in the field investigating these interesting incidents since 1965, following reports that an object had fallen from the sky into a wooded area near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. December 9, 2025, was the 60th anniversary of the occurrence. You can read the updated report that I released that discusses some of the lesser-known details of that case that I uncovered over the years. There was indeed much more to that incident. https://www.stangordon.info/wp/2025/11/18/december-9-2025-will-mark-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-kecksburg-pa-ufo-incident-the-mystery-deepens/
I have been taking UFO sighting reports (and other unusual reports) from the public since 1969. I continue to receive current and past reports on a regular basis via phone and email.
(Photo of Stan during the early 1970s, in his radio communications and UFO Reporting Operations Center during that period.)
Starting in 1970, and continuing for many years, I led volunteer teams of scientists, engineers, technicians, police officers, and former military specialists, to investigate UFOs, Bigfoot and cryptid encounters, and other anomalistic events across the Keystone State.
(This photo of a lenticular cloud over the Gettysburg area was taken in June of 2022. Apparently, quite a few people saw strange cloud formations. The photo was used with the permission of the witness.)
It became apparent to me when I began to interview witnesses so many years ago that numerous UFO sightings could indeed be explained with proper research. Many sightings were indeed misidentifications of natural or manmade objects. Some were lights on aircraft, balloons, sky lanterns, bright meteors and planets, and activities related to space research. Some cases were related to odd weather occurrences. In recent years, I also had to deal with drones and Starlink satellites. Some Bigfoot and other cryptid cases were misidentifications of large shaggy dogs, hunters in camouflage, wildlife with mange, or even distant man-made structures.
Year after year, however, detailed, close range, often daylight encounters with UFOs, low level orbs, Bigfoot, and other cryptids continue to be reported that cannot be easily dismissed. There are many similarities, details, and patterns concerning these mysterious incidents.
The Chestnut Ridge that extends through sections of Westmoreland, Fayette, and Indiana counties in Pennsylvania, has a long history of mysterious encounters. The Derry Township area around the ridge, continues to be active with UFO, Bigfoot, and cryptid activity.
(The Chestnut Ridge in Westmoreland County where numerous strange encounters have been reported for many years. ©Stan Gordon)
The woods and forests of the Keystone State are not the only areas where these incidents are taking place. UFOs, low level orbs, Bigfoot, and other strange creature encounters are also being reported in more populated urban areas as well.
Over the years I have investigated thousands of UFO reports, and it seems likely that there is more than one origin for the unexplained category of the UFO mystery. Some past cases suggest the possibility that some of the objects were constructed vehicles that were intelligently controlled that may have originated from an extraterrestrial source.
However, there are also many cases of UFO observations, close low level orbs or balls of light, and even close encounters with cryptids such as Bigfoot, which suggest that whatever we are dealing with has a physical and non-physical aspect to their appearances and disappearances. I first came upon these cases in the early 1970s. Many of the cases from Pennsylvania and around the country are remarkably similar and highly unusual. For lack of a better term, I will call the source interdimensional for now.
Reports have increased in recent years in Pennsylvania of what look like solid metallic cylindrical wingless objects hovering above populated areas in daylight at low level and then just disappearing. I have other reports of what look like solid objects also seen in daylight at low level that physically change shape. Bigfoot witnesses have reported huge hair-covered creatures suddenly appearing in the middle of the road in front of their vehicle and then just vanishing. I realized long ago that there appears to be a correlation between some UFOs, low level orbs, Bigfoot and other cryptids, and possibly some other anomalistic encounters. What is taking place is so unusual that no one really understands it. It is likely well beyond our present scientific understanding.
There was some cryptid incidents reported during 2025 by credible people that I interviewed that are so strange that I am reluctant at this time to report on those accounts. I am waiting to see if other similar cases might later confirm such reports.
It is difficult for many people to believe in these types of occurrences until they have their own firsthand experiences. I met many people who were skeptics until that did indeed take place. For many, their lives were changed forever. If you want to contact me about your encounter my contact information can be found on my website at: www.stangordoninfo.
The following is a synopsis of some of the interesting and strange incidents from 2025, that I investigated or were forwarded to me by other experienced researchers. Many of the Fayette County cases were investigated by Jim Brown. www.jimsdestinations.com.
01-20-25-Latrobe, PA –Westmoreland County- (Orange orb in sky)
At about 8:30 PM the witness was walking to a grocery store. Unfortunately, the man had forgotten his cell phone. In the northern sky he noticed a large orange orb that was solid and glowing. The sphere was moving slowly across the sky and then almost stopped. It suddenly moved extremely fast for a distance and then suddenly stopped again. The bright object then zoomed across the sky toward the west and moved out of sight. It was a cold evening, and the sky was clear.
01-21-25-Hopwood, PA– Fayette County- (Three orbs on ground rise into the sky.)
Submitted by Researcher Jim Brown. At 5 AM, the witness was making coffee when he noticed a glow on the ceiling that seemed to be originating from a light shining through the window from the yard outside. The witness looked out the window and saw three glowing basketball-size balls of light on the ground. The three objects were estimated to be twenty to twenty-five feet distance from the observer. The three objects were only inches apart in a triangular pattern. The objects quicky came together and became one light that became brighter. The object rose straight up into the sky and in seconds was no longer seen. Read the complete report here. https://www.stangordon.info/wp/2025/02/01/three-glowing-orbs-on-the-ground-rise-straight-up-into-the-sky-in-pennsylvania-january-21-2025/
01-28-25-Shelocta, PA- Indiana County- (Possible Bigfoot howls)-
At about 6:45-7 AM- the witness was in bed and began to hear odd animal sounds. The witness got up and listened by the window. The witness thought at first it was a dog howling. The sound became more distinct as the sound from woods got closer to the property as it began to move from south-northeast. The long howls got louder. They would go about a minute then stop and howl again. This went on for about ten minutes. The witness is familiar with local wildlife sounds and said that this was very unusual and had never heard anything like that before.
01-28-25-Rices Landing -Greene County- (White Thunderbird)
Submitted by Researcher Kevin Paul- A witness reported seeing an unusually large white bird over Rices Landing beside the Mon River. The incident took place about 2 PM. The witness was standing outdoors at the time when she saw the creature flying at rooftop level. The huge, winged creature was described as pure white and feathered. It had the head, neck, and features of a raptor with pale yellow legs. The wingspan was estimated to be between twelve to fifteen feet. The witness could clearly make out the individual feathers at the wing tips. It was carrying something long and slender, black in color, about six feet long. Had it been summer the witness said one would think it was a black snake. The witness is quite familiar with raptors commonly seen here and says it was not a hawk, owl, or bald eagle. She says it did not have a long neck like a blue heron. It flew very gracefully with minimal wing movement.
Late January or early February of 2025- Derry Township –Westmoreland County (Thunderbird on the ground)
The witness was driving to work at about 3:30 AM. The sky was clear; the man believed the temperature was in the upper 30’s. The driver had his high beam head lights on at that time. As he was driving down the road, he saw what he thought at first was a deer on the road since it blended in with the darkness. Suddenly he saw large wings spread out. As he got to about 250 feet away, he watched this huge flying creature slowly flap its wings as it rose off the ground. The witness noticed that the head of the creature was first looking off at the side of the road. When it noticed the car, it snapped its head and looked directly at the vehicle as it rose off the ground. It rose up higher than the vehicle then the man lost sight of it as it moved over the nearby trees and was then blocked from view.
The witness described this huge bird as being all black, with at least a ten-to eleven-foot wingspan. The wings looked like that of an eagle. He did see some white color mixed in with the black feathers at the tip of the tail. The head of the creature was facing him. As it rose upward, he saw what might have been the tail that looked to be about four feet long. He also saw possibly legs. The creature stood approximately 6 ½ to 7 feet tall. The physical feature that caught his attention was the eyes of the creature. They appeared diamond shaped and about seven inches across and were glowing a bright red. As he got closer to the creature, the brighter they became. He said the glow was luminous and like a taillight on a vehicle.
The witness has been hunting for years and said this was not normal eyeshine like what you see when a light hits the eyes of a deer. The entire encounter only lasted about 15-20 seconds. This area around the Chestnut Ridge has a long history of Thunderbird encounters.
Early February 2025–Youngstown- Westmoreland County (Small orbs)
Along a section of the Chestnut ridge, a resident reported seeing small white balls of light (orbs) in the ridge area outside and low to the ground near the house. She reportedly had been only a few feet away from them at times.
02-01-25-Ligonier-Westmoreland County- Odd shaped object Low off the Ground)
The wife had awakened at about 2:15 AM and looked out the window. That is when she observed something unusual in the sky toward the east and the Laurel ridge. What she saw was so odd that she awakened her husband. The man who is skeptical of UFO stories also went to the window and saw it. They are aware that there are no homes or lights in that area. The object was only about 30-40 feet above ground. The object was shaped like an older type of Christmas ornament that was solid with a red colored center. There is also an orange light on the object and a smaller white halo-like area. The object was motionless while under observation.
02-19-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County (Small Bigfoot) The witness at about 10:15 AM had left her dogs outside. The dogs quickly returned to the door and went back into the house. When the witness opened the door, she noticed a bipedal creature running across the field over by the wood line. The dogs were incredibly upset as they began to whine, and they headed toward a hiding place in the house. The creature the woman saw was estimated to be about 4.5-5 feet tall. It was covered with light brown fur. It had black fur on its rump. It looked toward the witness a few times, then ran off into the woods.
02-28-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- (Bigfoot sitting on stump)
(Bigfoot drawing by Jason Overly)
At 4 PM-The witness was walking to the car. Looking toward the woods, that person noticed a large hair-covered creature that was sitting on a tree stump. The creature was estimated to have been about eight feet tall If had been standing. The body of the creature was covered primarily with brown hair with some sections of black hair mixed in. The witness was close enough to see the chest of the creature moving in and out as it was breathing. The observer was so stunned at what was taking place that the thought of taking a picture never occurred.
03-17-25-Latrobe/ Youngstown -Chestnut Ridge area-Westmoreland County-Two small flat vertical discs near the ground.
The witness observed something unusual just around Midnight. A severe storm and possible tornado passed through that area during the previous afternoon. The power in the house was out due to the storm. The witness was sitting in her home in the dark at the table with a lit candle. She was looking outside hoping that a power company truck would show up soon to fix her power problem.
Her attention was drawn about fifty yards away near the corner of the woods when she saw something that she told me shook her up. She described seeing two objects that looked like thin dinner plates. They were both upright in a vertical position. They were both bright but did not reflect any light. One was a burnt orange color; the other object was white. The witness said she watched them for several minutes. She said the objects stayed about three to four feet above the ground, in that same general area but moved around, “as if they were playing tag.” They just kept moving around. The objects suddenly disappeared and were not seen again.
She had the windows closed and heard no sound. Her older dogs were in the house and did not seem to be aware of the lights. The woman called her husband who also saw the objects as well. I asked her if she had taken a picture. She told me she never thought about doing that as she was exhausted from the storm, and when she saw the objects that really shook her up.
03-26-25-Greensburg-Westmoreland County-Solid triangle hovering low over business area in daylight.
The witnessand a friendRoute 30-At about 6:30 PM-Westmoreland mall area. The witness and friend were walking behind the Westmoreland Mall on Route 30 and approaching the restaurant they were going to have dinner at. The man happened to look up into sky toward the casino and observed a large solid black triangle hovering. He pointed it out to friend who also saw it. He looked back at it twice as they were about to enter building. The man turned around a third time to look at it and the object was gone. The entire observation lasted only seconds. The witness told me the object appeared as a solid black triangle with no lights or sound and was estimated to be at an altitude between 1,000-2,000 feet. (Since June of 2022, several different witnesses have reported solid, low-level UFOs, over the same stretch of Route 30 east of Greensburg.)
04-28-25-Michaux Forest-Adams County- (Three objects in sky)
It was about 8:45 PM with some light in sky when the witness observed what she thought at first was a satellite moving north across the sky. The object, however, was too low in altitude for a satellite. It was moving at about the altitude of a commercial aircraft. It was moving slowly and continuously like a satellite. Seconds later, a similar smaller object appeared behind the main object so close they almost blended as they moved at same speed. Suddenly 5-6 seconds later, the second object vanished. The main object kept moving steadily; then seconds later, another third similar object appeared in front of the main object. Moments later, the object in front vanished, followed by the main object also vanishing.
04-30-25-Fayette County (glow under water)
Researcher Jim Brown received a report of a green glow that was moving in a zig-zag pattern against the water current. It was seen under the water in the Monongahela River. The witness observed the glow for several minutes.
05-18-25-Latrobe area-Westmoreland County- Dogman close encounter)
(Dogman drawing by Jason Overly)
The witness told me that at about 1 AM, she was awakened by her neighbor’s dogs barking excitedly. She thought a deer was running close by. She also has many tin cans around her garden that were making a sound. There are sensor lights outside.
She looked out the window. About 13-14 feet away, she saw a creature that at first, she thought was a large Black German Shepard that was standing up on its hind legs. As she watched it walked around the garden area, never dropping down on all fours.
The creature stood at least 7-8 feet tall. The witness stated again that it looked just like a very tall all Black German Shepherd. She noticed no tail; however, she saw long black hair, and arms and legs. It had an apparent snout and pointed ears. What stood out was that the creature had very bright red eyes.
The creature was seen for about two minutes when it looked directly at her. The witness became very frightened and immediately closed the window and prayed.
The next morning, she and another person went into the yard to look around in the area where the creature had been moving. They discovered three, 3 toed tracks about as big as a woman’s size 8 shoe, however there was a very large stride between the tracks. (I later had the opportunity to meet the witness in person. She was still visibly shaken by the experience. I believe she saw something unusual.) The year before, a similar creature was reported a few miles away on the other side of Latrobe by another person riding in a car.)
07-03-25-Sewickley Township-Westmoreland County-Mysterious tall gliding object)
Drawing of the object seen in July of 2025 used with permission of the witness.
That evening early in July, several people were sitting around a campfire having a conversation. They were located close to a parking area. The witness and another man were sitting next to each other and looking in the same direction. The other people were looking towards them. Suddenly the person next to the witness began to stand up. The witness realized he was looking at something. That is when the witness also noticed something odd moving between two vehicles not far away.
The man sat down quietly, as the witness I talked with asked him if he also saw it. The man said he did not know what it was. The witness noticed he was shaken. The man decided to call it a night. Another person in the group noticed that something was wrong and began to ask about what had happened. The witness said It was hard to describe the object they saw. I was told it was a cylinder-shaped that stood about 10-12 feet tall that was silver or gray in color. At the top was what looked like a large, inverted bowl about two feet in diameter. That area was darker in color. Whatever it was, it floated rather than walked. The witness said it “shimmered” even in the dark like some type of energy surrounded the entire shape. The witness tried to talk to the man the next morning but said he just wanted to forget about it.
July 4, 2025-Irwin-Westmoreland County- (cylindrical wingless object.)
Stil capture photo from video taken on July 4, 2025, used with permission of the witness.
At 8:41PM a local family living near Irwin was outside enjoying the weather. One of the individuals happened to look up into the sky and observed something unusual. The others then looked up and saw a strange object moving toward the northwest that seemed to be over the Herminie area. The object appeared to be cylindrical and very long in length. It was silver/white with no wings. It moved slowly steadily across the sky. They watched it for over a minute, and they were able to obtain a short video of the object as it moved in the distance. One of the observers quickly checked a flight app. There were no civilian aircraft or military aircraft in the area at the time.
07-12-25- Swissvale Pittsburgh-Allegheny County- (Thunderbird sighting)
The witness decided to take an early morning walk. It was 2:22 AM. It was a nice warm morning and the sky was clear. That person happened to look up over the nearby treetops about thirty feet away. The trees in that area were tall. It was then she noticed an exceptionally large bird flying over the treetops traveling from the Pittsburgh area toward Forest Hills.
The witness told me that when she saw the large creature she recalled thinking, “It was so big what the heck was that?” The woman told me that what she saw was huge. It appeared to be all black against the sky with a very wide wingspan. The witness said that it did not move like a normal bird. It was not soaring, nor was it flapping. It was more like a swimming motion. It was undulating not flying. It was like a plasma fluid look. “While the body looked solid, the area around the body, was like smokey.” The estimated wingspan was about eighteen feet in length. There were shorter feathers close to the body. The tail was a pointed triangular shape. The observation lasted only several seconds. No sound was heard as the creature passed over the area.
07-12-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- (Blue orb in the trees)
That evening two people driving through a rural area saw a bright blue orb in the trees. They soon looked around the area and found no source for what they saw.
07-17-25-Ruffsdale-Westmoreland County- (Huge football shaped shadow above vehicle on road)
At 10:20 AM-The witness was traveling on a country road when suddenly a huge shadow appeared above his vehicle. It was clear, sunny morning. He then saw moving straight down the middle of the road a solid looking shadow of a solid, silent, 100-foot-long flat football shaped object moving slowly toward the north. He bent down looking around above him but could not see anything. He immediately sped down the road to turn around where he had a clear view of sky from there but saw nothing. He called me soon after the incident and told me, “I am still freaked out.”
07-17-25-Monaca-Beaver County- (Small orb touches woman. This is a fascinating and important case.)
You can read Jim Brown’s detailed report here. https://www.stangordon.info/wp/2025/07/27/daylight-luminous-orb-approaches-witness-and-makes-physical-contact-in-pennsylvania/
07-27-25-Connellsville, Fayette County-4:30 AM-Security camera alerted movement outside. Video shows orb moving low in the back yard. Has video.
Another witness reported a UFO incident a short time later in the same general area.
07-27-25-Connellsville-Fayette County- (Luminous object moving over the Chestnut Ridge.)
The witness was leaving for work at 5:17 AM and walking to his vehicle when he happened to look up in the sky. The witness thought that he was watching a satellite moving steadily across the sky. As he watched, the small satellite object suddenly slowed down and began to become larger and very bright. It was a white-blue color. It became the largest and brightest object in the sky. It looked like an old-time sodium streetlamp. Moments later, it began to shrink in brightness and size and returned to looking like a satellite moving continually across the sky. The observation lasts about 10-15 seconds.
08-04-25- Border of Westmoreland and Armstrong County- (Possible Bigfoot activity on a farm.)
At about 4 PM a man was walking on his farm down by the tree line. He smelled a terrible strong odor that lasted a brief time then dissipated. He also found two large footprints in his field. He measured a right and left track that were 16-17 inches long. The week before, forty feet of fence was knocked down with no explanation. (Bigfoot sightings had been reported for many years in that general area.)
08-12-25- Pittsburgh-Allegheny County- (Metallic looking orb in sky)
A family was traveling in their vehicle on the parkway when a passenger noticed an object in the sky around the Settlers Ridge area at about 7 PM. The object was described as a shiny metallic orb that looked like a car hubcap in shape. It was observed for about a minute when it suddenly just disappeared. The sky was clear and sunny at the time of observation.
08-25-25- Between Scottdale and Connellsville-Westmoreland/Fayette County- (Orb Inside house near window.)
At about 5 AM, the witness was getting ready to go to work. The witness was walking down the hallway and was closing his bedroom door when he looked into the room across from it. The door was open. That is when the witness observed a round ball of light, about ten to twelve inches in diameter, about 8-10 feet distance from him. The object was motionless and hovering about three to four feet above the floor near the window. The object itself looked to be whitish gray in color and seemed translucent, especially in the outer edge area. In the center of the object there were pulses of what looked like static electricity, or lightning bolts that were whitish blue in color. They were emitting from the object from around the center area.
Seconds later, when the witness felt that the object sensed he was nearby, the object just vanished. Moments later from outside of the window there was a bright glow. There were blinds on the window so he could not see the source. The witness quickly opened the back door and looked out. There were no cars in that area, and the glow was gone. The sighting only lasted several seconds. No odd smell or sound reported. The other thing was the housecat every morning when it hears that the witness is up meets him outside of the bedroom door. He gives the cat a treat while making coffee. The cat was not there that morning, as it was hiding in the kitchen and did not come out until the light was turned on.
08-27-25-New Alexandria-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- (Strange sounds coming from the woods and orb seen.)
Eric Altman of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society https://www.pabigfoot.com/ received a report of strange sounds and screams coming from the woods that evening in the New Alexandria area. I also received a report close to New Alexandria but in Derry Township that also that evening dogs were upset by a noise. The homeowner looked outside and saw a round white blob toward a wooded area.
09-01-25-Antis Township-Blair County- (Mysterious creature crosses road.)
This report was submitted by Researcher Lon Strickler-Sept. 1st, around 3:30 pm, the witness was on the road in Antis Township, Blair County, PA, heading from Bellwood up Skelp Mountain to Sinking Valley. It’s right off exit 41 off Interstate 99. The road goes parallel to I-99 for a short piece. On the left, there is a PENNDOT location for winter supplies, followed by a park-and-ride. Just past that, he pulled off the road to pick some weeds to dry for his wife. Just as he was pulling off up ahead of him, about 50 yards or so, something walked across the road coming from a patch of woods that is between this road and the I-99 northbound lane and crossed heading up into the woods to the mountain.
He did not know what it was, but he knew it was NOT a deer, it was NOT a bear, was NOT a dog. It was on all fours, dark-colored, and between brown and black (an overcast Sunday afternoon). It was on all fours, close to the height of a horse. Not a giant horse, but he was in a Toyota Tundra, and the back was as high as my hood for sure. It was very lanky, thinner, and muscular. Long legs with a snout head like a dog or wolf. It had very long back legs, and a good 3 feet under the belly to the road as it walked on all fours.
09-11-25-Border of Westmoreland/Indiana County- (Daylight Sighting of Small Bigfoot.)
At about 9:30 AM, a family member had just exited a building on their rural property. The witness caught movement out of the corner of her eye towards the wood line. About forty feet away in a section of the woods where there were few trees, she observed a small, hair covered creature about 3 ½ to 4 feet tall that was covered with light gray hair. The creature that was walking upright on two legs, The creature was moving slowly and never looked toward the witness. The arms extended below the knees, The ear that was seen looked human-like, and had a lot of hair around it. No facial features could be observed. No smell or sounds were noticed. The creature kept moving toward an area of thicker woods and was lost from sight. It was seen for about three minutes. The witness did not have a phone. The day before, a large area of soybeans had been knocked over as though something heavy had walked through that area.
October 2025-Dauphin County- (winged humanoids)
This report was submitted by Lon Stricker of the phantoms and monsters website. https://phantomsandmonsters.com/. The witness in Dauphin County, PA, near Indian Echo Caverns, has been reporting multiple sightings of winged humanoids on their property over the past 5 years. The most recent sighting was in October 2025, a few days before Halloween. Believes that a portalor vortex exists. Other strange activity, including UFOs, occurs off and on.
10-12-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- (Strange sound then orbs nearby.) During the afternoon, the homeowner was doing some outside work when a very loud unusual sound occurred. It was chirping and metallic. Seconds later, the witness observed three small yellow orbs. They all suddenly pulsed brighter than just suddenly disappeared. Each orb was round, yellow, and looked larger than a baseball, yet smaller than a basketball. They were only seen for about 5 seconds.
10-23-25-Uniontown-Fayette County- (Glowing Sphere Passes Through Wall.) You can read Researcher Jim Brown’s submitted report.
Glowing Sphere Passes Through Wall
Date: October 23,2025
Location: Uniontown, Pa.
Time: Approx 10:30 -11:00 AM
Weather Conditions; Partly Cloudy, Temp in the 40s.
The object was seen by the witness who had gone upstairs to a spare room to get a book from a collection he has there. He planned on doing some reading before going out to take care of other business. The room is on the second floor of his house facing the back. It is unheated as he is living on the first floor. The door was shut to conserve heat in the rest of the house. What happened next is from his testimony of the event.
“I reached down and opened the door to enter. Sitting about the middle of the floor was a white ball the size of a soccer ball. It was like I disturbed it or something because it immediately rose up about a foot off the floor, stopped then shot straight out through the wall below the window and was gone. It never made a sound or anything; It just reacted to my entry into its space. The only thing I noticed was a smell in the room. I have been following other reports like this from people who study such things, so I am aware of these balls of light. I just never thought I would see one myself.”
I contacted the witness and was able to draw out some additional information. He stated he went over to the window where the object went through the wall and saw nothing in the way of residue. When I asked about whether it could have gone through the window instead of the wall he was adamant; It went through the wall. I also asked about the smell, and he said he was not sure what it was. He ruled out any stale air odor, any floral smells, or plastic smells that might account for it. He also stated he looked outside and saw no evidence it had disturbed or left any evidence of its presence. I set up a time to do a site visit. I also inquired about any details on the object. His reply was nothing could be seen; it was a solid white ball lacking any other details. He said the edges were well defined, not like one would expect if it was a mist or vapor.
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October 25 – I met the witness and examined the location. The house is a two-story frame construction typical of the 1930s as are most of the homes in this area. The area below the window is about 15 feet above ground. I did a scan using magnetic and environmental tests in the room as well as outside; all results were normal. I also brought along a few aids to try to identify the smell. I melted samples of different types of plastic in an attempt to find one that matched what he smelled. I also had a few damp wood samples and had him compare them. He said one was close but not convincing. The next test I did was using Jacob’s Ladder device. This creates ozone when the electric arc is drawn. He immediately hit on that one; He said that was exactly what he smelled in the room. I should add that he also noted the electric arc made a sound and he was certain the actual event had no sound present. I explained that the device was only an easy way to generate ozone and does not imply an electric arc was responsible.
There was one other factor he mentioned. He told me of his interest in the unexplained and said now he knows why nobody ever gets a good picture of one. He explained he had his phone in his pocket but simply did not have time to reach for it before the object was gone. The entire event lasted less than 3 seconds. He commented that he can join the others who have seen something but can’t prove it because of lack of real evidence. I told him that this was similar to other such reports and for him to contact me again if anything else develops. For now, this case is an unknown.
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November 6, 2025 – Follow up contact with the witness revealed no new data. No additions or corrections to the original report.
Jim Brown, Investigator
10-23-25-Scottdale-Fayette County- (Blue orb moves downhill.)
It was about 6:45 PM, the man is on his property behind his house. The nearby woods are thick. The witness was looking toward the northeast. To his right he sees a blue-colored orb, about the size of a volleyball, about 100-150 yards east, towards the house. It is coming down off the hill. It went on its way in a slow descent, working its way through the trees and brush and finally disappeared after about 10 seconds.
10-25-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County-At about 9:30 AM-the witness had just left the dog outside. That person noticed movement across the property by the woods. About 150 feet away the witness sees what looks like a solid upright figure that seconds later becomes shimmery in appearance. It then returns to looking solid then back to shimmery. When it was solid looking it looked beige in color. It was about 7-8 feet tall and 5-6 feet in width. The form change occurred three times within seconds. (There is some similarity with the strange incident reported on July 3, 2025, in the above report.)
10-25-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- (Shimmering tall figure)
At about 9:30 AM the witness had the dog out for a walk and was on the front porch. That person caught movements from corner of her eye and looked toward a wooded location. About 150 feet away she sees what looks like a near solid figure then seconds later it becomes wavy or shimmery. Moments later it goes back to being more solid, then back to shimmer. After occurring three times it vanishes. The tall shape was a beige color. It was about 7-8 feet tall, and 5-6 feet wide. It was only seen for about 3-4 seconds.
10-25-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- (Strange deer-like creature vanishes)
Drawing of featureless deer-like creature by Jason Overly
Two people were pulling into their driveway at 4:45 PM. One of them looked across the yard. Then they both saw an animal that looked somewhat like a deer about the size of a large doe. It was covered with dark brown fur and moved very much like a deer. As they watched, the animal began to trot towards them. As it got closer it suddenly disappeared in front of their eyes. Even stranger, the animal had no ears or facial features. The one person asked the other person, “Did that deer just disappear?” The other person replied, “It wasn’t a deer. And yes, it did just disappear.”
(During the last few years, I have been receiving reports of creatures that resemble a deer, however the creatures look and act differently than the deer those people are familiar with. There have been somewhat similar reports from other states as well.)
10-30-25- Mount Pleasant Township-Westmoreland County- (Circular object low off the ground.)
It was 7:45 AM and it was dawn and just becoming light outside. The sky was cloudy and hazy in the area. The witness was driving on a rural road when she saw a circular-shaped object surrounded by five to seven circular bright white lights moving over some trees. The object was only about three hundred feet above ground. The witness watched it for only several seconds as it moved beyond the trees and suddenly faded out and vanished.
11-17-25-Ligonier-Westmoreland County- (Two tiny orbs twenty inches from the witness and cat.)
The witness was using her computer at 8 PM on the evening of November 17, 2025. The location was a rural area close to Ligonier, PA. Her cat was sitting on her desk to her left. She suddenly noticed a very small white sphere moving across the front of her computer monitor. The small object was twenty inches away from the witness.
The object was described as totally round, but only about two inches in diameter. It was an off-white color, like silverish white with a subtle gray tone. The object produced no light, but the structure looked like a snowflake, or circles of webbing or lace. The object was also thin and flat, no more than a ¼ inch thick. The witness was able to see through the object as it slowly moved.
Within a second, a second identical object appeared and began to move five to six inches behind the first object. The cat noticed them as well, as it slowly got up and began to slowly follow closely behind them. The cat moved in front of the witness. The witness watched as the cat stopped, raised its right front paw, and reached forward to attempt to touch the second object. At that same time, the first object silently and slowly slipped through what the witness could only describe as something that looked like a curtain or a membrane, as though it was an entrance into somewhere. The object just vanishes.
The second object continued to move into the curtain-like area, and it also vanished. The cat sat there as if waiting for the objects to reappear. The objects were not seen again. She sniffed the area for about a minute, then moved back and sat where she was originally on the desk. The entire observation occurred in about 5 seconds.
Moments later, the witness began to smell an unusual odor in the room. The cat also drew back and seemed to notice it as well. The witness said the smell was like what you can smell just after a lightning strike (ozone.) (A similar odor was reported on the October 23,2025 orb report.)
11-18-25-Derry Township-Westmoreland County- 3 or 4 PM- (Small orb inches from witness.) The witness was in the house and had just placed the cat on a counter to clip its nails. As the witness reached for the cat’s paw, The cat flinched and the witness noticed a white, round object about two to three inches in diameter move very fast about two inches away from her and then it was gone. It vanished in a second and was not seen again. (Look at the similarity with the report that took place the day before this incident.
November-December 2025-Bucks County- (UFO/UAP activity)
The following report was submitted by Researcher Eric Mintel https://www.ericmintelinvestigates.org/
The following incidents took place between November-December 2025. Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) have been reported over Bucks County, with a growing number of sightings centered around a local reservoir near Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Residents have come forward describing unusual lights and craft-like objects hovering silently over the lake, often remaining stationary before disappearing at high speed. Eric Mintel Investigates has received multiple firsthand reports along with video footage capturing these unexplained objects above the water. These incidents are now part of an ongoing investigation as the team works to determine whether these sightings point to advanced technology, natural phenomena, or something still unknown.