Western Pennsylvania Conference On The Unexplained-Greensburg, PA.
November 9-10, 2019
Ramada Greensburg Hotel & Conference Center , Greensburg, PA.
Children under 12 FREE and FREE parking.
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Jul 21 2019
Western Pennsylvania Conference On The Unexplained-Nov. 9-10-2019
Jul 11 2019
Low Level UFO Encounter with Strange Electronic and Animal Affects Reported near the Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania
Low Level UFO Encounter with Strange Electronic and Animal Affects Reported near the Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania
June 4, 2019-Youngstown, PA (Latrobe area)
From Researcher: Stan Gordon www.stangordon.info
On the evening of June 4, 2019 two people were traveling near the Youngstown side of the Chestnut Ridge not far from Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The sky was clear with good visibility. The passenger in the car suddenly yelled out, “What are those lights”? The driver was watching the road and didn’t notice them until they were pointed out.
The passenger was confused about what she was seeing since it looked so unusual. She saw what appeared to be a glass tube cylinder among bright lights that seemed to be covered with a smoke or haze. The cylinder appeared to be attached to a large V shaped object with several rows of different colored lights.
This sketch of the object was drawn by one of the witnesses.
The driver pulled the car over and stopped the vehicle so he could view what the other person was watching. The man said he was amazed when he looked up and noticed the odd sight in the sky approximately 80-100 yards away from the vehicle. Hovering about 60 feet over the trees was a very strange looking object in the shape of a V. The V shape was made up of numerous small rectangular shaped white lights. These lights were glowing but would brighten and dim at times. The driver estimated that there could have been 50 or more lights. The object was estimated to be about 40-50 feet long.
Above the smaller lights were four larger round lights that were strobing and orange, blue, red, and green in color. The brightness of these colors appeared pale compared to the smaller rectangular white lights. These lights seem to strobe from left to right. There was a larger light that produced a beam that was scanning the sky above the object.
The driver lowered the windows as they continued to watch the object. The two observers were amazed that the hovering object was completely silent. As the witnesses continued to watch the object, some odd affects took place. The driver stated that it was as though “the electronic system of the car was having a seizure.” The radio was off at the time, however they suddenly began to hear an odd clicking sound inside the vehicle but they were unable to locate the source. At the same time it was noticed that the dash lights were dimming on and off with the beat of the clicking sound. The driver also stated that soon after he was having a problem with his cell phone dropping the signal several times.
The observers watched the object for about 3 minutes but became very disturbed by the encounter and decided to leave the area and continue down the road. The passenger stated, “we were beside ourselves in awe.” They didn’t even think of trying to take a picture.
The object was still hovering as they began to drive down the road going about 30 miles per hour. That is when something else strange occurred. About 30 seconds after they left the location of the observation, a deer ran out from the woods in front of their car. The driver of the car is an experienced outdoorsman and said the deer looked dazed and confused. It was moments later that another deer did the same thing. Then just a short distance down the road a bird hit the car windshield and continued on. As they continued for another short distance an even stranger animal encounter took place.
The driver, who is very familiar with the native animals around the area, saw a creature that startled him. He said this creature stopped about 7 feet in front of his vehicle. This creature was directly in his headlights and he got a good look at it. He knew what it was but the animal has been declared extirpated in Pennsylvania for many years.
He is certain he saw a “wolverine.” The animal looked directly at the vehicle and was about 4 feet long from tail to snout. It had light brown hair with dark spots with tuffs of tan and white hair. It had its mouth open and showed its teeth before running off. Its body was thicker than the fishers that have been seen around this area. The witness said he was dumfounded. As they continued on, more deer quickly exited the woods.
The driver commented, “all of these animals seemed confused and frightened. They were all crossing the road as to evade something that had scared them. I was in a state of amazement at what we encountered. I’ll never forget that strange night.”
Photo of a section of the Chestnut Ridge near where the object was observed.
Addendum:
In recent weeks, the national news media has been giving some serious attention to the UFO phenomena and focusing on observations made by our Navy pilots. I set up my UFO Hotline in 1969 to report sightings in the Keystone state and my phone never stops ringing with current and past observations. When I began in the field investigations of UFOs and other phenomena in 1965, it became apparent that many UFO sightings could be explained as natural or manmade in origin. However every year, I receive UFO reports from across Pennsylvania that are not so easily explained away.
During my nearly 60 years of research I have investigated multitudes of low level UFO incidents where large structured objects were observed at very close range. Many of these incidents occurred in daylight and were observed by more than one witness. These detailed close range UFO encounters have continued to occur in more recent years. During the last year and continuing into 2019, I have continued to receive reports of unusual aerial objects that are not easily dismissed.
The sighting that I have detailed occurred along the Chestnut Ridge. This area has a long history of mysterious encounters. There are commonly annual reports of UFOs, Bigfoot, and other anomalies reported through the Chestnut Ridge area of Westmoreland, Fayette, and Indiana counties in Pennsylvania. If you have any Pennsylvania UFO or Bigfoot incidents you would like to discuss I can also be contacted at: paufo@comcast.net.
Jun 26 2019
UFO Hovers Over Chestnut Ridge Outside of Latrobe, PA-June 4, 2019
Photo of a section of the Chestnut Ridge outside of Latrobe, PA Stan Gordon
On the evening of June 4, 2019, two people driving on a rural road near the Chestnut Ridge several miles from Latrobe, reported a detailed observation of a large structured object hovering low over some trees. The incident involves some possible electromagnetic effects and strange animal reactions as well. I am still gathering more details on the case and I will be providing an updated report.
If you have any information on this incident please let me know.
Jun 26 2019
UFO-Bigfoot- Cryptid Encounters Continue to be Reported in Pennsylvania During 2019
UFO-Bigfoot- Cryptid Encounters Continue to be Reported in Pennsylvania During 2019
The surge of UFO & Cryptid Encounters in PA during 2018 has continued into 2019. This is a listing of some of the cases that have come to my attention.
Footprint in the snow in Derry Township, PA on January 21, 2019.
Photo used with permission of the witness.
01-19-19-Derry Township-Footprints in snow suddenly appear across yard.
01-22-19-Wellsboro, PA (Tioga County) 4:23 PM 2 people observe orange luminous ball about 3,000 feet in sky. Object moved, hovered and ascended into sky.
01-24-19- Hopwood, PA Fayette County-via Jim Brown-There was a very heavy snow at the time. A man was cleaning snow when he saw a black sphere hovering about 300 feet above trees. He watched for 5 minutes. The object seemed to diminish in size rather than moving away. He tried to take pictures but snow was so heavy he couldn’t capture it.
01-25-19-Between 1-1:30 PM in Belle Vernon in parking lot at a local business. Two people observed a huge black bird with football shaped (bulb like area) at end of tail. The creature flapped it’s wings slowly.
02-09-19-Rt 130-Several miles outside of Greensburg. At about 5:30 AM- A Bigfoot about 7-8 feet tall with dark brown hair and long arms barely moving ,suddenly appeared about 50 feet in front of a car. The creature moved across the road then seemed to suddenly vanish.
02-17-19-UFO seen by numerous people in Cranberry, PA. 4 or 5 white lights moving up and down in sky.
2-22-19-Mars, PA. Witness heard coyotes howling however a louder and longer howl heard at the same time.
2-25-19-Carrol Township (Washington County, PA) near Mon-Valley-Looking out window woman saw huge bird on neighbors home. 3 ft tall, with very large wingspan. Swooped down and shredded rabbit.
03-19-19-Plum Boro-8:30 PM-Man taking out garbage looked up and saw triangular object low in the sky making very faint air vent rushing sound. “like a pizza slice in the sky.” 3 non-blinking white lights at each point and one larger red light bottom, that alternated from brighter to dimmer. Moved off within a minute toward Springdale.
4-19-19-Reports of a giant black wolf-like creature that stands 3-4 feet tall in Butler County. Supposedly started around March 2nd and a recent report as of 4-18-19. Dark figure moved in front of car so fast like a blur.
05-01-19-(Early May, 2019)-Allegheny/Westmoreland County border-1 AM a witness looking out window sees dark hair covered 4 ½ to 5 feet tall Bigfoot walk through yard into woods. Seconds later, a small sphere of light exits woods then shines beam and it vanishes.
05-15-19-Greene Co. (Sycamore) In the yard were 5 large full paper bags of apples. Next morning one of the bags was neatly opened and was completely empty of the apples. Apples lying around were eaten including the core. Next to the bags was a clear right and left footprint about 8-9 inches long that appeared 4 toed. It was raining and witness went into house to find camera and when she returned tracks were washed out.
06-01-During the evening about 400 feet from Benner’s Meadow Run campground where the Bigfoot Camping Adventure event was held, some visitor’s were walking around the heavily wooded area. A young girl saw what appeared to be a footprint. Her father took a picture of it and made a cast.
Possible Track found near the event campsite. Photo used with permission of the witness
06-02-19-About 8:30 AM I arrived at the campsite and was told about the possible footprint being located the evening before. My friend Tom and I followed a group of people to look around that location. On the way up I was studying the thick wooded area and noticed one tree about 10 feet or more off the ground that was healthy and had one branch that appeared to be torn, twisted and broken. No other damage to trees in the area. Some other researchers went deeper into woods and found trees with bent branches. This is similar to other tree damage that has been showing up in other areas where Bigfoot activity has been reported.
Copyright Stan Gordon
Jun 26 2019
The 2019 Kecksburg (PA) UFO Festival-July 26-28, 2019 Schedule of Events
Many people lined the roads to watch the annual festival parade
There is alway a great crowd attending the “Out of this world hot dog eating contest”.
The 2019 Kecksburg (PA) UFO Festival-July 26-28, 2019 Schedule of Events
The Kecksburg UFO Festival is approaching quickly. This local festival that the Kecksburg V.F.D. provides each year, has become known as a national event, and people from throughout the country continue to arrive in Kecksburg each year.
The schedule of events for the 2019 UFO festival can be found at: https://kecksburgvfd.com/coming-events/
The address for the Kecksburg V.F. D. grounds where the festival takes place is 5128 Water Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666.
The annual UFO-Paranormal Conference at the Kecksburg UFO festival is held on Sunday at 1 PM in the EMS Building on the festival grounds. Arrive early to get a seat. The conference is free but the Kecksburg V.F. D. appreciates a donation at the door.
This is the order for the speakers on Sunday. 1-5 PM. and the approximate time for each speaker:
1 PM-Introduction by Ron Struble from the Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department
1-1:30 PM Stan Gordon, UFO-Bigfoot Researcher and author, marks 60 years of research on these topics during 2019. He will be giving an update on the surge of UFO, Bigfoot and cryptid cases that occurred in 2018 and are continuing in 2019 from the Pittsburgh area as well as Westmoreland County.
1:30-2:30 PM-Ben Moss and Tony Angiola will be speaking about the famous Socorro UFO incident in detail and separating fact from fiction in this important Close Encounter of the 3rd kind. Both researchers have appeared on the Hangar 1 program on the History Channel and Discovery’s NASA’s Unexplained Files. Ben is the former Chief Field Investigator for MUFON in Virginia. Tony was the Assistant State Director for MUFON in Virginia.
2:30-3:30-Steve Ward is a longtime UFO and Cryptid researcher from Michigan. He will be presenting an illustrated program called, “From Folklore to Flying Saucers: Unexpected Connections in the Paranormal.” He has been very involved with the annual Mothman Festival in West Virginia. Steve can also be heard on “The High Strangeness Factor” on the Paranormal UK Radio Network.
3:30-end.Bill Lancaster will be talking about his Bigfoot research and will be showing his latest film, “Paranormal Bigfoot” to the audience. This film investigates theories that Bigfoot maybe much stranger than just an unknown animal. Bill and his wife Amy have a film production company in Virginia called Bilco Productions. They have produced two documentaries on the Bigfoot subject.
May 14 2019
UFO Pioneer Stanton Friedman has Passed Away-May 14, 2019
UFO Pioneer Stanton Friedman has Passed Away
Stan Gordon and Stanton Friedman
It is with great sadness that I have learned that Stanton Friedman, physicist and UFO Expert, has passed away. Stanton is best known for his investigation into the famous Roswell, New Mexico UFO incident. His professionalism in dealing with the UFO subject helped to bring a great deal of public attention to the UFO phenomena.
I had the pleasure of knowing Stanton when he was just starting his UFO interest and investigations in the 1960s. He lived in Pittsburgh, PA, at the time and was working for Westinghouse. There was a small research group in Pittsburgh at that time called the UFO Research Institute. As I recall I was the youngster of the group and Stanton helped to encourage me to continue my research in the field.
Stanton visited my home in Greensburg at times to view the UFO materials that I had been accumulating. I also attended some of his first lectures. Over the years we would communicate and we would have deep discussions when we spoke at various UFO conferences across the country.
Stanton’s serious interest in the UFO mystery helped to influence my future research in the UFO field. I will miss him greatly. Stanton will go down in the history books and will forever be remembered by those who continue to seek these mysteries in our sky.
Stan Gordon
Apr 05 2019
2019 Kecksburg UFO Festival Conference Speaker Lineup
2019 Kecksburg UFO Festival Conference Speaker Lineup
The 2019 Kecksburg (PA) UFO Festival is being held July 26-28, 2019. The Festival UFO-Paranormal Conference is held Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM. The conference continues until around 5 PM. The conference is free, however the Kecksburg V.F.D. appreciates a donation at the door.
2019 Speaker Lineup for the Kecksburg UFO Festival
Stan Gordon, UFO-Bigfoot Researcher and author, marks 60 years of research on these topics during 2019. He will be giving an update on the surge of UFO, Bigfoot and cryptid cases that occurred in 2018 and are continuing in 2019 from the Pittsburgh area as well as Westmoreland County.
Ben Moss and Tony Angiola will be speaking about the famous Socorro UFO incident in detail and separating fact from fiction in this important Close Encounter of the 3rd kind. Both researchers have appeared on the Hangar 1 program on the History Channel and Discovery’s NASA’s Unexplained Files. Ben is the former Chief Field Investigator for MUFON in Virginia. Tony was the Assistant State Director for MUFON in Virginia.
Steve Ward is a longtime UFO and Cryptid researcher from Michigan. He will be presenting an illustrated program called, “From Folklore to Flying Saucers: Unexpected Connections in the Paranormal.” He has been very involved with the annual Mothman Festival in West Virginia. Steve can also be heard on “The High Strangeness Factor” on the Paranormal UK Radio Network.
Bill Lancaster will be talking about his Bigfoot research and will be showing his latest film, “Paranormal Bigfoot” to the audience. This film investigates theories that Bigfoot maybe much stranger than just an unknown animal. Bill and his wife Amy have a film production company in Virginia called Bilco Productions. They have produced two documentaries on the Bigfoot subject.
The crowds start to gather at the 2014 Kecksburg UFO Festival that begins with the annual parade.
Mar 18 2019
The Winter Months of 2019 Have Been Very Active with Strange Reports in Pennsylvania
The Winter Months of 2019 Have Been Very Active with Strange Reports in Pennsylvania
From Researcher: Stan Gordon
I have been unusually busy during the winter months of 2019, checking into numerous reports from across the state of UFO sightings, cryptid reports, and other anomalies. Some of the UFO cases were determined to be meteorological in nature and identified as “light pillars” in the sky.
On January 22nd in Tioga County, two people that afternoon observed a luminous orange ball that moved around and hovered before ascending into the sky and exiting the area. Two days later, another daylight UFO sighting took place near Hopwood in Fayette County. The witness was shoveling snow that was falling heavily at the time. The man looked up to see a black sphere hovering about 300 feet over some trees. As the man watched the object it seemed to diminish in size rather than then move away. The witness attempted to take pictures of the object however the snow was so heavy he wasn’t able to obtain a clear image of it. That case was investigated by researcher Jim Brown.
Odd howls and screams continued to be reported from various locations, and more strange footprints showed up in a fresh snow in Derry Township in Westmoreland County. This area is close to the Chestnut Ridge where Bigfoot activity has been very active for many years. In early February, on a rural road outside of Greensburg, a 7-8 feet tall creature with dark brown hair and long arms walked across the road in front of a vehicle during the early morning hours.
There were a number of reports of possible “Thunderbird” sightings from various locations as well. I am still interviewing some witnesses. I am also aware of other similar huge flying creature reports that were taking place during this same time period from around the country.
Mystery booms that shook houses were very active in Pennsylvania (and other states) during 2018, and these reports have continued into 2019 as well.
I am also receiving many unreported incidents from 2018, including a Black Panther encounter from Westmoreland County that occurred in December.
Stan in his radio communications center
If you have any strange incidents that you would like to share, I can be reached at 724-838-7768 or paufo@comcast.net.
Feb 04 2019
Strange Trail of Footprints Observed In the Snow in Derry Township, PA. -January 21, 2019
Strange Trail of Footprints Observed In the Snow in Derry Township, PA. -January 21, 2019
Footprint in the snow in Derry Township, PA on January 21, 2019.
Photo used with permission of the witness.
On the morning of January 21, 2019 a resident in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, noticed a series of unusual footprints in the snow. The witness observed numerous tracks that moved down a hill and continued into the distance. The tracks were estimated to be about 8-10 Inches in length and about 7 inches wide at the toes.
These tracks are smaller than some of the other footprints that have been found in this general area. Very similar tracks however, that are similar in size and configuration have been found in past years along the Loyalhanna Creek as well the Derry area and in the vicinity of the Chestnut Ridge.
The Chestnut Ridge is known for its long history of strange encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot, cryptids, as well as many other anomalies. For many years, Bigfoot tracks and other unusual footprints have shown up on the ridge and in nearby locations.
If you have been finding any unusual footprints please let me know. Contact Stan at: paufo@comcast.net.
Feb 04 2019
Black Sphere Hovers Over Trees During Snow Storm in Fayette County, PA
Black Sphere Hovers Over Trees During Snow Storm in Fayette County, PA
This report was submitted by Researcher Jim Brown and was used with his permission.
Report was received at 11:00 AM, 24 Jan, 2019.
Witness contacted me via e-mail.
Location of sighting: near Hopwood, Pa.
Time of sighting: 9:30 AM
Point of observation: Outdoors while clearing snow from porch steps.
Weather conditions: Snowing moderately
Description of event as derived from both initial report and phone
conversation:
e-mail: I was clearing the snow from my front steps and noticed what
looked to be a black ball hovering in the sky. It was over the trees in
front of the house and just seemed to be floating there. What was
strange was that it was growing larger but not moving closer.
It just sat there in the sky for about 2 minutes. I tried to take a picture
with my phone but as soon as I got the phone out snow had hit the camera
lens and the picture blurred out. The ball then slowly began moving away
and also was shrinking in size. It hadn’t gone very far then it just shrank out of
sight. That was the last I saw of it. I watched it for no more than
about 5 minutes.
Additional details obtained by questioning on the phone: 24 Jan, 2019, 2:00 PM
The witness describes the object as a very black ball or sphere with no
other details observed. It was about twice the apparent size of a full
moon when at its largest size. When asked what drew his attention to it
he said it was just there when he looked up. He could not say if it was
there prior to his first seeing it since he had just gone outside. He
could not say how it first appeared in the sky.
I asked about how far away it was and based on the fact it was snowing
moderately at the time and the witness statement that the object was
clearly visible it was determined that it was within about 300 feet of
his point of observation. Beyond that the snow would have obscured his
view.
There was no sound associated with the sighting. The attempt to
photograph the object was prevented likely by a snowflake hitting the
camera lens and causing the image to be blocked. He described the
picture he did obtain and said it was streaked / blurred and nothing could be
identified. (Witness will make the picture available and I will attempt
to verify the snowflake hypothesis as to why it failed to show.)
He said the object remained motionless for about two minutes then very
slowly moved about 45 degrees horizontally above the trees, remaining
visible the entire time. It should be noted that assuming the distance
of 300 feet and the distance covered by the motion of the object, its speed
would have been a matter of a few feet per second. However at that speed
the size reduction could not be accounted for based on distance, and
had the motion been away from the point of observation, snow falling would
have obscured visibility before the object was out of sight. Thus it is
apparent the actual size of the object was changing until it was too
small to be seen, not a factor of it moving away from the observer.
The witness reported no other effects, and no negative or positive
emotional aspects. He had no inclination as to what it was, and made no
claims of UFO or other speculations. He did go out and investigate
around the trees, nothing physical was found. At his location it would not be
expected any other witnesses would have also observed it, however he
will check with neighbors and if they too saw something. He will pass
along my contact information.
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Update 28 January, 2019 . I did receive the image he made and nothing
Is visible. I can concur with what we determined earlier though, the image
is distorted as a result of what appears to be water on the lens. One
can only see varied blotches of light and dark to the extent the trees
appear as dark areas on the lower portion of the image. There is no sign of
the object nor any detail of anything that might be in the area above the
trees.
No further work expected on this case unless additional data is received.