I have been taking UFO reports via phone since 1969. Sightings of UFOs/UAPs continue to be received on a regular basis from the public via telephone and email. Sightings are reported yearly in both daylight as well as night. Quite often, the reported sightings are determined to be misidentifications of natural or manmade objects such as sky lanterns, Starlink satellites, bright planets, drones, or meteors.
There have been, however, numerous UFO/UAP observations reported in Pennsylvania in past years, and even more recently , that can’t be easily dismissed. Some of those cases can be found in various reports on my website. There was a series of close range and low level UFO/UAP encounters that took place from October-December of 2021. That was unusual since UFO/UAP reports generally decrease during the colder weather. Since then, there has been a continuous flow of UFO/UAP observations, and these incidents have continued throughout 2023.
UFO/UAP sightings were active throughout May of 2023. There was however less UFO/UAP activity reported during June and much of July.
In past months, the most common UFO/UAP object reported has been the daylight sightings of what witnesses have described as wingless cigar shaped objects. These objects have been reported hovering in clear skies and then suddenly just vanishing never to be seen again. In other cases, the objects move extremely slowly across the sky.
Photo of wingless cigar shaped object taken on May 31, 2023 in Berks County, PA. Used with permission of the witness.
Observations of triangular shaped objects are being reported, as well as sightings of luminous balls of light in the sky, or very low to the ground.
The recent weekend activity:
There was a series of interesting UFO/UAP and other anomaly reports that came to my attention during the weekend of July 28-30, 2023. I began to receive reports on Saturday evening. During the next few days, other unusual incidents that took place from Friday through Sunday were also being reported.
July 28th-Researcher Kevin Paul received information that two people walking along a river trail in Greene county early that evening observed two beachball sized balls of light about twenty feet apart flying in a diagonal formation. The spheres blinked orange and white and were estimated as moving through the sky at less than two hundred feet altitude. The silent objects moved steadily off in the distance in the direction of Fredericktown.
July 28th– During the evening a loud boom was reported from Fayette county. Mystery booms have been reported for years in Pennsylvania and around the country. In many cases, explanations ranging from weather related events to Tannerite that is used for firearms target practice have been determined to be the source of such incidents. Some of the reports where loud booms were heard, and shakings felt over large distances remain a mystery. I have not heard of any source having been determined for this incident
July 28th-Eric Altman of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society informed me that a group of researchers were investigating the area that they call “Area X” during the evening. The undisclosed location deeply hidden in the woods of Fayette county in southwest Pennsylvania has a history of ongoing phenomena that is similar to what has been reported at Skinwalker ranch in Utah. The group had been investigating reports of Bigfoot activity near this location, when the location was discovered. Mysterious sounds, small orbs of light low to the ground have come out of the woods and have approached within a few feet of witnesses, and other odd light phenomena are some of the anomalies reported. On this day, they heard movement in the woods, strange moaning sounds, and heavy rocks were being thrown near them. What took place the next evening was more interesting.
July 29th- A team of Bigfoot researchers had returned to “Area X” in Fayette county. Some very strange activity reportedly took place that evening according to information that I received from Eric Altman. The researchers heard what appeared to have been a tree pushed over, and a bright red sphere of light was observed low to the ground. There were reportedly two sightings of a strange hominid creature. It was first observed in the vehicle headlights, however just outside of the light to see any good details. What was seen was a tall figure, with a head and eyeshine. Later, another witness observed a hunched over figure quickly crossing the road from right to left. It was described as being very tall and thin, with a bluish-gray color, with little or no hair. A second witness also saw it from a distance away. I was told the first witness was quite shaken after seeing the cryptid.
July 29th- A witness near Scottdale, at about sunset observed in the northern sky a round object that was bright white and possibly bluish in color. The object seemed to be slowly moving south. It was about the size of the star Vega and at approximately 60 degrees altitude. While under observation, a white puff ring emitted from it extending 10-20 times diameter outwards and had a width of about three to seven times the diameter of the object that looked similar to smoke or a contrail. The witness who is quite familiar with the sky went into the house to obtain a pair of high quality binoculars. Through the binoculars he could clearly see the ring.
He also noticed several smaller bright objects near the spherical object that seemed to be quickly moving around it. Those smaller objects were possibly flying and engaging the larger spherical object. The witness also observed a smaller less luminous object that was red in color. This object was about half the apparent size of the original sphere. That red object was moving directly downward and possibly falling.
July 29th- Ron Lanham from the Wild & Weird West Virginia research team reported that he received
a report from Tucker County, West Virginia that a witness had observed a slow-moving light at about 10 PM, that had no strobes, and was zigzagging as it moved toward the southeast. Another smaller point of light was noticed above it.
July 29th -I received a phone call from a witness at 10:13 PM. He sounded very shaken and concerned. He was describing an object in the sky that he was observing at that time. He had just walked outside a few minutes before to put out some garbage. He happened to look up into the southeast sky from his location outside of Mount Pleasant in Westmoreland County. This is only a short distance from Scottdale where the earlier sighting report had originated from.
He observed what he described as a massive triangular shaped object that emitted a bright greenish-orange glow. The object was hovering when he saw it. While talking to me he became very excited stating that the object had suddenly just vanished then moments later reappeared again, however it had moved forward ahead slightly. There seemed to be an electric hum coming from it. The object did this a second, and then a third time while he watched it. The man attempted to take pictures with his cell phone camera. He could see it in the viewer however the pictures only showed a blur not the object. He could not understand why that happened.
At 10:18 PM, while under observation, the object suddenly with incredible speed, shot off toward the southwest. The object had moved out of sight in seconds. Moments later, the witness observed what he described as three military jets approaching from the direction of Donegal. The jets approached the area then made a sharp turn then headed in the direction of the object. The jets could not catch up with it. The witness heard their jet engines and was certain they were military. The man went back into the house after the incident.
Drawing of the triangle shaped object observed near Mount Pleasant, PA on July 29, 2023. The sketch is used with permission of the witness.
The object description: The witness used the term massive to describe triangular object that looked solid looking with a green-orange glow. The object was estimated to be around three hundred feet in length. At the bottom of the object in the center, was a large round non blinking green light. There was a smaller round white light on each corner that did not blink. There was also on each corner, a smaller triangular shaped object that seemed attached to it and they were each pointing outward. The entire object was surrounded in an orange fog.
July 29th -Researcher Kevin Paul reported that on Saturday evening in Greene county around 11 PM, a woman was getting ready to take her dog for a walk when she heard a very loud, guttural series of grunts that sounded close by. The sounds were unusual and sounded similar to what a deer would make, however these were much louder and deeper.
July 30th –The witness from the Mount Pleasant area called back at 12:11 AM and was quite excited again. He had looked out a window and saw a large white light below the clouds. It was not perfectly round but looked like a bright white vertical solid egg in the sky. He went outside to get a better look. He hung up and called me back a few minutes later. He had taken pictures of the object and one image did show something.
Photo taken on July 30, 2023, of a vertical egg-shaped object near Mount Pleasant, PA. Photo used with permission of the witness.
As he continued to watch, the object that seemed quite large moved slowly closer to the treetops. The witness was quite amazed as he watched the object make a turn and suddenly change shape from the egg into a large triangular object. The surface of the object gave the impression that it was constructed of soft black metal. There was a non-blinking white round light on each corner. After hovering for a short time, the object took off at a high speed across the sky and was quickly lost from view.
July 30th -Kevin Paul reported that a witness , around 9 PM, was dog walking near Rogersville in Greene county when he noticed a steady bright white light almost directly above him. There were no other navigational or strobe lights observed. The object was above the clouds and the witness watched as the object flew off toward the southeast at a high rate of speed. The witness told Kevin that the object took only about 10 seconds to move from overhead to out of sight over the horizon. The object appeared to wobble slightly as it moved out of sight.
Synopsis:
I am receiving additional reports from recent days as I am writing up this report. If you have seen anything unusual, please contact me. I can be called at 724-838-7768 or email me at: sightings@stangordon.info
Bigfoot sightings have been reported from throughout Pennsylvania for years. The Southwest region of the state, however, is most active with sightings reported yearly. The Chestnut Ridge that extends through sections of Westmoreland, Fayette, and Indiana Counties is historically known for some of the most detailed and close range encounters that have taken place with these mysterious creatures. Throughout the years, some of the strangest and best documented Bigfoot incidents have occurred in Fayette County.
Another Bigfoot incident was reported to researcher, Jim Brown, who has been investigating UFO, Bigfoot, and other anomalies in Fayette County for many years. Jim contacted me after receiving this report and advised me he would be going to the sighting location to investigate and interview the witness.
There have been numerous Bigfoot sightings reported around that general area for years. In 2016, Jim also investigated an incredibly detailed Bigfoot encounter that also took place in the Fairchance, PA area. You can read the report at this link:
The following information is from the report that Jim submitted on the recent Bigfoot incident:
The incident occurred on May 22, 2023, at approximately 11 PM. The weather was partly cloudy at the time, and the temperature in the 50s. Jim was contacted by a property owner who lives near Fairchance, PA. He was getting ready to go to bed when he heard the sound of his cattle carrying on as though something was stirring them up. His first thought was that there was a coyote close by. The man grabbed his rifle and headed outside to see what was happening.
As he looked toward the animals, there was no coyote in sight. What he saw instead, was what he described as “a hairy man about eight feet tall in the muddy area”. The creature was in the mud approaching the cows. The man yelled aloud at the creature, which responded by starting to run away from that location. The witness then fired one shot over its head. The witness told Jim that he did not try to hit it, he just wanted to scare it off.
The man also told Jim, “I’m not sure where the creature went, it was just gone.” All of the cattle were accounted for. It was quite dark in the area where the creature was standing. The witness said that the creature was covered with long, dark colored hair, and that it had exceptionally long arms that extended low on both sides to at least the knees. When the man yelled at the creature, it raised its left arm above its head. That was also the arm between him and the creature.
The man also shined his flashlight beam on the creature that was about one hundred feet away from him. The eyes shined red only when he aimed his flashlight at them. There were no unusual sounds or odors. The cattle seemed to settle down once the creature left the area.
Jim searched the property the next day. He searched the muddy area where the cattle and creature had been standing. The cattle had made numerous deep tracks in the mud. If there had been any tracks from the creature, the cattle destroyed them. No unusual tracks or damage were noticed in the area. The man also indicated that on the two previous nights, the cattle were also reacting to something in the area, but it was not as extreme as on the night of the encounter. The witness seemed concerned that the creature might be still around, so some cameras will likely be set up in the area to try to obtain pictures of the creature.
UFO/UAP Sightings and Near the Ground Balls of Light Encounters Are Reported Often in Pennsylvania-2023 Cases Continuing-May 23, 2023
From: Researcher Stan Gordon
Picture of wingless cigar shaped object taken on September 3, 2021, in Washington County, PA. Photo used with permission of the witness.
Pennsylvania has had a very long history of observations of mysterious objects in the sky. Reports of UFOs or UAPs are reported regularly from across the Keystone state each and every year. Sightings have been reported often in daylight in clear skies as well as under various types of weather conditions.
My UFO Hotline has been ringing with such reports from the public since 1969. Reported sightings are phoned in and emailed to me on a regular basis. Let’s be clear, UFO/UAP observations are often misidentifications of natural or manmade objects. In recent months and weeks, there have been many reports of Starlink satellites passing across the sky. Stars and bright planets are often called in. Many similar sightings have been explained.
Starlink satellite procession observed from Armstrong County on May 14, 2023. Photo used with permission of the witness.
Every year, however, very detailed UFO/UAP observations are reported, that can’t be easily dismissed. There was a surge of close range and in some cases low level UFO/UAP encounters that took place from October-December of 2021. That was unusual since UFO/UAP reports generally decrease during the wintertime. Since then, there has been a continuous flow of UFO/UAP observations that were quite interesting, and these incidents have continued throughout 2023.
Here are some links that will provide more details on some of these cases.
While I receive many reports, so do other UFO groups and independent researchers from across the state. They have also been receiving significant UFO/UAP cases as well. While sightings of cigar shaped or cylindrical objects have been reported for years, there has been a significant increase in daylight reports of what appear to be solid wingless objects that are often observed hovering and then suddenly just fading away. In other cases, similar objects have been reported moving steadily across the sky at a speed much slower than an aircraft. There also continue to be reports of large solid triangular objects as well as other odd configurations.
Still capture photo taken from video of a wingless cylindrical shaped object observed on January 10, 2023, near Irwin, PA. Used with permission of the witness.
Photo of what appears to show a solid black, upside down, domed shaped object with a flat top. The picture was taken on the afternoon of May 14, 2022. The witness was in his vehicle sitting in a parking lot in the Latrobe, Pennsylvania area when he happened to look up into the sky. That is when he observed an object that was moving at high altitude among the clouds. The object was moving over a section of the Chestnut Ridge east of Latrobe. What caught the attention of the witness was that the object at first seemed to be moving slowly across the sky then suddenly there was a burst of speed as the object moved out of sight. He was only able to observe it for about 20 seconds. ( Photo used with permission of the witness.)
What is most noteworthy to me has been the significant increase in encounters with small and generally spherical objects that are observed within a few feet of the ground. In some cases, they have been reported on the ground. Many of these more recent cases have taken place in daylight. In some instances, these objects have approached within a few feet of the observers. There have been interesting physiological effects reported in some cases.
These objects are often about the size of a golf ball or baseball. Others are commonly described as about a foot or two in diameter. They are often just light sources of various colors. Some appear solid, others are more transparent. In some reports a swirling mass has been seen within the spheres. There are also reports where these object appear to be solid and metallic in appearance. As I have mentioned in past writings, I have investigated cases where these “mini-UFOs” have hovered in front of the windows of homes, have followed vehicles on roadways, and have entered moving vehicles and homes through open windows. They have also been reported inside houses.
This is not a new component of the UFO/UAP mystery. I first became aware of such reports in the 1960s. This very important aspect of the UFO/UAP phenomenon that some people seem unaware of or prefer to dismiss since it is difficult to explain. These cases are not just taking place in Pennsylvania, they are being reported across the country.
Also In past years, similar luminous low level balls of light have also been reported from this state, and across the country in locations that have a history of Bigfoot activity.
The following are some of the 2023 UFO/UAP incidents from Pennsylvania. I am still gathering additional details on some of these and other cases.
During early February, a witness at 1:30 AM in rural Mount Pleasant Township observed a solid ball of light about the size of a basketball moving steadily about 7-8 feet above the ground and about eight feet from the window. The luminous sphere moved steadily from the side of the house and across the yard. The small object began to rise higher into the sky and passed over a neighbor’s house and moved out of sight.
On the afternoon of March 7th, two men observed a cylindrical object that appeared in the clear sky in Washington county. The object was described as elongated, cylindrical, and appeared white in color. The object had no visible wings, and no sound was heard as it moved slowly in a straight trajectory across the sky. The appearance of wings and the engine noise of aircraft in the area at the time were easily discernible.
On April 13th, a witness was traveling from Mount Pleasant toward the turnpike when she observed an unusual object in the clear sky toward Laurelville. The object was moving much slower than an aircraft. The object was shaped like a cigar, and was described as having a silver, metallic chrome color and it had no apparent wings.
The following report was received from researcher Jim Brown. The incident took place on April 18th in Washington county, as the witness was driving from California, PA to Belle Vernon. It was about 10 AM when the witness saw over the hood of his vehicle, a ball of light, about twenty feet away. The man slowed down his speed, as the object appeared to pace him as he went down a hill. When he slowed down so did the ball of light. As he continued on, the object was moving toward his right and moved off toward the river and was lost from sight. The object was described as white and self-luminous. It looked solid with defined edges and was about 20-24 inches in diameter. The witness was not afraid but was puzzled by what he had observed.
Several incidents reportedly occurred in early May 2023. A witness in Armstrong county reported seeing a luminous object fall straight down from the sky into a tributary of the Allegheny river. The nearby ducks were disturbed by the impact. A couple of days later, a loud boom shook that same area.
Also, around this same date, another witness in Mount Pleasant Township observed around 1 AM. two bright white square shaped objects with rounded edges. They were following each other and moving very slowly across the sky in the direction of the mountains near Acme. They were very bright and too low for stars.
During the evening of May 15, 2023, a witness in Beaver county told me she observed a huge luminous triangular shaped object with a round light in each corner that was hovering over the trees. She stated that the entire object was illuminated in a white color. A smaller object separated from the top and bottom of the object while under observation.
Researcher Eric Mintel continues to receive reports of a low hovering UFO over the Doylestown, Bucks County PA area. Witnesses describe no sound brightly lit, hovering, and also emitting points of light like orbs that are seen by the naked eye. The Eric Mintel Investigates team will release a new video on their You Tube Ch called UFOS over Bucks County the Doylestown flap at the end of May.
You can contact me about UFO/UAP sightings, encounters with Bigfoot or other cryptids, or anything unusual at 724-838-7768 or via email at: sightings@stangordon.info.
Daylight Bigfoot Encounters Are Being Reported During 2023 in Pennsylvania
From: Researcher Stan Gordon
Three toed footprints seen in the snow in February of 2022. The tracks were observed near Connellsville, PA in Fayette County. The picture was used with permission of the witness.
I continue to receive Bigfoot reports from Pennsylvania annually via phone and email. I am also in contact with numerous other researchers in the state that also receive such incident reports. Several interesting Bigfoot encounters have already been reported throughout the Keystone State during 2023. I have also heard secondhand accounts of other possible sightings.
Reports of possible Bigfoot activities continue to be reported from areas along the Chestnut Ridge and Laurel Ridge areas. Locals are reporting strange screams and howls, and the sound of something heavy and bipedal walking in the woods. Possible Bigfoot tree structures have also been reported. During January and February, such cases were reported from Fayette and Bedford counties.
During early February, I received information that there had been a series of Bigfoot encounters that had taken place in Elk County. I had the opportunity to interview two witnesses who had seen the creature. One resident told me that he had been putting out scrap buckets of food, mainly apples, berries, and corn near the woods for the wildlife to enjoy. On the evening of his encounter, he had heard the sound of heavy feet stomping in the distance. He knew it was not the sound of an elk or deer. A few minutes later, his outside security system indicated movement outside. That’s when he observed an 8 to 9 feet tall creature, covered with black and gray hair. It was so tall the head of the creature was blocked by the window he was looking from. The creature was wide shouldered, had very long arms, and took long strides as it moved off into the woods.
Two days later, another person was in her vehicle close to where the previous sighting had taken place. It was just before noon, when that person noticed a creature very similar to what the first witness had reported. She also described the creature covered with black and gray hair and it stood at least 8 feet tall. She said the beast took very long strides and “ran like a flash.” She only saw it for several seconds as it ran down below a nearby house. She looked around but never saw it again. She stated to me that “she was in disbelief” and was shocked by what she saw.
In late February in an area near the border of Westmoreland and Indiana counties, and in the vicinity of the Chestnut Ridge, a witness at about 7:15 AM, observed what appeared to be a small Bigfoot about 4 feet tall that was covered in gray hair. It was standing behind a building in a very rural area. While watching the creature, the witness began to hear loud whoop-whoop sounds coming from the nearby woods. The smaller creature quickly began to run toward the sounds. Two days later on the same property, the residents reported a horrible smell similar to rotten meat or eggs that lasted for about 30 minutes then dissipated. Soon after their dog became ill and refused to go outside. There has been a history of other Bigfoot incidents in this general area for many years.
I recently interviewed a witness who encountered a creature that was similar to other reports I have received over the years of a smaller Bigfoot creature. This also occurred during late February or Early March of 2023, in Indiana county in a rural location close to the Conemaugh river. The observation took place just as the sun was coming up and visibility was good. The witness was driving along the road and there was a car in front of him. He noticed a creature that was walking upright and was all black. The body was quite thin, but it had long arms. The creature was about 5 feet tall. The creature was moving toward the road just as the first car approached that area. At that time, the creature suddenly turned around to move away possibly annoyed by that car. The witness was baffled how that dark creature could be lost from sight in just seconds. He couldn’t understand how something could move that fast. His car quickly approached the area where the creature had been and the witness slowed down to look for it, but it was not seen again.
According to researcher Kevin Paul, in early April, a witness reported a Bigfoot sighting near Jefferson, in Greene county. The creature was described as 7-8 feet tall, all black in color, and broad shouldered. The creature never looked at the driver of the vehicle.
I learned from Eric Altman, Director of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society, that during April, a team of Bigfoot researchers were again exploring a remote wooded area in Fayette county that they call, “Area X.” Eric told me that they continued to experience odd phenomena including light anomalies, strange animal howls and screams and large unseen animals walking around those who were there just inside the tree line. There has been ongoing strange activity reported in and around that area in recent years. Bigfoot reports, mysterious vocalizations, strange luminous phenomena, small balls of light near the ground and approaching within feet of witnesses have been reported.
It was in late April, that another Bigfoot encounter was reported from Luzerne county. Max Furek received the initial report and conducted an interview, and I later conducted a follow up interview with the witness. This occurred about 5:30 PM as a witness was driving through a cemetery area. The man was moving at a slow speed through the area when he noticed a dark mass near the tree line. As he got closer, he realized that he was actually seeing two creatures that were very close to each other.
The larger creature was black in color, was estimated to be over 7 feet tall and had long arms. The second creature was smaller and looked to be about 5 feet tall. The hair color was described as similar to cinnamon. The creatures were very close to each other. They turned and looked toward the witness. They seemed curious as they looked in his direction. When they moved off, they walked upright. The arms moved in unison with the leg movements. The witness unfortunately did not have his cell phone with him to take a picture.
Besides Bigfoot reports, there continues to be reported UFO/UAP sightings also taking place.
If you have seen anything unusual you can contact me via phone at 724-838-7768, or email at: sightings@stangordon.info.
2023 Kecksburg UFO Festival Conference Lineup of UFO-Bigfoot-Paranormal Speakers
The Kecksburg V.F.D. will be holding their annual Kecksburg UFO Festival July 21-23, 2023, at their fire department location at 5128 Water Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15668.
The annual Kecksburg UFO Festival Conference will be held on Sunday from 1 PM until 5 PM. In the EMS building across from the social hall.
The speakers this year include Stan Gordon, Kevin Paul, Ron Lanham, and Jimmy and Dee Trick known as “Goosebumps Paranormal Society.”
Stan Gordon
Stan Gordon has been researching UFO sightings, Bigfoot encounters, and other mysterious events in Pennsylvania since 1959. Since then, he has been involved with the investigation of thousands of unusual incidents. For many years, Stan led teams of scientists, engineers, and research specialists to investigate mysterious occurrences across Pennsylvania. He is the primary investigator of the 1965 UFO crash incident that occurred near Kecksburg, PA. Stan has been taking calls on UFO sightings and other strange reports from the public since 1969, and he continues to receive unusual reports on a regular basis. He has given illustrated lectures both locally and nationally on the topics of UFOs, Bigfoot, Cryptids, and strange encounters since the late 1960s.
He is the producer of the award winning UFO video documentary, “Kecksburg The Untold Story.” Stan is the author of four books, Silent Invasion: The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook, Really Mysterious Pennsylvania, and Astonishing Encounters: Pennsylvania’s Unknown Creatures. Stan’s 4th book, “Creepy Cryptids And Strange UFO Encounters Of Pennsylvania”, was released on March 2, 2022. He has been interviewed for TV and radio programs nationally and internationally. Stan has been seen on the History & Discovery Channel, SyFy Channel, Travel Channel, Fox News Channel, Destination America Channel, and Unsolved Mysteries, as well as numerous other TV programs. He has been a guest on the Coast to Coast radio show several times. For updates on upcoming events and reports visit Stan’s website: www.stangordon.info.
Stan will be discussing the numerous UFO, Bigfoot, and Cryptid reports that have taken place in recent months and years and around Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area including Westmoreland County. He will discuss the surge of encounters with mini-UFOs that took place during 2022 and continue to be reported this year. These cases involve small generally spherical objects that have been reported very low to the ground, and in some cases observed on the ground. In some recent incidents these small objects have approached within a few feet of witnesses even in daylight.
Nick Markowitz
Nick Markowitz
Nick Markowitz Jr., a professional electrician and broadcast engineer, interweaves his expertise in the industrial sector with an enthralling journey in paranormal research. Ever since a possible encounter with Bigfoot in 1977 at the now-closed BSA Camp Semiconon, Nick has been delving into the mysteries of the unexplained. His professional background in AM/FM broadcast engineering gives him a unique perspective, which he’ll share in his talk on the apparent impact of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), and radio station transmission patterns on paranormal activities. As an electrical fire investigator and certified Forensic Electrical Inspector, Nick’s technical prowess and investigative insights create a unique blend of the scientific and the enigmatic. He also maintains a popular blog at Darkinvestigations.blogspot.com.
His program will discuss “Do AM Radio waves And EMI Electromagnetic Interference Enhance paranormal activities with Bigfoot and UFOs?”
Ron Lanham
Ron Lanham
Around 2017, along with friend and business partner Joe Perdue, Ron founded Wild & Weird West Virginia. He also hosts and produces the Wild & Weird Radio Podcast and is a founding member for the West Virginia High Strangeness Collective. Ron has been featured in the Small Town Monsters films such as “The Mothman Legacy” and “On the Trail of UFOs, Dark Sky” as well as other titles. He has been asked to speak on a number of podcasts, at schools and conventions regarding UFOs, Bigfoot and other paranormal phenomena.
Ron’s topic is, “The Case For Contact.” Have We Ever Truly Been Alone? Are witnesses encountering beings from outer space, or are they from much closer? Could there be an intelligence that is interacting with us in ways we are just starting to understand? If so, what could it mean for humanity?
Jimmy and Dee Trick
Jimmy and Dee Trick
Jimmy and Dee Trick are a husband-and-wife team of investigators of anything weird, spooky, and bizarre and the founders of Goosebumps Paranormal Society. They have investigated haunted homes, cemeteries, businesses, battlefields, sanitariums, and the like, looking for anything paranormal. Ghosts are not the only thing that is paranormal, it includes anything that cannot be explained scientifically.
They have been on numerous podcasts, radio shows, and on an episode of Finding Bigfoot, where they tried to link possible bigfoot activity to possible ghost activity in the Western Pennsylvania area. Their recently co-written book, Weird..Spooky..Bizarre., includes some of their favorite paranormal cases. It’s written conversationally and takes you along as a virtual member of their team. They enjoy sharing some of their encounters with you and are eager to hear about experiences that other folks have had.
Their presentation is called, “Sights and Sounds of the Paranormal.”
Jimmy and Dee Trick will present some audio and video evidence of their paranormal investigations in The Sights and Sounds of the Paranormal. You’ll see and hear what they consider clear evidence of the paranormal, whether it be spirit or bigfoot related.
Reports of unusual incidents have continued into the 2023 as well. Some UFO/UAP reports were misidentifications of the planets Venus & Jupiter. Some of the other reports however are more interesting.
Among the cases reported was a possible UFO/UAP observation reported from the Irwin area during early January. During the afternoon, a silver/white wingless cylindrical shaped object was seen moving steadily across the sky in the distance. The object moved into a cloud bank but was never seen emerging from it. No aircraft was reportedly in the area at the time since the witness had checked with a flight tracking App.
That same evening a few miles from East McKeesport, a witness reported observing a large solid object in the sky that looked similar to an upside down plate. The object appeared to be thicker in the middle section and had a dome on top. The object was covered with numerous yellow lights. Some of the lights were steady while others blinked.
During early February, a witness at 1:30 AM in rural Mount Pleasant Township observed a solid ball of light about the size of a basketball moving steadily about 7-8 feet above the ground and about 8 feet from the window. The luminous sphere moved steadily from the side of the house and across the yard. The small object began to rise higher into the sky and passed over a neighbor’s house and moved out of sight. The object was silent.
Also, during February, I received information from Greene county, that a witness had observed a small ball of orange light near a tree that began to move closer to a house and increased to the size of a child’s balloon. The object reportedly continued to move until it made contact with the side of a building then just vanished.
On February 12th a witness reported a detailed UFO/UAP observation that took place near the Cambria-Bedford county border. It was about 6:45 AM when the witness observed a bright luminous object hovering over a power line. The object was moving back and forth then hovering, then continued to move back and forth. He pointed the object out to his wife and obtained his binoculars. He described the object as a solid elongated object that had a shape similar to a Tic-Tac or Good and Plenty candy.
Sketch of the object observed on February 12, 2023, used with permission of the witness
As the object moved closer to his location the object appeared to have a solid metallic surface. Also, four bright orange elongated lights suddenly came on in the front section of the object. An unusual tail appendage was also observed. No sound was heard until it came closer to his home which is when a low humming sound was noticed. The object was at a low altitude and was described as the size of a school bus in the sky. It continued to move across the sky and out of sight. The witness stated that the object moved slower than any aircraft.
I received information from Researcher Jim Brown that another quite unusual UFO/UAP incident had taken place in Fayette county during late February. The incident occurred near Farmington at about 2 AM. The witness went outside on his porch when he observed a bright ball of light hovering over some trees in the distance. The object was moving slightly forward and backward. A beam of light emitted from the object down into the trees. The beam was moving around the trees below as though searching for something.
It was second later when the beam was directed toward the witness. According to Jim’s report, the man was temporarily blinded by the illumination from the beam. He also felt heat like that from an infrared heat lamp on his face and arms. He soon had his vision back, and the warm effect also had stopped, however the object and beam were gone. Jim stayed in touch with the witness who reported no lasting vision problems nor visible burns or marks on his body.
On the afternoon of March 7th, two men observed a cylindrical object that appeared in the clear sky in Washington county. The object was described as elongated and cylindrical and appeared white in color. The object had no visible wings and no sound was heard as it moved slowly in a straight trajectory across the sky. The wings and engine noise of other aircraft in the area at the time were easily discernible.
Besides other UFO/UAP reports, the public is also reporting Bigfoot activity and other anomalous events.
Early in the year an experienced hunter in Fayette county reported loud bi-pedal heavy walking sounds and noises of trees breaking in an area where there has been a history of Bigfoot encounters. Similar reports were received from the Laurel Highlands not far from Ligonier of something large and heavy walking close by near the woods. Soon after they heard loud whoop-whoop sounds from the nearby woods. The dogs on the property became very upset at the time.
In early February I received information that there had been ongoing Bigfoot activity from around Elk County. I was able to interview two separate witnesses from different encounters. Both daylight and evening sightings have been reported. One of the creatures seen was described as standing 8-9 feet tall, covered with black and gray hair, had very long arms and was broad shouldered.
Also, in February in an area between the Chestnut Ridge and Laurel Ridge, a small four feet tall, small Bigfoot covered with gray hair was observed during the early morning. Loud whoop-whoop sounds were heard at the same time coming from the nearby woods. The smaller creature ran quickly toward the area where the sound was originating from. Two days later in the same area, a terrible odor similar to rotten eggs permeated the property. The animals were also quite upset at the time.
There have been several reports from widespread areas across the state of loud mystery booms, some heard and felt over large areas.
(If you have seen anything unusual in recent months or in the past, specially from Pennsylvania, please contact me. I can be reached at 724-838-7768 or via email at: sightings@stangordon.info.
If you are seeing two bright white lights in the western sky during the evening, you are likely watching the Planets Jupiter and Venus that look close to each other. If the sky conditions are clear, you can see the two planets clearly without any need for a telescope in the west-southwest sky.
Photo of Jupiter and Venus taken over Greensburg, Pennsylvania by Stan Gordon on February 26, 2023
I have been taking UFO sightings and other anomaly reports via phone from the public since 1969. I continue to receive yearly reports via phone and email from residents of Pennsylvania concerning sightings of UFOs/UAPs, and encounters with Bigfoot and other cryptids (unusual creatures that science has never confirmed exist) as well as other unusual incidents. I have been out in the field conducting on scene investigations since 1965, and after sixty three years of research on these topics, I have yet to personally observe a UFO or a Bigfoot.
Let me be clear. Many UFO/UAP observations reported are misidentifications of natural or manmade objects. Some sources for these observations have been determined to be bright planets and stars, brilliant bolide meteors, lights on aircraft, drones, balloons, advertising banners pulled by aircraft, automated searchlight displays, sky lanterns, Starlink and other satellites, and meteorological related events.
(This photo of a lenticular cloud over the Gettysburg area was taken in June of 2022. Apparently, quite a few people saw the strange cloud formations. The photo was used with permission of the witness.)
Even Bigfoot observations have at times been determined to be very large shaggy dogs, bear sightings common in the state of Pennsylvania, and hunters in camouflage clothing. Some other reported cryptid sightings were misidentifications of other wildlife and some that had mange. Every year, however, many credible witnesses report observations of strange objects in the sky, and encounters with unusual creatures on the ground that can’t be easily explained away.
During 2021, there was also interesting UFO/UAP activity reported along with cryptid cases throughout the year. What took place during the fall and winter months was most interesting. During that time of the year when such reports commonly begin to drop due to the cold and snowy weather, there was an unexpected increase in detailed and some low level UFO/UAP incidents that took place.
The UFO/UAP activity continued throughout most of 2022, however, it did begin to quiet down as the temperatures began to drop and snow fell in the commonwealth. During the year, there were reports of what were described as large solid cigar shaped objects observed in daylight. Various witnesses reported that these objects suddenly just vanished from sight. There were reports of large black triangular objects and rectangular objects, among other observations of high altitude lights making erratic movements in the sky.
The year 2022 will be remembered, however, for the unprecedented increase of reports of low level encounters with mini-UFOs- those small orbs or balls of light reported close to the ground, or on the ground, and in some cases approaching within feet of witnesses. While many reports came in from rural wooded areas, there were other cases reported from more populated areas near housing developments. There have been cases reported of these smaller objects appearing inside of homes this year and in the past.
I first became aware of these close range encounters with these smaller unknown objects in the 1960s. But it was in the early 1970s, when I was investigating incidents in different areas, that local residents were reporting various types of anomalist activities near their properties, including small luminous objects floating around near their homes.
Over the years, I have interviewed numerous witnesses and I have received information from widespread areas on cases concerning observations of these smaller objects on the ground or just above the ground. These objects have ranged in size from a few inches to about a foot or two in diameter. They are often described to be about golf ball to baseball size. The shape is commonly spherical. However, other configurations have been reported. These objects often are light sources of various colors. They sometimes look solid, while in other cases they look transparent or translucent. There have also been some reports of a swirling mass inside of the sphere. There have been other encounters where these objects appeared to be made of metal. For many years, there have been encounters with these objects pacing vehicles and entering them through open windows. There have been other cases of these objects also entering homes through open windows or hovering in front of windows and even tapping on the panes.
During 2022, there were also some close range daylight Bigfoot encounters reported. Other cryptid cases were reported as well as observations of unusually large flying creatures often referred to as Thunderbirds. Other strange entities were also reported. Lon Strickler of the Phantoms & Monsters website has been receiving some reports of “Dogman” and other cryptid encounters. There were also out of place black panther reports that originated from various locations in the commonwealth.
During the year, reports were received from widespread areas of mystery booms that caused homes to shake. Some of these cases have likely explanations such as locals using Tannerite for firearms training or the passing of a bright fireball meteor.
A variety of anomalies have been reported from various locations across the state. There are other more specific geographical locations that have a long history of ongoing mysterious incidents with UFOs and Bigfoot, and various paranormal activity, and they continue to be reportedly active with unusual encounters. The Chestnut Ridge in southwest Pennsylvania has been an historical hotspot for these reports. Many residents along and close to the ridge have reported many strange incidents. Westmoreland, Fayette, and Indiana counties in this region have been quite busy with strange incidents during 2022.
(A section of the Chestnut Ridge surrounding Derry, Pennsylvania where many strange incidents have been reported by local residents.) (Stan Gordon photo files)
The following is a synopsis ofsome of the interesting incidents that came to my attention during 2022.
01-05-22- Latrobe- Westmoreland County- At a housing development outside of town, a witness at 4:40 AM, went outside to get a newspaper. She observed an object with two white lights and a red light in the middle. Then multiple Lights came on the underside of the object. It looked like a circuit board with numerous lights and something similar to solid pipes connecting to some of them. The object made a low humming sound and was very low, estimated to be about seventy feet high, and the object was between her yard and the neighbor’s yard. At the closest point it was about fifty to sixty feet away. There were about five rows of about twenty white round non-blinking lights. The pipes that seemed solid were on both sides of the panel and seemed to be connected to the top row. The object moved away slowly with lights on. The shape of the object was not determined, but the panel section looked to be seven to eight feet long.
01-05-22- Derry- Westmoreland County- About thirty minutes later, a resident only a few miles away went outside to feed some animals. The witness heard an irritating humming or buzzing type sound when she walked to the back door. She first thought it was a heat pump or hot tub motor making noise, but that was soon ruled out. She looked across the field below her house and could see red and blue lights. The witness said that it seemed something was hovering low over the field. The woman fed her animals and a short time later noticed that the lights were gone.
01-15-22- Armstrong County- A man who lived in rural Armstrong county was concerned that his water line under the house was freezing up during a local deep freeze, so he went outside after 3 AM. He was partly inside a crawl space when he heard a strange humming-clicking sound from outside behind him. The next day, his neighbor called him and told him about the strange object that he saw hovering over his barn across the road during the time that he was in the crawl space. I was able to interview both of the witnesses involved. The neighbor told me that he awakened at about 3:45 AM by the sound of his horses being disturbed by something. “The horses were running around in a tizzy.” The man began to walk toward the barn. He approached to about one hundred fifty feet from the barn when some lights appeared over the barn. The lights were shining down, and he could see the horses moving around. That’s when he saw an object hovering about twenty feet above the barn.
The object looked tear drop shaped about sixty five to seventy feet long. The object had a smooth silver or metallic look that looked similar to stainless or galvanized steel. “It looked solid and smooth.” The object was emitting a humming and buzzing sound. There were numerous lights across the surface of the object that looked round. There were approximately eight rows of twenty to thirty lights. The lights would change from red to blue than back to a red color. The man watched the object hover for about five minutes. His camera phone was in the house. As he watched, the lights suddenly went out, everything went dark, and the object just disappeared. He did not see the object move away from the area. The horses seem to go back to their normal behavior just seconds after the object vanished.
01-15-22- Sighting Report of Unknown object over trees-Pennsylvania/West Virginia border
This sighting was investigated and the report submitted by researcher Jim Brown. www.jimsdestinations.com. Time: Approx 7:00 AM- Weather: Overcast, Temp 22 degrees F No precip. Clouds at 3,000 ft. Names withheld, Pseudonyms used.
Jane Doe was in her kitchen preparing breakfast. She decided to take out her trash to a garbage container near her back porch. She went out the door and saw what she described as a large dark hole in the sky. She immediately went back inside to grab a camera to get a picture of it. When she turned around to open her aluminum storm door, she received a shock like static electricity from the metal handle. She went on inside, got the camera and returned outside. She estimated this took no longer than 15-20 seconds.
But when she returned the dark object was gone. She went on out into the yard and searched the sky, but nothing was seen. After about 2 minutes she gave up and went back inside. Again, she received the shock on the aluminum door, only this time more severe. After going inside, she called a nearby neighbor we’ll refer to as Sally. She knew Sally had an interest in strange or paranormal events. Sally dressed and went to Jane’s house to see what was going on. About 8:00 AM she arrived and went to Jane’s kitchen door and knocked. As she reached for the aluminum door she also received an electric shock when she touched it. Neither of them could account for anything abnormal except for the repeated shocks.
Sally had met me at a conference and had my card so she called me about 8:30 and explained what was happening. I made arrangements to take some equipment out to see if I could detect the cause of the electrical activity as well as conduct an investigation into the earlier sighting. The two women opened the door several times as they endured the shock to go outside and check for any activity. Nothing was found. They noticed the intensity of the shock was decreasing over time and by about 9:00 AM it was no longer felt.
I arrived at 9:20 and began my investigation. I did an EMF sweep and found nothing unusual. A slight 60 Hz EM Field was present near the refrigerator, which was near the door, but this was in the microvolt range and not abnormal. A couple other EMF hits were found but those were associated with power lines in the house. Both women were wearing rubber soul running shoes and the kitchen floor was tile which would preclude the possibility of a static electric charge being built up from their activity.
The outside porch / patio was concrete which also would not create such a static build up. I measured the resistance between the aluminum door and Earth ground and found that while the door frame was not actually grounded, continuity was less than 100 Ohms. This would bleed off any static charge which might build up on the door. My conclusion related to the shock is that in order for such condition to be present the source would need to be continuously replaced. Static electricity would be discounted. No source for such electricity was found, no power lines in the house were in close proximity to the door or door frame. At this time the cause of the electrical shock is unknown. At this point no conclusions have been determined, investigation will continue.
Follow up to report. Date: 1 – 18 – 22. I did a follow up interview and spoke with the witness. Using a computer generated image based on her description I positioned the image on a photograph of the location where the object was seen. The size and coloration was adjusted as needed to match as closely as possible the conditions at the time of the sighting. The image attached here is the result of that interview.
A search of the area around the tree line revealed no physical evidence. I also contacted the neighbor. While the neighbor could not add anything regarding the photograph, I did question her regarding any subsequent events. Neither the witness nor the neighbor reported anything subsequent to the initial events. As a part of the investigation, I also contacted the power company and checked regarding any power interruptions at the time of the sighting. None were filed. Also no reports were received of any other sightings by area 911 services. I received no additional reports related to this from anyone in the area. Date: 2 – 22 –2022-I contacted both the witness and neighbor by phone. There have been no subsequent events in either person’s life related to this case. I will carry this case as an unknown unless additional information is reported.
01-15-22-Cambria County- At 9:10 AM-A man and his wife and young son were driving home and were at a stop sign. The woman spotted about fifty to seventy five yards away what she thought was a small black bear or dog. She told her husband to turn the car around to get a better look at the animal. That is when they saw the animal crouched low to the ground and realized that it was a huge black cat, not a house cat, but what looked like a black panther. The creature had pointed ears, humped up back end like a cat. Tail was long and fat. Weight was between fifty to one hundred lbs. The body was about three feet long and covered in jet black hair. The tail was fat and had a curl at the end and appeared a bit shorter than the body. As their vehicle got closer to the animal, it got up and turned and looked at them, then walked away down the road and went down over a hill into the distance.
(Photo of Possible Black Panther taken in Cambria County, PA on January 15, 2022. Photo used with permission of the witness.)
January 17, 2022- Indiana, Indiana County- A man driving through the town during the early afternoon noticed a huge dark bird in the sky. The witness was an avid outdoorsman and realized that what he was seeing was very unusual. He quickly sped off to try to obtain a better look at the huge flying creature. He estimated that the wingspan was about sixteen to twenty feet wide. The tail was very unusual. He described the tail to me as looking about three to four feet in length with black feathers and having a triangular shaped appendage at the end. The witness observed the creature as it soared across the sky.
February 2022- Kittanning area, Armstrong County- Various sources reporting during early in the month that there were observations of a very large solid triangular object in that area. The object was reported to be of a silver color, and silent as it moved.
02-25-22- Fayette County- Members of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society went to “Area X” in Fayette County to investigate reports of loud screams. They went down very muddy rural road into woods. Around 8:30-8:45 PM they all heard a loud wood knock and heard loud howls they could not identify. It was not a coyote or fox. They were all looking up the hill where sound came from. At that same time one researcher looking in a different location saw a bright flash of light that lit up the woods for only a second.
03-04-22- Derry Township- Westmoreland County- At about 6:25 PM, it was just becoming darker in the area when a local resident looked across a field. That is when he noticed something walking low to the ground. At first, he thought it was a deer. He obtained his binoculars and clearly saw that it was a huge black cat-and actually looked like a black panther. He got in his truck and began to chase after it as it was moving through the field towards the wood line. At one point it looked toward him as he approached closer. He was traveling about thirty miles per hour and the closest that he could get to it was about fifty yards away. It took off through cow pasture and headed toward the woods. He said the animal was solid black and huge. He estimated the body length to be about three to three and one half feet long, with the tail very long, about the same length as the body. The tail was long thick and curled under and it was all black.
03-17-22- Mount Pleasant Township- Westmoreland County- It was dawn and light was just coming out when the witness heard an odd sound and observes just over the trees what was described as a great big round circle with white lights on it. It was round with no wings and spinning as it was moving steadily over tree and then over the roof of house. The witness told me they felt somewhat frightened as they had never seen anything like that before.
03-19-22-Potter County- In wooded area that has a history of paranormal, UFO and Bigfoot activity strange beams of light and small balls of light near the ground were observed.
04-06-22-Shoaf- Fayette County-A Daylight Close Range Encounter with A Mysterious Exploding Small Sphere in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
The following report was submitted by researcher Jim Brown. Jim has been investigating UFO sightings and many other strange incidents from the Fayette county area for many years. Jim conducts a scientific approach when investigating these type of reports. Jim’s website is www.jimsdestinations.com.
Location: Shoaf, Pennsylvania area, Date: 06 April, 2022, Time: Approximately 3:00 PM
Weather: Cloud cover, dry but rain in the forecast. Wind mostly calm. Slight breeze at times.
I was contacted by the witness who wanted to know if I had any ideas about what he experienced. I know him personally and he knows I investigate unusual activity. He wanted to know if I had ever heard anything like this. He made no claim of anything paranormal, just wanted his curiosity satisfied. Since I live nearby, I also did an onsite visit to obtain more details. A summary of my investigation follows: (Names were changed to protect identity.)
John and Mary were doing yard work. Mary was spreading some mulch around a couple trees in the yard, John was pushing a wheelbarrow with some topsoil and filling holes in the ground in the back yard. Mary saw something reflective in the field behind their house, about 50 feet away. She called to John to look since he was much closer to it. He looked up and saw a balloon drifting about ten feet above the fence line. He described it as one of those mylar balloons like they have at parties. It was silver and circular, about two feet in diameter.
He watched as it drifted closer to his location. John walked a bit closer to the brush at the edge of the field while Mary continued to watch it drift closer. Both agree on what happened next. Suddenly it got very bright white. Prior to this it simply looked like it was reflecting natural light, now it appeared to shine on its own. About two seconds later both witnesses saw it explode. At the same time what they described as a small lightning bolt shot from the explosion to the ground.
The explosion sounded like a small firecracker followed by a snap like a spark. This spark started a small fire where it struck the ground. John immediately grabbed his shovel and ran to put the fire out before it spread to rest of the field. He had the fire out after a couple hits with the shovel. It was then he noticed another wisp of smoke coming from the fence line about 100 feet away in the same direction where the object had just come. He ran down there and extinguished that fire as well. Both watched the field for a few minutes for any other signs of smoke, but Nothing more was seen.
That was when he decided to call me. I was on scene about 3:45 PM and checked both areas where the fires burned. Aside from the normal ash from the dried grass that had burned nothing was found. I checked carefully for any shredded mylar or other material where the object exploded, but nothing was found. Nor was any residue that might be attributed to a firecracker. The only other material present were some very rusted sections of barbed wire which was a remnant of an old fence that used to be located in that field. John said a neighbor used to keep cows in that field years ago. Neither witness had any idea of what they had just experienced. As far as any history of paranormal activity, neither witness has had any personal experience. John is not interested in it at all and Mary’ s experience is she sometimes watches a few paranormal TV shows about ghosts. She has had no personal experiences.
Conclusions:
Based on the limited information no definitive conclusions could be reached. Regarding the two fires, it should be noted that only a single explosion or spark was reported. I did consider the possibility that the old, barbed wire might somehow conduct the current down to the second fire location, however, the pieces of wire lying on the ground were not isolated from the ground nor was the wire a complete circuit. Therefore, there was little chance of any electrical current flowing through the wire to make a complete circuit that could a cause fire. Numerous breaks were present where the wire had completely rusted away. This would prevent any electric current flow.
Jim Brown-Investigator
04-14, 2022- Ligonier- Westmoreland County- During the afternoon just a short distance down the road from the town of Ligonier, independent witnesses observed what was described as a huge metallic object low over the trees. Some reports describe the object as solid looking that was about the length of a football field and was flat on the top and the bottom. There were rows of lights surrounding the object. A witness told me that she had to turn away from looking at the object as the lights were so bright.
04-16-22- Fayette County- At an undisclosed area, known as Area X, where there had been ongoing reports of Bigfoot activity and unusual luminous phenomena, Eric Altman and other members of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society were divided into two teams through the woods. That evening they not only observed strange lights and bright flashes of light, but they also heard loud howls and screams, as well as the sound of something heavy walking through the brush. Some members of the group also described a strange uncomfortable creepy feeling that they had not experienced previously. Later, some of the researchers became quite shaken as small balls of light of various colors exited from various sections of the woods and approached them to within a few feet. The Small Town Monsters Production Company team was on location that night filming the area for a documentary and they recorded some of that activity.
04-28-22- Trafford- Westmoreland County- It was about 9:37 PM and the sky was clear. The witness was looking toward Monroeville when he saw something in the sky that baffled him. He observed an object that had a solid outline and was football shaped. The ends were somewhat pointed, like the ends of a football. There were many lights on the object, only some were blinking. There were seven red lights in the center of the object. On top was a red, white, and yellow light. Three red lights were on the top. On the bottom were red, green, and white lights. The object looked quite large at that distance. The object was moving steadily through the sky sailing over the valley toward Pittsburgh.
04-30-22- Delmont- Westmoreland County- Residents living in a rural area near Delmont reported seeing a giant bird. The reports were similar to the numerous sightings in past years of a possible “Thunderbird.” Researcher Eric Altman and I went to the location to interview a witness who saw it clearly. The witness was quite credible and had never seen anything like it before. Early that evening he and his wife were sitting outside when he looked up and observed a massive, long black bird. It appeared so large that it gave the impression of being the size of a small airplane.
(Sketch of huge flying creature observed near Delmont, PA on April 30, 2022.)
The creature flapped its wings one time over the trees then glided through the sky out of sight. The witness heard no sound when it flapped it wings. He estimated that the wingspan was twelve-fifteen feet wide. He yelled to his wife to look at the creature, but she only caught a brief glimpse of it as it moved off in the distance. It was traveling toward Slickville.
05-08-22- Derry Twp.- Westmoreland County- A woman was taking an afternoon walk with her dogs in the Chestnut Ridge area. The surrounding nature sounds became quiet, and the birds stopped chirping. The dogs suddenly began to whine and whimper and backed up. Suddenly, she saw a figure cross a road in two strides. What she saw was not human. She told me that this was a creature that stood between seven and eight feet tall and covered with long dark brown and black matted hair and fur. The arms were longer than that of a human and hung down almost to the knees.
She estimates that the creature was only about ten to fifteen feet away and never looked at her. There was no sound or smell noticed during the experience. The creature moved up a small embankment and continued into the woods. The witness told me that after she saw the creature, she was surprised, rattled and in denial. Her dogs calmed down after the creature left the area. This general area has had a long history of encounters with a Bigfoot.
(Sketch of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot by Charles Hanna.)
05-13-22- Fayette County- Bigfoot sighting Summary- From Eric Altman, Director of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society.
Eric report-The sighting took place on Rt 711 in Fayette County on 5/13/2022. It was approximately 10:30 pm and raining. The witness was driving south when he saw a tall dark upright figure standing in the left lane approximately 100 yards ahead. The witness slowed down and watched as the tall figure slowly walked from left to right across the road to the berm. The figure quickly looked in his direction and he was able to see dull red shining eyes reflecting. As he passed the figure, he went another 200 yards down the road and quickly turned around and came back but the figure was gone from sight. The witness believed the figure walked up a long gravel driveway out of sight.
The sighting only lasted a few seconds and because of the rain and dark conditions, he was not able to get a good look at the figure, other than to see the red eyes for a few seconds and saw the legs and arms moving. The witness stated the figure was too tall and massive in size to be a person, and he compared the movement to the Patterson Gimlin film. When asked about a possible height or size, he did mention that the eye reflection was higher than the 45 mph speed limit sign. The sign measured 11 ft in height, which would put the figure well over 11 feet tall. No other details could be added. Researchers Eric H Altman, Tom Mihok, Ricky Churby, and Stan Gordon interviewed the witness and searched the area for any possible evidence.
05-14-22- Latrobe- Westmoreland County- UFO Observed and Photographed Over The Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania
(Enlargement of the object used with permission of the witness.)
On the afternoon of May 14, 2022, a witness was in his vehicle sitting in a parking lot in the Latrobe, Pennsylvania, area when he happened to look up into the sky. That is when he observed an object that was moving at high altitude among the clouds. The object was moving over a section of the Chestnut Ridge east of Latrobe.
What caught the attention of the witness was that the object at first seemed to be moving slowly across the sky, then suddenly there was a burst of speed as the object moved out of sight. He was only able to observe it for about twenty seconds. The witness stated that the object, whatever it was, appeared black in color, but he could not determine the shape at that distance. He felt that the object would have been quite large for him to see it and photograph it at that altitude. The object can clearly be seen in the photo. The picture was examined by research associate Jim Brown (www.jimsdestinations.com), who has been analyzing UFO pictures and videos for many years. The photo appears to show a solid black, upside down, domed shaped object with a flat top.
(Photo of the object over the Chestnut Ridge used with permission of the witness.)
June- 22- Pittsburgh suburb- Allegheny County- During the evening, witnesses observed a round object about five inches in diameter that was about three feet above the ground and approximately thirty feet away near a house.The object was silent.
06-03-22- Pittsburgh suburb- Allegheny County- 4:30 AM- A man awakened early and noticed a bright light outside illuminating the area. About fifty yards away, the witness saw a large solid round white light emitting a foggy bright glow that was illuminating the road and surroundings. It was just hovering. He heard no sound from inside house. The object was about the size of a car. The witness watched it for two to three minutes, and saw it suddenly just disappear.
06-05-22- Greensburg- Westmoreland County- The witness was driving on Route 30 near the Donahue Road area at about 5:30 or 6:00 PM. He was sitting at a red light and looked up into clear blue sky toward the west. He noticed a silver, cigar shaped object that was motionless. He watched it for about ten seconds and was observing it when it suddenly just vanished. The witness was certain it was not a plane and could not believe what he saw.
06-09-22- Latrobe- Westmoreland County– At about 3:30 AM, the witness was awakened by his dog that seemed disturbed. The man, thinking the dog needed to go for a walk, opened the back door and observed a small bright sphere that was described as being about three inches in size, perfectly round and brilliant white. The object was about five feet above the ground moving in front of a tree in the fenced yard. The light from the object was bright but it did not radiate any light onto the surroundings. The object moved slowly just a few inches from the tree to the left side then about a foot or two and then stopped. It then lowered another foot before it headed back around the tree and moved off in the distance.
06-12-22- Greensburg- Westmoreland County- At 3:05 AM, a security system notified the homeowner who was located in a housing development outside of town of some movement outside the house. When they checked the video footage, they observed a small sphere floating very close to the house for a few seconds.
Mid-June 22- Wellsboro, Tioga County- Low Level Small Sphere with Unusual Protuberances
The incident occurred during the early morning hours between midnight and 1:00 AM. The witness had gotten up to go into the kitchen. The location was a few miles out of town. The well-lit driveway could be viewed from the windows of the house. The car was parked in the driveway, which was about twelve to fifteen feet away from the observer. It was then that the witness noticed an unusual object that was on the ground about a foot from the parked car. The object was round, solid looking, beige or white in color, and the size of a basketball. It had a surface like polished wood. The object appeared luminous but not bright and did not reflect any light. It did, however, cast a shadow.
The spherical object had a long flat wing like plank running through it (like an aircraft carrier deck) extending out to what looked like from the back to the front section. On the opposite side there were spikes sticking up and going back. The object did not move or make any sound.
(Sketch of the strange small round object observed in Tioga County, PA, in June of 2022. The sketch is used with permission of the witness.)
06-28-22-Altoona- Blair County- A man driving on a rural road at about 9:30 AM, observed a large round solid object below the clouds hovering overhead. The witness looked up at the underside of the object. The object looked to be of a red-copper color with a hollow bottom, and windows surrounding the object.
07- 01 through 07-03-22- Westmoreland and Fayette counties, various locations- Sightings from various locations of cigar or pill shaped objects some with lights. In some cases, the object suddenly vanished from sight. Also, a report of a triangular formation of lights. Also in June, security cameras recorded small spheres of light from wooded area near a home in Fayette county.
07-19-22- Elizabeth- Allegheny County- Two witnesses crossing the bridge over the Monongahela River at about 10: 15 PM, observed a huge black triangular object hovering about one hundred fifty to two hundred feet over the water. They watched as the object hovered and pivoted. The object was described as approximately three hundred feet in length. A witness told me that it was so wide that it extended out and covered both sides of the river. There were three white lights on the object and a smaller red light in the front.
07-28-22- Ligonier- Westmoreland County- A witness outside of town is awakened about 3:04 AM, and sees a small bright blue ball of light that is about eight to ten feet away outside of a window bobbing up and down. The sphere is about a foot in diameter. The light is self-contained and does not emit any external light.
Late July 2022- Dogman in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County- In late July 2022, Researcher Eric Mintel received a call from UFO researcher and author Tom Carey. Tom and Eric met with multiple witnesses who have had encounters with and have seen this upright canine bi-pedal Cryptid moving fast through the Montgomery County countryside. Reports continue to come in. The Eric Mintel Investigates team produced a video called The Bryn Athyn Beast that is available on the EMI You Tube Channel.
08-09-02– Latrobe- Westmoreland County- A few miles outside of town, a witness who had awakened about 2:30 AM looked out the window and observed an object hovering above the trees about two hundred feet away. The witness described the object as solid, big, and round, and shaped somewhat like a cantaloupe. The object was of a bright orange and red color and glowed brightly. There was minimal illumination extending beyond the object. There were small green and blue lights on the bottom of the object. They would alternate on and off, but never on at the same time. The green lights would come on and blink on and off, then would go out and the blue lights then would come on and would do the same pattern. This took place while the object hovered. The object stayed basically in the same location and would move slightly up and down. The object then moved beyond the trees and the witness lost sight of it.
08-09-22- Greene County- This incident took place in a rural area of Greene county. This report was forwarded to me by research associate Jim Brown. This took place during the evening. There was no storm activity in the area at the time. Walking past a window, the resident observed a bright yellow white sphere about twenty feet away that was about ten inches in diameter. It was stationary at the time. The witness called his son who also saw it. They went to another window, and they still observed it. He tried to take a picture with his phone camera, however, he could not see the sphere on the screen, but he could with his eyes. They found a standard digital camera and once again, they could not see the orb, however, they could see the surrounding trees.
They couldn’t understand why they couldn’t see it with both cameras. They then located an old film camera, and interestingly they could see the sphere and surroundings through that viewfinder. That camera is, of course, a different technology than the two other digital types. After about five minutes, the sphere began to move off slowly, then just stopped a couple seconds. The object then quickly rose in altitude and moved over the field and vanished.
08-13-22- Warren County- The property owner was alerted during the early morning hours that there was some activity on his game camera. Several photos were taken of small balls of light low to the ground and further off in the woods.
08-24-22- Latrobe- Westmoreland County- The witness was near Route thirty looking toward the Derry and Latrobe area. That evening, in distance above trees, the witness observed a very bright red light similar to a taillight color that was not that high in the sky. The light looked oblong with a solid center and with uneven edges. It was described as looking similar to an oval. The object appeared to be still when it was first observed. After about two minutes, the object began to slowly move straight down from the sky and was blocked by trees and lost from sight.
Early September 22- Indiana County- Witnesses in a rural area were looking out a window that evening and observed what I was told were two pure white, three foot tall humanoid-like shaped figures. They could not see any arms or legs. The beings were a few feet apart, positioned one behind the other and floating low along the side of the road. They observed them for about fifteen seconds when the figures suddenly vanished and were gone. It was on either the same night or next evening at another location not far from the previous incident that during the early morning hours, another witness was awakened by a high pitched sound that seemed to be coming from the sky. At that same time, she noticed numerous lights moving back and forth across the sky.
Late September-22- Cambria County- A property owner in a rural location began to report seeing small balls of light of various colors in the woods that were low to the ground. During later weeks, the balls of light would appear on occasion and were recorded on his security cameras.
10-01-22- Derry- Westmoreland County- The witness was driving near the Kingston Cutoff at about 3:10 PM. He observed a solid metallic cigar shaped object cross Route 217 just above the trees. The object was gray in color and slender. It was about twenty thirty feet in length and about five feet wide with squared off edges. The object was silent and moved slow from the direction of Ligonier and was heading toward the Latrobe area.
10-05-22- Nanty Glo- Cambria County – At about 4:30 PM, two people were biking and were close to Nanty Glo when they observed a tall dark creature ahead of them on the trail. It was very dark black and estimated to be at least six feet five inches tall with very long legs. When one of the witnesses contacted me on October 12th , she told me that when they came upon the creature, it turned slightly and looked in their direction, then walked off into the woods. They only had a side view of the creature and could not see any facial features. They heard no sound and did not smell anything unusual at the time of the encounter. The encounter was very quick, and it seemed to the witness that the creature wanted to leave that area quickly. On the way back, they stopped and looked over the area where the sighting had taken place. There were a lot of leaves in the area and no tracks were found. The witness felt that she had seen a Bigfoot.
10-8-22- Small Sphere Sighted Near Uniontown- Fayette County- The following report was submitted by researcher Jim Brown who has investigated many unusual incidents over the years in Fayette county.
Date: Saturday 8 October,2022-Time: 06:00 (approx.)-Weather: Clear, 40 Degrees F
This is a summary of the case based on phone interviews. No In person interview has taken place as of 16 October. On Monday the 10th, I received a call from the witness’s wife. She was inquiring for her husband about what he claimed. According to her, he awoke about 6 O’clock and got up to read the morning paper because he couldn’t get back to sleep. I recommended he contact me directly rather than just getting the story second hand.
He called me later on the 10th and gave me the following background. He said he woke up and was planning to get the newspaper and read awhile until his wife got up. He put on his robe and slippers and went out the front door. The walk to the paper box is about fifty feet long and goes from the porch out to the road. When he got to the steps from the porch to the walk, he saw a glowing white ball of light.
It was at the end of the walk and about eye level. It appeared to be about 10 – 12 inches in diameter and was between him and the paper box. At this point the witness got extremely sleepy and initially could not recall what happened next. Later in a second interview on October 13 he said he remembered the light moved to the side, and he felt a “calling” he should go out and get his newspaper. He did so then returned to the porch. At this time the ball of light had moved between him and the porch. It was still above the walk, but in front of the steps. He said he was getting sleepy to the point he could not stay awake and the object appeared to be making a slow circular motion. This was all he could recall.
On the 13th, I also interviewed his wife regarding her part in this. She said he was getting up to read the Sunday paper because he couldn’t sleep. Note: the discrepancy in “Sunday Paper” and the Saturday date of the event is because the Uniontown paper no longer issues a Sunday edition. they put it out on Saturday as a Weekend edition.) She says she dozed off again and woke a bit before 7:00 and got up. She went to the living room expecting to find her husband in his favorite chair. Instead, it was empty, and she could see him out the front door on the porch sitting in a chair asleep. Seeing he was not dressed for 40 degree weather she immediately went out and tried to wake him. She said it was hard to get him to wake, but finally he did. They went back inside, and he gradually came around.
At first, he did not know what he was doing but eventually he became more alert and related the story to her just as he initially did for me. It was at that time he added the part I mention above about the light blocking his path as he came back from the paper box. She also added that he did have his newspaper when she woke him which indicates at some point, that he did make it to the paper box and returned to the porch. I again contacted both of them 16 October and neither has anything new to add, but both did relate the story again as they did earlier. No changes noted in the details provided. (I also inquired about any medical condition. No action taken nor plans to do so.) Nothing new has happened since the initial event as of 16 October.
10-11-22-Ligonier area- Westmoreland County-Small Sphere Appears Inside a House Five Feet from Witness.- It was three days later, about forty miles away, that another low level ball of light incident occurred in a rural location outside of Ligonier in the Laurel Highlands. This case is intriguing as it reportedly occurred inside of a house. I interviewed the witness in person and did a follow up telephone interview as well.
The witness told me that she awakened at 2:30 AM and went to the bathroom. When she came out of the bathroom, she noticed about five feet away something unusual in the living room. There was a high ceiling in that older home and hovering several feet below the ceiling was a deep blue colored sphere about a foot and a half in diameter. Inside the sphere, the witness observed a gray swirling mass that looked similar to the motion of a lava lamp. The object was silent as it moved slightly up and down.
The witness recalled taking one step toward the sphere. That is when she felt a slight tingling sensation. She said that sensation reminded her of a pre-jolt of electricity when she was near an electric fence. She recalled looking at the strange round object for about ten seconds, then suddenly became very sleepy. She immediately went into the bedroom and went to sleep. She stated to me that that experience was “so stinking weird” as she didn’t understand why she didn’t keep watching the odd object in her home.
She also told me that it was very unusual for her to just have fallen to sleep so fast after seeing the object since she suffers from insomnia and would normally have never gone into a deep sleep so quickly. When she awakened the next day, she felt very sluggish and groggy for hours.
11-01-022- 2:45 AM- Greensburg- Westmoreland County- Outside of Greensburg, a security camera system alerted the homeowner of some movement close to their home. They checked the video to see a small sphere of light floating slowly nearby for a few seconds as it moved out of view.
(Screen capture of the orb floating near home on November 1, 2022, near Greensburg, PA.)
November 3, 2022- Mount Pleasant Township- Westmoreland County , PA- I received a report of a UFO sighting that occurred at about 11:15 AM in Mount Pleasant Township. The witness stated that he has never seen anything like it before. The object was observed in the clear blue sky in the direction of Mount Pleasant High School. The object appeared stationary and looked quite large. The witness estimated it was about a football field in length. It was described as “cigar shaped” with smooth edges and white in color. The witness was certain that it had no wings, and no contrail was observed. He moved down the road for about forty five seconds and got out of his vehicle to take a better look at it. He could no longer see it. He never saw it again. He did not have his cell phone with him. He couldn’t understand how the object could have exited the area so quickly. He was quite shaken by what he saw.
11-09-22-Indiana County- A few miles from Boliver along the Chestnut Ridge area. I was able to talk with the witness on the day of the occurrence who provided a very detailed account as to what had taken place. She had exited a small building on the property at 6:50 AM, just as it was getting light outside. As she stepped outside, she noticed movement out of the corner of her eye. About eighty feet away, she observed a huge nine feet tall hair covered creature carrying a small deer over its right shoulder.
She thinks she scared it, as the creature, upon seeing her, let out one loud grunt. The witness said that she and the creature had eye contact for a short time. The creature was covered with gray hair. The arms were very long and hung down to at least the knees. The ears looked like a human and there was gray hair on the face. There was no smell when she saw it. The creature turned and moved off through a field and continued out of sight into the woods.
After many years of investigating thousands of unusual UFO/UAP incidents, I am of the opinion that there may be more than one origin for the unknown category of these ongoing aerial observations. In some cases that I have looked into, there seems to be a physical and non-physical component to what was observed. Many UFO/UAP incidents are explainable. Some, however, are highly unusual. Maybe someday we will have the answers.
If you have seen anything unusual recently or in the past, I am interested in hearing from you. I can be contacted by phone at 724-838-7768 or via email at paufo@comcast.net.
On This Date in 1965, The Kecksburg, PA UFO Incident Occurred 57 Years Ago
From: Researcher Stan Gordon
This is a sculpt depiction of the Kecksburg UFO created by Ron Lanham of Wild & Weird West Virginia www.wildandweirdwv.com
It was on December 9, 1965, that news was breaking on Pittsburgh area radio and television that a fiery object had been observed in the sky by multitudes of witnesses. Whatever that object was reportedly had fallen in a wooded area not far from Kecksburg in Westmoreland County.
I was 16 years old when that incident occurred, and I already had an interest in the UFO subject, so I began to document the information as it was airing that evening. I had no idea that my search to find the answers as to what had actually taken place near Kecksburg, would continue throughout my life.
Over the years I interviewed hundreds of people who had knowledge about that incident. Sadly, many witnesses have now passed away. They never learned the identity of what the object was that according to eyewitnesses was hauled away from the impact site on a military flatbed tractor trailer covered with a tarp.
There are others who are around that still remember that day very well. They recall the activity around the Kecksburg area that evening, and they know that something important occurred there for the military to have responded so quickly to that rural community. They are still hoping for answers.
I have no doubt that there are individuals still with us who have never come forward that were involved with the Kecksburg incident and may recall some important details that could help solve this incident. Over many years, various individuals swear that they saw black and white photos of the crashed object and even of some of the military vehicles that were around Kecksburg that day. None of those pictures have ever surfaced. If you have any of those photos, they could help to solve this case.
Regardless, if this object was manmade or something stranger, after so many years, the public should be told what the object was that fell so many years ago.
Now that the U.S. government is taking UFO/UAP incidents seriously, this topic is no longer a laughing matter. Maybe there is someone out there who has knowledge about the Kecksburg incident that will come forward and finally give closure to this 57 year old mystery.
If you have any information on this case, I can be contacted at 724-838-7768 or via email at: paufo@comcast.net.
I wrote the following article on the Kecksburg case last year. It does provide some interesting details concerning some of my findings.
The following information concerning some recent incidents was received from researcher Ron Lanham of Wild and Weird West Virginia. https://www.wildandweirdwv.com/
The following links have detailed reports concerning the high tech research that this group conducted on October 14-15, 2022 in nearby West Virginia. The first case concerns the possible thermal image recordings of a Bigfoot. The next day the team and some guests return to the area to gather more information and they experience some odd equipment malfunctions as well as some unusual radiation readings. They soon observe and record some very interesting thermal observations of anomalous luminous objects maneuvering in the sky for a period of time.
The West Virginia research team has investigated Bigfoot sightings and UAP/UFO incidents in past years that are similar to some of the cases that I have been investigating for many years, and in recent weeks and months in Pennsylvania.
