Project 10073 Record Card — Herman, Pennsylvania, 5 Dec 60

On December 5, 1960, at approximately 6:05 P.M., a witness from the Saint Fidelis College and Seminary in Herman, Pennsylvania, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness, while crossing a road from Herman to Butler, noticed a circular object in the sky at an estimated altitude of 1000 feet. The object featured a pulsating red light on its forward end and an oblong fluorescent glow on either side. The witness reported that the object was initially traveling in a North-South direction before coming to a stop. During this stationary period, a two-engine aircraft flew over the object, providing a point of comparison. Shortly after, a white flash occurred near the red light, and the object accelerated rapidly toward the West. The witness then recruited ten other collegians to observe the sky. Approximately one and a half minutes after the object disappeared below the horizon, a similar object appeared from the West, moving in a West-East direction. This second object passed over an oak grove, exhibited another flash of red light, changed course to a Northwest-Southeast direction, and disappeared over the horizon. The entire event lasted between seven and eight minutes. The witness subsequently documented the account in a letter dated December 10, 1960, noting that they had been asked about the sighting by a classmate and felt it should be reported. The official Project 10073 record card categorizes the case as having insufficient data due to the lack of reports from the other witnesses present.