Pennsylvania — March 1967

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Keywords: betvmd, pennsylvania, 11sbt, voul4, lisbt, eagle, looke, mijteh, on41da, oocas, opentol, ttina, engep, deb1dd, ttear, ui1da, bzte1a, tuncticm, abeol, l1quop, jidtk, bj11sht, oblcma, attemtloa, ziinltecs
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. . . -1J. CONCLUSION , Hill re- e va lt"::..te i!' rc;c~i1ed.. 11. BRieF SUMMA~Y ANO ANALYSIS ~nf'or:r..ation not sufficien t for ( See Cas a i i.:._) . ) -: 5;CAL E VIDENC E DAft ot sj.p,1Dg-FI'14s7, MIJteh 17. 1967 !1MB-o~'iM atte.p 1 P.M. acd on41Da at e:u ctl7 7 120 P .x Oocas tap trAYel-V..k8Dd t~1p t~ ~9. OpeNtOl' s 1 ttina oD pas m engep e1<1e, fX'on.t 1/2 Deb1Dd ta , :real' .. t o 1 ru<ktle ttear sea\ a; IO OIW UI1Da 8A7 wb1cb 1101114 1nta?tere With PNJ*t bzte1A a. .,. tuncticm.: Abeol DO bHza OP l1QUOP OODS\JIDtK\. A bJ11sht, oblcma shaped liab' above d Eagle R14s 41'n l!lJ attemtloa. l ooi!ZIINltecS to '1111 hus that it looke.d like a sian\ light vb1ob voul4 have to be atop a to'Ver. Gl'es .. raq son# looked s14 that he believed it wa a Vflr'J lars s-cu. ~ light v et.t1 so ve ttnall7 ca sbJteaat ot it D4 ob- ser-nd that it vas oo hip to be on top ot a tov but t it vtl too low, b:Plll1an~, azd l&J-ge to be a otap. At th1' ~>Omen' a l1fib' tlashe4 out ot tb8 cbjct., on tm aft8].e. It a to b s solid. ra\bep thaD a rar beeua aa the ab neatted tM a black spec appeeecl betY~ it sDCS the obJect. Ve kP' OD ~aveliDa, the objec' aeeaaed stat1cn.8J7 but sta~ 1n v1.,. Attep a while the l1sb' at.ned to dtm \111tU the eotuall7 ~ e4 st~ 1D sue but nov instMd ot b" ina so bPUliaD' 1\ vaa dull ~llow~ns We ._. co '~ tMt 1' mus be a u.r.o. beoeuse ot tbe way it w o me the besan to tDOYe rapidlJ the alq~ ~ ow ect1cm. I't passed thrOUib some ope spaee and. moYe4 atN t towJ'Id etar. (It still looke4 the ae sue as a stal' but col~ ''11 orenp .. Jellov) liha it got to the J-1 ' ot cnas-eaP aS t oerbd the a l -:Jsllow pe.MCS 1JI 1h p1A oe. . It ~ 8Cl c\$ a liatz' ald ,va4U&UJ 1n ed 1A ~031 on t~ -... aide dow and ~.ad Do tntert hmt glaau retloc\ OZ' djstoPt1-* as w watoh~. Atte:P t..ll , l'oee ... c~oulaJt l1Sbt vas tull7 lit it 1.U tod tbe aHa -tl'Ol~ it and .. cou]<l cnn 41!1 shape. "Lookln \18 02ela.1m1n s t "tM' :PM lisbt 1a DO' the sa , 1t is just pert of e l a 4-t Aa v. ve.r sa tJlia a 30tt J ~i.t li~ 8%'~- taallJ th shape eJ.* .at t..~ MgJt. 1~ ~.11. t~ a 'ott 4Mtk outlm. . t Will aplaJA the V8J the ligbh V8Dt OD R7 )CN snap OD a DMD 11 t JOU v111 not1cl it 4oN no' &1Ye ott tull '\l 10D tar aewel'al seccmd.l. !'bat 11 how the piDk 11sb' ac'ed aDd tba' 1a how the wh.tte 11sbt eoted. At th1.8 time we could aH the entil'e ship al2d ,. WPtt u pe. coYeHCI thia thrJ\1 vh dark zte4 11.sht seemed to 51UP OD d'reoU7 bib the laz one. !'hea 1DdMcl1"el7 aD other re4 1 SKAP OD dil'eotlJ 1A tront ot t!w p ..... 11sb' the 1flb' vaa DOW dark x-ed. aDd lookecl the sa sue ~ oth two red lisht. Because it was nov hMcled ,.,.,. llo ua I 7 poe1t1Yelr t th m~ddl. 11sb' hacl 4 he4 1Jl ai.le untU 1t va the aame size aa the othw two ~ 11sbt OJt it beeauae ot its 1t1cm it just 1 eel 1~ it ha4. _-J,:-.JIDW loe' ai ' ot the ship aDd 1 ask 1111 bus to atop th oar but n WH DMl'iDI a t and he sa14 the POad vas too D.UrOW 'o to the a1de vithou' tak1D8 a ce ot .. causiDg WHok. kida 1n the back seat had no loe\ si&b' ot 1t because the7 ooulcl swivel aro Dd th~ stal'tecl to ob- jeot 11b.c t!wJ' ~cl me aa Jim to stop becews th~ 14 tlae ship vaa ~olloviq ua. I 1 aJtOUDd and oaugbt = g1. ot it hM4ed 1D oUP 41JMct10D. ~eD the k1d.a sa1c1 all the 1gbt3 t\1Z'D8d o~t the,-couldn't see the object UJmoM. BJ ' time w v..-' the atop-11pt which 1a located 1A a aMll The obe e:rva\1 ot the 1 t aM small Ol' --~low ~ll lasted. to~ Jb tq but alter \be cbje~ a\aJ'ted to obaDge I would .. timate that it na orAl,. \tG!' ot betVMD one to two mtDutea betOPe it d1s t-he lisbU ODoe tbef oa on, did DO' bl11* bu\ Jteui.JMd ~ 1.1 t v ,mcS., to' obael"fa,1CD t:r011 ~ it ... no iced ---~ !s ZMJ cblnc thn ,. C01ll4 ha s'~ -~ 1 m1.z.t-up VitA elae W1ah oC\114 ban bMil rn the aq. _ . s 1al plaDal a.w-Jt!.gb\ a.rter ob Jo' moY'ell 7 8D4 oa.e o be oa a 00\Jrse vhich C2'08sed where t.ba oljet ha4 m. 1t vaa atat1 HEADQUA .. TiftS ,.O,_IION TICHNOLOQY DIVISIOflt f A,.SC) WftiOHT.f'ATTKR.ON AUt ,.OJitC& 8U&. OHIO .aS4~J UFO Observation 6 March 1967 Reference your unidentified observation. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ,;J, S C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch /'j)irector of Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 v/envelope FEDERAL i\ \ ' lAT'ION A ~ENCY General Aviation District Office Rootn 20~-Administration Building Harrisburg-York State Airport New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070 RI:FER TO: Corm nand ing Officer Olmsted Air Force Base Middlet~, Pennsylvania 17057 Attention: Lt. Col. Russell Enclo0ed find two copies of r eport on Unidentified Flying Object incident which occurred March 17, 1967, in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Please forward this UFO report to the proper-authorities. Your cooperation in this matter ,. .. ri.,, be appreciated. Sincerely y ours, Enclosures -2 HI AD Q U ,, R T E R S PENNSYlVANIA STATE F'OliCE MONTOURSVIllE, PA . : UFC (Unidentified Flying Object) (a) Sie;ned sta ter:1ent of :-~s :reference P,, : -~ontou -.. sville The o. re:;>ort of an lJFC ( uni:ient.ified fly:.ng object) , co:n- plain:z..nt Summerhi 11, Penna. 159.53 , p:1cne Sout.~ i nc ee:..:;t on U. s. route :t220, 'betv.'een :-::o-.. -a1~, :;ent~c Co,, ?er413.~, and .-:ill nail, :l:.nton tion of !1ountain ap:;:~o:::..~tely 1500' :'~or.1 vc:.ll~y floor, Hig."li!ay located 2.:-:p!"o::.:i:.ately 2- J :-d.les : :"'Olli b.:.se o:" ::-.ount...:l.n. Ir~e~e =-~ no ~a t-171.5 or buil6.inb5 loca teci on to:;> of ."10t.:.r! t::.in no.!' n.c.vigo.t.ic n ::tici.:; o~-r-~ve=-: . h.;;~e o.re several W antenna$ . l!ounta.in i~ sout.'-1 of uS 220, t:r-a.nsi t tr:1!'fic :iu~..:..ns 7....~e ~.c.ven 2-:..~nort revealed no local :ly4 .... ng no.::--\:ere t~.- :r-e c.~ '::; o::~Td.~sion) to be ~ned o--r~r t o "t:1e profB!" au thori ties ]es?3ctfully su9:~:i tt.ed DAD ot s ia)i\'1D&i'P 148J !IMI o-'11le attest 1 P.M. aDd ead1Da at eMct17 7&20 I .X. Oocaa1aa ta. 'payel-v .. k-aDd tp1p sunaerh1U, Pa. to 49, OptrMtOP a1t'inl em passenger .:de,ti'Oilt. 2 1/2 om1a4 tateeP, rev ... , 10 1 middle :r"r aN\ IO CIW UliD& ~ whieb "OW.cl 1Dt~fep WiSh bPeiA Gl' .,. hl1ot1cm. ~olutt117 DO b ... OP 11QUOP :m \.-d. MD Odlal'Cl7 A bJ'1gb', obl shaped liab' above Bald Eagle Ridge lrJ att t!OA. I co ted. to JJ11 husbaDd tMt it look""' l a g1an' 11gb' vh1cb voul4 haYe to be atop a tover. GJ-esl rq son, looke se14 that he believed. it was a vat-1 lug.e s~. ~e light a&et1 eo ve t '1 O&me abJtM~' ot it aDd ob- a~ved tbat 1t vas oo hisb to be on top ot a to,_ 'b +.. vas too 11&Dt taP. At tbis momen' a 1 tlashecl o objot# oa an anal It a to be s aolicl 1-ath.. a ra7 be~ua aa the aab e4 the e black ss-~ appea1'ed betvMD it and the objeat. We k-1tP' 011 VaYelin8, the ob eo' seemed etat1 but st.a78Cl 1D Yi~. Aftep a Vhil ~ ish' ataried to d.1m un\11 the t eotuaU7 "' e4 staP 1n sae but nov inatecl ot be- in3 eo w.Ul ' 1' vu c!t\1 1 ow We "" c~'1DC ' 1' mua' b a U .P.o. beoau ot tbe WJ it wa ot!D& m t11a b to r.oov :t-sp1dl7 th !Slq, .1n 4tzieet1ou. I' pesetd tlll'~ some ope spac a.nd tnOY84 aba:iSb' Pel eta. (I' a'ill looked the aame sile as a eta but tM colo. _. s~'l oP~Jellow) \tbm it got to tha r ot ou en el.JIDI oYemM4 the a -~llov ~PM 1Ja .. plaoe It o out a a l eat pa4uail'J 1noreaae4 1n col02' -tnteaai.\.7 uniU !'S ~ .a bPiah"*, d ~os. lie n4 tM !Iindo~ on tU ._.aide .bad no illt\ft'r ~ gl~aa ratlec$ a. djst01',10&1 as ,. vatoW. Mtes-the ~()8, c~cUla~t 11sh' WH tullr lit it ill ed the GHa a1lcnaxd 1t alld w eotl14 out dill shape. 'Look& u w v w esel.ait:dns~ "tha l'M 1 .11 Dn the W!1ole sauow, it is jJS' ot a la~ tlasaa.-. Aa we sa.J1'\I thi:J a sott,\lhite light g:t'S(l- ue:1l7 ouUJ.Md tM 5~ :AllaO-a\ ~-~ !)'!;e. l t :~llu.minat.ttd a 3oft 4elr o.at;l 1M. . . :snap OD a DMA 11S)lt JOU 1 notice t 1' 4o" not g1Ye ott .tull 111 t10D. tatt aeYeral seconds. !'hat is hoY ~ p1nlc lisbt acted is how the 11b1t 11;ht aotecl At thi.s t~ ,. cou'd aM the entire ship aDd ve WH zw' r- ooveJtecl tz.o this t)Dttll * dark :red light s e emed to SlUP oD dtreoU7 beb1nd tbe lar .. ptzak one. !l'ha 1DUDN1atel.J am- oth.., dm-lc H4 11sht SliAPPBD OD d11'eotl7 1A fitoDt ot the lis".. the li&b' vaa DOW clark !'eel aDd looked. tbe ea sue ~ oth two re4 light.. Beca'WJ it vaa nov beaded. . 81M7 :t%'011 ua I 117 poe1t14felJ t the m'ddle light had d htNl 1D aae until 1t the same size as the othw tvo rect 11abt or it because of its positicm it just 1 as it it ba4. ~.-J::.JIDW l01t eisht ot the shJ.p aAd I ask fill but to atop the OU but W WH DMJ'iDg 8 town and he said th 1'08d. na too Dal'1'0W 'o to the aide vitbou' taki.Dg a ot causiDfl WNok. kida 1n the back seat had. no loe' e1gb' ot 1t becauae the7 o0\114 av1Yel arouDd aad tbe1 stapted to ob ject * thef beaM as Jill to stop because tb.,. a1d tM s !Up va toJ l ov1A& us I 1 ~oum aDd cauab't cae gL' mpe