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Date:

1961

Location:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Summary:

On several occasions up to 2201. A light like a satellite, but it (1) went on and off, irregularly, and (2) made 90 degree turns.

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 5:53:49 PM

Day/Night: 

Nighttime

No. of Witnesses: 

4

Duration: 

Seconds

No. of Object(s): 

Single

Full Description & Details

I have seen these things since 1960. The incident referred to above included my 2 nieces and my half-sister, in Fall of 1961.

Why I'm really writing is for help. I'm 61, although I'm younger than I was 40 years ago. I'm constantly mistaken for a young man. I had a long career in manufacturing management, but I can no longer get a job, because, immediately when I enter a room to be interviewed, my credibility comes into question.

I do take responsibility for this, in spite of the fact that it is mainly due to my health, because I guess it is true that I do think "young." I really have not changed much in forty years. If anything, I've gotten stronger.

I don't know what to do about this. I do know now that my mother, who was a 42-year-old divorced woman when I was born, was absolutely astonished that she had a fourth child, since she didn't even have a boyfriend, and was just trying to survive after being dumped by the father of her other three kids (my half-brother and 2 half-sisters, the closest being my half-brother, who was 11 years older than me).

I run--and I live for the out-of-doors. I could go on. My life is vibrant and healthy, in spite of the total failure of a business career. I feel extremely guilty about this, and I'm constantly trying to get my career going again, but I just get nowhere.

I'm contacting you not exactly because I believe I'm an "abductee." I just can't help but feel that I'm some kind of a product of a non-ordinary-reality pop and a wonderful, long-deceased Earthly mom.

I need help. I need to try to find myself. I want to find my origins.

I love the Earth desperately. I went from being a non-religious monster Methodist kid to becoming a dedicated Roman Catholic teenager in 1960. But, due to my anger at the imense gulf between what Christianity claimed and how it really is, I became a juanst in 1973, (non-peyote, conserviative, highly-disciplined and highly-responsible for every action), and, even though married to my wonderful wife in the Catholic Church in 1977, I continue to be an animist distance-running, very private, very conscious, loving juanist.

I need help. I need to find out where I'm really from. I can tell an analyst of specific events, going back to when I was an infant, that I still remember.

Yet I don't remember any specific kind of "abduction." I sincerely believe that, whoever I really belong to, they are very different from the "grays" we are so familiar with.

I sincerely believed I am blessed. I am a very modest, private person, married (obviously) to a very mature, very patient woman, with a great sense of humor.

Is there anyone you can suggest who can help me find out who I really am? I love the Sacred Earth, and I can most sincerely say that I feel much more at home totally "alone," wandering and/or hiking and/or exploring, the Wild, beautiful Earth, totally far outside any city, far away from all humanity, than I do in any kind of group or crowd or team or anything.

People constantly disappoint me. I'm sorry to sound arrogant. But ever since 1960, I've had a very hard time just trying to understand why people don't have the strength of character or maturity to just be people, and to just allow others to just be people.

I feel alien among people. But I feel at home in the Free Earth.

Can you help me, or give me any clues?

Thanks,

Old Stan Bas (who looks 30, unfortunately, I guess...?)

Witness Background

Born in my grandmother's old house (they were pioneers who came to the Rio Grande Valley in the mid-1800s) in central El Paso. Birh certificate is bogus on the father's side; friends later in life from the old neighborhood kidded me a lot about that. Mother became invalid in 1958. I took care of her, we living in a small 1-bedroom apt, until she died my senior HS year. I have been totally on my own since (1/2 brother and sisters essentially considered my a bastard, and actually kind of blamed me for my mother's death from smoker's cancer). I wanted to go to college. I served 4 years in USAF during Vietnam. I got out, and put myself through college. I've worked since then (1970). I was VERY bitter, until 1972. briefly, I learned how to meditate, and at the age of 28, I went through an amazing change that probably saved my life. I married at 33 years, and I am still married to the same wonderful, decent woman. We had no children. I've had a rocky career, mostly in private sector human resources management. It is so odd--at 61 years of age, I should be very scared, but I'm not at all scared. I don't really know why. My wife, a very stable, conservative HR Manager, trusts me without question or doubt. I don't know why. Whe also loves me. I love her totally. I live to run, or to hike. I honestly do believe I become a different person when I run. I honestly can't explain it, except that I love the Sacred Earth. The Earth blesses me. I belong to Nature.

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Reported Sighting? 

No

Your Location: 

Glendale, CA, USA

Age: 

61

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Date:

December, 16, 2005

Location:

Mexico City, Mexico

Summary:

Saw them on TV, during a primetime news broadcast, (so it was seen by many), and the anchorman commented on the images, stating about the 4 bright objects hovering motionless over the city. Check www.hechos.tv or www.tvazteca.com.tv under the news broadcasts, 'Hechos' with Javier Alatorre. Approx. 10.40pm CST.

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 5:04:55 PM

Sighting Time: 

10.40pm/also am

Day/Night: 

Nighttime

No. of Witnesses: 

thousands

Duration: 

several minutes

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

During the nightly appearance on 16 Dec., there were 4 bright objects, which remained motionless for quite some time, over the city, in probably a square formation. Regarding the other sightings that can be seen very frequently around the Popocatepetl volcano, it's quite far away, but they move around and above the crater, lingering for quite a stretch of time. The shape is hard to make out, but maybe with better equipment than a regular pc it might be enhanced.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Objects are very often sighted on or aound Mexico City, and very, very often around the Popocatepetl.

Full Description & Details

It was shown on TV, during the nightly news broadcast 'Hechos' on channel 13(TV Azteca), just after 10.30pm local time,by their main anchorman...there were 4 illuminated objects hovering over the city. Apparently the TV personnel tried to contact several authorities on their comments, but as usual they mentioned it could be 4 airplanes approaching the airport, or weather balloons, etc. However, even the anchorman Javier Alatorre didn't seem very convinced, as they lights were still, and during the transmission an actual plane did appear on camera, which put in evidence the fact that those were definitely not planes. And obviously the weather balloon excuse didn't quite keep, as they were too many, too big and too bright to be balloons. also, during the day, and quite regularly, on the local Popocatepetl volcano watch, if the sky is clear, UFO's can be seen. Check out the following site: www.cenapred.unam.mx under "Monitoreo Volcanico", then under "imagen del volcán", there are 2 size options, A and B. Strangely enough no one has ever commented publicly on those sightings, and both myself and my fellow workers check the site regularly at work, and we often see up to 4 objects.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

No. Don't know of any objects that are so bright and can hover around motionless, as even helicopters are not allowed to do that over the city, and regarding the daily sightings on the Popocatepetl, they definitely neither look nor move like them. My husband and my mother in law were with me at the time, we all saw the image on tv, and commented on it.

Witness Background

Work part-time at American Airlines, have a University degree in Tourism Administration, with a Graduate course in it as well.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I'm quite interested in them. Have read some information, and have also seen investigative reports of regular UFO sightings, and also of RODS, etc. I believe the Universe is so huge, even beyond what we may try to imagine, and it's quite ridiculous to believe we're the only living creatures in this vast space.

Other Comments

Again, I recommend contacting the TV station, even Mr. Javier Alatorre directly, and also checking out the Cenapred site..which is part of the National University's centers. I've seen so many UFO's come and go on the permanent and constant volcano watch, it's incredible nobody has ever made reference to them. It makes you wonder.....

Reported Sighting? 

No

Name: 

Adriana Peón

Your Location: 

Cd. Satelite, Edo.Mex. (suburban Mexico City)

Age: 

39

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Date:

1984

Location:

Stockholm, Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden

Summary:

A "seagull" that suddenly changes direction to the right and accellarates away at increadible speed.

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 3:30:18 PM

Sighting Time: 

Not sure

Day/Night: 

Daytime

No. of Witnesses: 

0

Duration: 

Not more than 5-6 seconds

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Since I thought of a seagull, the object must have been shaped like a bird or a plane, but with, as I can recall it, more birdlike wings. They were not straight, and extended as if gliding.

Size of Object(s)

The relative size -- that's all I can say -- was that of a large bird at a very far distance -- 250- 300 meters.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

Same as above.

Description of Area / Surroundings

A country house area, with forrest behind me and a narrow (400 meter) wide stretch of water ahead of me.

Full Description & Details

I was outside my house on the island of Lidingö, just east of central Stockholm. As I looked up in the sky, almost in my zenith, I saw what looked like a bird, my perception was a seagull, very high above me. So high that I thought to mayself if I ever had seen a seagull so high up before -- my impression then was 250 - 300 meters.

It glides very slowly, majestically, to the north in a straight line, when it suddenly changes direction, on the spot, to the right/east and accellerates from a peaceful glide to an absolutly incredible speed in no time, and is gone from view in about a second.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Nothing I know of can change direction like that and accellerate like that or reach speeds like that...

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

See previous report

Other Comments

This was my first -- of three -- sightings

Reported Sighting? 

No

Reported To: 

To ATC at Sturup/Malmoe

Your Location: 

Kivik, Scania, SWEDEN

Age: 

50

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Date:

August, 14, 1990

Location:

Åhus, Scania, Sweden

Summary:

Another -- and very late -- witness to the Greifswald sighting -- but it might be of interest due to the distance

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 2:41:34 PM

Sighting Time: 

Can't say -- mid evening

Day/Night: 

Nighttime

No. of Witnesses: 

2

Duration: 

5 - 6 minutes

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Very bright lights - of a magnitud similar to Venus. (It's been a long time, I can not say for sure.) They were of different colors, and very beautiful to watch.

Size of Object(s)

See above

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

As I now know, my distance to the objects was app. 200 km.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Flat agricultural area -- but thats not really relevant.

Full Description & Details

I was on my way home from Kristanstad's Airport. As I turn south on the highway, a few hundred meters east of the airport I notice a group of very bright and colorful lights in the far distance. (As I can tell from a map, the road's direction is slightly east of 180 degrees, more like 170, and the lights were almost straight ahead, just slightly to the left/east of me.)

I could observe these lights almost without interruption for at least 5 minutes, when I drove into the village of Degeberga, and into a very hilly area with quite a lot of forrest.

To me, they were motionless during this time. But the colours were very bright and as I recall them yellow/gold, red, blue and white. The formation was not symmetrical, but streched upwards. The lowest of the lights was so high above the horizon that I felt I saw the whole formation. As I recall it, maybe four fingers, with my arm extended. Not less. I remember I felt they resembled the Pleiadies.

When I came home, 20 minutes later, I called ATC Sturup/Malmoe to ask them what I had seen. The controller said that he hadn't seen anything, which I even then found remarkable, but he suggested that they might be flares over a Navy excersice in the southern Baltic. I was not satisfied, since the lights hovered motionless for so long, and from my distance must have been more than 5000 meters up in the air, if they came from the Polish coast.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

No, I used to be an avid amateur astronomer, and still explore the night sky every opportunity I get. And the incident is so well documented by now.

Witness Background

I'm a self employed media professional. I have a very big interest, but a fairly open sceptisism, in unnormal phenomena. I also know quite a lot about astronomy and used to be extremely fascinated by the Apollo programme.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

This is the second of my three UFO sightings -- all of them from a very long distance. I stumbled across some German photos of the incident today, after researching The Disclosure Project. I am, at this point, fairly certain that UFO's exist.

Other Comments

My reason for posting this, so late, is the varying numbers and locations of the reported witnesses. It seems like I am one of the northern most -- so it might be of interest regardig altitude, luminosity and size of the lights.

Reported Sighting? 

Yes

Reported To: 

To ATC at Sturup/Malmoe

Your Location: 

Kivik, Scania, SWEDEN

Age: 

50

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Date:

December, 19, 2005

Location:

North London Suburb, England, United Kingdom

Summary:

Four spherical objects, three of which stayed in perfect static triangular formation. Originally thought to be birds, but then on second thought (and after another person was shown the objects) it was thought to be too high up, the fact that you could not see the usual 'bobb' or 'flap', and the uncanny rigid formation (as though they were fixed together).

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 1:07:25 PM

Sighting Time: 

10:00 - 13:00

Day/Night: 

Daytime

No. of Witnesses: 

2

Duration: 

1min approx

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

x 4 small round objects (may have been spherical). Seemed to be white / metallic, but as the skywas so bright its hard to tell for sure. They were quite bright, but not illuminated.

Size of Object(s)

Relative size, appeared the same kind of size as a large star, or mars does at night. Actual size I have no idea! Depends on distance from me.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Outskirts of the city. Urban / Rural mix. Drive for 10 minutes and you can be in the middle of a city or field!! Special sites - Film & TV studios within 1 mile. RAF base within 5-10 miles but I dont know what goes on there, I just know that its there.

Full Description & Details

Contact if more detail is required, as im sure it was probably just birds or something of the norm.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Explanation could be bird, ballon, military equipment It was day, so not venus (only visable dusk/dawn) not planets. Unlikely to be astronomical or meterological phenomenon as it changed direction more than once.

Witness Background

19yrs old university student currently studying basic astronomy

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

Read quite a bit about them but I dont look for them. I believe that we are not the only intelligent life in the universe. But after reading info, I can never decide if UFO's are advanced military craft, or alien visitors, or some scientific phenomenon. I have no reason to choose one over the others. they are all as plausible as the next.

Reported Sighting? 

Yes

Reported To: 

Yourselfs and the BUFORA but only about 10 mins ago

Name: 

Rob

Your Location: 

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK (England)

Age: 

19

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Date:

1889

Location:

canda

Summary:

very bright and could barely see any thing

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 12:37:01 PM

Day/Night: 

Nighttime

No. of Witnesses: 

1

Duration: 

1 min

No. of Object(s): 

Single

Reported Sighting? 

No

Name: 

jerry

Your Location: 

los vages

Age: 

95

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Date:

October, 5, 2005

Location:

Culver City, California, United States

Summary:

Silvery Object Seen Hovering High-Altitude Over Culver City, California. Seen by more than 15 eyewitnesses.

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 8:16:43 AM

Sighting Time: 

16:00-18:00

Day/Night: 

Dusk/Evening

No. of Witnesses: 

15

Duration: 

2 hours

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Object was shiny, stationary, sort of just "hanging" in the sky. The object must have been large in size, as an aircraft flew past it and it seemed to be equal or smaller than the object. For an object to be seen that high by several eyewitnesses, must mean that this object was large.

Size of Object(s)

Refer to previous paragraph. Additional amplifying information--I assuming object was the size of or larger than a military aircraft; F-15, F-16 type fighter jet. Maybe two stories tall.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

25,000-30,000 feet...hovering...stationary...just hanging in the sky

Description of Area / Surroundings

Culver City is a heavily populated area and is known for its motion picture studio communities. The most active military bases in Southern California are Miramar Marine Corps Air Station and Camp Pendleton--about two to three hours south on Interstate 5 or beyond. I have no idea where the jet came from. Another "inactive" air base is Los Alamitos located near Newport Beach is about an hour to an hour and a half south of Culver City. There are no power plants in the area--not to my knowledge. There were no reported power outages and/or electrical disturbances caused by this object.

Full Description & Details

While filming the motion picture "Click" at Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, several eyewitnesses (including myself) (all witnesses were Union and Non-Union Background Actors, Sony Studios employees, and crew members of various motion picture and television series productions) seen a metallic object in the sky. The conditions that day were: clear/blue sky/sunny. The object hovered about 25,000-30,000 feet. A military-type aircraft also flying high altitude, flew past this object. The object did not move for more than two (2) hours. Finally, all eyewitnesses were asked to proceed to a studio to perform with several Hollywood personalities. The object was silvery and shiny...as the sun reflected this object to be seen by many of the eyewitnesses. I did not initially spot this object. I was asked to go outside by another person to observe this object. I have no idea if this object was reported by another eyewitness and/or if a another report was filed. Because of the nature of where the incident took place, many skeptics may believe this object was a "prop" for a movie production. However, records indicate that NO motion pictures and/or television productions concerning aircraft or aerospace were filmed or being filmed in the vicinity--especially at such a high altitude as this object.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

No. I didn't believe it at first. I thought that it was a balloon or satellite of some sort. All eyewitnesses were convinced that it was in fact a "UFO" when the military aircraft flew past it to investigate. A similar incident occured back in the 1940's labeled the "Battle for Los Angeles", where anti-aircraft artillery batteries were firing at objects. This military plane, however, did not attack...it flew past this object twice.

Witness Background

4 Years Navy : Radioman (1992-1996) 4 Years Marine Corps: Electrical Engineer / Marine Air Wing (2000-2004) 54 college credits at Univ. of Pittsburgh *Security Officer, Pinkerton (1996-1998) *Data Entry, State Department Passport Applications *Participated in developmental testing at Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, MD *Background Actor on "Joey", "West Wing", "E-Ring", etc.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I was a skeptic but now a believer. It seems that who have traveled a "special path" in life are allowed to view UFOs. For example, Mr. Timothy Cooper and myself have similar backgrounds. I have detective training, worked as a security officer, and served in both the Navy in the telecommunications field and the Marine Corps in the power generation field with Air Wing, Kuwait, and Patuxent River, MD. I believed, as a Christian, that UFOs were spiritual manifestations--and still believe that. However, the mechanical aspects of UFO sightings can't be explained.

Other Comments

Please release Mr. Timothy Cooper's email contact info to me, as I believe that we could put our investigative tools and resources together to further research UFO phenomena.

Reported Sighting? 

Yes

Reported To: 

National UFO Reporting Center: Report # S47977

Your Location: 

Midlothian, Virginia USA

Age: 

31

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Date:

March, 13, 1997

Location:

Pheonix, Arizona, United States

Summary:

I was working at Good Sam. I was on brake about 10:00 p.m. When I saw the lights in the western sky above West phoenix.

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 1:07:32 AM

Sighting Time: 

10:00

Day/Night: 

Nighttime

No. of Witnesses: 

4

Duration: 

15 minutes

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

The objects where a white light and they were in a tryaengular pattern. The lights were also fixsated in the western part of the west valley.

Size of Object(s)

The ideivgual lights were about the size of a star in the darken mid night sky.

Description of Area / Surroundings

I was at Good Sam Hospital and that is in an urban area.

Full Description & Details

I can not understand them and I am only looking for logical answers. This is coming from someone that doesn't believe in anything, but that is real and is tangeable.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

I believe it was man made.

Witness Background

I am a full time student, and I was a nurse.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

Until they burn a hole in my grass in the back yard, then I will believe in them.

Other Comments

Yes, I do believe that there could be other life form, but the univeres is about the same age, so most life would addviace about the same time line.

Reported Sighting? 

No

Reported To: 

n/a

Name: 

James Schrader

Your Location: 

Phoenix

Age: 

37

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Date:

1956

Location:

Yabuca, Puerto Rico, United States

Summary:

I was a 9 years old country boy on country school. On a suny afternoon, clear blue sky, some britie flashes hited my site. There was rare object like half moon shape on the sky. Then I spoted another rare long object approaching the 1st object which stoped waving. At that moment I ran to advice my teacher, but when we got out to the yard both objects were gone.

Date Reported:

12/19/2005 12:05:16 AM

Sighting Time: 

3:10PM

Day/Night: 

Daytime

No. of Witnesses: 

none

Duration: 

three minutes

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

1st object shapes like half moon 2nd object shapes like a cigar

Size of Object(s)

1st object was about 20ft long and 12ft tall 2nd object was about 35ft long and 10ft tall

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

May be about 900 ft high I was about a mile away

Description of Area / Surroundings

Country area, on the top of some jungle

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I was a 9 years old lonely country boy on country school.

While observing other kids playing on the school yard, on a suny afternoon, clear blue sky, some britie flashes from the horizone hited my site, when I turned, spoted some rare object like half moon shape. It was waving, unestable, like was going to fall. It was moving very slow from east to west. When my vision was blocked by a tree I moved, then I spoted another rare long object (like a cigar) something never seen before. That 2nd object approached the 1st one which stoped wavin after the 2nd object got closer to it . Both objects continue moving slowly. At that moment I ran to advice my teacher, but when we got out to the yard both objects were gone. The insident last about three minutes.

At the age I knew very well how a plane looks like those days, and they didn't fly that low on that region , because the nearest airport was about 38 miles away.



I was so impressed that I could never forget that day. Then, it was not until 1963 or 1965 when I heard about the UFO for 1st time .

After the 70's many stories or sight have been reported on the Island of Pto Rico







Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

No, It was very clear .. objects look or appear to made out of metal, so when the sun hited it was brite.

Witness Background

I'm an US Army Vet, with some college education, used to work for the banking industrie and now work for the hospitality industry in Florida, where I have lived for 18 years.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I din't know , din't hear about UFO before. I lived in a remote place about 10 miles from the town, and there was no power /electricity in my house,

Reported Sighting? 

No

Your Location: 

Kissimmee Florida

Age: 

58

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Date:

January, 1977

Location:

Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States

Summary:

While on patrol as a security guard at a lake community in Dingmans Ferry, Pa in the early morning hours of a day in January 1977 (I don't remember exactly which day, it was nearly 28 years ago) I saw what I thought was burning stumps and brush in an area where there had not been and should not have been any burning (there was burning going on in another area in which they were clearing swamp to build a new lake). I was about 400 yards away across a frozen swamp, and looked at the fire through binoculars. I then saw that it was actually 2 round balls of bright yelllow/orange fire side by side, which remained on the ground for a minute or so, and then slowly rose off the ground and above the tree line, hovered for a moment, and then shot off diagonally about 10 or 15 degrees left of vertical into space in an instant, trailing yellow/orange light behind like a flashlight wand does when you wave it quickly. The weather was crisply clear and very cold, starry with no moon, heavy snow cover on the ground.

Date Reported:

12/17/2005 8:54:02 PM

Sighting Time: 

1 to 2 a.m.

Day/Night: 

Nighttime

No. of Witnesses: 

1, I was by myself on patrol

Duration: 

About 1 and a half minutes

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Object at 400 yards through good binoculars looked like two bright round balls of yellow/orange fire, side by side together but with two distinct centers. Fires were brighter than any headlights, they shone like little suns, but didn't seem to light up the area around them like fires of that size would....size, I would guess, was about 10 feet across from left side of one ball the right side of the other, and about half as high.

Size of Object(s)

At arms length, my closed fist would about cover the object as seen with the naked eye. My guess is that it was about 10 feet across and about 5 feet hight at a distance of about 400 yards.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Wooded very rural area, lake community with development going on. Area is adjacent to Childs State Park and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area...heavily wooded preserves, no power plants, not military bases, no airports, no towns nearby.

Full Description & Details

As an addendum to the statement above, this happened between the middle and end of January in 1977, can't remember the exact date, but it was during a long spell of very cold and clear, crisp weather. I was employed as a security guard for Wild Acres Lakes, a private lake community in Dingmans Ferry, Pa. I worked nights patroling the sprawling community in a Volkswagen Rabbit. I was 24 years old at the time, having been born 6/16/52. At the time, the developer of the community was clearing swampland in another section of the community, in preparation for building another lake around which to build homes. They would burn the stumps and brush, and at night the piles of stumps glowed brightly in the cleared swamp areas. On this particular night the stumps were burning in the area being cleared, which I observed in my rounds. At sometime early in the morning, around 1 or 2 a.m, I didn't note the exact time, I was driving south on Wild Acres drive toward Lakeside Drive in a wooded area with no homes or new construction, when I saw out my left drivers window what I thought was a pile of stumps and brush burning in the woods on the other side of the small swamp which lies to the left of Wild Acres Drive at that point, between Wild Acres Drive and the Construction Road. Since there had not been any construction or clearing going on in the area on previous nights, I thought this was either new clearing and burning going on, or a forest fire starting up. The area where I saw the fire was across the swamp, which was frozen solid and covered with over a foot of snow, and up a small ridge, which was perhaps 30 to 40 feet in height above the swamp level to the horizon. The ridge on the other side of the swamp was about 400 yards away, so I rolled down my drivers side window and took out my binoculars to have a closer look at the fire. When I focused in on the fire, I noticed that it didn't look like a pile of burning stumps and brush, but rather like two bright yellow/orange glowing round balls of fire, closely side by side so that the lights blended together, but still had two distinct centers. I did not observe any structure or sound or anything else, just the bright light. The light was on the ground, about halfway between the edge of the swamp and the horizon. Although there was no moon, I could clearly make out the horizon because it was a very clear, very cold and very starry night, there was snow cover on the ground, and I was looking towards the east, which in this area always causes a bit of glow in the eastern sky because of the major NY metropolitan area 50 miles to the east. I could also clearly make out the trees of the forested area, and the sky through the trees at the ground horizon line, and the sky above the tops of the trees. I observed the lights on the ground for about a minute or so, not longer, still thinking it was a fire of some kind burning on the ground. At that point, the lights slowly began to rise straight up through the trees, and then above the trees to a height of 10 to 20 feet, where the lights hovered for a moment, perhaps 10 or 15 seconds, (all of which I still observed through good binoculars). Then, still without any discernible noise and without change of shape, color or brightness, the fires suddenly shot off into space at an angle about 10 or 15 degrees to the left of vertical (toward the north, as I was facing east), at a speed I can only describe as in a flash, leaving a trail of yellow/orange light behind, the way you see a trail of light behind a flashlight wand when you wave it quickly. I did not report the sighting at the time, nor did I make an attempt to investigate the ground where I had seen the light. I don't know why I didn't, and I wish now that I had. I don't know what I saw, but it made an impression on me such that I can still recall what I saw like it was yesterday. I had not ever seen anything like it before, and have not seen anything like it since. I was 24 years old then, and I am 53 years old now.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

No, I'm very familiar with how planets and satelites look at night, and bright meteorites as they fall and burn up...I'm familiar also with how airplane landing headlights look at a distance as they're coming toward you, and how they look as planes turn or climb. This wasn't any of those things.

Witness Background

I'm 53 years old, married with 2 daughters ages 13 and 8. I have worked in the insurance industry as an underwriter since 1978. At the time of the sighting in January 1977, I worked as a carpenter, and was working as a security guard at the lake community for the winter. I was second in a high school class of 150, I attended Rutgers University for 1 1/2 years. I was drafted in the US Army in July 1972, was trained as a miltary policeman, I had a top secret security clearance and I served in the Headquarters of the 15th Military Police Brigade in Kaiserslautern, Germany as a clerk in the S3 Plans and Operations area. I was born and raised in the area where I had the sighting and I'm very familiar with the area and terrain.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I have always kept an open mind towards UFO's....there is more to our universe, I'm sure, than my mind can imagine.....but I am not given to making things up, or seeing things that aren't there because I want to see them. Before the sighting, I knew about UFOs what I had read in national press or heard on TV, I did not and still do not buy and read material about UFO's, although if History Channel has on a show about them, I'll watch to see if anyone else had a similar sighting. There seems to be mostly pretty sensational stuff on the TV.

Other Comments

Here's a link to a mapquest map of the area of sighting. Again, I was on Wild Acres Drive looking east towards Construction Road, across a swamp. http://mq-mapgend.websys.aol.com/?e=9&GetMapDirect=Gme5diw%2ca%3a9u12%3b%40%2459%2dan1r72%26%3dt5%21fr5g67%3a9w%402hzal1%4022%21z82u67%3adzbx%26u2gu%2c2%3a9672%3b%40b20w%24%3a%26%40%2459%2dalu672%26%3dt5%21rtng67%3a%26%4025u6%40l%3b%40zauu%24%3a

Reported Sighting? 

No

Reported To: 

Never made a report, although I've repeated my impressions of the sighting to a few friends and family.

Name: 

Patrick Burns

Your Location: 

Branchville, NJ, USA

Age: 

53

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