Light over Mechanicsburg, PA
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Seen unusual light in sky
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1998-11-21 → 1998-12-08
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April 18, 2023 · 5:50 PM · SPHERE
Mechanicsburg, PA
This silver object was bright which may be from sunlight that was shining on it. This is what made me notice it but while driving it was only observed briefly. It seemed visible enough so that it did not resemble an airplane. At first it seemed stationary but then moving towards the Northwest.
October 14, 2021 · 5:14 PM · CIRCLE
Mechanicsburg, PA
I was in my back yard playing with the dogs and noticed a small aircraft going in circles. I thought man he is having fun and then I caught a moving object about several hundred feet up or maybe a thousand feet. It was silver and just moving along with no wings or propellers. I was like what is this? Then I stood on our picnic table to watch it go over our house roof. It paused on the other side of our neighbors house across the road, but only for about 3 seconds. Then it moved forward just about 50 feet at a slower pace then bam the object went subsonic and it was gone gone. That is when I knew I just witnessed something> It was the size of a football but only it was round like a ball. No sounds. I looked back and tried to understand what just happened and i have never seen anything like this. 58 years old and sound mind.
September 30, 2020 · 6:30 AM · FLASH
Mechanicsburg, PA
It was super bright, neon blue stream of light. It lasted about 15 seconds. Came to a complete stop in the sky.
May 5, 2019 · 11:08 PM · OTHER
Mechanicsburg, PA
i was outside with my dogs and saw this UFO in the sky.
July 8, 2018 · 6:50 PM · UNKNOWN
Mechanicsburg, PA
Sunday evening just before 7:00 pm while at a relatives home I was looking west with the Sun down behind the homes in that direction I noticed 2 white reflective objects. They seemed quite high and no contrails but I did not think they were airplanes but seemed like maybe balloons? These were only visible for a few seconds but while they were they were positioned about adjacent or some what near each other. After this I continued looking in the area and another appeared but farther to the left and then another appeared farther to the right. They were only visible again for just a few seconds. Several minutes later 1 more appeared farther to right from the first time. These objects did not seem to be moving in any direction or with motion but not exactly hovering either. The ever slight movement seemed to be towards the west or left of the sunset position. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 1, 2017 · 8:10 AM · TRIANGLE
Mechanicsburg, PA
Saw 3 bright orange lights in a triangular shape just hovering then all of a sudden they disappeared.