Unspecified over Mercersburg, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Object hovering at top of mountain rising slowly but steady up and to the right. The object has a bright white light that stays on all
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2003-10-17 → 2003-11-03
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November 18, 2020 · 7:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Mercersburg, PA
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May 8, 2015 · 10:40 PM · SPHERE
Mercersburg, PA
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September 14, 2014 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Mercersburg, PA
Its presence instantly alerted two coyote packs in the local area.
September 30, 2007 · 8:20 PM · UNKNOWN
Mercersburg, PA
My friend and I have never seen anything like that . but i feel blesed that we did (unbeliveable) but true!!!