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Circle over Shippensburg, PA

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Glowing orange object in the sky moving slowly. Could not be a star clouds behind it

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March 29, 2023 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE

Shippensburg, PA

When getting off of my exit from work i caught a glimpse of a laser like beam through the fog, knowing the physics of lighting i know its not possible for it to go in a straight line. This happened 3 more times but let me add this was BRIGHT and dark green like a turn signal on a cars dash color. I got gas and traveled home looking in that direction being it was the way I was traveling well as I pulled in my driveway I pulled my phone out and burst fired followed by a video I don't feel comfortable sharing this but I now see 4 green lights in the tree line that I never seen before I know this because I look that way every night as I'm pulling in and what's the odds that the lights were the same color green as the beam I seen after viewing I caught a orb curving to the left with almost tail like trail behind it and next to it was a flashing green light for a few seconds the orb cut left disappeared and repapered a few feet over cutting right me and my wife were watching and didn't notice the orb unit i went to show my family the video and in that direction is a military base roughly 10-15 miles away but I'm aware of what goes on there being family that worked there in the past they don't have anything like this I don't know what it is but it has changed me. I don't know what I saw maybe its human or lightning but that was the first time I couldn't explain something

August 13, 2021 · 8:15 PM · LIGHT

Shippensburg, PA

A little after 8pm I was sitting out back smoking a cigarette when a bright light caught my eye. It was directly due south, just above the tree tops. Approximately 1/4 mile away with a great line of sight and perfect view. I could clearly see an incredibly bright white light cascading down into the tree line. It was shaped like a round ball. If I had to estimate it’s size I’d guess roughly 2+ft in diameter judging by the birds that flew in the same spot directly after the incident. It was moving relatively slowly and when it hit the tree line I could no longer see the light. It seemed like the light simply went out. I would say it traveled at roughly a 45 degree angle. It’s hard for me to estimate how high it first started above the trees. Maybe 100 feet? My first thought was meteor due to its brightness. But because of the proximity I knew that didn’t make any sense. I would akin the brightness to a professionally lit baseball stadium light. I don’t even really know how to describe it. I was dumbfounded. But I was even more shocked when maybe a minute or so later the light came back. It was back at the general area where I had first seen it (unless this was a second separate light?). Roughly 100-150ft above the trees (?) But this time as it descended it suddenly moved up in the air. It sort of puffed/floated up maybe 50-75+ feet then descending down into the tree line where it was no longer visible again. I can’t for the life of me think what could emit such a bright light. I hope someone can give me feedback because that will drive me crazy for a while. There was little to no wind. Extremely hot and humid day.

January 28, 2016 · 5:15 AM · UNKNOWN

Shippensburg, PA

I do not know if what I saw was from somewhere other than earth or not, I only know it was unidentifiable by me. I have searched everywhere and cannot find an explination for it. My incident happened as follows: I parked my car and got out to walk into work. I immediately saw a very large, white static light coming out of the west. Too large and bright for anything I had ever seen before. I don't know how far away it was when I first saw it, but, I knew it was coming right at me. I kept walking through the parking lot towards the door because I was a little scared. As it got closer I could see a slow blinking green light on the left (if I would have been in the craft it would have been on the right) and slow blinking white light on the right. It then went directly over my head. There were four large static bright round white lights underneath. They almost looked as though each of the lights were made up of two half round lights. The lights were positioned like there would have been one in each corner of a rectangle. I could not see the shape of the craft. I was desperately trying to, but between the bright lights from the craft and the light at the door I was standing at I couldn't see a shape. Plus it was also completely cloudy that morning so there was no light above it. There are large trees there, probably 60 to 70 feet tall. I estimate the craft to have been 700 to 800 feet up. It was not flying high. What freaked me out most was the lack of noise. It was a very soft sound of air moving as it flew above me. As it moved away, I saw a slow blinking red light. It moved in a straight line towards the east. It never made any erratic moves. That's what I saw and I would love to know what it was. I can't stop thinking about it. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Four large white lights on bottom flew directly overhead This is an addendum to the report I submitted around 10:15 this morning (1/28/16). This was not a small object like a toy drone. I estimate by the height it was flying and the space between the four lights that it had to be at least 50 feet long and 25 feet wide, at least where the lights were mounted. How much bigger than that it was, I don't know because I couldn't see a shape. Please if you have any questions or know what this was please email me. ((END ADDENDUM))

June 19, 2010 · 9:00 AM · LIGHT