Other over Mount Joy, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Three amber lights form perfect triangle, and slowly disappear one by one.
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 2011-05-18 → 2011-06-04
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November 22, 2022 · 4:47 PM · LIGHT
Mount Joy, PA
While parked on the side of the highway making a call, I observed a bright light suddenly appear high in the dark sky almost 80 degrees from the horizon. It came on instantly and was very large, especially with no landmarks or other objects in which to give it reference. It blinked off and then re-appeared about five hand-widths further east in the sky. Either the object moved extremely fast from that original position after it darkened, it teleported or there was another object that became visible. There were no sounds, no trails, no other colors except bright white, almost like a bright white LED bulb turning on and then off. I couldn't discern a shape; just the luminance. It wasn't the reflection from passing cars (as I wasn't looking through glass) or from an aircraft that I know of or have seen before. I can't emphasize the size and brightness enough. Very unusual.
September 8, 2022 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Mount Joy, PA
My wife and I saw 3 or 4 lights hovering in place then rapidly moving in circles and figure eight patterns at non human capable speeds back and forth, from still / hovering, to rapid movements for about ten minutes. There was overcast clouds and they were coming from above, not from the ground. There was no cone as there would be if it was coming from the ground from a spotlight or bright flashlight.
January 15, 2020 · 6:59 PM · CIGAR
Mount Joy, PA
I was adjusting a wreath on my front door & saw a very bright light in the southern sky over my neighbors house. This light stayed stationary for awhile so I called my husband & got our binoculars & camera. The object appeared to be cigar shaped and stayed in a stationary position from 6:59 PM to 7:14 PM. The object was hovering at 25-30 degrees above the ground in the southern sky. The object disappeared for about 5 minutes then reappeared to the right(S.W.) of where we first saw it and started moving to the east blinking red & white alternately. There was no sound at all. My husband was a naval helicopter aviator from 1971-1975. My husband said that commercial or military aircraft do not behave like this. I have 3 photos of this sighting. We are Coast to Coast listeners! This was my second sighting...this time I was prepared with my camera!
February 20, 2019 · 12:45 AM · DISK
Mount Joy, PA
On the night of February 20 at 12:45 am (est.) I was retiring for the night & looked out of the front door, as I do every night, I saw very bright lights in the sky. The craft was flying at the same height as a plane. The craft had many red lights on the top and many green lights on the bottom ( I could not see how many lights there were...so many!). The lights pulsed & flashed, first the red ones then the green. The red lights were very bright & radiated upward...they were as bright as many firetrucks! The green lights were not as bright & radiated downward. The red flashed then the green, never together. The craft flew in a straight line and was silent. I watched for about 2 minutes, until I lost it behind the houses & the tree line. This craft was going from West to east, following the flight path to Harrisburg Int. Airport. The craft appeared to have a slight dome on top, although it was hard to see because the lights were so bright. I didn't know what I ! was looking at as I have never seen anything like that before. In the morning I told my husband what I saw. He was a naval aviator, so I asked him what kind of military plane it was...he said no military plane would have that many lights. This is something that I will never forget. I am a retired administrative assistant.
October 17, 2015 · 9:12 PM · FIREBALL
Mount Joy, PA
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