Cone over Ephrata, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Gold Metallic cone shape object in the sky above Ephrata
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 2012-06-28 → 2012-07-15
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April 30, 2022 · 5:33 AM · LIGHT
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When driving to work this morning, I noticed two lights in the sky. At first I thought it was a tower that I hadn’t noticed before, however, it soon became clear that I was wrong. The two lights were consistent in their spacing the entire time and at times it looked like there was a grey body between the lights. It seemed to stay fixed in the sky only “moving” as my car navigated the turns of the road. I was never able to get closer to it, but it also never got further away. Unfortunately, I was not able to stop to get a better focused photo, but what I did capture was about what I could see with my own eyes. It looked too close and too big in the sky to be stars. I’ve never seen anything in the sky like it before. It was a constant in the sky (never moving around or getting closer or further) for about 15 miles with varying speeds between 35-75mph. This was along route 322 heading east between route 72 & route 272.
October 5, 2019 · 3:00 PM · CIRCLE
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June 24, 2017 · 9:00 PM · FIREBALL
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November 12, 2015 · 7:55 PM · UNKNOWN
Ephrata, PA
I was traveling towards Sauder Eggs and I saw what I believed to be an airplane with three very bright lights. I was watching as I moved toward it to see of it was traveling towards the airport. I thought it was moving very fast. Faster than a normal plane. Suddenly it changed direction and I lost sight of it. It reappeared right in front of me as I approached, the end of the road. It appeared to be hovering but I couldn't tell because it was soo bright. The lights were so bright they blinded me. It was very low to the ground. I got freaked out and turned right. I didn't see it again.
October 8, 2014 · 5:30 AM · DISK
Ephrata, PA
On Oct. 8th, at around 5:30 am, my wife son & I went outside our home to view the blood moon eclipse. I decided to video it on my galaxy3 phone. The sky was black not a star, plane etc., to be seen. 11 seconds into my video, an object suddenly appeared, as if through a wormhole. Within less than 2 seconds it was gone. I did a frame-by-frame evaluation on my phone, and was AMAZED! It came out bright white changed to red & yellow with 5 visible lights always staying parellel to the moon. In some of the pics you can actually see a gray metallic saucer shape with the 5 white lights. Definitely is a U.F.O., and i am glad we witnessed it and videoed it.
June 8, 2013 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Ephrata, PA
I saw 5 red orbs travel up over the horizon, and disappear in the same area.