| ID | #1611143839 |
| Added | Wed, 20/01/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Отчет взят из списка рассылки Skywatch International
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Last night I started getting reports that at about 19:05 (November 16, 1999) over Pennsylvania observed the formation of luminous objects.
I have received sightings from Butler County, north of Pittsburgh, as well as from Indiana County in southwestern Pennsylvania. I also spoke to the Federal Aviation Agency's Altoona Flight Service Station, which received several reports of aircraft sightings from various locations, including Erie.
One observation made by two men in Butler County showed that they observed objects flying overhead, moving from west to east. They described observing 10 to 12 circular objects, each with a glowing trail, in a perfect single formation, one after the other.
All these round lights seemed to be the same size and color. They have been described as predominantly orange, with some blue and white colors. The tracks were the same color. According to their estimates, they observed how the formation passed through the sky in 4-7 seconds. There was no sound. One witness stated that the lights were very bright, and that when he first saw them coming, he thought "it was a row of planes" until he saw better.
For your information, I met with Peter Davenport at the National UFO Reporting Center. At the time, Peter was inundated with UFO reports from about 9 states. It is likely that there will be a lot of controversy regarding the origin of these objects due to the time frame of the current Leonid meteor shower. I am waiting for a message from the US Space Command to determine if they can confirm any return of space debris during this time period.
This observation evokes memories of another widely observed event, which occurred on March 3, 1968, when several witnesses in a large geographical area (including Pennsylvania) reported the formation of fiery objects. This observation was later identified as burning material associated with the return of the Soviet Zond-4 satellite.
Until all the information about these widespread observations is collected, it is too early to make a determination as to the origin of the objects observed on the evening of November 16, 1999. If anyone has any other reports of sightings from Pennsylvania regarding this incident, please forward them to me.
Original news
I began receiving reports last night indicating that at approximately 7:05 P.M. (11/16/99), a formation of luminous objects were observed over Pennsylvania.
I received sighting reports from Butler county, north of Pittsburgh as well as Indiana county in southwest Pennsylvania. I also talked with the Altoona FAA Flight service station, who had received a number of aircraft sighting reports from various locations including Erie. One observation by two men in Butler County indicated that they watched as the objects passed overhead moving from west to east. They described observing 10 to 12 round objects, each with a luminous trail, in perfect single formation, one behind the other.
These round lights all appeared uniform in size and color. They were described as mostly orange, with some blue and white colors. The trails were the same color. They estimated that they observed the formation pass across the sky in 4 to 7 seconds. No sound was apparent. One witness stated that the lights were very bright, and that when he first saw them approaching, he thought “it was a row of airplanes” until he had a better view.
FYI I checked in with Peter Davenport at the National UFO Reporting Center. Peter was being deluged with UFO reports from about 9 states at that time. It is likely that there will be much controversy as to the origin of these objects, due to the time frame of the current Leonid meteor shower. I am awaiting word from the U.S. Space Command to determine if they can confirm any re-entry of space debris during this time frame.
This current sighting brings back memories of another widely observed event which occurred on March 3, 1968 when multiple witnesses over a large geographic area (including Pennsylvania) reported a formation of fiery objects. This sighting was later identified as burning material associated with the re-entry of Zond 4, a Soviet satellite.
Until all of the information can be gathered on these widespread sightings, it is to early to make a determination as to the origin of the objects observed on the evening of November 16, 1999. If anyone has any other sighting reports from Pennsylvania concerning this incident, please forward to me.
Stan Gordon
Report taken from the Skywatch International mailing list and used with permission
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