Reported: 10/27/2022 3:02:09 PM 15:02
Posted: 12/22/2022
Location: State College, PA
Shape: Other
Duration: About 30 seconds
Characteristics: There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Key notes:
• Sighting occurred at 11:46 AM, EST and lasted for approximately 30 seconds.
• For about 20 minutes, there was an E-2 Hawkeye in flying relatively low over the area which is peculiar because this area rarely sees military aircraft with the exception of C-130's, Blackhawks, Chinooks and the occasional Apache.
• Object was spotted almost immediately after the Hawkeye left the area.
• Object resembled a dot or orb, rather high and very bright white, moving very fast from the east-northeast to the west-southwest. I would estimate that the size of the object would be similar to holding the pinhead of a needle out at arms length.
• Object moved in a smooth straight line before it made a slight arc over Mount Nittany, then continued on in a straight trajectory
• Object left no trail, made no sound, emitted no beams, did not change color, etc. The brightness remained consistently bright until it faded from view.
I am an Air Force veteran and am familiar with military aircraft, having worked directly with the F-15C for over 3 years. I do not believe that this object was an aircraft reflecting sunlight because it maintained the same brightness throughout the sighting and it was moving faster than any aircraft I know. Nor do I believe it was a drone due to the significant speed. Nor do I think it was something like milkweed floating through the air because they milkweed simply doesn't move that fast. Trying to take a picture of the object would have been useless because it would my camera would not have been able to resolve the image. Besides, it was simply moving too fast to capture.
If anyone in the State College area saw something similar to what I saw on October 27th, 2022 around 11:46, PLEASE report it. Through experience, I know that the more witnesses there are to a sighting the more credible it is.
If contacted by NUFORC, please contact me by email only.
