Carbondale 1974 UFO

Carbondale 1974 UFO/Lantern Mystery

On the evening of Saturday November 9, 1974 in Carbondale, PA three teens were witness to a bright object that they say hovered and landed in a silt pond behind Russell Park. Other witnesses also reported seeing strange lights and objects in the sky that evening. Later that evening police and crowds of Carbondale residents surrounded the pond to watch a submerged object emit a glow that lasted for over nine hours. The police soon secured the area with the help of the Civil Air Patrol and National Guard to keep residents and for a time the news media from entering the area. It wasn't until Monday afternoon that a diver was sent in the pond to retrieve the object and came up minutes later with a railroad lantern ending the three day saga. It was quickly ruled a hoax and mostly forgotten about except for a few individuals who always believed it was something much more than a lantern. Many witnesses have reported seeing a military low boy truck leaving the area under cover of darkness with a large object loaded unto it that was covered with a tarp.

For over six years I have been investigating the mystery surrounding this event in an attempt to write a book. I have interviewed dozens of witnesses, some who believe it was nothing more than a lantern, some believe the object to have been of Soviet origin, and there are those who believe that the object may have been extraterrestrial. It is my belief that what ever was in the pond was not a lantern although I have yet to provide any real hard evidence to support my belief. If you have any information on this incident or know of someone who does please contact me at rfisher@paranormalpa.com all information kept strictly confidential.

For another opinion as to what may have happened read Matt Graeber's account The Carbondale UFO Crash Mr. Graeber was one of the original UFO investigators on the scene the day of the lantern retrieval.

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