Recent news reports have brought attention to the small town of Stephenville, Texas, near Fort Worth. Many of the town’s citizens – including business owners and police – have reported Unidentified Flying Objects in the sky. Several accounts state that F-16s were seen chasing the UFOs. Perhaps this is a mystery that only Agents Scully and Mulder can solve.
York’s own X-Files were created in July 1952, with reports of Flying Saucers hitting the local newspapers. On July 29, residents reported seeing “a light of the ‘flying saucer’ variety” moving from North York towards Emigsville and Mt. Wolf.
The UFO was described as a “spinning plate” that was round when hovering and oblong when moving.
Some residents estimated the object to be five or ten feet in diameter, while others felt that it was so small because the UFO was several miles distant.
Soon, however, the mystery was apparently solved. A resident of Shiloh came forward and stated that he and some friends had been regularly parking their cars near the Hershey Heights north of Shiloh, and playing with spotlights pointed toward the clouds.
Less than two years later, UFOs were again in the news. This time, two reporters for The Gazette and Daily witnessed the object, which they believed was a meteor or falling star. Still, the local police forwarded the reports to the Air Force.
In July 1954, Flying Saucers were seen over the Elmwood area; interestingly, these UFOs were described as “illuminated birds.”
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UFOs Over York
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