The Pittsburgh Highland Reservoir Sighting
- By
Marcus Lowth
- October 25, 2018
- November 8, 2021
- 16 min read
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On the evening of 1st March 1978, a construction worker, along with his girlfriend, would witness a strange object descend over the Highland Reservoir in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Little did they know, a director of the Buhl Planetarium, who was at his office late, would also witness the event. Further still, an appeal for witnesses would result in an abundance of calls to a local phone line set up to specially handle them. Many of them would describe the same object, in the same location, and at the same time. Almost thirty separate sightings would be reported as a result of the serious-minded appeal to the public.
A depiction of a UFO emerging from clouds over a Pittsburgh river
The appeal and subsequent investigation wou...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
You can contact Marcus via email.
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The Todd Sees case still bothers me and PA DNR nor any other agency involved in it has ever given a definitive answer as to what they think happened. His was a closed casket ceremony and apparently the family has yet to receive any clear answers about his mysterious death. Was it a UFO and a Sasquatch encounter???