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UFO case file · UFO-5740

Greensburg entity encounter — February 14, 1981

CE3United States1981-02-14

Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Greensburg entity encounter — February 14, 1981
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Greensburg entity encounter — February 14, 1981

Case description

At about 1:45 a.m. on February 14, 1981, a seventeen-year-old babysitter in Greensburg reported a silent object hovering near treetop height, roughly fifty feet away. Three white lights marked an equilateral triangle. Fuller summaries describe a dark metallic triangular body and a broad window above one light, divided by narrow partitions, with a dim beam extending toward the ground. Two occupants were reportedly visible: one seated and another standing behind a white panel with dark circular controls. Their heads appeared very large, with slanted eyes, gill-like ears and two openings instead of a projecting nose. The standing figure was further described as having a long thin neck, smooth white skin and pale eyes without visible pupils. The witness felt compelled to keep looking for about fifteen minutes, then returned to the living room; she did not see the object leave. Diane Enion and another Pennsylvania Center for UFO Research investigator interviewed her the next day. A contemporary April 17 newspaper report records Enion’s concern over vivid details mixed with gaps, uncertainty over the object’s arrival, and confusion about elapsed time. No corroborating witness had come forward. The organization classified the incident as unknown rather than verified. The reconstruction shows the fully clothed babysitter observing from the house and does not imply boarding or abduction.

Recorded details

Local time
1:45 AM.
Craft description
A 17-year old girl was baby-sitting when she spotted an object hovering at treetop level about 50 feet away. The object was silent and had three white lights forming the point of an equilateral triangle. Inside the craft two humanoid beings could be seen.
Entity description
Inside the craft two humanoid beings could be seen.
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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The contemporary report dates this to February 14, 1981. Julie is a pseudonym. No corroborating witness or confirmed boarding was established; the narrator explicitly acknowledges no direct evidence for his abduction speculation. The original investigator noted vivid detail mixed with gaps and confusion about time.

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