Student captures strange light hovering in Montgomery County, PA sky

February 2, 1:44 AMUFO ExaminerRoger Marsh

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Blue light photographed in Montgomery County skies.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Based on expert analysis from several people of the images associated with this case, I believe that these images were most likely hoaxed. We have asked the child's parents for an interview via the teacher - and have received no response. Most experts are saying that the images associated with this case are of a blue LED light shot close to the camera lens. The slideshow of the images has been removed from this site.

LANSDALE, PA - A 12-year-old in this Montgomery County community was lying in bed at 10:10 p.m. Jan. 25 when he noticed a blue light in the sky through his window. The young photography student got out of bed, opened his window, and shot images of the light using a Kodak Easy Share camera.

Nearby Bucks County has been a hot bed of UFO activity throughout summer and fall, 2008, and on Jan. 24 was the site of a UFO Conference sponsored by the PA chapter of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON).

The young man was looking in the northwest sky and said he believes the light could have been approximately 20 miles away, but no more than about 50 feet above local roof tops. He said the light was not moving while he took photos in less than one minute's time, and then it was gone. He said the light reappeared an hour later, but then was gone. From his perspective, he did not hear any noise associated with the light.

Lansdale is a borough in Montgomery County, PA, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, with a population of about 16,000.

Pennsylvania Mutual UFO Director John Ventre is having the photos analyzed. On first look, Sam Maranto, the Illinois MUFON director explained the process of ruling out stars, planets and other known bodies.

''Assuming it's not Venus,'' Maranto said Friday night, ''the photos are interesting and warrant further study.''

Maranto said he will request additional information about the case and will offer an opinion. ''The blue color to the light is very interesting,'' he said.

Landsale is not without its own local legend though. According to legend, the town was once home to the mysterious H tree, which stood on a 12 foot hill. There were supposedly three H trees in the whole world, which were thought to be the entrances to hell. One would have to circle one of the trees six times, and jump off the cliff, and the ground would open up and take you to hell. The H tree was cut down to make room for a housing development. The H tree story was featured in the book Weird Pennsylvania.

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