Portage County police chase

Record summary

What happened Police officers Dale Spaur and Wilbur Neff reported a bright object rising from woods and followed it across county and state lines. Other officers joined or reported related lights. The pursuit ended near Conway, Pennsylvania, where the object was lost near dawn. Evidence Several police witnesses, radio traffic and contemporary press interviews document the chase. Explanations considered Venus, the Moon, a satellite and aircraft have been proposed; critics argue officers successively transferred attention among bright objects. What remains uncertain No photograph or radar track links all stages, and a moving observer can perceive distant celestial objects as following. Primary source Portage County police chase — Wikipedia