Carbondale, Pennsylvania: Marker: The Carbondale UFO
Modern informational placard recounts the crash of a mysterious "glowing airborne object" into a Carbondale pond on November 9, 1974. Space junk? Alien spacecraft? High school prank? The pond is a half-mile south, in Russell Park.
- Address:
- 72 S. Main St., Carbondale, PA
- Directions:
- South edge of downtown, on the northwest corner of BUS US-6/S. Main St. and 8th Ave., next to a gazebo.
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The UFO plaque could use some attention, as it has seen better days.
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The Truth is out there! It just needs a good rinse from the Parks Dept.