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July 23, 1952: Three F-94 Starfire fighter jets cruised at 644 miles per hour in the skies above Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Fighter pilots reported seeing a silver large pear-shaped object with no visible means of propulsion. Two smaller, darker objects also appeared to run circles around the larger craft for approximately 30 minutes.
The alleged encounter 40 miles northeast of Philadelphia was one of 12,618 incidents detailed and investigated by Project Blue Book, a government program to assess the credibility and potential threat of unidentified flying objects.
Six decades later, the U.S. military is once again publicly investigating UFOs, and is due to issue a report to Congress on what it now terms unidentified aerial phenomenon. In recent years, fighter pilots and stealth ships have reported strange objects off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Yet hundreds of other phenomena remain a mystery in the skies above Pennsylvania.
Nov. 18, 1948 â May 10, 2021
May 11, 2021
Charles C. “Chuck” Sadler, 72, of Altoona, died early Monday morning at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Robert Charles and Clara Geraldine (Miller) Sadler.
He married Debra A. Kane on May 7, 1977, at Llyswen United Methodist Church, Altoona.
Surviving are his wife, Debra; his mother-in-law, Grace M. Erndl; a special nephew, Wally Zapotoczny and his fiance, Melissa; and his dog, Max.
Chuck was a 1966 graduate of Altoona Area High School. He was also a graduate of the auto mechanics program at Val-Tech.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving from 1966-68.
Chuck retired as a maintenance technician, having been employed over the years by various companies.
Badorrek
Stephanie G. Badorrek, 61, of Altoona, passed away Friday morning, April 9, 2021, at her residence after courageously fighting a two-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born the daughter of the late Harry C. Walker Jr. and Marjorie (Dunnenberger) Walker. She married Harry W. Badorrek Jr. on May 2, 1981.
In addition to her husband, surviving are a son, Stephen (Nicole) of Altoona; a sister, Susan (Philip) Harrison of New Castle; and a brother, H. Scott Walker of Altoona.
Stephanie was a born again Christian and longtime member of Altoona Alliance Church. She was a 1977 graduate of Altoona Area High School.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Alliance Church, 3220 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. A memorial service will be held immediately following at 1 p.m., with Pastor Philip R. Harrison officiating.
Bedford High Schoolâs mock trial team came home with a win and a loss in district competition, falling just short of the chance to advance to this weekâs playoffs.
The team won the first trial against Windber Area High School, but lost the second, against Altoona Area High School.
The team would have won, but lost due to a time penalty, according to teacher coach Laura Scheeler.
This year, due to the pandemic, the Mock Trial competition, hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, turned to a virtual format.
âI was very curious about it when I heard the competition would be virtual, but luckily our district already uses Zoom,â said Scheeler.