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Here is a possible UFO sighting near Oneida Lake in NY State. In the video, you can see the low flying, brightly lit object heading in a straight line. It then stops and begins to bounce around above the tree line before veering off in a southerly direction. According to the videographer, it stayed in the area for around 10-15 minutes. There were also multiple reports of strange lights in the area at the time this particular object was captured on video.

The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot long, prehistoric effigy mound on a plateau of a meteor crater in Adams County, Ohio. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior as well as a World Heritage Site. The Serpent Mound of Ohio was first reported from surveys by Ephraim Squire and Edwin Davis in their historic volume Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, published in 1848 by the Smithsonian Museum. The mound is the largest effigy in North America. Located about 1 hour east of Cincinnati this site is both mysterious and fascinating. See the world's most spectacular effigy mound and explore this ancient Native American site with us!

Just outside of Hillsboro, Ohio sits a roadside attraction that you cannot miss! The World's Largest Horseshoe Crab AKA 'Crabbie', is 28 feet wide, 67 feet long, and 12 feet high -- not counting its tail! 60 people could sit within its shell. Weddings had taken place inside the crab. Movies were shown there as well. The crab's big celebrity moment was in August 2008, when Gene Sullivan jumped over it on a motorcycle. In early 2015, Crabbie was purchased by Ben and Darlene Sexton, who'd wanted to make it into a roadside attraction. Follow us on our journey through the ice, sleet and freezing rain and take a gander at this behemoth of a crab!

The Kecksburg UFO incident, occurred on December 9, 1965, when a fireball was reported streaking across six U.S. States and Canada. 1000's were witness to the event. In Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, residents reported a crash in the nearby woods. The U.S. military quickly arrived in the area, sealed it off, and were seen removing a large, bronze-colored, acorn-shaped object, bearing strange markings of hieroglyphics and putting it in a truck. Astronomers said it was probably a meteor that burned up in the atmosphere. NASA stated in 2005 that experts had examined fragments taken from the area and determined they were from a Soviet satellite, but that records of their findings were lost in the 1990s. Over the years, stories also circulated about Men in Black turning up at the homes of Kecksburg residents and warning them to keep quiet about what they saw. This is Pennsylvania's own Roswell type UFO mystery.

An 8-feet tall bronze statue of the bodybuilder-actor-politician commemorates his 1970 Mr. World title at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus. The Auditorium was demolished in 2014 and the statue was moved downtown to the Columbus Convention Center where the Famous Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Competition is now held. Tag along on a little stroll through downtown Columbus and check out a great likeness of the 'Big Guy!' Act Three by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

The bridge stood for 121 years and was once known as the longest & tallest railroad structure at 2,053 feet long and 301 feet high. It was partially destroyed by a tornado in 2003. The Viaduct has been re-established as the Kinzua Sky Walk allowing visitors to walk 624 feet on a high railroad trestle. The “Tracks Across the Sky” also sports a partial glass-bottomed observation deck which gives the public a look down at the remaining towers supporting the historic structure. Just down the road from the Skywalk is the Kinzua Dam. In 1961, citing the immediate need for flood control, President John F. Kennedy denied a request by the Seneca Nation to halt construction of the Kinzua Dam. Upon it's completion, an area of 10,000 acres of the Allegany Reservation, almost one third of its territory, which had been granted to the Seneca nation in the Treaty of Canandaigua, signed by President George Washington was flooded. That resulted in more than 600 families being displaced and forced to relocate. Come along this week to see these amazing structures up close and personal!

In cryptozoology and ufology, "rods" (AKA skyfish or air rods) are elongated visual artifacts appearing in photographs and videos. Some paranormal proponents feel they are extraterrestrial lifeforms, extradimensional creatures, or very small UFOs. We were exploring an abandoned hotel on Overlook Mountain in NY when we saw something during the editing process. Check out the vid and see what you think!

Spruce Knob, tops out at 4,863 feet making it the highest point in West Virginia. It's not only the WV State Highpoint, but the 14th-most isolated U.S. State Highpoint and the 24th-highest U.S. State Highpoint. The road is curvy and tight as you make your way up. There is a large parking area up top. We hiked the 0.2 miles on a super easy trail to the Spruce Knob Observation Tower. A short climb up the tower and on to the huge viewing platform will give you an amazing 360-degree view of the surrounding Allegheny Mountains and Monongahela National Forest. There was also a loop trail that ran about 0.7 mile around the summit.

On this week's episode of X-PloreNation, Trim and Head go highpointing up the state of Pennsylvania's top dog, Mt Davis! Standing at 3213', it's located in the Forbes State Forest in Somerset County. It is also home to PA's highest road. There is an observation tower which has fantastic views from the top.

The Maryland State Highpoint lies right next to the border with West Virginia. Hoye-Crest has an elevation of 3360 feet. It sits along the ridge of Backbone Mountain in the Appalachian Mountain Range. The trail to the summit begins off of Route 219 south of the hamlet of Silver Lake, West Virginia. The hike then continues for one mile across the Maryland-West Virginia state line to the high point’s viewing area. At the summit, there's a Maryland historical marker, a picnic table, and a signin mailbox. Come along for the hike as we highpoint across our Nation!

There's a 127-mile-long driving loop through the mountains of Cameron and Elk Counties in PA. The Elk Scenic Drive road signs will guide you through "Elk Country" where we were able to check out home of Pennsylvania's wild elk herd, which number around 1400 now! On the way through, we stopped in Benezette (known as the Elk Capital of Pennsylvania) to check out the Elk Country Visitors Center on Winslow Hill. They were closed but that didn't stop us from seeing a handful of the beauties nearby!

Take a walk with us on the hallowed grounds of the Flight 93 National Memorial in PA. On 9/11/2001, passengers stormed the cockpit of Flight 93 saving the U.S. Capitol from being hit by terrorists. Hauntingly beautiful, the site was designed to highlight the heroes on that flight. Tour the Memorial Park, the Crash Site, the Wall of Names, and the Tower of Voices.

Way back in a holler in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia is the Green Bank Radio Telescope, the largest moveable radio telescope on the planet. A strict set of rules exist for the area around it and these rules are enforced. This area is called The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ). It is a 100 square mile rectangle of land spanning both the Virginias designated as a radio quiet zone, in which radio transmissions are heavily restricted by law to promote scientific research and the gathering of military intelligence. There is also a program called The Breakthrough Listen Project which is a search for extraterrestrial intelligence using the Green Bank telescope. We rode late into the night through the Radio Quiet Zone. Within that 100 square mile zone, there are strict regs on using Wi-Fi, microwaves, and other types of devices using of radio waves. Once we reached the Monongahela National Forest near Buffalo Lake, we set up shop and readied ourselves for the next day's journey to the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, WV.

A two for one stop! 1. Our Lady of the Pines "Smallest Church in 48 States." A sign states this peculiar claim (Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states in 1959). It was constructed in 1958. It measures just 12-by-24 feet and contains only 6 pews capable of holding 12 parishioners total. Just a few steps in back of the church is another "small" claim: 2. The "World's Smallest Mailing Office," a post office serving the community of Silver Lake. Our Lady of the Pines also has what they claim to be the Smallest Mailing Office. This is called a mailing office rather than a post office as it does not provide services that a post office provides.

Hit the road with Trim and Head to see the US States from the comfort of your own home! Our goofy destination videos take you on the back roads and byways across this country to see our National Parks, State High Points, roadside attractions & oddities. Get off the beaten path and explore your nation with X-ploreNation.

North-Central Pennsylvania is home to a National Natural Landmark. That being the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (Pine Creek Gorge) It's a 47-mile gorge cut into the Allegheny Plateau by Pine Creek and is one of the best examples of a deep gorge in the eastern United States. A quick stop lands us just outside of the town of Wellsboro at the Visitors Center in the Leonard Harrison State Park. From there, there are huge views! We will take you to the viewpoints at the 'Crown Jewel of Pennsylvania' and give you a quick glimpse of the park!

The U.S. Hotel in historic Hollidaysburg is known throughout Central Pennsylvania as a paranormal hot spot. The 1st floor restaurant has great chow that features homestyle cooking. The mac & cheese is top notch and the wings are also a must try. They also have a full bar and live music. After filling up on their great comfort food and delicious deserts, we ventured upstairs as we had heard this place has quite a haunted history. Full-bodied apparitions, footsteps, disembodied voices, plates breaking, flying silverware, yeah...that kind of spooky shenanigans! See what we ran into on our visit to the US Hotel!