John Ventre to Host 19th Pittsburgh UFO Conference at Westmoreland County Community College on April 11

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John Ventre will host the 19th Pittsburgh UFO Conference on April 11 at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood, featuring speakers Frank Chille, Bill Birnes, Joe Foster, and Bruce Pearson, plus a tribute to Fred Saluga and a session on alien abductions from a 1992 MIT symposium, with attendees invited to share their encounters and the event wrapping up around 6 p.m. with books and merchandise for sale.

From skeptics to sightings, Pittsburgh UFO Conference returns to Western Pa.
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From skeptics to sightings, Pittsburgh UFO Conference returns to Western Pa.

John Ventre will host the 19th annual Pittsburgh UFO Conference at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood on April 11, opening at 8:30 a.m. with a lineup including Frank Chille on William Tompkins at 9 a.m., Bill Birnes at 10:30 a.m., Joe Foster at 12:30 p.m., Bruce Pearson at 2 p.m., a 3:15 p.m. tribute to Fred Saluga, and a 4:45 p.m. talk on a 1992 MIT symposium about alien abductions, culminating around 6 p.m. when attendees can share encounters, the campus cafe and vendors are available, and Ventre—who has spent two decades seeking credible answers and remains skeptical even as the Pentagon’s 2024 report notes numerous unidentified aerial phenomena but finds no evidence of aliens—leads the proceedings.