MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. (AP) - Forty-two years ago something bright, shiny and acorn-shaped flew out of the sky and landed in a wooded area in Westmoreland County.
The feds said it was a meteor. Some theorized it was a Russian spacecraft. Many believe it was a UFO.
In the end it doesn't matter. The mystery is bringing in the dollars and the Kecksburg fire department has big shopping plans.
Kecksburg is a small town of about 200 people that sits about 43 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
The fire department is selling $25 hoodies, $12 Christmas ornaments, hats, T-shirts, beer mugs and anything else that can have a glowing acorn flying through the sky emblazoned on it.
Ronnie Struble oversees the sales, which hit $10,000 in 2007. He also coordinates the visitors, sometimes busloads of them, who want to be a part of the mystery.
Struble says the extra cash will be used to buy a new fire truck.
Business has been so brisk, the department is planning to open a second store at the station and a UFO restaurant.
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Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com
http://www.whptv.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=0e703427-874f-4356-8435-1551cffe8315
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