CARBONDALE, Pa. — Legend says 51 years ago, aliens made first contact with the people of Carbondale.

"A lot of people saw lights coming through the skies, and we had some boys back at Russell Park actually saw something go in the pond back there. So, there's a lot of lore behind it, some say it’s a lantern, some say it’s a spaceship,” explained Michele Bannon, Mayor of Carbondale.

A spaceship full of aliens that only really came out into the public eye recently, ever since the Carbondalien Committee decided to put together a festival last year to celebrate our extraterrestrial visitors.

"The committee that formed last year was incredible, they did it with a lot of dignity and grace, they took the story, they preserved it, and they kept their eyes open and their ears open to hear everyt

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