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Penn State Hazleton

The Blue Volkswagen at Penn State Hazleton

Aerial view of the winding roads on the Penn State Hazleton campus.
Aerial view

History & local legend

A Penn State Hazleton campus-security story concerns a blue Volkswagen Beetle that seemed to vanish and reappear on the campus roads. As collected by the Haunt Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, two guards on an early patrol saw it emerge from an area where cars rarely traveled. They followed, losing sight of it on the curves.

The Beetle then appeared directly ahead, its headlights facing their vehicle. This time the guards held their position. In their account, the car went from in front of them to behind them without a normal passing maneuver. Back at the security office, another officer arrived angry and asked whether anyone had seen a blue Volkswagen: its driver had nearly struck him.

Sources

  1. Haunt Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, original regional guide as archived in May 2009
  2. Penn State Hazleton, directions to the campus on Route 93
  3. Penn State University Police, campus road map
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Image credit

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Imagery Program, 2022 imagery · License