| ID | #1625241134 |
| Added | Fri, 02/07/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
A strange brightly lit object is an object silently flying along a variable flight path from west to east in the eastern part of Washington State.
I ran to the truck to get the manual for my Jeep. As I was returning to the house, I saw what I thought was a very bright shooting star. I immediately noticed that it is moving too slowly for a shooting star, and its light intensity does not change, and there is no normal band behind it.
I have watched the object move from west to east, I know this because I am familiar with the layout of my parents ' property. I watched this light for a few seconds and determined that it was not an airplane, because the light was not unidirectional, as in the case of an airplane or helicopter.
I called my nephew, who was inside, and asked him if he wanted to see something strange. We both watched the light / object continuing to the east.
After a few moments, he ran inside to tell his mother, my sister, to come out and see what was in the sky. I explained that it was strange because there were no flashing lights on the port and starboard sides. The speed and altitude of the flight were also strange, as it seemed that he was drifting and did not follow a straight path. I thought it could be a satellite, but because of its brightness and low altitude, I decided otherwise.
I doubt it was a small plane, as there was no propeller noise. The object continued to move east until it disappeared over the horizon.
Original news
Date: June 26, 2010
Location: Elk, AK
Time: 10:22
Summary: Odd brightly lit object object observed silently flying in a wavering flight path.west to east in eastern Washington state. I ran to the truck to grab a manual for my Jeep. When I was returning to the house I saw what I thought to be a very bright shooting star. I immediately noticed that it was moving to slow for a shooting star and it did not change in light intensity, nor did it have the normal streak behind it. I watched the object move from west to east, I know this as I am familiar with the layout of my parents property. I watched this light for several seconds and determined it was not a plane due to fact that the light was not unidirectional, as would be the case if it were a plane or helicopter. I called to my nephew who was inside and asked him if he wanted to see something weird. We both observed the light/object as it continued towards the east. After a few moments he ran inside to tell his mom, my sister, to come out and look at what was in the sky. I explained that it was weird because there were no flashing port or starboard lights. The flight speed and altitude was also odd as it seemed to be drifting and did not appear to follow a straight path. I thought that it could possibly be a satellite but due to its brightness and low elevation have considered otherwise. I doubt that it was a small plane as there was no prop noise. The object continued to the east until it disappeared behind the horizon. Duration: 2-3 minutes
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
Hypotheses
Events
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