As reported

Fireball over Index, WA

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Greenish fireball flying nearly horizontal and Greyish figure 1-2 Mo. later

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: National Archives and Records Administration · records window 1946-06-27 → 1946-07-14

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March 3, 2017 · 6:10 AM · FORMATION

Index, WA

I was driving west this morning and was leaving Index around 6:10 ish. I was almost to the multi-lane straight away when, above the trees, there was a HUGE circular formation of lights that was directly behind the trees. It was kind of in a flower/5 or more light circular light formation, but the lights moved around in no real pattern. I had to slow down and see what would happen and it seriously moved/jumped insanely fast several yards to the left and down a bit, but I could still partially see it through the trees. There's no way it was a plane. It was feet away from trees (maybe even between trees--hard to tell) and way lower than any plane should be. I don't know that much about drones, but this was abnormally large and bright and could move faster than anything I've ever seen. It wasn't just light, either. It definitely had some sort of metal, but it was so bright I could hardly make it out. I was rubbing my eyes in shock before it moved again and I couldn't see it anymore.

February 17, 2006 · 7:25 AM · OVAL