Fireball over Burien, WA
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The report, as filed
Yellow fireball in the night sky travelling N to S, no flashing, no sound, no change of speed or direction.
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: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2012-03-21 → 2012-04-07
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May 19, 2020 · 10:46 PM · LIGHT
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Burien, WA
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September 4, 2017 · 7:00 PM · DISK
Burien, WA
We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be serious-minded. He has both military, and aviation, background. However, his photo strongly suggests to us that the object was a large, helium-filled balloon, in the shape of an oblate spheroid, with other objects suspended below it on some type of cord or cable. However, the witness reports that the cluster suddenly accelerated, and climbed out of site very quickly, which one would not expect for a balloon. PD
March 30, 2016 · 12:00 AM · DISK
Burien, WA
CLASSIC UFO MAYBE ONE THOUSAND FEET AWAY ALL AROUND SIDES WERE FLASHING COLORS LIKE A SIMON GAME SQUARES RED. GREEN YELLOW FLASHING AS IT WENT BY SPINNING SLOWLY AS IT WENT. I WAS LOOKING OUT MY BEDROOM WINDOW THE CRAFT WAS ABOUT THREE HOUSES DOWN AND 150 FEET HIGH IT WAS LARGE A LITTLE SMALLER THEN THE TOP OF THE SPACE NEEDLE IF THAT FLEW BY OR SPIRALED BY MUST OF HAD OTHER PEOPLE SEE IT. WAS DARK AND THE CRAFT LIT UP. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
January 4, 2016 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Burien, WA
When the weather stopped the horrific loud airplane noises started at dark. It's 1 am and they are still at it about every 5 min. It's very disturbing and we are Not in the normal sea tac flight path. They seem to be flying low because they sound very loud and are slow flying as they pass over low. There seem to be many aircraft and they seem to want the secrecy of dark cloud cover! Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. We have received no other reports of the alleged incident. PD