Circle over Purdy, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Travelling home on Highway 16 I noticed what I thought was a helicopter coming towards me at about 1,000 a.g.l. On second look the yellow color of the craft was unlike anything I've seen. I looked out the window of the truck to get a look at it from behind and still only saw a yellow color plus a little darker color in the center. There were no position lights, anti-collision lights or any other light. The speed of the craft was similar to a helicopter. Heading was south to south west. Visibility was great this evening and sun had set. The yellow color was constant from when I first saw it to seeing it pass. The yellow color was similar to the color of a fire. I'm a pilot with about 360 hours. Flightpath was the same altitude and heading.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110059). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-06-04 → 2014-06-21
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