Flash over Lake Tapps, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Approximately 1:00AM, I saw an extremely bright flash in the western skies. The flash lit up the sky, and appeared to be extremely light blue/lime green in color, with a very thick and dense cloudy texture that moved quickly. It happened so fast that it reminded me of a camera flash, except it seemed to be faster than that. After the flash went away, I was unable to see any kind of residue or anything left behind by the flash.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121391). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-08-19 → 2015-09-05
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