Unknown over George (The Gorge amphitheatre), WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My brother and I were at the Gorge to see the Foo fighters rock band. I had left the venue early and went back to our camp. I was reclined on my camping recliner looking at the stars. As I was looking South, and saw a meteor shoot from almost directly above to about two hand widths above the horizon. Right where the meteor blinked out I saw another light coming towards me so fast I thought at first it was another meteor. When it was directly above me, I could make out red and white, fuzzy. Either the object was spinning or the lights were moving around the periphery. The object headed North and made an arc NE as it went out of sight. It appeared to be about 5-10,000 feet high, no sound. From the time I saw it in the South until it disappeared in the NE about 4 seconds elapsed. I about broke my neck keeping it in sight. I had goosebumps after I witnessed this, as I have never in my life seen an object travel as fast as this did. I immediately texted my wife and friend who share the same interest in UFO's as I. The text time is 11:43pm.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #122493). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-09-09 → 2015-09-26