Light over Tahuya, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Sitting in the back of my truck around 1am looking at the stars when my friend and I saw a bright (white) light that continued to get brighter and larger. The light continued to get brighter for about 30 seconds to a minute until it disappeared. The light did not move and it was stationary.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #160651). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-04-12 → 2016-04-29
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