Flash over Maple valley, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I just got off of work about 12ish and as soon as I got home I noticed a repetitive flash that was lighting up the whole sky . It only last on second but changed brightness about 6 times per second if not more . It was completey silent an didn't stop until about 3 . I starting search for answers an ended up driving on black diamond high way. Out of no where a ring of fire apeared in the air this also was on a glimps of a eye but so bright an impossible to miss . I was very glad that there was 4 other people with me that witnessed the same thing . Honestly you will never know the truth an this is the last time I speak I just seen a post before mine that saw the same silent electric high voltage of some sort .
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128658). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-07-20 → 2016-08-06