Cylinder over West Pasco, WA

The report, as filed

On 5/25/17 at aprox. 0300 hrs. or “3:00AM,” I noticed a small steady white light moving from the NW heading approx. SW at a steady speed faster than any satellite would ever move,- as it sailed across the night sky. That led me to notice the same bright light in the NW Sky that seems to pivot at times and always noticeably brighter than any other light on any given clear night. I mentioned it to A fiend of mine I had just met. She pulled out her new phone & began recording video of the bright light I had been observing & taking pics & video of over the last 6-9mts. My camera didn't pick up on all the other light activity going on around the bright object.. Through here newer higher powered camera than mine, we were now looking at a stationary craft that had a distinct circular outline that can't be seen with the naked eye. It seemed to be a large craft with other lights moving either around it, and/ or to & from it. Some lights seemed to disappear then reappear randomly. The large distant craft had a steady blinking red light just like a passenger airliner except it was stationary in the sky. We observed 3-4 solid white lights just behind. As she turned her smartphone into panoramic view & zoomed in even further we could now make out several other odd shaped lights moving in & out or circling the craft high in the sky. There is no doubt in my mind after last night that this is highly sophisticated yet seemingly uncoordinated military exercises, or we are not alone. Last night was a pivot point in my life and have now seen it with my own eyes for over a half hour straight things in the sky I had only heard of or seen on TV… Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #134194). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.