Light over Chehalis, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving north on Interstate 5, between mile markers 80 and 81, just north of Chehalis, WA. Time was approx. 12:50 pm, Sept. 12th, 2017. I may be off on the exact time, it happened two weeks ago and I haven't posted this until now. My attention was drawn to a large round white object moving across my field of view from right to left; it looked like it had a white trail behind it as it was moving very fast and also at a relatively low altitude. I don't know how to estimate the altitude exactly but I'd say it was maybe 3 to 4 thousand feet high. At first, I thought it was a reflection on my windshield, but as I followed it with my eyes, I saw it out my rolled down driver-side window. Definitely something in the sky moving fast and low in a generally West direction. Maybe slightly north of west. The entire event lasted 2 to 3 seconds but was pretty impressive. Didn't hear any sounds or notice any electronic effects. Not the first time I've seen a UFO on this general flight path in this area.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136413). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-09-09 → 2017-09-26
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