Sphere over Bellington, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Witness was leaving cousin's home returning to Portland after the holidays and reportedly saw a "big red ball" or orb in the sky over Lummi Island, approaching the Reservation . Witness was on Smokehouse Rd. when the object turned North and came almost overhead. It then proceeded North, stopped, and then reversed its course, came back over the Reservation, and finally went out to Lummi Island and hovered there a bit. It then disappeared behind the island. Object was observed for for 10 to 15 minutes. Witness tried to take picture with cell phone but it "wouldn't work right". Color and size doesn't sound like an aircraft navigation light. No sound reported. (MUFON).
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139676). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-03-29 → 2018-04-15