Light over Welches, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I noticed what I thought was a satellite but it was not moving as a satellite should. I observed it for a minute or so flitting in a pattern that an aircraft would not move. It moved like I imagine an amateur drone user would. I pointed it out to my husband who also witnessed the same pattern. We called our girls outside, 13 & 12 years old, they also were confirming what we saw. After about an hour, I called my parents and brother who live about 3000 feet due north of us and my brother also saw the same pattern. This was an object that looked like a bright star or satellite that moved in a pattern not consistent with a fixed wing or rotary aircraft for over an hour in the same general area.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142739). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-08-11 → 2018-08-28
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