Sphere over Cowlitz, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I have 12 min of video of a "Orb" Exact location ; Cowlitz fish hatchery Observed from parking lot, what appeared as a rainbow colored sphere, "Orb" darting around the trees beyond the Hatchery at unprecedented speed. I woke a family member to observe. It stopped it's movement and I filmed the Orb for approximately 12min. I am a retired 58 year old Male The other witness is a 68 year old engineer/family member
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149169). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-11-09 → 2018-11-26