Other over Mukilteo, WA
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The lights appeared to be broken up into separate distinct lights, like you would expect from an airplane window with solid spaces between the lights, but in an irregular pattern. I see airplanes and jets all day and nights around here (I'm near an airport), but it looked nothing like any plane I have ever seen. As it was directly over head I specifically listened for any sound and heard nothing. I looked to see if there was a body to the object,then noticed the line of lights was preceded and followed by a couple of ligths in the same straight line formation as the others, but separated by a lenghtly distance. The overall length was huge, way to big for any commercial jetliner, and flying to low to not be making a very loud noise; I estimate it's altitude was about 2,500 ft. high. I watched as it flew in a straight line eastward until it flew out of sight. Very bizzare. I have piloted private airplanes with my father since I was 15, and have lived in the area of Paine Fie! ld for approx. 35 years., travelling in commercial airplanes and jets of all sizes over the last 40 years, and have never before seen anything the likes of what I saw tonight.
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