Circle over Issaquah, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There is a white circular object that looks the size of a planet or star but the sun has not set yet. It seems to be higher than the airplanes flying around. One thought is it could be a weather balloon, but not sure what those would look like.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #164452). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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