Light over Merritt, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Headed to work as usual headed down Hwy 2, just passed the last house before you start heading up the east side of Stevens pass. As I approach the grade heading up Rayrock, an intense green light array appeared and started pulsing. It was just above the tree tops and probably was the length of a football field. The light was flat on the bottom, but it projected upward in an irregular pattern. Then it sudden condensed into a roundish mass of green light, and slowly traveled parallel with the ground. I had a visual for about 3-4 seconds, but due to the topography in that area it went out of sight. At first I thought it was a transformer that exploded but there is no overhead power in that area. It was crystal clear out and the stars where visible.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #167060). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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