Changing over WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
SKW3380 reported seeing a UFO to the west which seemed to be over the pacific. Aircraft was at FL220 and stated the UFO appeared to be lights moving around in circles really quick
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173479). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-12-15 → 2023-01-01
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June 4, 2023 · 8:30 PM · SPHERE
WA
I was on an Alaska Airlines flight from Miami to Seattle this past Sunday, June 4. The flight was scheduled to land at 9:25 but we landed a little early. I usually sit in seat "A" (left side of the plane) so I can take pictures of the mountains (Rainier etc.) to the south before landing in Seattle. I am not sure whether I was in Eastern Oregon or Washington but I started looking out the window for mountains in the distance. We were flying just above a layer of clouds and there were several breaks in the clouds. There was a layer of clouds below us and that's when I saw this gray circular-looking orb just above a lower layer of clouds traveling eastward (Opposite direction of Seattle). I've seen planes go the other way before and they never appear to fly in a straight line. This thing flew in a straight line and was going at least as fast as a commercial airplane. I followed it with my eyes until I couldn't see it anymore. I was close to the front of the plane in 6A. Once out of view, I looked back in the plane but I didn't hear anyone react. Maybe no one else saw it?
May 4, 2023 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
WA
Object was stationary when spotted and chased off by what appeared to be a plane.
December 17, 2022 · 8:00 PM · CHANGING
WA
Multiple aircraft, westbound, reported seeing a UFO at their 12 oclock, FL700 and above, around the Olympic mountains. Object was moving in circles, then up and down. It appeared to be a nucleus with something in the middle of it.
May 26, 2018 · 6:24 PM · CIRCLE
WA
We have looked at the photos, and find that the tiny green dot, located to one side of the Sun, is a lens flare. PD