Sphere over kent, WA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
let dog out to go to the bathroom. Husband saw strange sparkly light in the sky. I looked and agreed it was stationary. Noticed red, blue and green random flashing lights. no sound. Very high in the sky. Used star gazer app to see if it was a star or something in space. Nothing showed on the app. Daughter came to watch for about 10 minutes. Craft made some vertical and turning type moves.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174925). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-03-04 → 2023-03-21