NUFORC Sighting 27767

Occurred: 1997-01-15 23:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-02-18 23:46 Pacific
Duration: 40 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Ellensburg (? on a pass just pass, just east of), WA, USA

Shape: Fireball

Orange orb

An orange glowing orb. Not too big in size it seemed... Maybe 4 or 5 feet across? It seemed EXTREMLEY close to the pass road my friend and I were driving through. It was hard to tell exact distance and size, since it was dark. (honestly, I'm not very good at judging distance. But I can tell you that this was very close!) The area is elevated and hilly. But my best guess, is it wasn't higher than 20 feet above the road we were traveling on. It was stationary, and did not move.

I don't know the exact name of the area, but it is just east of Ellensburg, WA. We viewed this for such a short time, (maybe 40 sec.) The thing I remember most is that it was dripping something of the same color.

Also it seemed to change it's size slightly.

((FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION WITH WITNESS))

Thank you for the reply,

I wish I could pin down the date more accurately. But I do not keep most of my records or receipts longer than 1 or 2 years.

To the best of my recollection, I think it was January '97.

I was coming home from a very rainy Puyallup the day before. (Driving back to Selah, WA) The night my friend and I saw this, it was cold but not extremely cold and not raining. One other thing I observed, was that the object was not a perfect orb. The brightness of it from a distance seemed to be a circular glow, but as we drove closer it seemed to come to a bit of a point at the bottom of it. But maybe it seemed that way because it was dripping whatever it was...?

Sorry I can't offer more info.

I admire your research. I will continue to visit your Web site, it allows a forum for those of us who don't understand what we witness.

Thanks again, ((name deleted))

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NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. We have requested that the witness attempt to establish the date of the incident, if possible. Incident apparently occurred somewhere on Interstate 90, between Ellensburg and Vantage, which is located on the Columbia River. PD

Posted 2003-02-25