NUFORC Sighting 37711

Occurred: 2004-06-20 23:15 Local
Reported: 2004-06-21 15:54 Pacific
Duration: 2 sec.
No of observers: 1

Location: Seattle (University District), WA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Adult witness observes peculiar, lighted triangular craft streak over University District in clear skies.

Telephoned Report: At 23:55 hrs. on Sunday night, June 20, 2004, NUFORC received a telephone call from an adult male, located in the University District of Seattle, reporting that he allegedly had just been witness, thirty minutes earlier, to a dramatic sighting of a very anomalous-looking object in the clear skies above Seattle.

The individual reported that he was visiting from his home state of Idaho, in order to drop his daughter off for classes at the University of Washington. He was standing outside at approximately 23:15 hrs., when his attention was suddenly drawn to a very bizarre looking, triangular shaped object in the night sky. It immediately captured his attention, not only because of its bizarre appearance, but because of the amount of the night sky that it covered in the approximately 2 seconds that he was witness to the object. The witness estimated that the object traversed an arc of approximately 90 degrees in those two seconds, and it was totally silent.

The witness added that the object did not have the normal red and green navigation lights, required on conventional aircraft during flight at night. Moreover, he stated that the "edges" of the triangle appeared to be "dark," and the center portion of the triangle appeared to him to be "empty," or more lightly colored than the periphery. The witness estimated that the apparent size of the object, from his vantage point, was three-quarters the size of the Moon.

Atmospheric conditions at the time were clear, and visibility unlimited (CAVU), with no clouds visible.

NUFORC is awaiting a written report from the witness.

((ADDENDUM--FOLLOW-UP WRITTEN REPORT FROM WITNESS))

"I happened to glance up this night, while talking with my wife and daughter and noticed this beautiful craft moving silently with no apparent thrust. It lasted about 2 or 3 seconds of visual contact, the house blocked any further sighting. It covered about 90 degrees of arc; it was about 3/4 the size of a full moon. Unfortunately, my wife and daughter did not see this.

((Graphic provided by witness of triangular-shaped object, with three lights in the corners.))

Time: June 20th, 2004 @ 2320 hrs. (Pacific) in Seattle, WA. Conditions: Clear sky conditions, 75 degrees temp.; night sky was illuminate by first day of summer."

((END WRITTEN REPORT))

NUFORC Note:

Report written by Peter Davenport, based on the telephone conversation with the witness on June 20, 2004. PD

Posted 2004-06-23