NUFORC Sighting 77421

Occurred: 2010-08-26 02:00 Local
Reported: 2010-08-26 02:34 Pacific
Duration: 90 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lynden, WA, USA

Shape: Light


Northwest Washington: light descends rapidly from within Big Dipper, varies its course playfully, then disppears over Canada.

I was dozing in my backyard when a minivan drove by and woke me up. I had been looking at the stars, particularly the big dipper, before I fell asleep and happened to look at it again above the minivan. A large light, larger than the stars which compose the big dipper, but appeared almost as distant, streamed through the constellation at a very high rate of speed. I thought it might have been a shooting star, but it wasn't moving fast enough. Once it reached a spot below the big dipper the light dimmed slightly, and then moved back and forth (left and right) in its descent, almost playfully, before taking a straight course again and I eventually lost it over what I believe was Canada. It was heading a due north course. The color was white, the shape was round, and the object moved and dimmed. This was not a plane. As soon as I saw it I knew what it was.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2010-08-30

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