NUFORC UFO Sighting 188155
Occurred: 2025-03-06 20:00 LocalReported: 2025-03-07 08:20 Pacific
Duration: 7 minutes
No of observers: -25 - Pilot - Military
Location: Vashon, WA, USA
Location details: Appeared to be over water around the pin that I set on the map; at an altitude of 500 - 750 feet
Shape: Changing
Color: multicolored lights
Estimated Size: 100 feet around
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: 270
Angle of Elevation: 15
Heading: stationary
Closest Distance: 3/4 - 1 mile
Estimated Speed: stationary
Explanation: Planet/Star - Probable
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby
Multi-colored, pulsing light ball that seemed to be moving slightly, but generally stationary.
My son and I were walking dogs east of our home at 8 pm and observed an odd pulsing light through the trees in the western sky. It was a clear night sky with great visibility. After observing it with our eyes for a few minutes, we put the dogs in the house, I grabbed my cellphone, and we went to the top of the bank, which is west of our home, to get a better look. Our home sits about 250' above the water, and we have an unobstructed view to the west.
The object seemed to pulse a bit, which is what first caught our attention, and it had odd lights. I filmed it, and while filming for about 41 seconds, I went in and out on zoom. After watching the video on my phone, you can actually see rings and lights and pulsing really well if you then zoom further using your fingers to focus only on the object. It appears as a pulsing light with a ring around it and bunch of spokes. The ring seems to be twirling around the object and it was moving slightly as though hovering. I took a 2nd video that was only 9 seconds, but this video captured a small Cessna or similar private aircraft flying “over” – probably at 1000 – 1500 feet. I thought the comparison of the two objects in the same video might be interesting or helpful. I was also curious whether the object might follow the aircraft, but it did not.
We went inside to discuss what we just saw after having observed it for several minutes, and by the time I went back outside, it was gone.
NUFORC Note:
On March 6, 2025, at 8:00 PM PST, observers on Vashon Island looking toward the western horizon (270 degrees azimuth) would have seen Venus shining brightly. Venus set at approximately 8:27 PM PST that evening, making it visible low in the western sky around that time.
Posted 2025-03-07