NUFORC Sighting 27860

Occurred: 2003-02-24 11:30 Local
Reported: 2003-02-24 13:40 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Olympic Mountains, WA, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Airliner paced by small disc over Olympic Mountains.

We were walking along a dirt road by our place outside of Shelton, WA., when I herd a deep roar of a jet engine. I looked up to see what the noise was about. I noticed an airliner going very slow, almost ready to stall, when I noticed a small silver line under the aircraft. I told my wife, and kids to look at that in the sky. We watched the littel silver craft pace the larger airliner, then the little craft shot ahead, and above , in front, of the airliner and shot off. They were both heading in a northerly direction at that point. The hole event lasted about 10 seconds.




((POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FROM ANOTHER WITNESS. PLEASE SEE OTHER REPORT FOR THIS DATE))

Possible explanation of 24Feb2003 sighting over Olympic Mountains

I work at Boeing in Everett,and at approximately 10:15 am on 24Feb2003,myself and hundreds of other employees watched the first 777ER take of on its first flight.It was accompanied by a small,silver or white colored "chase plane",which would have been taking photos of the new airplane.It would have been zipping all around the big jet,taking pictures.It was a beautiful day,perfect photo opportunity.

I watched the 777ER and its chase plane take off,heading north.She then turned west,and contiued around south,approximately over the vicinity of the Olympic Mountains.I lost sight of her around 10:30.

This could explain the sighting on 24Feb2003 over the Olympics.



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NUFORC Note:

Witness may have witnessed a commercial airliner on a test flight, accompanied by its "chase" plane, possibly a North American F-86 "Sabre," which may still be Boeing's chase/photography platform. PD


Posted 2003-02-25

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