NUFORC Sighting 72559

Occurred: 2009-09-11 22:00 Local
Reported: 2009-09-22 21:51 Pacific
Duration: 15 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Spokane, WA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

fast moving star like object over spokane, washington 09/11/09

I also witnessed the event described by a helicopter pilot in Spokane, WA. on Sept 11th, 2009. My 4 year old son and I went outside to play with his balsa wood airplanes when I noticed a star like object moving west to east directly over our heads. It was very bright, brighter than any star in the sky and was moving at a rate faster than a jet, but too slow for a shooting star. It had no blinking lights, just a bright single star like light. No perimeter of the object was visible. My angle of view was further west than the pilot that also witnessed it. It appeared to slightly elevate in altitude before disappearing making me believe that it accelerated at a high rate of speed towards space giving it the appearance that it just went dim. I was able to watch it for approximately 6 seconds... according to the other report it would have traveled approximately 30 miles during that period of time. I would estimate that the object was flying under 3000 ft a! nd made absolutely no sound.

Posted 2009-12-12