NUFORC Sighting 100401

Occurred: 2013-07-18 22:45 Local
Reported: 2013-07-22 13:03 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Shape: Rectangle

Rectangular Wing sited over Seattle Washington, on July 18, 2013.

Location: northeast Seattle, Washington
Time: 22:45 hours
Direction: observer facing east
Angle of Elevation: 45 degrees
Size of Object: approximately 6 times larger than full Moon, or 3 inches in diameter as measured between 2 fingers.

Direction Object was moving: to the observer's right, southeast.

Number of Objects: 1 Color: unlit

On July 18, 2013, in northeast Seattle, Washington, at 10:45 P.M., I observed an unlit rectangular wing flying over my condo.

At first I thought it was a meteor due to its very high speed.

The rectangle travelled in a southeast direction, disappearing over tree tops in approximately five seconds. The rectangle was very large given its elevation, measuring approximately 3 inches.

Later that evening a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter flew across the same space. Its elevation was much lower than the rectangle. I measured the 747 at one-half inch, the diameter of the Moon. The rectangle covered the same distance as the 747 in a fraction of the time as the latter.

I could not detect any sound from the rectangle. Even though unlit it was observable against the clear night sky, possibly reflecting city lights off its bottom surface.

I believe the rectangle was flying at least 3 times higher from me than the 747. Given the estimated lengths of each, the rectangle at that elevation would have ! been about 18 times larger than the 747, at 235 feet in length.

NUFORC Note:

We spoke via telephone with this witness, and he seemed to use to be serious- and sober-minded. We suspect that he is an excellent witness. PD

Posted 2013-07-22