Country | US |
State or Province | Washington |
City | Orcas Island |
Date | 6/1/09 |
Time | 4:30 AM PST |
Weather | Clear, first light |
Duration | Approximately 5 to 8 minutes |
Witnesses (Number) | 1 |
Distance | 500 feet |
Solid Object | Yes |
Size | 80% of vision out of small square window/ estimated 60 to 80-feet in length, 30-feet in height |
Shape | Oval/Oblong |
Shape Details | Blimp-like shape |
Metallic/Shiny | No |
Color | Strongly glowing white |
Glow/Halo | Yes |
Lights | Yes |
How Many Lights | One pulsing white light on center bottom of object |
How Bright | Enough to stream through trees it moved across |
Light Coloration | White |
Sound | Yes |
Motion/Speed | Very fast approaching, then slowly (15 mph) across tree line until out of sight |
Number of Objects | One |
Coordination/Communication | Not Specified |
Windows | No |
Occupants | No |
Description | Brightly glowing white object, blimp-like, moved slowly above tree line, sensed inaudible hum, witnessed from window and backyard. |
Nearby Landmarks | Mount Woolard |
Latitude | 48.65517 |
Longitude | -122.92635 |
Altitude | 300 feet |
Propulsion | No |
Advanced Capabilities | Yes, ability to levitate seemingly without propulsion or flight surfaces at low speed |
Visible Payload | No |
Radar | No |
Signatures | Not Specified |
Awareness | Yes, seemed to approach only after being noticed |
Aggression | No |
Health Effects | No |
Physical/Environmental Effects | None noted |
Animal Disturbance | None noted |
Witness Feelings | Euphoric, afraid, then embarrassed by reactions to the story |
Witness Assessment | Did not seem of this world as we know it |
Additional Info | Initially tried to report to MUFON; retelling the event here. |
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