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Bainbridge Island · WA, USA
Flash of light followed by change in broadcast signals, and then unmarked black helicopter with searchlight.
Asotin · WA, USA
Flash in the sky moving south, south of asotin washington
Kent · WA, USA
One small blue light moving extreamly fast
Port Orchard · WA, USA
Bright flashes of changing color light filled the sky.
Edmonds · WA, USA
Giant flash in sky moving forward and down then disappeared over trees. Not lightening as skies were clear and stars were visible.T
Kennewick · WA, USA
Bright flashing lights moving through night sky
Fruitland · WA, USA
There was a loud noise, then I saw a flash, Iooked out the west side of the house. ((NUFORC Note: Dramatic meteor at 05:28 hrs.. PD)
Cheney · WA, USA
Very bright flash in Southwestern sky getting brighter towards the ground, bright enough to light up inside of house. ((Meteor))
Mountains (near Yakima/Klicktat County Line) · WA, USA
Bright white, flashing light off highway 97 in Washington State, flashing, then instantly changing positions, then zooming up and away,
Klickitat Yakima County Line · WA, USA
The object was flashing on and off with a bright light that reflected off of nothing with 2 second intervals, then preceded to take off
Seattle (above) · WA, USA
Flash of light over Seattle similar to rocket burn, moves upward quickly. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Iridium satellite. PD)
Yakima · WA, USA
Looking about 10 degrees South of due East, at about 45 degrees above horizon, I saw a brief flash of light...not moving.
Seattle · WA, USA
Flashes of light south of Burien, WA.
Duvall · WA, USA
A streak of light grew brighter, then disappeared leaving a faint trail of smoke into the near horizon.
Mill Creek · WA, USA
Flash of lights over Mill Creek
Trout Lake · WA, USA
Bright strobe passes between viewers and Mt Adams then streaks skyward
Onion Creek · WA, USA
TRACKING A FAINT SATELLITE, AND AN EMERGING FLASH!
Seatle · WA, USA
Unusual Flashing Light
Snoqualmie · WA, USA
Long rocket like object going extremely fast and in an instance dissapearing and the reappearing again.
Redmond · WA, USA
Single White Flashes in the sky changing positions erratically every 3-10 seconds.
Seattle · WA, USA
Sun reflecting off long, thin object following airliner, then airliner "disappears' into small cloud.
Vancouver · WA, USA
I was out looking a the Moon with a small telascope for about 20 min. I when an got a pair of 7X50 and was just ajusting them whe off t
Seattle · WA, USA
Expanding and Disappearing Light
Chimacum · WA, USA
Flashing object seen shooting northwest high over the Olympic Peninsula! ((NUFORC Note: Possible tumbling rocket booster?? PD))