Silver teardrop 40' above ground.
Silver, metallic object approximately 5'-10' across, shaped like a teardrop on its side, moving about 40 feet off the ground above Highline Hospital. Appeared like a drop of mercury, moving in direction of wider end. Although overcast, the object looked like it was reflecting the sun, in that a bright light shown near the top of the object. It moved horizontally, slowly, occasionally making quick (1/2 second) vertical adjustments of 3-5 feet while maintaining a slow, steady northerly horizontal course, parallel to the ground. The quick vertical adjustments were not consistent with the wind nor with the dynamics of a balloon.
The object drifted behind a tree, where it was lost to view. The object made no sound, and didn't appear to frighten birds that were plentiful in the area. We are within 1 mile of SeaTac airport and turned on a scanner to see if ground control or approaching pilots could see the craft, but heard no strange reports or cautions regarding weather balloons.
Silver, metallic object approximately 5'-10' across, shaped like a teardrop on its side, moving about 40 feet off the ground above Highline Hospital. Appeared like a drop of mercury, moving in direction of wider end. Although overcast, the object looked like it was reflecting the sun, in that a bright light shown near the top of the object. It moved horizontally, slowly, occasionally making quick (1/2 second) vertical adjustments of 3-5 feet while maintaining a slow, steady northerly horizontal course, parallel to the ground. The quick vertical adjustments were not consistent with the wind nor with the dynamics of a balloon.
The object drifted behind a tree, where it was lost to view. The object made no sound, and didn't appear to frighten birds that were plentiful in the area. We are within 1 mile of SeaTac airport and turned on a scanner to see if ground control or approaching pilots could see the craft, but heard no strange reports or cautions regarding weather balloons.
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Burien
USA
12 seconds
12 seconds
47.45
-122.34
teardrop
WA
Occurred : 6/13/2004 11:30 (Entered as : 06/13/2004 11:30) Reported: 6/14/2004 3:17:04 AM 03:17 Posted: 6/18/2004 Location: Burien, WA Shape: Teardrop Duration: 12 seconds
Silver teardrop 40' above ground.