Chevron-shaped object over Seattle/Bellevue
Coming out of the house, facing SouthWest I observed an aircraft with a wingspan similiar to a 767, two white lights underneath.
It had no fuselage or tail. There were also no other lights, no strobes, nothing flashing as I'd normally expect to see. I could see the setting sun reflecting underneath the metallic wing as it flew away from me in a generally SSW direction. It appeared to be 4-7 miles away from me. I wondered if it weren't an aircraft.
A moment or two later, my question was answered when it went from flying level to a zero degree climb (straight up!). It rose approximately 100-200 ft and dissappeared completely from view.
The sky was cloudless in that part of the sky.
I know of no aircraft that could make that maneuver without stalling and crashing, much less dissappearing like it did.
Coming out of the house, facing SouthWest I observed an aircraft with a wingspan similiar to a 767, two white lights underneath.
It had no fuselage or tail. There were also no other lights, no strobes, nothing flashing as I'd normally expect to see. I could see the setting sun reflecting underneath the metallic wing as it flew away from me in a generally SSW direction. It appeared to be 4-7 miles away from me. I wondered if it weren't an aircraft.
A moment or two later, my question was answered when it went from flying level to a zero degree climb (straight up!). It rose approximately 100-200 ft and dissappeared completely from view.
The sky was cloudless in that part of the sky.
I know of no aircraft that could make that maneuver without stalling and crashing, much less dissappearing like it did.
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Bellevue
USA
1-2 minutes
1-2 minutes
47.60
-122.17
chevron
WA
Occurred : 10/20/2006 18:30 (Entered as : 10-20-06 1830) Reported: 10/22/2006 3:57:33 PM 15:57 Posted: 10/30/2006 Location: Bellevue, WA Shape: Chevron Duration: 1-2 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Chevron-shaped object over Seattle/Bellevue