Red, circular, unknown craft over Auburn, WA on the 4th of July 2009 at 10:00 PM
I was sitting in a chair in our back yard. I was waiting for my father and brother in law to shoot off the last firework. I was looking to the South observing the neighbor's fireworks when a red light caught my attention. I watched it for about 5 seconds, waiting for it to explode or disappear like normal fireworks. I realized while I was waiting that I had never seen a firework sit for so long in the sky without disappearing.
It was a red light that about every 3 seconds flashed a gold light from the bottom. My next guess was that it was an air balloon, then I realized I had never seen an air balloon at 10:pm at night. The shape - the best way I can describe it is by calling it a circle. I don't believe it was an airplane because there were no hazard lights and I don't think it was a helicopter either. I don't really know what I would call it. It was on a steady path and it seemed to be moving in a line. It didn't waver, and it seemed to be progressing quickly.
After about a minute and a half, I stood up and walked about three and a half feet to join the other 13 individuals who were observing its progress. None of us were drunk or on any kind of medication. We all noticed that it had a red light and seemed to be flying about the same level as a commercial airplane.
After about three minutes, the object was getting smaller and smaller and it finally disappeared. One individual had a camera and was able to capture a few pictures.
I am no aviation expert, and I don't know exactly what it was.
The above statement is true and accurate to the best of my recollection.
I was sitting in a chair in our back yard. I was waiting for my father and brother in law to shoot off the last firework. I was looking to the South observing the neighbor's fireworks when a red light caught my attention. I watched it for about 5 seconds, waiting for it to explode or disappear like normal fireworks. I realized while I was waiting that I had never seen a firework sit for so long in the sky without disappearing.
It was a red light that about every 3 seconds flashed a gold light from the bottom. My next guess was that it was an air balloon, then I realized I had never seen an air balloon at 10:pm at night. The shape - the best way I can describe it is by calling it a circle. I don't believe it was an airplane because there were no hazard lights and I don't think it was a helicopter either. I don't really know what I would call it. It was on a steady path and it seemed to be moving in a line. It didn't waver, and it seemed to be progressing quickly.
After about a minute and a half, I stood up and walked about three and a half feet to join the other 13 individuals who were observing its progress. None of us were drunk or on any kind of medication. We all noticed that it had a red light and seemed to be flying about the same level as a commercial airplane.
After about three minutes, the object was getting smaller and smaller and it finally disappeared. One individual had a camera and was able to capture a few pictures.
I am no aviation expert, and I don't know exactly what it was.
The above statement is true and accurate to the best of my recollection.
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Auburn
USA
3 minutes
3 minutes
47.30
-122.18
circle
WA
Occurred : 7/4/2009 22:00 (Entered as : 07/04/09 22:00) Reported: 7/8/2009 3:16:56 PM 15:16 Posted: 8/5/2009 Location: Auburn, WA Shape: Circle Duration: 3 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, The object emitted beams, The object changed color
Red, circular, unknown craft over Auburn, WA on the 4th of July 2009 at 10:00 PM