Red over olympia wa.
IT was 2327 pacific local time. I was in my hot tub facing west and saw a red light through the trees low on the horizon to the west. First thought was its a helicopter from joint base lewis mcord in tacoma wa. It was moving from the west toward me in a direction of north east. It came from behind the trees into the open sky. I then realized it ascending in altitude. I then realized that if it was an aircraft with the direction of flight i would be looking at a green light the right side of the aircraft. The light was a bright red and much bigger than a red navigation light on an aircraft. It was a steady red light and did not change brightness. It climbed from the west on a north to north west heading at an angle of 45 to 50 degrees. Its speed was slow. It went into the clouds, I estimate the bases of the scattered layer of clouds around 3000 feet. It was a full moon and its position was the southeast sky about 20 degrees above the horizon. I am a commercial pilot with 27000 hrs and over 40 of experience.
IT was 2327 pacific local time. I was in my hot tub facing west and saw a red light through the trees low on the horizon to the west. First thought was its a helicopter from joint base lewis mcord in tacoma wa. It was moving from the west toward me in a direction of north east. It came from behind the trees into the open sky. I then realized it ascending in altitude. I then realized that if it was an aircraft with the direction of flight i would be looking at a green light the right side of the aircraft. The light was a bright red and much bigger than a red navigation light on an aircraft. It was a steady red light and did not change brightness. It climbed from the west on a north to north west heading at an angle of 45 to 50 degrees. Its speed was slow. It went into the clouds, I estimate the bases of the scattered layer of clouds around 3000 feet. It was a full moon and its position was the southeast sky about 20 degrees above the horizon. I am a commercial pilot with 27000 hrs and over 40 of experience.
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Lacey
USA
2 minutes
2 minutes
47.02
-122.78
sphere
WA
Occurred : 4/26/2013 23:27 (Entered as : 04/26/13 23:27) Reported: 4/27/2013 6:25:54 PM 18:25 Posted: 5/15/2013 Location: Lacey, WA Shape: Sphere Duration: 2 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Red over olympia wa.