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Date: Tue Mar 15 18:29:13 1988
From: DALE B. WEDGE (ae511)
Subj: Washington State UFO:DBW
PRELIMINARY UFO REPORT
DATE: March 5, 1988
TIME: Between 9:20 and 9:25 P.M.
LOCATION: West Seattle, Washington
DURATION: 1-3 minutes
SOURCE OF SIGHTING: UFO Reporting Center 206-722-3000
INVESTIGATOR: Donald A. Johnson, Ph.D., MUFON
While crossing the street on foot from a corner convenience
store a man and a woman observed a huge, metallic spherical-
shaped object surrounded by a corona of bright blue light
over the West Seattle golf course. They described the
object as "as wide as a football field is long" (300 feet).
They heard a humming sound, and estimated the altitude to be
only 300 yards above the golf course.
They reported being nearly knocked down by a car because
they were standing there in the middle of the street "kind of
mesmerized" by the sight of such a strange object so close to
the ground in a populated area. The driver of the car who
stopped got out and also watched the object. Together they
watched the object for a period of approximately 30-40 seconds.
It moved quickly right, then left--in a zig-zag fashion as
it gained altitude--and then departed very quickly into the
upper atmosphere.
The woman is in her thirties and works as a transit operator
for the regional transit system. The man, her boyfriend,
is in his forties. After the sighting they discussed waht
they had seen with the other witness. The other witness
suggested that they not report it to anyone and drove off
without giving his name.
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