NUFORC Sighting 11307

Occurred: 1999-12-09 18:00 Local
Reported: 1999-12-10 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Purdy, WA, USA

Shape: Fireball

PALE GREEN LIGHT MOVING VERY FAST FROM NE TO SW. SIGHTED BETWEEN CLOUDS. APPEARED TO BE DROPPING INTO THE BAY IN THE DIRECTION OF OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.

WHILE TRAVELING FROM WORK IN BREMERTON, WA TO MY HOME IN GIG HARBOR, WA (ROSEDALE COMMUNITY ON HENDERSON BAY (CARR INLET)), I SAW, FROM MY CAR, A BRIGHT, PALE GREEN FIREBALL IN A PEAR SHAPE MOVING ACROSS THE SKY FROM NE TO SW. THE SKY WAS CLOUDY AND I SAW THE FIREBALL BETWEEN CLOUDS. I WAS LOOKING SW. IT APEARED TO BE FALLING, AND MY PERCEPTION WAS THAT THE FIREBALL'S TRAJECTORY, IF COMPLETED, WOULD TAKE IT INTO THE BAY. THE LIGHT, WHILE PALE GREEN IN COLOR, WAS VERY BRIGHT. ITS SIZE WAS MUCH SMALLER THAN A FULL MOON, BUT MUCH, MUCH LARGER THAN THE LARGEST-SEEN STAR. PERHAPS THE MIDDLE SECTION OF A HALF-MOON. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! I AM 57 YEARS OLD, FEMALE. I WORK AS A PARALEGAL AT THE PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD LEGAL OFFICE. I HAVE A LIBERAL ARTS BACHELORS DEGREE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT IS HIDING ALIENS IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA OR WHEREVER AREA 51 IS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE REPORTED LIGHTS IN THE SKY, ALTHOUGH IT'S THE SECOND TIME I HAVE SEEN A SIMILAR FIREBALL. THE FIRST WAS 1 OR 2 YEARS AGO.

Posted 1999-12-16