UFOMYST
CaseUnknown1997

Sammamish, WA, USA

I looked North toward Mt. Baker, I saw a bright light that hoovered for about 15 seconds, then shot up, then to my left, then disappear

Report quality: Moderate55/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • Duration parsed: 30s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-09-15
Where
Sammamish, WA, USA
Shape
Unknown
Duration
30 seconds
Geo
47.642, -122.080 · exact
Slug
unknown-over-sammamish-wa-1997-e11c9f
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In context

  • This is one of 13 reports logged in Sammamish, WA.
  • This case is one of 89 Washington reports filed in 1997.

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