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SUBJECT: WEST SEATTLE SIGHTING REPORT                        FILE: UFO1246

               
               Mutual UFO Network Investigative Sighting Report
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                      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
     very 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 what 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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