PCF-142978 · case file
Seattle, WA, US
9/16/2003 · Seattle, WA, US · 1 sources
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Young Was Captain/Pilot Of Hawaiian Airlines Flight 22, From Honolulu To Seatac At 25,000'. Very Knowledgeable Amateur Astronomer, Knows Where Everything Should Be. Thought There Might Be An Astronomical Explanation For What He Saw. This Light Was 10 Degrees To The Right Of Dubag, Of Ursa Major. He Brought It To The Attention Of His Co-Pilot, Who Saw It Just As It Faded From View.
- Shape
- Round
- Nature
- Bright white light
- Weather
- Clear
- Size
- Like a very bright star
- Duration
- 2 min
- Local time
- 21:10
- Theme
- radar_aviation
- # of objects
- 1
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
NIDSN-114144 fields
- City
- Seattle
- Date
- 9/16/2003
- Time
- 21:10
- Shape
- Round
- Speed
- Hovering
- State
- WA
- Country
- US
- Vehicle
- no
- Weather
- Clear
- Altitude
- unknown
- Distance
- unknown
- Incident
- Young Was Captain/Pilot Of Hawaiian Airlines Flight 22, From Honolulu To Seatac At 25,000'. Very Knowledgeable Amateur Astronomer, Knows Where Everything Should Be. Thought There Might Be An Astronomical Explanation For What He Saw. This Light Was 10 Degrees To The Right Of Dubag, Of Ursa Major. He Brought It To The Attention Of His Co-Pilot, Who Saw It Just As It Faded From View.
- Lat. N/S
- N
- Location
- 25,000' , coming into SEATAC at Olympia, Washinton
- Follow-up
- Contacted local media, with negative results.
- Lifeforms
- no
- Long. E/W
- W
- Light Only
- Yes
- Stationary
- Yes
- EMF Effects
- no
- Impressions
- Credible.
- Under Cloud
- no
- # of Objects
- 1
- Catalog Entry
- N-1141
- Disappearance
- Faded quickly
- Ground Traces
- no
- Size (Meters)
- Like a very bright star
- Altitude <200'
- no
- Photo or Video
- no
- Distance < 500'
- no
- Light Emissions
- Bright white-faded quickly to red
- Passed Overhead
- no
- Witness Sex/Age
- M
- Animal Reactions
- no
- Change in Motion
- no
- Duration Minutes
- 2 minutes
- Continuous Flight
- Yes
- Landing Touchdown
- no
- Observation Angle
- 10 d to r of Dubag of ursa maj
- Atmospheric Traces
- no
- Time or Memory Loss
- no
- Witnesses Reactions
- no
- Nature of phenomenon
- Bright white light
- Physiological Effects
- no
Geography