It was probably too late for Santa but a report of “three orange orbs or fireballs” flying above the Capitol Hill and Madison Valley area of Seattle early on December 26th is circulating in online extraterrestrial enthusiast communities after being posted to a UFO tracking site:
Last night, as I was walking the dog, I noticed a single orange light coming towards me from the southwest and traveling overhead to the northeastern part of the sky. At first I thought it was some kind of low flying plane or helicopter, but it was fuzzy in appearance and flaring outward in all directions. It moved slowly. Soon afterwards it flew directly over me, and behind the cloud deck off to the northeast.
Next about 20 seconds later, I saw two more orange lights traveling in formation, heading on the same course as the first object. The two objects appeared from the same direction, same course, same speed, and same altitude, flying in a single file pattern. As I tried to get a closer look at them, I noticed that each was a fuzzy, glowing, light orange ball or orb. They did not appear to have any solid noticeable center, and their outlines were faint and semitransparent (almost halo-like). These objects made no sound at all, had no beacons or flashing lights on them, and just seemed to float along. Their speed would be equivalent to a small plane or helicopter. They were not moving very fast. But these lights were definitely not aircraft. I have no idea how large they may have been or how far away they actually were. What is interesting is that when the objects were directly overhead, I noticed a slight wobble and floating movement (unconventional propulsion), in which one of objects moved slightly away from the other one, slowing down for a moment and then speeding up again to meet back in formation with the other object. After a few seconds they continued to travel at the same speed towards the northeast. My thoughts were that these two strange orange orbs were following, or catching up with the first orange orb.
Were you involved with any luminaria ceremonies that night? Flying lanterns seem to be behind most of the sightings reported in the area over the years. The truth is out there.
I saw what seems to be exactly this last summer at the Gorge. It was about 2am and my friend and I were watching meteors and satellites. The only difference it appears they were moving quite fast, but traveling in the same direction as accounted here. There were three of them in a triangle patter, one in the lead and 2 trailing. After the 3 moved past my friend and I the two in the back broke off and appeared to kind of chase one another. It was an absolutely clear night, very good for watching stars and everything else going on. These were not anything I’ve ever seen. I can’t say what the physical nature of these lights were, but I can say that their movement appeared purposeful and with intent. I can also say that the movement we saw at the end was nothing a known craft could have done. At the very least, barring any type of internal gravity control, it wouldn’t be possible for a person to be in the craft without them passing out due to the speed and quickness of turns.