Reports Report 2165kn (Event 2165-2014)

Observer
Name John E
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks On Saturday Sept 13 night I was driving slowly up hill from the beach and when I turned the corner I turned too sharp and was off the road a few feet, As I drove back onto the road I looked up as a bright blue and brilliant white space vehicle flew over my head, It came from the direction of the ocean (East) and proceeded down Eisenhower Way in the park, flying at 200 ft elevation and at 75 kts speed. It lighted up the road as it flew. I saw the "vessel" for maybe 5 seconds and it was gone into the west over the trees flying straight and level. It was no meteor, shooting star, helicopter or any kind of human built aircraft and it was not on fire and was shedding no burning material. It was not falling out of the sky but was being guided or flown completely intact and under control somehow by what or whom I do not know. At the moment I sighted it above me I could clearly see the outline of this "ship", a perfect circle of hard dark material and inside the circle it was translucent except for a small hard center with something in the middle. However, the main feature of the wonderful and scary machine was its brilliant glow that was easy to look at up close but very bright at the same time and it illuminated the ground as it flew. The glow was pushed ahead a few yards like a bow wave and was trailed a hundred feet behind as it disappeared. The second feature I could measure easily because it was a warm night and my windows were open; the machine flew silently.
Location
Address Port Townsend, WA
Latitude 48° 8' 3.07'' N (48.134186°)
Longitude 122° 45' 48.12'' W (-122.763366°)
Elevation 13.426731m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-13 20:20 PDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-14 03:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270.68°
First azimuth 272.46°
First elevation 82°
Last azimuth 271.22°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks ______
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 1s
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -