Appearance / Description of Object(s)

The object was a rather small craft with one distinguishing feature. Front and center on the fuselage was a barrel. Apparently a weapon or field emmiter or something. Intimidating. I don't know how else to describe this as I was unable to see much else of the craft . I have drawn some sketches but they do not do what I saw any justice.

Size of Object(s)

I would say with my arm outstretched my hand would cover the craft. It was rather small like I said about the size of a car.

Description of Area / Surroundings

On I-5. Buildings lining the freeway on left side where craft was by light poles. Like i said there was an Air Force base nearby but there is noway the craft resembled anything like a helicopter.

Full Description & Details

I was in Portland for the holiday and the night before I was to return to Seattle I was consumed strangly by who was the creator. Machines obviously factored into the equation and a highly advanced machine civilization or legion came to mind that for some reason or another was created by something very technologically advanced to be the scourge of the galaxy and do nothing by destroy, find reasources and proliferate. I think some ideas about possibility of a machine race has been a popular sci-fi idea for a long time and was explored on some discovery special about possible forms of alien life.

Anyhow, I was restless and driving around all night imagining all aspects of this machine scourge that searches and destroys through the galaxy and what it would be like to be a machine in this vast network. I will spare the details as this is a definate side topic less to do with an actual sighting and don't want to dissuade readers from reading due to too much sci-fi BS. I just thought this important irony to mention before my drive back to Seattle the next night.

Most of trip was uneventful however there were numerous lights in the sky that I didnt take too much notice to as there is an Air Force base and an airport in Seattle. However, about a half an hour outside of Seattle a lighted aricraft suddenly crossed the freeway in front of me right across the view of windsheild and stopped near a light pole. I didnt think anything of it and assumed it was a helicopter as only a helicopter would be able to stop so abrubtly and hover. However, as I continued on the object was no longer directly behind the glare of the light and was actually illuminated by the light pole. I was traveling quite fast 65-70mph and did not see the object for more than a couple of seconds. However what I did see was quite shocking, now about 1000 times more than it was initially.

The craft that I saw was quite different from most of the UFO sightings I have been looking at lately on the net. Most of them are disk shaped objects. The object that I saw however was definately not a disk shape. The front of the fuselage was dominated by what appeared to be a barrel as if this was a flying gunship. This was what caught my eye and I simply said to myself as I drove by "that is not from here." This was definately not a helicopter and the stillness and solidarity that the craft exhibited is unmatchable by any helicopter I have ever seen as they usually have some motion to them as they hover. Even then, there was nothing about this craft that even remotely reminded me of a helicopter at all. Nothing. Nowhere have I seen a helicopter or any flying object with a barrel "gun" shaped object so large and distinct front and center on the craft. The craft was intimidating.

To my dismay today I did not pull to the side of the road to take a second look. To be honest I didn't give it much thought after I initially saw it. It was like I was in some kind of daze of indifference and the breif moment that I saw this craft hit somewhere real deep and planted a seed. I dont know if I believe in UFO's or not. The pictures and accounts on the internet seem compelling. However there is something inside of me that says that was just a helicopter. However, the visual memory of the perfectly still craft with barrel front and center will not fade and quickly places any self doubt into submission. I wish there was more to the story perhaps a picture or a longer look at the object. I don't know how other people on the freeway could have missed it. But like I said I was in an indifferent daze driving at 70 for 3 hours and didnt think twice once I saw it for some reason.

Thanks for reading if you did. I feel this is an interesting case due to what the craft looked like compared to the traditional saucer shapes. Let me know if you have any comments. I would be glad to hear them.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Like I said, there is only one aircraft that is conventional and man-made that is able to perform the maneuver I witnessed. That would be a helicopter. Nothing else is able to fly horizontally stop and then hover (except maybe a Harrier). However, the craft did not resemble anything like a helicopter. Like I said the main feature was a barrel like protrusion on the fuselodge. The cockpit and windows of a conevtional manned-craft obviously would have been noticed if it was a helicopter. By no means was this even close to what I saw. There was no cockpit or anything to give any indication that it was some kind of aircraft man-made that I have seen before.

Witness Background

I graduated from Whitman College in 2004 with a degree in physics and am currently attending school part time working on pre-requisites for medical school and working part time.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I used to watch Sightings and things like that when I was in highschool and always got a serious scare during the show but never thought anything of them afterwards and was too young to make any serious thoughts about what I had watched. It was only during the show when I had a heightened curiousity. After early highschool (I mean I watched 2 or three shows) I heard, saw and thought absolutely nothing at all about UFOs until this happened 2 Decembers ago. To be honest, after the year or so and some serious thoguht believe quite depply in UFOs and other sightings. While I was in Seattle following the sighting my mind was obsessed with the UFO and aliens and I began to think of an idea for a sci-fi movie that involved the craft and the the people who man them which I call "junkers." This experience has definately caused a mental awakening and awareness of UFO and it has not been until the last couple of weeks where I have looked at sights and pictures and movies seriously. Those few moments have had a significant impact on me and after a year have created a seriously heightened interest in UFOs and related phenomenon.

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