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Seen something strange in Pierce County skies? We want to hear about your experiences

Washington residents have reported 42 individual sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena across the state in 2023, from hovering balls of light to bright aircraft moving horizontally and vertically across the sky.

The reports are filed to the National UFO Reporting Center, which has received nearly 7,000 reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) — the new term used by the United States government for unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — since the center began tracking reports online in 1994.

In the 29 years since NUFORC began tracking reports online, that’s an average of about 241 reports per year. With all these sightings, you can’t help but think... maybe something is up there.

So, we want to hear from you.

If you have photos or video, please continue to complete the below survey and email the images separately with your name to gbelmaker@thenewstribune.com.

This story was originally published April 28, 2023 at 6:51 AM.

Shaun Goodwin
Idaho Statesman
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