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Tacoma, WA Sighting

Unknown1 witnessSighting reportAug 23, 1964, 5:00 AMTacoma, WA

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

48

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 6e292447-6040-4a45-ad67-d0cbd02bbc00.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

100% illumination

Full moon — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset8:09 PM
Day length13h 51m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature64°F
Cloud cover0% · Clear
Wind5 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (100% illumination)

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Aug 23, 1964, 5:00 AM

Timezone

Pacific Time

Location

Tacoma, WA

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

Time: August 23, 1964 1am Location: Tacoma, WA 1/2 mile east of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge In 1964, in Tacoma WA, by the Narrows Bridge, my mother, 16, experienced an event. It was 1am and she woke up startl3d by a bright purple light in her room and a high pitched vibration coming from her west facing bedroom windows. She sat up in bed and her dog ran off the bed and out of the room. The next thing she remembers, it was dawn. About 5 house had passed. Her mechanical clock was stopped at 1am b...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowAug 23, 1964, 5:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Tacoma, WA.

PublishedMay 11, 2026, 2:23 AM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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