OAK HARBOR, WA - A high-definition weather camera captured an image of an unidentified flying object over Whidbey Island early Sunday morning - but this UFO appears to have been launched from Earth.
A camera operated Greg Johnson, who runs the Skunk Bay Weather website, captured the two images above around 4 a.m. Sunday. Johnson photographs weather from the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula near Hansville. The missile - or whatever it is - appears to be launching from near Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.
Patch reached out to the Navy Monday morning for comment. We will update this story as soon as we hear back.
University of Washington meteorologist Cliff Mass wrote a blog post about the images. Mass reported that KOMO News contacted the Navy about the photos, but a Navy spokesperson said there are no missile launch sites or ships near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Images courtesy Greg Johnson/SkunkBayWeather.com
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