Pullman, Washington: Luminous object buzzes College Hill and airport, changes color

Just before 9:00 p.m. on January 25, 1956, skywatchers reported a rapidly moving luminous object buzzing College Hill and the nearby airport in Pullman, Washington. Witnesses saw it sweep toward town as a brilliant white light, then shift to green and red before vanishing in a trail that looked like smoke. One observer said it resembled a big moon; another described it as bright blue-green with red fire or material dropping away from it. The object was visible for about a minute. Officials stated that no aircraft were in the area at the time. The Pullman Herald reported the sighting the next day. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.