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STAR Team or MUFON HQ (depending on the situation). This section will be key in the determination of the case disposition. Using this process is what puts the science in our investigations. WITNESS CREDIBILITY: Refer to the observed behaviors, professional background, education and the quality of any interview that may be conducted. CORRELATING CASES: Please list existing cases which might be related to the sighting you are investigating. It is recommended to check the MUFON database at a minimum for correlating cases. Other reporting databases can also be referenced. A trend may emerge which will assist in determining the research value of the case. This section is not required but can be useful for future research. CONCLUSIONS: Please give the case disposition here and explain how you arrived to the conclusion in your investigation. Sometimes your information will be limited. Do your best with what you have to make an objective assessment. Your chapter officers can and will assist if other conclusion are recommended.

INVESTIGATION LOG: 6/17/12 - investigation results emailed to witness./mcm FINAL REPORT DATE: 6/17/12

FI ID# 12211

CASE#: 37647

BGE Results: Total Certainty Index is 1.99% LONGITUDE/LATITUDE: (+26.345140, -082.510215) SYNOPSIS: RP reported that on 4/21/12 at approximately 2330 hours he looked up into the sky and observed a flash of light traveling in an erratic pattern. He witnessed the white star-like object travel across the sky from the Southwest to the Northeast.

OBJECT DESCRIPTION: According to the boxes marked above, the object is described as white and star-like, with a reflective and glowing surface. The object was also noted to have turned abruptly, changing direction and blinking as it traveled. The object was observed to be approximately 85° off the horizon, first being noticed out of the Southwest and traveling to the Northeast. INTERVIEW/STATEMENTS: None conducted.

NATURAL/MANMADE PHENOMENON: A review of the satellite database revealed that the Envisat was visible over Belfair. Data details: 2225-SE/2226-ENE/2232-N. The highest point was at 69°. Jupiter and Venus in the sky earlier in the evening. WEATHER INFORMATION: The temperature in Belfair, WA, was 32 degrees, winds out of the NNE at 6.9 mph and clear.

LOCATION: Google Map shows that Belfair is a very small town on the Western Peninsula near Bremerton. Surrounded by mountains, trees and little else. Nothing remarkable was noted. EVIDENCE/INVESTIGATION: After reviewing the witness summary and conducting the database checks, it is determined that what the witness viewed was most likely the Envisat satellite. However, while the RP states his time of observation was 2325, and the HA database shows that the satellite was overhead exactly one hour prior, I am inclined to conclude that the witness made an error in the time. No other satellites were seen in the sky overhead either before or after this event. The planets were already out of the area by the time of the event, and they also would not account for the behavior observed, which is indeed consistent with the behavior of a satellite. WITNESS CREDIBILITY: RP notes in his narrative that he is a trained observer and has a college degree. CORRELATING CASES: No check conducted.

CONCLUSION: Based on the witness summary and the subsequent database checks, I have concluded that this object is an IFO - Manmade (Envisat Satellite). THIS CASE IS CLOSED./mcm