Prophecy Comes True

On April 25, 1950, the Victoria Daily Colonist reported on a sighting of an unidentified object over the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. A Vancouver airport official observed an object on the preceding Tuesday night, estimating its altitude at 15,000 feet and its speed at 700 miles per hour. The official described the object as a 'flying ice cream cone' that left a 'white substance' in its wake. Upon checking with the local control tower, the official was informed that no air traffic had been reported in the area at that time. The official noted that he had never seen such an object before and had not previously filed a report regarding a 'flying saucer.' A Trans Canada Airlines pilot, who was en route to Victoria at the time of the sighting, also observed the object and drew his passengers' attention to it. The pilot offered a different perspective, describing the object as a 'B-50' aircraft flying at a high altitude and trailing vapor. The article notes that the object was also visible from Patricia Bay airport.