"Thing" Seen Over Vancouver

This document compiles two separate reports of unidentified aerial phenomena occurring in Canada on or around April 25, 1950. The first incident took place in Vancouver, where airport officials, including superintendent of airport operations F. W. Magar and airport attendant Allan Sharp, observed an object described as approximately 200 feet long and shaped like an ice cream cone. The object appeared in the west at an altitude of 15,000 feet, traveled at a speed estimated to be at least 700 miles per hour, and disappeared to the southeast after approximately one minute. Magar noted a white substance hanging about the tail of the object, which did not behave like vapor from a conventional aircraft. Upon checking with air traffic control, Magar confirmed there was no known air traffic in the area at the time. The sighting caused significant public interest, resulting in a flood of calls to police, newspapers, and radio stations. The second incident occurred in Medicine Hat, southern Alberta, around midnight. A witness named Carl Sillak reported seeing a V-shaped object with a large front, characterized by a bright silvery light. Sillak observed the object at a great distance, noting it lacked sparks or flames. He reported that the object suddenly turned upwards in an arc and disappeared.