Cigar-Shaped Object Over Texada Island

This document is a letter dated April 15, 1952, addressed to a Mr. Sullivan regarding a UFO sighting that occurred in mid-February 1951. The author of the letter describes being in their kitchen on Lasqueti Island, British Columbia, when their wife called them to observe a peculiar object in the sky. The witness reports seeing a long, cigar-shaped object emitting a bluish smoke from its tail. The object was observed moving in a South-Eastward direction. The witness estimates the object was approximately 6 miles away, flying at an altitude of roughly 14,000 feet above Texada Island, though they suggest it could have been as high as 20,000 to 35,000 feet. The witness notes that the object traversed the observed distance in approximately 3 seconds. The letter mentions that a photograph was enclosed to illustrate the distance covered by the object during the sighting. The author was prompted to write the letter after reading about Mr. Sullivan's investigations in Life magazine.