ASK THE WEATHERMAN

This document, titled 'ASK THE WEATHERMAN' and dated 1953, contains a personal account from an individual identified as C. E. B. of Vancouver. The author writes in response to a public request for reports from individuals who believe they have witnessed a flying saucer. The author recounts an event that occurred on a clear, sunny summer day approximately fourteen or fifteen years prior to the writing of the letter. During this incident, the author was in the kitchen of their home when their daughter alerted them to an object in the sky. The author observed the object moving at a high rate of speed from south to north. The object was described as white in color with a darker, quarter-moon shape at the bottom. By the time the author's mother arrived to observe the object, it had already passed over the mountains. The author notes that at the time of the sighting, local radio stations were offering monetary rewards for reports of newsworthy items. The author contacted a radio station in New Westminster to report the sighting, but the station representative dismissed the report, suggesting it was a hot day, and refused to provide payment. The station representative referred the author to the Weather Bureau to inquire if weather balloons had been launched, but the Bureau confirmed they had not. The author concludes the account by emphasizing that the speed of the object was unlike anything they had ever witnessed before.