Another Vancouver Island Sighting

This document, published in the Summer 1970 issue of the Canadian UFO Report, details a sighting that occurred in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1960. The primary witness, Miss M. J. Footner, was walking her dog near Little Saanich Mountain on a summer evening, initially expecting to see the Soviet Sputnik satellite. Instead, she observed a bright dot of light that grew in size and eventually became a stationary, silver, cigar-shaped object hovering above the trees. The object, estimated by the witness to be approximately 100 feet long and 25-30 feet in circumference, featured twinkling lights along its side and emitted a soft glow. It made no sound and, after remaining stationary, performed a right-angle turn before disappearing toward Finlayson Arm and the Sooke mountains. Miss Footner reported feeling no fear during the encounter, and noted that local animals, including her dog and nearby horses, showed no signs of distress. The report also mentions that a friend of the witness, Miss Audrey Winderburn, had observed a similar craft while attending to her horse in the same vicinity.