That 'Awful Looking Shooting Star'

This document details a UFO sighting reported by Bert Gammie, occurring on a June evening in 1964 near Green Lake in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. Gammie, accompanied by his daughter Lynn, was driving toward their ranch, the Flying U, when his daughter first noticed a light over Jack's Mountain. Initially dismissed by Gammie as the evening star, the object's movement and subsequent proximity caused his daughter significant distress. Upon stopping the car, Gammie observed an enormous, circular, dull metallic craft directly overhead. He described the object as having exhaust vents along its rear, trailing gases that shifted from white and blue to red and orange. The craft moved slowly, at an estimated speed of no more than 50 miles per hour, emitting a broken whistling sound. After traveling north, the object made an abrupt right-angle turn to the west. Before disappearing, Gammie noted that it appeared cigar-shaped from the side and lacked any visible dome. Gammie later contacted a friend at Watch Lake Ranch, who confirmed seeing the same object. Following the incident, Gammie reported his sighting to the RCAF in Vancouver. He was subsequently visited by a senior air force officer and an aide, who presented him with a portfolio of UFO photographs to review. While none of the photographs matched his sighting exactly, the encounter left Gammie with the impression of significant official awareness regarding the phenomenon in Canada. The officer concluded the visit by warning Gammie that the air force would deny their presence if the incident received any publicity.