Flying Objects Keep Local Watchers Busy

On the night of Tuesday, April 5, 1966, numerous unidentified flying objects were reported over Victoria, British Columbia. According to a report published in The Colonist on April 6, 1966, by Tim Glover, the objects were observed traveling in a general southeast to northwest direction, trailing red lights. Allan Young, a resident of 991 Lodge Avenue, reported observing an object at 8:30 p.m. that shifted in color from bright red to dim red, and then to a white and greenish hue, while also moving vertically. Another witness, John H. Steele of 24 Douglas, observed an object at 9:30 p.m. in the eastern sky. Steele noted that the object appeared to hover above the transmitter lights on Trial Island and did not resemble a spaceship. He described the object as suddenly appearing to explode, turning yellowish, dropping, and fading like a flare. The phenomenon was widespread enough that the switchboard at radio station CKLG in Vancouver was overwhelmed with calls between 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. from individuals reporting red objects in the sky south of Vancouver. Additionally, two observers on Burnaby Mountain described the object as resembling two inverted soup plates joined together, emitting a pulsating red glow.