Large Brilliant Ball - Victoria, BC - October 9, 1966

This document is a letter written by Max Edwards to the Aerial Phenomenon Research Organization (APRO) regarding a UFO sighting reported to him by phone. On October 9, 1966, at 3:15 a.m., Mr. and Mrs. Larrigan observed an object from their home at 2376 Beach Drive in Victoria, British Columbia. The witnesses, looking toward Mount Baker in the United States, described a large, brilliant, white ball that was very high in the sky. The object traveled from east to west before veering north. It moved at a fast, steady pace without any zig-zagging motion and left no tail. The witnesses noted that the object was smaller than the moon and emitted a small, audible hum, which they compared to the sound of small craft with outboard motors. The sighting lasted for five minutes on a clear, windless night. In the letter, Edwards mentions that Mrs. Larrigan knows others in the area who have seen UFOs. Furthermore, Edwards asserts that he and a local meteorologist are convinced that major global black-outs, such as the one in New York, are directly caused by UFO activity, despite the public unpopularity of such a theory.