Action In The Alaska Highway Area

This document, an excerpt from the Canadian UFO Report (Vol 1, No 8, Fall 1970), details two UFO sightings reported by the Fort Nelson News. The primary account concerns an incident on March 4, 1967, involving Ed Yamitski and Jim Marshall. While driving north on the Alaska Highway near Steamboat Mountain, the men observed a bright, yellowish-white light that they compared to an arc welder. The object, which also displayed a red light, hovered for ten minutes near Summit Lake before moving horizontally and appearing to land near a micro-wave site. The witnesses later encountered a Cadillac with American plates whose occupants also observed the light. The report notes that the witnesses subsequently spoke with Mr. and Mrs. Les Freeman of the Circle T Ranch, who mentioned a similar sighting on Flat Top Mountain. The publication speculates that 'Ufoperators' may be interested in the Canadian National telecommunications system, specifically the micro-wave stations that are vital to the North American defence complex. A second, briefer report describes a sighting by a couple in a truck on the Kotcho Lake road, who observed three lights in a triangular formation of red and green, which remained stationary in the trees. The publication compares this to a previous sighting in Charleswood, Manitoba, reported by consulting editor Brian Cannon, where lights were observed hovering over a TV transmission tower.