Orange Light Over Victoria On Multiple Nights

This document consists of a letter written by Grace Turner to Mrs. C. Lorenzen of APRO, dated March 31, 1967, with a postscript dated April 3, 1967. The letter details a series of sightings of unidentified orange lights over Victoria, British Columbia. On the night of March 30, 1967, the author and her husband observed an orange light moving south while driving. They noted the light was steady, clear, and larger than Venus, but not as brilliant. The object made no sound and was observed to dim, blink out, and release sparks that dropped a short distance before extinguishing. Upon returning home, the author's children, who had been observing the sky with binoculars and a telescope, reported similar observations, with one child noting a flattened shape. Later that evening, the author and her husband drove to Mt. Tolmie, where other witnesses were present. One individual reported seeing the light make a right-angle turn before heading south. At 9:00 p.m., the author and others observed an identical light appear in the west, travel level, and disappear behind a cloud. On March 31, the author's son observed a large white flash over Mt. Douglas, followed by a persistent brilliant white point of light. In a postscript dated April 3, the author describes another sighting on the night of April 2, where she and her husband observed an orange light from Mt. Tolmie that appeared in the south, rose in the sky, moved toward them, and then descended. The author expresses skepticism regarding official explanations provided by local authorities, specifically criticizing Air-Sea Rescue for dismissing reports as distress flares.