Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Moving Light Seen By Couple
AI-Generated Summary
This document is a press report from 1967 detailing a sighting of an unexplained aerial object by a couple in Silver Creek, British Columbia. It documents the object's behavior, including its movement, acceleration, and changes in appearance over the course of two separate observations.
On April 9, 1967, a couple identified as Harley McKay and his wife, residents of Silver Creek, British Columbia, reported an encounter with an unexplained moving light in the sky to local police. The witnesses observed the phenomenon twice during the evening, first at 7:45 p.m. and again at 9:50 p.m. on a night described as fairly clear. During the initial sighting, the object was described as a spherical entity resembling a large, bright star located in the southwest. It moved in an easterly direction, exhibiting changes in its course before disappearing. Upon the second sighting, the object appeared to idle before accelerating at a high rate of speed toward the north. The witnesses noted that the object took four minutes to traverse the sky from horizon to horizon, during which time it appeared to increase in both size and brightness. The report concludes by noting that similar sightings had been reported in nearby areas.
The second time, it seemed to idle then accelerated at a high rate of speed towards the north.
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Official Assessment
A couple in Silver Creek reported an unexplained moving light to the police on April 9, 1967, which they observed twice during the evening.