Lights Over Mount Tolmie

On the evening of April 13, 1967, at 7:55 p.m., a 17-year-old witness named Ron Turner observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon over Mount Tolmie in Victoria, British Columbia. The weather conditions were reported as clear and starry. The witness initially described the object as a flashing red light surrounded by a circular glow. The object hovered above Mount Tolmie for approximately two minutes before moving slowly in a north-northwest direction. The witness reported that the object made no sound. As the object moved away, the witness observed that it appeared to be a group of three lights: two red and one white light at the rear. The leading red light was observed to flash or pulsate at intervals of approximately one second, which the witness noted became slower than when the object was first sighted. The second red light remained steady. During the observation, the object performed a maneuver described as 'jumping sideways' twice, covering a short distance before continuing in its original direction.