Repeated Visits at Dawn

This report details a series of UFO sightings occurring in Parksville, British Columbia, beginning in June 1967. The primary witness, Darwin Bjornson, a logger, first observed a multi-colored ball of light hovering over the Georgia Strait while preparing for an early shift. The object, which Bjornson described as rotating and changing colors—specifically green, blue, and reddish—remained in view for approximately thirty minutes before ascending rapidly into the sky. Bjornson contacted his colleague, Rusty Shelly, who also observed the phenomenon with his wife. The witnesses estimated the object was located near the coast of Lasqueti Island, approximately six miles away and at an altitude of 1,000 feet. The observers noted that the object would return to the same position after moving. The sightings were not isolated to a single morning; the report indicates that the phenomenon repeated on other mornings throughout that summer, consistently remaining visible for about half an hour before departing skyward. Other workers on the early shift reportedly witnessed the object as well.