LOOKED LIKE AIR RESCUE: 108 Mile Lake, BC - October 1967

This document details a field survey conducted by the Canadian UFO Report regarding a series of sightings in the Cariboo region of British Columbia during 1967. The investigators initially sought to establish a pattern, categorizing the sightings into 'vari-colored balls of lights'—which they hypothesized were sensors—and other, more conventional saucer-type objects. They cite reports from Brian Grattan at Lone Butte and the Hills at Green Lake as foundational to their early research. The report highlights a specific, pivotal encounter with Herman Sten, a heavy equipment maintenance worker living in 100 Mile House. Sten reported that while driving home from Lac La Hache on a Friday evening in late 1967, he observed a large, disc-shaped object hovering approximately 200 feet above a small lake at the 108-mile point. He described the object as being over 100 feet wide, consisting of two plates pressed together with a dome and a steady red light on top. Despite the object's strange appearance and silent operation, Sten initially mistook it for an air-rescue operation. The object subsequently flew across the highway and descended into trees on a nearby hill, causing Sten to flee the area. The investigators note that this incident challenged their initial attempt to separate the 'ball-of-light' sightings from the 'flying disc' sightings. Ultimately, they concluded that the two types of phenomena were related and part of a singular, coordinated mission.