Amber-Orange "Star" Near Valemount

This document is a published sighting report from the Canadian UFO Report, Vol. 1, No. 2, dated March-April 1969. The report details an incident witnessed by David E. Taylor on February 12, 1968, near Valemount, British Columbia, approximately 80 miles west of Jasper, Alberta. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the witness observed an amber-orange object that initially appeared as a star near the horizon to the southwest. The witness noted that the object grew larger and was observed by other reliable witnesses. The object was estimated to be one-third the size of the moon and moved in a large horizontal arc from the southwest to the northwest. The witness reported that the object made no noise and traveled at a speed approximately three times faster than a small jet plane or other conventional aircraft. Taylor explicitly stated that he did not believe the object was a conventional aircraft, satellite, or meteor, noting that he was familiar with the appearance of satellites and meteors in that region and that the object's behavior did not match these phenomena.