UFOs Cause Vancouver Island Blackout?

This document, published in the December 1968 issue of UFOIC News by British Columbia Representative Donald Williams, examines a power failure that occurred on Vancouver Island on August 9, 1968. The blackout began at 4:55 P.M. and lasted until 6:15 P.M. Williams compares this event to the 1965 U.S. Blackout, noting that both incidents lacked clear explanations. The report highlights several anecdotal sightings in the region, including a young man who reported seeing an orange ball in the sky nightly for ten days prior to the failure, and a woman who reported a similar sighting the night before. Additionally, sightings of UFOs were reported over Victoria University shortly after the blackout, and rectangular objects were reportedly sighted over the Seattle area around the same time. Williams notes that a U.S. scientist had previously hinted at a connection between UFOs and the 1965 U.S. Blackout. The author argues that given the lack of a conventional explanation for the Vancouver Island failure, it is reasonable to speculate that UFOs may have been involved. The document concludes by suggesting that such failures might be occurring on smaller scales without notice and advocates for a full government investigation into the phenomenon.