Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Unidentified Objects Seen in British Columbia
AI-Generated Summary
A group of residents in Grindrod, B.C., observed an unidentified football-shaped object with blinking lights on November 22, 1968. Local RCMP confirmed no aircraft were present, and witnesses provided drawings of the object.
This report from the CAPRO Bulletin (Vol. 2, No. 2, Jan/Feb 1969) details a UFO sighting that occurred on November 22, 1968, in Grindrod, British Columbia. Mrs. C. N. Karpowich, her three children, and Mrs. T. Anchikeski and her three children observed a football-shaped object descending slowly approximately one mile west of Grindrod. The object was described as a dark mass featuring two square lights that blinked in a random fashion. The witnesses watched the object for four to six minutes before it disappeared behind a hill. Mrs. Karpowich noted that her dog exhibited unusual behavior, running to the witnesses with its tail between its legs and ears down. The sighting was reported to the Enderby, B.C. RCMP detachment, which confirmed that no airplanes were in the vicinity at the time. Furthermore, the report notes that the presence of small aircraft was unlikely due to a heavy, low-lying cloud and smoke layer over the area. Drawings provided by the witnesses depicted two rectangular windows in the center of the object, with twelve-year-old Tom Karpowich describing the lights as being shaped like the letter 'T'. The bulletin also references a similar sighting from December 30, 1958, near Houston, Pennsylvania, involving a UFO with square lights on the outer edge, as reported by the UFO Research Institute in Pittsburgh.
The object was described as a dark mass with two square lights that blinked on and off in random fashion.
PDF not loading? Download the PDF directly
Official Assessment
Witnesses observed an unidentified football-shaped object with blinking square lights. RCMP confirmed no aircraft were in the area, and weather conditions made small craft unlikely.
Key Persons
- Hrs. P. J. UrichProvided initial information on the Grindrod report