Venus or UFO? - Boat Harbor, BC - December 26, 1968

This document is a letter to the editor published in the March-April 1969 issue of the Canadian UFO Report. The author, Mary A. Kendall, reports a recurring sighting observed by her family near Boat Harbor, British Columbia, beginning on Boxing Day, 1968. The object was consistently observed at approximately 75 degrees high in the southwest sky starting at 4:30 p.m. each evening. Kendall describes the object as moving sideways toward the west or northwest before disappearing around 10 p.m. Although the family initially suspected the object was the planet Venus, closer observation with binoculars revealed distinct behaviors, including irregular rotation and a shape resembling a radar bowl or receiver with a pointed projection on the back. The object appeared to project light onto clouds, creating an effect similar to a searchlight without a visible beam. The light would periodically extinguish and then reappear. At the time of writing, the family had not seen the object for several days due to snow storms, though the author notes that her daughter had just spotted it again at the moment of writing. The author expresses a desire for an expert opinion on the nature of the object, noting that they had heard no reports of satellites in the area. The editor of the publication appended a request for other readers to contact them if they had also observed the object or had an opinion on its identity.