UFO with Struts and Fire

This document, published in the Canadian UFO Report (Vol. 1, No. 2, March-April 1969) and sourced from the Prince George Citizen, details a series of UFO sightings occurring in Prince George, British Columbia, on the evening of January 1, 1969. The primary witness, Walter Webster, reported observing a bright orange, round object with a square tail and struts beneath it, accompanied by what appeared to be fire emanating from the tail. Webster observed the object for approximately 45 minutes, noting that it was completely silent. He alerted his brother, Ernie Webster, who observed the object through binoculars, and later pointed it out to service station attendants and his own family. Webster contacted the Baldy Hughes RCAF base, which reported no unusual radar activity, and the RCMP, who had received no other reports at that time. On January 3, two additional witnesses, Grant Magnuson and Mrs. H.L. Hamel, came forward with independent accounts. Magnuson, who had previously studied logical explanations for UFOs, described the object as an orange-yellow light, roughly one-eighth the size of the moon, which appeared stationary before moving slowly and eventually fading out. He noted a corona or halo effect around the object. Mrs. Hamel reported observing the object while driving with her family and noted that she had seen a similar phenomenon in February of the previous year, describing it then as a light on top of a cone. Both witnesses reported the event to local authorities, including the RCMP and the local weather station, though no official explanation was provided.