UFO Occupants Seen Near Hospital

This document, an article from the Summer 1970 issue of the Canadian UFO Report, chronicles a series of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings that occurred on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, around the turn of the year 1970. The primary incident took place at the Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan on the morning of January 1, 1970. Two nurses, Miss Doreen Kendall and Mrs. Frieda Wilson, were working the night shift when Miss Kendall observed a large, circular, brightly lit object hovering outside the hospital's children's ward. Miss Kendall described the object as having a silvery, bowl-shaped bottom with a string of lights and a glass-like dome. Inside, she observed two tall, human-like figures in tight-fitting suits, one of whom appeared to be operating a large instrument panel. Miss Kendall reported feeling a sense of peace during the encounter, while Mrs. Wilson, who arrived at the window slightly later, saw only the bright light and felt alarm. The authors of the report suggest that the object's increased brightness during motion may have obscured the details for Mrs. Wilson.

The report also details other sightings in the Duncan and Mill Bay area. A truck driver and his wife reported a huge, house-sized light hovering over their home early on New Year's morning. Later that evening, several witnesses, including Judge George Hallett and the Drummond family, observed a large, slow-moving, orange-colored light. Jim Drummond, a shipwright, observed the object through a telescope and reported seeing a ray of light emerge from it, which caused his hair to stand on end. The document notes that while some later reports in the area were dismissed as pranks by local youth, the January 1st sightings were considered authentic by the authors. Additionally, the report mentions an earlier incident in December 1969, where a ring-shaped object was observed by staff and students at Alexander Elementary School in Duncan. The authors conclude by noting the difficulty in distinguishing between real and fake reports but maintain that the New Year's Day sightings possess a 'true flavor of authenticity.'