Not A Star - North Surrey, BC - June 1970

This document consists of a letter written by Peter Borkent of North Surrey, British Columbia, to the editors of the Canadian UFO Report, published in the Fall 1970 issue (No. 8). Borkent describes a sighting he experienced in mid-June 1970 alongside his wife, oldest son, and a friend. While observing the night sky, the group noticed a light that appeared to be the size of a star but significantly brighter. The object was initially moving in a northerly direction toward the Big Dipper. The witness notes that the object traveled too fast to be a satellite and too slow to be an aircraft. Upon reaching the vicinity of the Big Dipper, the object stopped and remained stationary for approximately three minutes. Subsequently, it moved south for about one minute before changing direction to the southeast and abruptly disappearing. The following night, the group observed the object again in the eastern sky, where it repeated similar maneuvers before disappearing. The editor of the Canadian UFO Report adds a note suggesting the object's flight path toward the Big Dipper might be deliberate, citing a previous report from issue No. 1 involving a witness named Marina McCreedy at Swift River, who observed a similar phenomenon in the same constellation.