Location:
Near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Date: June 24, 1997 Time: Close to 1:30 P.M.
Witness: The witness and his mother
wish to remain anonymous so I will use the
following pseudonyms:Young boy:
Robert Mother: Carol
Carol and
her eleven year old son Robert were outside in
their back yard. Robert was about to release his
garter snake that he had been keeping as a pet.
His mother took a picture of the snake and, after
giving the camera to her son, went into their
house. Robert was in the process of taking a
picture of the snake when he thought he heard a
noise above him. He looked up to see a disc shaped
object maneuvering through the air. He raised the
camera and pressed the release button as the
object began to move away. He took a second photo
after the film had advanced to the next frame. At
this point the object was moving away rapidly. The
film advances in approximately four seconds so we
can assume that time between photos was very close
to four seconds. Approximately four seconds later
the object was out of sight. The boy ran into the
house and with great excitement attempted to tell
his mother what had just happened. His mother told
me that she had always been very sceptical
regarding the existence of UFOs. Because of this
she did not give much credence to her son’s story.
She assumed that he had seen an airplane, weather
balloon or a kite. Carol was not prepared for what
was to be seen when she developed the film. When
she picked up theprints she found herself
holding two very clear photographs of a disc
shaped object, a classic flying saucer.
They did not know who to report the
incident to and were also nervous about harassment
and disbelief on the part of their friends and
neighbours. Early in the following year a close
friend told them about our organisation, UFO*BC,
and suggested she phone us. I received a message
on my pager on March 23 of 1998 and promptly
called her number.
Although she had phoned us she
admitted that she had been reluctant due to
nervousness She was profoundly shaken by the
experience and became nervous about the possible
consequences of reporting it. When I talked to
Carol I soon learned that she was so overwhelmed
by the experience that her belief systems were
completely overturned. She began to read
everything she could find on UFOs. At this point
she did not know what to believe and as a result
was apprehensive about men in black, alien
abductions and government conspiracies. I managed
to convince her that she could trust us to respect
her anonymity and convinced her to describe the
object as reported by her son. He estimated it to
be between 3 and 5 km away (1.75 to 3 miles). The
object was metallic, disc shaped and had a dome
centred on the top of the object. It was reported
to be shiny except for dark orange colouring on
one edge and the dome.
Carol informed me that the local
newspaper reported that a young boy had seen a
fast moving orange streak in the sky on the same
day and at approximately the same time.
We arranged to meet in mid May when
she would be in Vancouver with her family. She
promised to bring the photographs but was
reluctant to release the negative. Unfortunately,
due to communication problems we did not connect
during their trip to Vancouver.
I phoned again and talked to Robert.
His description matched the one previously relayed
through his mother.
I did receive two photographs by
registered mail in early June. I was anxious to
open up the letter and check out the photographs
and was extremely pleased by their clarity.
The first impression that came to
mind was that I was looking at a copy of the
famous Hannah
McRoberts photo taken North of Kelsey Bay,
Vancouver Island on October 8, 1981. I immediately
got out a copy of the McRoberts photo for
comparison. The objects were almost
identical. The first Prince George photo showed a
similar disc to the Kelsey Bay photo except that
it was tilted at a different angle and the dark
orange colouring was missing from the Kelsey Bay
photo. The second Prince George photograph was
that of a metallic disc seen edge on and further
from the camera.
The McRobert's photo was analysed by
Richard F. Haines who concluded that the image had
not been faked and the film was undamaged. I
realised that the negative would be more
appropriate for analysis and was able to contact
Carol and persuade her to send a copy of the
negative to us. I am hoping to be able to have the
negatives analysed but as yet have not decided on
what course of action to take. I do not want to
surrender the negatives to someone I can not
trust. I must admit to having some paranoia about
the process. I guess the feeling is infectious.
Carol also sent copies of sighting
reports she has been collecting from family and
friends in the area.
Carol and
her eleven year old son Robert were outside in
their back yard. Robert was about to release his
garter snake that he had been keeping as a pet.
His mother took a picture of the snake and, after
giving the camera to her son, went into their
house. Robert was in the process of taking a
picture of the snake when he thought he heard a
noise above him. He looked up to see a disc shaped
object maneuvering through the air. He raised the
camera and pressed the release button as the
object began to move away. He took a second photo
after the film had advanced to the next frame. At
this point the object was moving away rapidly. The
film advances in approximately four seconds so we
can assume that time between photos was very close
to four seconds. Approximately four seconds later
the object was out of sight. The boy ran into the
house and with great excitement attempted to tell
his mother what had just happened. His mother told
me that she had always been very sceptical
regarding the existence of UFOs. Because of this
she did not give much credence to her son’s story.
She assumed that he had seen an airplane, weather
balloon or a kite. Carol was not prepared for what
was to be seen when she developed the film. When
she picked up the prints she found herself
holding two very clear photographs of a disc
shaped object, a classic flying saucer. 
They did not know who to report the
incident to and were also nervous about harassment
and disbelief on the part of their friends and
neighbours. Early in the following year a close
friend told them about our organisation, UFO*BC,
and suggested she phone us. I received a message
on my pager on March 23 of 1998 and promptly
called her number.
Carol informed me that the local
newspaper reported that a young boy had seen a
fast moving orange streak in the sky on the same
day and at approximately the same time.
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