On
the 17th Nov. 1996 at 5:30 p.m. East Vancouver
suffered a power failure that lasted between 2
-3 hours.
During
the period of the blackout, "Wendy May Harper"
was leaving the Skytrain station. Normally the
short walk would be safe, comfortable and well
lit, but on this day it was dark and she was
distracted by a large black square tailed object
that moved rapidly from east to west across
Slocan Park, just above ground level. She still
has no idea what it was.
Arriving
at her daughters residence they heard a
noise outside that sounded like "Whoo,Whoo".
On investigating it's source the two women
were amazed to see a tennis ball size blue light
in the clear night sky. This object was
also witnessed by "Steven Barnell" (8 years),
the brother of Wendy May Harper (Junior).
Together
the group watched the light engage in some
surprising aerial acrobatics. It not only
also changed shape from a circle to an oval but
from blue to yellow. At one point it
conveyed the impression it intended to land, but
nearby trees curtailed its efforts. During
a stationary period the sky seemed to cloud over
in its immediate vicinity. Wendy commented
that it "smelt so clean outside", (ozone?).
The
observation of this object continued for an
extended period of time. A pair of
children's binoculars were also used, but apart
from enlarging the light provided little in the
way of extra detail, other than it was a silver
(metallic?) object with a gaseous ring
surrounding it.
When
an aircraft approached on its normal flight
path, the light became immobile until the plane
had flown past.
This
particular sighting is but one recent event in
an on going series of strange circumstances that
accompany this family.
For
example further questioning revealed that Wendy
May Harper (Jr) expressed surprise that despite
the time of the year with its accompanying cool
temperature, she felt warm during the
observation period despite being inadequately
dressed, by her own admission. The next
day she had a "sunburn" and her eyes were
watering.
The
very same day she felt compelled to go to the
nearby park, "before the evidence is destroyed".
Although a recent fall of snow had
blanketed the area she soon found some strange
marks devoid of any snow. Her mother also
found a circle, estimated at 30 feet in
diameter, with grass sticking up, free of snow
and no sign of footprints leading either to or
from it.
On
leaving the park to return home Wendy (Jr) saw
two small old people wearing jeans with rolled
cuffs, runners, they had pointed ears, glossy
eyes, were smiling as they looked into the young
woman's eyes. The "message" that she
received was, . . . "you saw it and you
know its real now". When she turned around
to have a second look at them they had
disappeared, although Wendy was at a loss of
know just where they could have gone.
The
following Sunday, Nov. 24th, around 11:40 pm,
Wendy heard a helicopter outside. She saw
a blue light through the drapes, then a humming
noise, followed a short time later by footsteps,
with three shadows passing the window.
Next a "glitch" noise, (her word) followed
by an orange light. She hesitatingly
opened the drapes to find everything outside
bathed a brilliant orange. Her partner
woke to ask, "have you seen a UFO?"
A
week later, Nov. 30th, at 6:05 pm, she and a
teenage neighbour "Don" watched an anchor shaped
object that appeared to change to a blue
triangle. After this lengthy
observation Wendy discovered her teeth
hurt at the back, top and bottom. Yet
again she felt warm outside although not
properly clad.
This
case had additional ramifications that do little
to clarify the total picture.
Wendy
(Jr) has a 3 1/2 year old son. He
frequently complains to her of "monsters" in his
room. His drawings depict a "person" with
large eyes. He will often cry and whine in
his sleep, yet can't be woken up. He told
his mother five little men took him through the
window into "the moon". He was placed upon
a chair, but a lot of "daddies" were in the room
on beds asleep, as were other kids. Only
two little men brought him back to his bed.
Then he woke up and went to join his
mother. Next day Wendy found his socks
surprisingly dirty, plus a blade of yellow grass
in his bed. She also said that he wet the
bed on two occasions. On removing the
sheet she found the odor or urine (ammonia?) so
overpowering that she nearly vomited. Yet
the boys diapers did not in any way come that
close in comparison. Nor had she changed
his dietary content. Still these events
continue, more stories unfold.
Another
time he told his mother that he and the other
kids had watched a TV screen, on the wall of the
craft much bigger than the one they had at home.
When asked what colour these "people" were
he pointed to a green toy. In a similar
fashion held up his fingers on his hands to show
how many people took him away.
Turning
to Wendy (senior) we learn that she is of Cree
origin from Ontario. Has heard "children"
sounds in her home, suffers from ringing in her
ears, a top of her head pressure, vividly
recalls seeing a flaming orb cross the sky when
a young girl in company of other family members.
Recently she completed a quilt with 1300
circles, and is presently residing in that
enigmatic district known locally as the Surrey
corridor, where so many sightings and abduction
reports emanate. Clearly once again we
seem to be confronted with a all too typical
"family affair".
What
is even more intriguing to the investigators of
UFO*BC is that the area known to us as Slocan
revives equally strange memories for two of our
own colleagues who were raised locally.
They relate both being drawn to the power
house building on Vaness, (still standing). Then
stories are told, that offer mysteries, minus
obvious solutions.
We
have on file yet another report, 30-40 years
old? from the same vicinity, of a craft observed
dropping some substance of a fiery nature, into
a vacant lot. A quantity of which we were
lucky enough to be able to recover. It has
the appearance of obsidian.
To
top all this off, I should mention, just in case
I forget, that Wendy May Harper and family live
just two blocks from that very same (no longer
used) power house on Slocan. Furthermore, we
learnt that Wendy has moved fifteen times in the
last eighteen years. What a surprise,
and, oh yes, she is thinking of moving again!
The above investigation was conducted by
Graham Conway and Bill Oliver - November 1996.
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