Victoria artist and art critic Mrs. Ina Uhthoff of Esquimalt remained adamant Monday that the lights she saw in the sky Friday night were not Venus.

Meanwhile another object was reported which had been sighted at 7:20 p.m. Sunday.

Both the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and RCAF observer at Comox said Monday that the mysterious cluster of lights was not an unidentified flying object, but the planet Venus.

“I KNOW VENUS”

“I know old Venus,” Mrs. Uhthoff said, “the light shines right in my front porch.”

“This is the story that is dished out every time by the air force, when they can’t explain anything.”

“Venus is a staid old lady that appears each night at sunset.”

I would not mistake a bejewelled thing for old Venus.”

SPOTTER VISIT

She added that an air force spotter had spent the morning talking to her, and had left her a questionnaire.

“They wouldn’t have taken that much time and trouble if they really believed I had just seen Venus.”

She said she would be prepared to accept a theory of a reflection due to atmospheric conditions.

“The atmosphere was thick on Friday, and under certain atmospheric conditions I’ve “seen” ships sailing upside down in the straits in the summer.

“But that was most certainly not Venus.”