SIGHTING BY MICHAEL ROGERS 3373 HENDERSON ROAD VICTORIA B.C. 30 March 1967

7:55 P.M. A red flashing object was seen from Mt. Tolmie. Object came from the east over Georgia Strait near Gordon Head. The craft flew over the Victoria peninsula and disappeared over Juan de Fuca Strait.

8:05 P.M. Brilliant orange flashes of light were seen by many. There were about twenty-two flashes of a brilliant orange color. The flashes were not regular but followed a pattern: one flash, five second delay, another flash, 35 seconds later another flash, five seconds later, flash. These lasted about 1 1/2 seconds each.

8:18 P.M. Red flashing object flew from Victoria to Saanich. Object had whitish yellow, green and red lights.

8:22 P.M. Red object seen hovering over Saanich near Mt. Douglas. Object hovered almost for two minutes, then very slowly moved eastward toward Victoria. As object began to move it began to flash brilliant red lights. At times the flashing would cease and would change to a steady red, green and yellowish white light. The object continued towards Victoria, stopped and turned to a steady red light and hovered for almost 15 seconds over the Channel 6 television station then continued towards Victoria flashing red. Then the red flashing stopped and the object gave a steady red, green, and whitish yellow light. When the object reached Victoria it reversed its direction back towards Saanich flashing red. Another red light came up from behind Mt. Douglas doing the same thing the first object had done. It hovered with a steady red light, then headed towards Victoria flashing a steady red green and yellowish white light. Then it too reversed its course and headed back towards Victoria’s Mt. Douglas. Both objects climbed and were soon over Gordon Head. One of the objects reversed its course and headed back towards Mt. Douglas. Meanwhile a small aeroplane was rapidly approaching the object. Suddenly the object stopped and hovered while the aeroplane passed over it. The object changed from a brilliant red to a whitish yellow. Finally, after the aeroplane had gone, the object once again headed toward Mount Douglas and changed from a whitish yellow to a brilliant green and then back to a steady red, green, and whitish yellow light. I lost sight of the other object, perhaps because of the aircraft appearing. Five or so minutes later a red flashing object came up from the east face of Mount Douglas and joined the other object. They separated from each other and the object performed the same manoeuvres and hovered over Mount Douglas, showing a steady red light. Then it moved very slowly at what appeared to be about thirty miles per hour toward Victoria. Meanwhile the other object which was cruising about, headed south, showing a bright green and whitish yellow light. I could not see the red light because it was on the other side of the craft. When it was about 2000 feet away from me it turned and headed towards Mount Douglas. The other craft was about two miles from me and over Victoria. The time now was about 8:55 P.M. The objects were flying too slowly to be aircraft. The objects soon passed over the district of Oak Bay and headed directly towards me at a height of about 1500 feet. As it came closer it gradually descended to a height of about 1000 feet. It then turned slightly to the northwest. I could the see the shape of the craft quite clearly even though it was dark. It was the size of a dime held at arm's length and shaped like a football with green and white lights at the ends. There was a red light on the other side. It was close enough for me to hear any noise from the craft. Soon another object came from behind Mount Douglas, hovered, then cruised around occasionally flashing green and red lights. It was 9:15 P.M.

CHAIRMAN: A.K. VEZINA
SENIOR DIRECTOR: L. BLUESTEIN
DIRECTOR: D. ELY

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