We are frequently asked, "Is anything happening in
Surrey?", to which we usually reply, "Yes, indeed,
pretty well on an ongoing basis". If it’s quiet, or
seems to be, then that only indicates we haven’t yet heard
about the "latest piece of action". But enough of my
rambling, let’s provide some examples for you readers (i.e.
- reflections from my notebook).
The night the Persian Gulf War officially ended a lady driving
north on King George Highway watched in open-mouth amazement as
two triangular shaped craft crossed the highway from east to west
at the 98th Avenue intersection. Located behind the Surrey
Village Market (west side of King George Highway), is a 14 story
apartment building. Our witness stated that the wedge shaped
craft were at the 9th floor level. Despite the fact that these
UFOs were well illuminated around the visible edges, we received
no other reports from other potential travelers in that area. But
what else is new? Such one act plays are par for the course.
Moving southward a few blocks we arrive at Bear Creek Park,
where reports frequently originate. On the 17th of May, 1995, a
couple who live behind Brookside Elementary School were witness
to a large pie-shaped craft that flew slowly from southeast to
northwest. This was viewed from the kitchen window by both the
man and his wife. Up to that point the former had been a
dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. The prolonged sighting gave him reason
to re-assess his stance, as the low altitude UFO with its
revolving coloured lights moved out of sight over some nearby
trees. About forty minutes later it was back again for a briefer
period. It comes as no great surprise (to us) when we heard that
the sister of the lady of the house had experienced strange
events herself, even though she lives in another municipality. On
thing is for sure, she did not want to discuss her memories. The
mother of these two ladies had a lengthy history of sightings and
lifetime events which she was prepared to discuss.
Close by to this particular location can be found a very
visible series of high tension transmission towers that run west
to east, crossing King George Highway. In the very immediate
vicinity of these silently menacing power lines a two story house
is located.
On July 27th, 1994, at 4 am, "Eddie" came into his
mother’s bedroom to tell her that "there was a thing
with blue lights under the wires" and "little people on
the poles". His mother told him to shut up and climb into
her bed. At breakfast that morning he was still talking about it.
I got a call at 8 am and arrived at the house at 11, after
re-arranging my work schedule.
I quickly discovered that Eddie’s bedroom faces east.
Even if he could see over the window sill (which he
couldn’t), it was not possible to see the poles he was
referring to, from that location. Asking more questions elicited
the astonishing answer that he had been talking to the "high
man" (tall was not in his vocabulary). "Where did this
take place?" "Down there", said he, pointing to
the ground below the verandah on which we were standing.
"Who else was with you?", I asked. "Mummy",
he replied. Needless to say, "mother" didn’t want
to hear any of this. For if what her son was recounting was
indeed true, then they had both been outside during the night,
and she had no memory of it. Even more perplexing was how this
strange journey took place, as her sister lived in the house, her
mother in the lower half, and they also had a dog. Of course, all
the doors were locked. When I asked where the "thing"
had gone, he just pointed into the westerly sky. At this point
mother loudly announced they were going to move, and within a
month they had!
It should be noted that at their previous residence in a
nearby district of Whalley, "Eddie" had frequently
complained to his mother of an "old man" who looked at
him through his bedroom window. Two small problems arose from
this statement: (1) his bedroom was on the second floor, and (2)
the window had drapes. Even so, he persisted in this complaint.
To conclude this brief roundup of the weird and wondrous from
the Surrey Corridor - a final stop, one that made its way to
national TV via the aid of a program called
"Encounters". The year was 1994. The family in question
is a three member unit. When we first were invited to hear their
story and attempt an investigation they had been experiencing
strange events in their residence for quite a long period of
time. The home, a modest bungalow, is set in a quiet residential
backwater. "Darlene" and "Eric" are out of
the house most of the day. They usually cook with a microwave
unit. The house has solar panels installed in the roof. You
won’t find a basement area, it doesn’t exist. Why
describe all of the above?... simply to make a point. The
bi-monthly gas and electricity bill is usually in the range of
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS! (No, they don’t grow grass.) The
writer’s home is twice as large, including a basement area,
and my hydro bill for the same period runs around $117, every two
months. Why this vast discrepancy?....no one knows. Various
experts have checked the house out and are unable to determine
the power drain leakage point. Prior to departing they changed
the hydro meter, nothing changed cost wise.
Our own investigation team brought in two technicians familiar
with electrical wiring systems. Despite a very thorough search of
the whole house, inside and out, nothing could be found to
explain this electrical enigma.
The young couple have also had unusual bedroom experiences.
"Eric" sees light "explosions", and both have
viewed UFOs performing sky dances through the sky light set in
the ceiling. On one occasion "Darlene" was able to view
a large triangular shaped craft cross her field of vision (the
sky light was 12" by 18"). It took, she reckons, about
one minute!
This young couple have a small daughter, who at that
particular time was two years old. Verbal communication was
limited, however she could make it abundantly clear to her
parents that though she was quite prepared to sleep in her crib
during the day, she had no intention of occupying it at night.
Standing at one corner she would point up toward the wall and
repeat "baby, baby, baby". Her parents were unable to
see what she was pointing at. When we were shown the room and
told the story we noticed a small door on the wall where
"Teresa" usually pointed. On opening it up we found an
electrical panel. Significant?...we think so, but don’t know
why.
When the film crew for "Encounters" came to the
house for the interview session they completed the sequence by
setting up the equipment outside the house to record our taking
leave of our hosts, "Darlene" and "Eric". As
we waited for our cue to depart we were suddenly informed that it
would take a while longer than expected. The reason being that
the crew had just discovered that the newly charged batteries
inserted for each take, were completely drained. This had never
happened to them before, and where were they positioned you
ask?...right outside "Teresa’s" bedroom! What a
coincidence!
In conclusion it should be noted that this couple have had
other UFO sightings. Two whilst on holidays at Osoyoos, on
consecutive nights, for extended periods. The second night they
were able to video tape the light as it moved slowly out of
sight. Another time, travelling home one evening, they viewed a
reflective metallic(?) object high in the clear sunlit sky, for a
short period of time.
The forgoing accounts will serve to confirm that Surrey as a
whole is replete with people who have had, or are having, some
truly astonishing sightings and experiences. If any of you
readers who live within this region of "high
strangeness" have a story to tell that we haven’t yet
heard, then don’t delay, we would be delighted to hear from
you.
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