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Reported 16-Mar-2026
19-Feb-2026, Powell River, BC
: (7 PM)

Hi UFOBC,

I was pleased to find two other February 19th reports on your site of the same phenomena that I saw. I believe my sighting was a clearer observation than the information that I am getting from the Lion's Bay and Burnaby sightings. Due to the remote, dark location of my sighting and its geographical distance from the Vancouver area sightings it will help with identification characteristics. I have attached a sketch.

 - I had just anchored my sailboat in the Copeland Island group (fifteen nautical miles north of Powell River) at 18:55 PST on Thursday February 19th 2026. The moon was no longer visible and I had been enjoying observing stars in the dark, night sky - it was a clear night with crisp visibility. The ufo appeared at approximately 35 degrees above the horizon, viewed bearing 280 degree True (just north of west), and traveling with a steady speed and course towards south-east.

 - Earlier, sailing north in the dark, I had had two float planes and a helicopter fly past me at the usual speed and elevation that you would expect to see them, with one of them displaying a landing light when it was head on to me - the ufo's center light  seemed to have slightly less brightness in my recall.

 - Without having a scale reference of the unknown object/lights I was unable to estimate its distance from me, nor its speed. It occurred to me that the ufo was making its way across the sky at the same rate as either a smaller float-plane not too far away, or, a fast passenger jet at their higher altitude - I would estimate that I was watching it for about 40-50 seconds as it crossed a horizontal arc of sky of about eighty degrees. It seemed to be heading in a south-easterly direction towards Vancouver.

 - It was a startling sight as I had never seen anything like it - I have worked forty years as a professional and recreational mariner on all three of Canada's oceans. It first drew my attention due to its size

 - judged by coverage of the sky it was about two to three moon
diameters. It was a white light (brighter than the planets but lesser than a plane landing light), within a much larger haze-sphere surrounding it. The central largish light-center had a distinct, white, narrow cone of light extend vertically up and down to the edges of the light sphere/haze. The central light was perhaps a quarter to third moon diameter - much too large to be a normal airplane light. The light sphere/haze had the luminosity  that I would expect the central light to project if it were in cloud - however there was no haze on this crystal clear night.  I next noticed that further ahead in its horizontal direction of travel was a set of three much smaller points of white light. These lights were on a slight diagonal vertically above each other in a tight cluster, and yet well above the line of travel of the larger light sphere, and about a sphere diameter ahead. They could barely be discerned as separate points of light without the seven times multiplication of 7x50 marine binoculars. These smaller lights were in lockstep movement with the sphere, and yet I could not discern a physical fuselage or craft-shape joining the smaller lights with the larger sphere. All of the lights observed were white and fixed ie. there were no flashing lights (which all planes have). There was no sound, and it faded to a star's brightness in the direction of Vancouver.  It did not respond when I flashed a bright light at it.

There was a mention that it may have been an artifact of the space rocket launch that evening. However, my research indicates the rocket launch and recovery occurred ninety minutes earlier, and was to the east - the opposite direction.  If the ufo was in low orbit then its scale was tremendous. How could the Lion's Bay and Burnaby sighting both have occurred 'about' 7pm and yet my sighting was also about 7pm whilst seventy-five miles north? Either we were looking at different objects with a similar description, or, we were looking at the same object far, far away - as in orbit. My wife joined me on deck and we had long enough to trade the binoculars a couple of times as it went by - she confirms my own observations above.  I have no sense of what I was looking at - in almost four weeks since then I could not make a guess.

Thanks for reading! Andy G., Comox, BC

2026-02-19 Powell River Drawing


UFO*BC Responds:

Hello Andy,

Thank-you for the report and for the phone call (I have been trying to reach you for the last week but TELUS always claims there was an error when trying to connect to your number - hoping you aren't having phone issues?).
 
The image below is from https://satellitemap.space/
 
You can enter any satellite and see where it was at any point in time. The highlighted one below is a member of the StarLink cluster.
 
The direction, time and speed matches it perfectly.

2026-02-19 Powell River Response Image1

However, as others have noted part of the cargo ship itself was in-line with the same flightpath:
 
https://packaged-media.redd.it/2som5cvbukkg1/pb/m2-res_854p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&c=wh_ben_en&var=sgpssan&v=1&e=1773781200&s=a8309c7766ab366426c995f3fe6c73060eb75307
 
The size and dimension does also corroborate your 2-3 moon ratio:

2026-02-19 Powell River response Image2

So on the balance of probability, it was still a rare sight, but one that we can blame on SpaceX.

Thanks again for the call and the email!!
 
Do keep in touch,
Richard

Reported 2-Mar-2026
2-Mar-2026, Mission, BC: (5 pm)

Mission bc March 2 2026 around 5 pm towards dewdney trunk and cedar, possible large drone. My point of view is north from 7 th ave.  It hovered for at least a minute then moved to the left then hovered for another minute then came towards me and seemed to change direction from west to east slightly.  Then it flew over the house towards Abbotsford. The lights were red and blue. Seemed like it was at least 4 to 6 feet wide. I have a parrot AR2 and this was way way larger.

UFO*BC Responds:

Thank you very much for your report and for getting it to us so soon after the sighting.

You mention the estimated size of the object and that it had red and blue lights - were you able to see any of the body of the craft itself? How were the lights behaving - flashing etc?

You've provided a lot of important details already. We do have a few more standard questions for you to help us better understand and document what you saw. We would appreciate if you could please provide more information on the following:

• Speed of Object(s)
• Duration of Sighting
• How the Sighting Ended
• Number of object(s)
• Description of Object(s)
• Apparent altitude of Object(s)
• Sounds (if any)
• Any other details?

Thank you again for your report.

Holly

Witness Responds:

My back patio faces north. I'm at Hurd and 7th Avenue approximately. I always watch jets going and coming to YVR and local air traffic like the white trainer going by almost daily. So I'm used to seeing objects in the distance. This one caught my eye as it was moving in a straight line and then hovering. This is the first time ever seeing this, we have been here since 2014.

Well it lasted about 3 or 4 minutes, I wish I grabbed my camera but I didn't want to miss it. The lights were not blinking I only noticed the lights once it got closer and flew towards Abbotsford parallel to Wren Street at about 100 feet. 

I first noticed it in the distance placing it somewhere over the beginning of Cedar and Dewdney Trunk but it might have been further back. It was a black object against the sky. It had to be around 300 to 400 feet up. I saw a plane fly what looked like slightly above it. It was hovering for like 60 sec then it moved and I caught it, started watching it. It moved to the left in straight line then stopped. It hovered there for about 15 sec then it seemed like it was projected something, it seemed it had an arm or something dangling, maybe 8 feet.

Then it moved to the left and hovered and then it came towards me on 7th but was still back behind the ballpark when it went to the left 100 feet then to the right about the same in a line, then it came towards me at 7th and Hurd. It was over the school or Wren Street and I thought it was a drone as it did not make a lot of noise. It was about 80 to 100 feet when it flew over. That is when I noticed the lights.

It seemed to travel fairly fast, at least 50 mph I thought it may have had a black and white shaped body but it went over fairly quickly to my left. Just the one drone or UFO. it gave me the impression it was bigger than my own drone by a lot!  I would say it was at least 4 to 6 feet long. It went towards Abbotsford I didn't go around the front to follow it, as I thought it was a police drone?  I'm not really sure what it was but it didn't make much noise but I'm hard of hearing.. anyway, I will look again tomorrow.

UFO*BC Responds:

Thank you again for providing more information about your sighting. We discussed your report at our meeting this week. My colleague mentioned that Abbotsford Police do operate a drone similar to your description:

https://www.abbypd.ca/files/File/New%20Releases/2018/080718%20drone%202018%20media%20release%20w%20quote%20(2).pdf

police drone

The dimensions listed here are a little smaller than what you described:

https://www.dominiondrones.com/pages/matrice-210-specifications?srsltid=AfmBOorCWW6iBtQeF2YoLIBzb1TV-8pT4-yRU6Ft47YL4WbBls6erix1

Does this look like it could be what you saw?

We will be listing your sighting report on our website.

Thank you,

Holly


Reported 19-Feb-2026
19-Feb-2026, Burnaby, BC
: (7 pm)

I was out walking my dog near a park across the street from BCIT around 7pm tonight. I looked at the Moon and suddenly saw a white vertical beam of light with a small white light in the middle. I thought it was some kind of optical effect from moonlight or from clouds but there were no clouds. It started moving towards my direction. I let out a loud "Whoa!!" as I watched it come closer. I covered the light from a streetlight across the street with my hand so I could see better. That's when I noticed it was now 2 small white lights spaced apart moving together and I got the sense that they were attached to something. I watched it until they vanished into thin air. I've lived in Burnaby for 26 years and have seen almost 20 UFOs. I was creeped out by this one.

Reported 19-Feb-2026
19-Feb-2026, Lions Bay, BC: (7:07 pm)

Wondering what this is…
Plane, drone, helicopter etc seemed unlikely. No flashing lights.
Video taken around 7pm.

Feb 19, 2026 Lions Bay Video Image

Click on Image above to view Video

Additional Witness Information:

Looks like it was part of the Falcon launch today. Makes sense as to what I saw. Plumage was created by off-gassing, tank purge, gas venting, alt control, etc,


Reported 4-Feb-2026

Early-August-2025, Barnhartvale, BC:

Hello UFO BC,

I live just east of Kamloops in the community of Barnhartvale. I wish to share a very unusual experience that occurred back in early August of 2025. On the evening of the 10th my wife and son and I were in our backyard enjoying the colors of the sunset relaxing with our two dogs. That night the weather was clear and calm with scattered clouds to the west. My son Nolan was taking a series of sunset pics on his Samsung S24 Ultra smartphone when he looked startled and said I think my phone just glitched. He was staring at the screen on his phone and seemed very confused. I asked him what was wrong and he said look at what my phone just captured. I walked over to him and looked at the screen and was startled to see the clouds to the west were bathed in brilliant blue and purple shades instead of normal red and orange hues. Then I noticed something very odd in the picture below the clouds and seemingly hovering low over the river valley was a distinct red triangle looking object. When I saw this object I immediately got goosebumps and said I think your phone just captured a UAP. During and after this occurrence there was no noise associated with any aircraft or drones flying nearby. In fact remembering back it was quiet and calm with no winds. Our house is located directly beneath the ILS flight path for aircraft coming to Kamloops from the east such as West Jet and Air Canada that routinely fly over with regular flight schedules. This red triangular object was also too low to be considered any private or commercial aircraft.

A few minutes later I asked my son to use the camera features to zoom in on just the red triangle and apply a basic black and white filter to attempt to get a more clearer image. What the phone then displayed made my jaw drop as both of us just stared at the image in amazement. This object had small lights that outlined the airframe with two larger distinct lights at the corners. The main body of the craft looks raised with what can only be described as windows or viewing ports on the top side. The body looks like it has corners and seems shaped similar to the F117 Stealth fighter from a head on view perspective. Again this is my opinion to what I see when looking at the image and I look forward to reading what other people think it is or could be. I am not going to declare this a UFO with aliens flying around Kamloops but I am not going to rule it out either. My personal belief is that this is probably a classified military craft that might be utilizing technology in propulsion that was reversed engineered from crashed craft over the decades and fine tuned at Groom Lake. I only say that because of what occurred earlier in the day. The red triangle wasn't the only odd and strange aircraft in our skies that day. At around lunch time on the 10th my wife and I were on our way to grab some groceries when we heard low flying helicopters approaching from the east of our house. Moments later to our astonishment a flight of AH-64 Apache gunships flew directly over the house in a follow the leader formation heading west towards our airport YKA. I have lived at our current location for over 20 years and have never witnessed these type of helicopters flying around Kamloops. Apparently it turns out these gunships were en route to Alaska for the Trump and Putin summit. They were filmed landing at the airport and taking on fuel before heading out later in the day. I can't say for sure if the two incidents are related or mere coincidence but that remains one of the questions for me and my family.

We are hoping someone or somebody with far more expertise in these cases can help explain the pictures which is what I am seeking. I would love to hear what some experts in the field of UAP investigations might think what is in the image and why did the camera display the strange picture. The pictures before and after show a normal sunset with nothing unusual. I can attest that no CGI or AI was used in any of these pics which was verified by a RCMP visual forensics member after receiving the pic from a friend who is a work colleague of my wife. Apparently the original picture was scrutinized by RCMP software that proved the pic was original and was not manipulated in any manner. The other interesting thing the member said the craft has two distinct surface coatings. The underside or belly was translucent or reflective with the top side having a type of UV or flat grey finish. This individual said he was not at liberty to discuss the picture other than those two facts and was told the matter is closed as far as the RCMP is concerned. The original pic and RCMP findings apparently then were handed over to CSIS.

As of today we have not had any response from MUFON Canada to whom I reached out with this incident and are hoping somebody at UFO BC can help explain this strange occurrence. We are not seeking publicity in regards to this incident we just want some educated reasoning or explanations that might make sense. The two pics I am forwarding are the original pic that show the weird cloud color and red triangle and the zoomed in pic with black and white filter. Look forward to your reply and any info you can provide.

Regards

UFO*BC Responds:

If I am not mistaken, it was not visible to the naked eye – is that correct?

The issue with most smartphones cameras, which are not usually prevalent on DSLR cameras, is that of artifact creation.
As the lens on the camera is quite small, the ‘trick’ is often employed to use software (image processing) to address things such as low light conditions (like those found at sunsets) and employ anti-glare reflective coatings. These sometimes can create some strange looking things, such as ‘ghosting’ or lens-flare like “objects” …
 
So, on the balance of probability, what you caught was nothing more than a quirk of the camera on the smartphone.
 
HOWEVER:
 
Having said all of that, the shape you captured is obviously very ubiquitous in the UFO/UAP field of study, so it also is possible that you caught something that was perhaps not easily visible in standard wavelength (yet caught by the sensors of the camera).

Generally speaking, smartphone cameras can detect 350nm to 1100nm, covering ultraviolet (UV), visible (400nm-700nm), and near-infrared (NIR) light. So - it is possible that the camera may have caught something that the filters didn’t block out?

Thank-you and chat soon.
Richard
August 2026 Barnhartvale Sunset
August 2026 Barnhartvale Craft


Reported 28-Jan-2026
Mid-August-1996, Keremeos, BC
: (mid-day)

To whom it may concern, Hello my name is XXX (name withheld) and I want to report a sighting I had back in August of 1996. It was in the middle of August in Keremeos, BC. It was mid month on a weekend.
 
I was 9 years old. I had just spent the summer at my grandparent's house in Abbotsford BC with my two brothers. We were driving back to our home town of Oliver with my grandparents. We always stopped in Keremeos, BC to buy fruit on our way home, so we did just that. We stopped at the Mariposa Fruit Stand. My brothers and I were stoked as we were hoping to get one of the fancy new toonies that just rolled out in our change.
 
While gathering Fruit to buy there was a scream from a lady in the parking lot and she was pointing at the hill side. "THERE'S A UFO!" She yelled.. needless to say we all dropped everything and ran to see it. No one said a thing after that as we stared at this massive (probably a couple hundred feet in diameter) saucer slowly rising from the hill top behind the fruit stand. We could see it rotating. It had a silver body with a black or dark dome top. We watched it slowly rise to about 1-200 above the hillside. It hovered there motionless, other than the rotation. It sat there for about five to ten seconds before shooting off into the sky, almost as if it just vanished.
 
There was at least 8-10 other people there who saw it, not including myself or my 4 family members. After it shot off, we all were puzzled and silent. Even myself and my two brothers (aged 7) were silent. We went back to buying our stuff. Everyone was in shock. People were silent. Needless to say, we never got our toonies either.
 
Ive been interviewed by the "UFOTalker" podcast a few months ago (episode not aired yet), he asked a few good questions that I didn't have answers for.. like "could you see a haze or field around the craft?" I cant remember if I did. "Did you see any distortions, ie like heat waves?" No, well I may have, but Keremeos is on the edge of the desert and it can easily get 40+ degrees, seeing heat waves was a normal occurrence, so I may have not recognized that it came from the craft.
 
This incident happened mid-day, on a hot sunny cloudless day in the middle of August 96. Before it shut down, I would regularly make posts on the website abovetopsecret, but never found traction. Ive searched every site i can. Ive been using Gemini to do deep research on this almost every week now and still see nothing. I get blocked from most ufo groups on Facebook here in Canada. Mufon is a complete joke. Their ai posts are garbage. They don't engage, don't answer questions. They don't allow you to get your story out.
 
I dont know what to expect, even if the story just gets put into the zeitgeist, im ok with that. I doubt anything will come from this, but I just wanted to let people know.
 
Thank you for your time. I will include a screen shot of the exact spot we all saw it and the approximate size. The shape was similar to that of the Bob Lazar "Sports model" but it had a black top. I used to think I saw body panels because I could clearly tell it was spinning, if it was completely smooth you wouldn't be able to tell. But the Bob Lazar "Sports Model" has depressions on it, so maybe that's what I saw spinning.
 
Thank you.

UFO*BC Responds:

Thank-you for the report!

I know you provided a great deal of information already,  but was wondering if you could “fill in” the following form to the best of your abilities. We can certainly do so on your behalf, but we prefer to get the witness to do so, as it often jogs memories of the event.

Witness Responds:

• Date : It was August of '96. One of the weekends in the middle. And I can't remember if it was a Saturday or a Sunday.

• Time : mid day between 11am and 1pm.
 
Location: Keremeos, British Columbia at the Mariposa Fruit stand on highway 3.
 
Direction Facing: it was a saucer. It rose from either the top of the mountain or behind the mountain. It was not tilted. It looked plumb and level.
 
Direction Object(s) moving: it rose up from behind or on top of the mountain (more of a large hill)  behind the fruit stand. When i got to the parking lot I could see that the craft was just slightly above the hill and I watched it rise for approximately 3 seconds
 
Speed of Object(s): before it hovered it was lifting at a slow pace. I saw it rising for about three seconds before it stopped. I remember it stopping almost as soon as I got to the parking lot. It had to be moving less than 50 kph. As it hovered only like 100-200 feet above the hillside.
 
Duration of Sighting: 15-20 seconds.
 
• How the Sighting Ended: It shot straight up into the air at inhuman speeds. It felt fake. Like you didn't see it go up, but there was a brief streak straight up into the sky for a split second.
 
• Number of object(s): 1.
 
• Description of Object(s): it was a large slim saucer with a black top. Extremely similar to the Bob Lazar sports model. You could tell it was spinning as you could see it had either like body panels or depressions on the surface. I could not tell what it was, but its like a yo-yo. If you take one that's smooth, no sticker or name imprint on it, when you throw it you can't tell that its spinning. But if there is a mark, you can see the blur of something going by.
 
• Apparent altitude of Object(s): it was about 100-200 feet above the hillside. Using a topographical map of the hill, it shows that the hill is roughly 560m to 570m tall. So the height [elevation] of that craft was roughly 1,840 - 1,870 feet.
 
• Sounds (if any): absolutely nothing. Not even a sound when it shot off in the sky.
 
• Any other details?: The things from my sighting that I didn't notice was that there were were no lights, no visible windows, no haze, no magical flowing or glowing stuff around it. It was literally as described, a metal saucer with a black top. I wish I saw all that stuff though. I'm jealous of those who have. HaHa.

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