| ID | #1616834611 |
| Added | Sat, 27/03/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
This is the first of a series of reported sightings that result from contacts made at the Yukon UFO Conference, which took place on October 14, 2000. A few minutes after Don Trudeau gave an inspiring speech about seeing a Giant UFO, a young man approached me and said that he would like to report his UFO sightings. He gave me a brief description and contact information. I was pleased with his willingness to report the incident and contacted him the following weekend. I was impressed by his ability to describe in detail the size, shape, tilt and movement of an object.
It was a weekend (Friday or Saturday) sometime in January 1997. Two brothers, aged 11 and 13, were sitting in their living room. It was about 11 a.m., and they were waiting for their parents to arrive. Their home is located on a west-facing green strip in the Crestview neighborhood. The living room has a vaulted ceiling with windows facing the green belt, both just above floor level and in the vaulted part of the house. The older brother was sitting on the sofa closest to the window, and the younger brother was sitting at the opposite end of the living room, away from the windows.
While watching TV, something caught the young gentleman's eye out of the corner of his eye. Through a higher window at the top of the vaulted ceiling, he saw a glowing object. He was shocked to see an orange cigar shape with a yellow center, as shown in his drawing below. The edges were clearly defined, and there was a soft orange glow around the object. He was in awe and at the same time afraid to say anything to his older brother, who was watching TV just a few meters away.
"I thought my eyes were deceiving me," he said.
The object seemed to move slightly back and forth very smoothly, as shown in the image below. He estimated the period of its fluctuations at about 3-4 seconds.
"It was pretty creepy," the young man remarked.
Finally, after about 20 minutes of daze, he called out to his brother. His brother looked at him through the window next to his couch and saw it too. Both boys watched it for another 5 minutes, after which the UFO reduced its altitude and very quickly flew down through the valley behind the trees behind their house.
The object was heading north down the valley, and the boys lost their place behind the edge of another window in the northwest corner of their house. When the UFO dived through the valley, the boys noticed that it illuminated the trees with an orange light.
Separately, we interviewed the older brother, who said that the object had been "floating, buzzing"for some time. It had a metallic appearance and glowed with an orange-yellow light. On departure, the object quickly made a semicircle and went up and over the mountain to the northwest, just above the treetops behind their house.
I spoke to the father and he added that his sons were very excited when they (the parents) got home that night. Shortly after the sighting, the younger boy and his friend formed a club that explores the paranormal. Since then, this topic has fascinated him.
Technical information:
When it was first discovered by the younger brother, the UFO was about 40 degrees above the horizon and was directed to the west (azimuth 270 degrees). The boys lost sight of the UFO at about azimuth 320 (northwest) and low over the horizon. To the younger brother, the object appeared to be about half the length of a pencil at arm's length, or at least slightly longer than the diameter of the full moon. To his older brother, the UFO appeared to be about half the diameter of the full moon. This could indicate that the UFO was closer when only the younger brother was watching, or could possibly be due to differences in their perception? The younger boy also mentioned that his brother also noticed a blue glow that he didn't notice.
The younger brother noticed that most of the time the object looked tilted about 15 degrees from the horizontal, leaning up from left to right.
Original news
Introduction
This is the first of a series of sighting reports that are a result of the contacts made at the Yukon UFO Conference that was held on October 14, 2000. Minutes after Don Trudeau made his inspirational talk about his sighting of a Giant UFO, a young man came up to me and said that he would like to report his UFO sighting. He gave me a brief synopsis and contact information. I was pleased by his eagerness to report the incident and made contact with him the following weekend. Impressive was his ability to describe in great detail, the size, shape, inclination and motion of the object.
The Account
It was a weekend (on a Friday or Saturday) sometime in January of 1997. Two brothers age 11 and 13 were sitting in their living room. It was about 11 at night and they were awaiting the arrival of their parents. Their house is situated on a green belt facing west in Crestview Subdivision. The living room has a vaulted ceiling with windows facing the green belt, both just above floor level as well as in the vaulted portion of the house. The older brother was on the sofa closest to the window and the younger brother was on the opposite end of the living room, further from the windows.
While watching television, something caught the attention out of the corner of the younger gentleman’s eye. Through the higher window near the top of the vaulted ceiling he noticed a glowing object. He was shocked to see an orange cigar shape with a yellow centre as depicted by his drawing below. The edges were well defined and there was a soft orange glow emanating around the object. He was in awe and at the same time terrified to say anything to his older brother who was watching television just metres away. “I thought my eyes were playing tricks at me”, he said.
The object appeared to be moving slightly, back and forth with a very fluid type manner as depicted in the figure below. Its period of oscillation he estimated to be about 3 to 4 seconds. “It was pretty creepy” the young man remarked. Finally after about 20 minutes of being petrified he called out to his brother. His brother looked up at it through the window next to his sofa and saw it as well. Both boys watched it for another 5 minutes after which the UFO decreased its elevation and flew very quickly down through the valley in behind the trees at the back of their house. The object followed the valley to the north and the boys lost site of it past the edge of another window in the northwest corner of their house. As the UFO dove down through the valley the boys noted that it illuminated the trees with orange light.
The older brother was interviewed separately and stated that the object “hovered around, buzzed around” for a while. It was metallic looking and glowing orange-yellow. On its departure the object did a fast half circle and went up and behind the mountain towards the northwest, just over the top of the trees behind their house.
I spoke with the father, and he added that his sons were sure excited when they (the parents) got home that night. Shortly after the sighting the younger boy along with a friend of his formed a club that investigates paranormal phenomenon. The subject has fascinated him ever since.
Technical information:
When first sited by the younger brother, the UFO was about 40 degrees above the horizon and due west (Azimuth 270 degrees). The boys lost sight of the UFO at about Azimuth 320 (northwest) and low on the horizon. To the younger brother the object appeared to be about half the length of a pencil at arms length distance or at the very least slightly longer than the diameter of a full moon. To the older brother, the UFO appeared to be about half the diameter of a full moon. This may indicate that the UFO was closer when only the younger brother was watching, or perhaps may be attributable to their perception differences? The younger boy also mentioned that his brother also noticed a blue glow that he did not.
The younger brother remarked that much of the time the object appeared to be inclined by about 15 degrees from horizontal, sloping up left to right.
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