| ID | #1621940221 |
| Added | Tue, 25/05/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Status | Research
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By David Pengilly, June 11, 2000
At about 10:50 p.m. on May 15, 2000, two friends, Pete and Louis, were on the roof terrace of Pete's condo in North Vancouver. Although the viewing conditions were not very good (a full moon and a large amount of light pollution), they used their schedule and clear weather to observe the sky. Louis scanned the sky with his new wide-angle binoculars while Pete adjusted his telescope.
Pete heard Louis call his name a couple of times, but he didn't look up until he heard Louis say, :
"What the hell is this?"
Luckily, Pete was kneeling next to his telescope, about 10 feet (3 m) south of Louis, so when he looked up, he was at right angles to see the object. They both saw a large boomerang-shaped ship flying westward in the northern sky. It was large, silent, and moved quickly. Pete said that the first thing that caught my eye were seven wide triangles - one in the center and three on each side. The triangles were dim, not illuminated, and the rest of the ship was "transparent black".
When Pete first saw the object, it was directly to the north, about 45 degrees above the horizon, and was only in sight for about 5 seconds before disappearing behind the roof of the condo. Louis initially saw it further east, but is estimated to have seen it for less than 10 seconds. They agree that it was about 1,000 feet above the ground and 3 fingers wide at arm's length. A rough calculation based on all the information would give an object in the range of 140 feet in length (about the same width).
UFO researcher Martin Jasek from Whitehorse, warns us with this:
"A few words about guessing distances. A person's binocular vision ends at an altitude of about 30 feet (9 m). If you look at a familiar object, such as a person, a car, a Cessna, or a Boeing 747, you can estimate a distance significantly exceeding this limit. Unfortunately, UFOs are not usually familiar objects."
Both Pete and Louis are married, have children, work as car technicians, and share an interest in physics, astronomy, and the subject of UFOs. Although Louis provided an excellent drawing, he did not want to meet with us to discuss this observation. What he saw that night left him with an uneasy feeling and "heebie-jeebie" ("goosebumps", nervous excitement, jitters).
Original news
Reported 11-June-2000 by David Pengilly
About 10:50 pm on May 15, 2000, two friends, Pete and Lui, were on the rooftop patio of Pete’s condominium building in North Vancouver. Although viewing conditions weren’t great (a full moon and a lot of light pollution), they were taking advantage of their schedules, and the clear weather, to do a little skywatching. Lui was scanning the skies with his new wide-angle binoculars while Pete was making adjustments to his telescope. Pete heard Lui call his name a couple of times, but he didn’t look up until he heard Lui say, “What the Hell is that?”. Luckily, Pete was kneeling beside his telescope, about 10 feet south of Lui so that when he looked up he was at the right angle to see the object. They both saw a large boomerang-shaped craft in the northern sky, travelling west. It was big, silent and moving fast. Pete said that the first things that caught his eye were the seven wide triangles – one in the center and 3 down each side (see drawings). The triangles were dim, not illuminated, and the rest of the craft was “transparent black”.
When Pete first saw the object it was due north, about 45 degrees above the horizon, and was only in view about 5 seconds before it disappeared behind the roof of the condominium. Lui had originally seen it further to the east, but estimates he viewed it for less than 10 seconds. They agree that it was about 1000 feet above the ground and width of 3 fingers held at arm’s length. A rough calculation based on all of the information would put the object in the range of 140 feet long (approximately the same width also). UFO researcher Martin Jasek, of Whitehorse, cautions us with this: “A word about guessing distances. Human binocular vision ends at about 30 feet. One may be able to estimate distance substantially beyond this limit if one is looking at a familiar object such as a person, car, Cessna or 747. Unfortunately, UFOs aren’t usually familiar objects.”
Both Pete and Lui are married with children, work as Automotive Technicians and share an interest in Physics, Astronomy and the topic of UFOs. Although Lui provided an excellent drawing, he was reluctant to meet with us to discuss the sighting. What he saw that night has left him with an unsettled feeling and the “heebie-jeebies”.
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