PCF-002698 · case file
Vancouver, BC, CA
1905-05-15 00:00:00 · Vancouver, BC, CA · 1 sources
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1 spherical object with projecting ridge "like Saturn", moved along with plane. Witness Was 9 Y/O At The Time, Traveling Back To Us With Parents After Trip To Vancouver Bc. Plane Was An Old 4-Engine Prop, United Airlines, Had Entered Clear Area Among Clouds. He Doesn'T Recall Seeing Land Below. They Were Seated Rear Starboard, In The Tail Section. He Remembers Seeing Silver Object "Tilting About' Nearly Touching The Airliner'S Fuselage ..
- Shape
- ball with projecting ridge (like Saturn)
- Nature
- Seamless silver metallic spherical object with a projecting ridge similar to Saturn, though it could be a sundog
- Sound
- silent
- Weather
- clouds
- Site
- flying over the Washington State/British Columbia border
- Size
- 8 ft diameter
- Duration
- 0.21 min
- Local time
- 12:00:00
- Theme
- orbs_spheres
- # of objects
- 1
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
NIDSN-46053 fields
- City
- Vancouver
- Date
- 1905-05-15 00:00:00
- Site
- flying over the Washington State/British Columbia border
- Time
- 12:00:00
- Shape
- ball with projecting ridge (like Saturn)
- Sound
- silent
- Speed
- 350 mph
- State
- BC
- Country
- CA
- Vehicle
- yes
- Weather
- clouds
- Altitude
- ~5-10,000 ft
- Distance
- w/in 10ft **
- Incident
- 1 spherical object with projecting ridge "like Saturn", moved along with plane. Witness Was 9 Y/O At The Time, Traveling Back To Us With Parents After Trip To Vancouver Bc. Plane Was An Old 4-Engine Prop, United Airlines, Had Entered Clear Area Among Clouds. He Doesn'T Recall Seeing Land Below. They Were Seated Rear Starboard, In The Tail Section. He Remembers Seeing Silver Object "Tilting About' Nearly Touching The Airliner'S Fuselage ..
- Lat. N/S
- N
- Latitude
- not possible
- Location
- In airplane over the British Columbia/WA State Border
- Markings
- solid, seamless in construction
- SVP Code
- 404
- Follow-up
- Historical sighting - no other witnesses available for interview.
- Lifeforms
- no
- Long. E/W
- W
- Longitude
- not possible
- Light Only
- no
- Stationary
- no
- EMF Effects
- no
- Impressions
- ..between wing & stabilizer. Witness was above UFO. He pointed it out to his dad & dad dismissed it, but not convincingly; he had a look of "suppressed astonishment". Witness looked again and eventually he no longer saw it. Today, still not sure what he saw, whether UFO or "sundog" (perihelion?).
- Under Cloud
- no
- # of Objects
- 1
- Catalog Entry
- N-460
- Disappearance
- does not recall
- Ground Traces
- no
- Size (Meters)
- 8 ft diameter
- Altitude <200'
- no
- Photo or Video
- yes:sketch in file
- Distance < 500'
- yes
- Light Emissions
- none
- Passed Overhead
- no
- Witness Sex/Age
- M / 46
- Animal Reactions
- no
- Change in Motion
- yes
- Duration Minutes
- 0.21
- Continuous Flight
- yes
- Landing Touchdown
- no
- Observation Angle
- 45* down
- Social Parameters
- he was 9 yrs old, traveling in plane with his father and mother, father saw the object but dismissed it
- Trajectory (Lift)
- flying within 10' of the starboard side of the fuselage of the plane, tilting rapidly
- Atmospheric Traces
- no
- Time or Memory Loss
- no
- Witnesses Reactions
- yes:frightening; for a brief period (minutes) father was psychologically disturbed by what he had seen.
- Nature of phenomenon
- Seamless silver metallic spherical object with a projecting ridge similar to Saturn, though it could be a sundog
- Physiological Effects
- no
- Trajectory (Direction)
- S
Geography
- NIDSNIDS
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