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Date: December 2000 ?
Time:
Early afternoon.
Location of Sighting: Somewhere between Prince George & Vancouver B.C.
Number of witnesses: 1
Number of objects: 1
Shape of objects: Rectangle.
Full Description of event/sighting: Hi Brian, "Flying Briefcase" is the best description I can give of what I saw high above the mountains of British Columbia.
The recent reports that have been sent in by others, about black rectangles,
has brought back this episode to mind.
I'm not sure, but think it was likely in December around 1999 or 2000. I
could be quite incorrect on the date. I just know it was a while ago.
I was flying south from Prince George to Victoria as a passenger on a regular
West Jet flight. We left Prince George in relatively clear sky but as we
neared the Coast Mountains the cloud cover below increased. We were flying
in sunshine well above the clouds, probably at an altitude of around
30,000 feet.
My seat was near the back of the plane on the right side and I had my face
pressed against the window for most of the flight. I was watching for any
gaps in the clouds below, so I was looking directly down. We were
traveling in a south west direction so the sun was not shining on my side of
the plane.
That is when I saw the "briefcase" fly past, right below the
wing. If it had been much more underneath the plane it would have been out
of my line of sight.
I saw it for only a second but the rectangular shape and black color was very
definite against the backdrop of white clouds below. Instinctively I turned my
head towards the back of the plane where it had disappeared, but of course saw
nothing.
My thought progression went something like this. "Oh, someone lost a
briefcase. A cargo door must be open" followed by "Don't
be silly, it must have been a very big bird. Lucky we didn't hit it!"
and "I wish we could turn around and take another look".
I sat bemused for a while, acknowledging to myself that I don't think any birds
really fly that high and even if they did, I don't know of any that are shaped
like a rectangle! I knew it wasn't lost luggage. I've already been on
a plane flying out of Prince George that had an open door in the cargo
area. Believe me, we noticed!
I don't know if anyone else saw the shape. The pilots might have since we flew
right over it, but they certainly weren't going to get on the intercom and say
something like" Wow! Did any of you see that black thing we almost
hit? I wonder what it was?"
Since that time I've periodically thought about finding someone who has skills
in physics. I certainly don't. I would like to be able to calculate
the size of the object. I know it was actually much larger than a
briefcase.
At the speed we were going I imagine a briefcase would have been no more than a quick black flash, if that. I feel the shape was quite close to the plane because of the speed it passed by. I've been in jets when I've looked out to see other large jets going the opposite direction not far below us. They are visible and easily identifiable for a relatively long time.
As far as I know we were about 30,000 feet and traveling around 400 mph. I
don't know how high the clouds were but we were well above them. The
object was between us and the clouds.
So my physics question is. Assuming the object was stationary and within
a thousand feet of the plane, at the speed we were going, how big
would it need to be to appear to be the size of a briefcase.
Any help on that?
Thanks Brian.
Thank you to the witness for their report.
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Brian Vike, Director Kamloops British Columbia Canada UFO Research. Email: brian_vike@telus.net
Kamloops British Columbia Canada UFO Research.
