Brian Vike's Favorite
Cases.
Newspaper Article.
Paul Wells
Echo Editor
Airdrie Echo — A
British Columbia-based UFO researcher says a story which appeared in the Echo
in September regarding sightings in the Airdrie area has spurred others to come
forward with their experiences with strange lights in the sky.
Brian Vike, director
of HBCC UFO Research and a regular contributor to TV and radio shows as a UFO
expert, said numerous sightings of unidentified objects in the area over the
past months has ensured that Airdrie has entered the lexicon of the UFO
community.
"I do a weekly
radio show (in B.C.) and I mentioned to the host that I have received a number
of reports from the (Airdrie) area and we talked about the latest one, which
came in on air," Vike said.
"I have been
doing many radio shows (in Canada and the U.S.) and I always include
information about the sightings in your area."
The original article
contained a rundown of three of the most recent sightings in the area which
occurred from July through September. That article can be found at
www.airdrieecho.com under the archive section.
Since that time, Vike
has received reports of more sightings which have occurred recently. These
include:
- Aug. 18, 2003, 2:30
p.m. – According to Vike, a man called HBCC UFO Research’s toll-free UFO
hotline to report a strange sight he witnessed while driving on Highway 2 from
Calgary to Airdrie.
"He watched a
small white light cross the highway in the distance ahead of him and the ball
of light turned in his direction. The witness said he observed the light
getting closer and all of a sudden the object stopped – still a ways away from
him – and changed from a ball of light into a craft of some type. He reported
no sound being heard. I asked if he might be able to determine the size of it
and he said that when it was in the distance, it could have been approximately
the size of his fingernail but when it headed in his direction and got very
close, in his words, ‘It was huge.’"
The witness said the
object came to a complete stop and sat stationary for a period of time before
he lost sight of it.
- Sept. 15, 2003,
8:33 p.m. – (The following is an e-mail report received by Vike.) "I
noticed an article in the Airdrie Echo the other day and wondered if you had an
explanation for something my daughter and I saw Friday night (Sept. 26). We
were looking west of the Big Dipper and saw what looked like an exceptionally
bright star (brighter than anything I have seen before).
"We were trying
to figure out if it was a planet or something, and it just dimmed out to
nothing in a matter of 10 seconds or less. It didn’t move at all, just dimmed
to a faint point, then we couldn’t see it anymore.
- Oct. 27, 2003, 11
p.m. – Vike said a man called him Nov. 3 to make a report after reading the
Echo article.
"He was talking
to his neighbours and they asked him if he had witnessed anything strange on
Oct. 27 at around 11 p.m. He said no and asked what it was these folks saw.
"The couple said
they were outside of their home looking west toward the mountains and witnessed
five very bright flashes in different parts of the sky. All the flashes that
were witnessed were very low in the horizon and at least 100 times brighter
than a regular flash one would see from a camera.
"Also, the
flashes were very large in size. They also mentioned the lights were at a great
distance away from their location."
Having been a UFO
researcher for many years, Vike said his routine is to first attempt to offer
such rational explanations as weather patterns, satellites or meteors for such
sightings.
"I do know that
(UFO sightings) is sometimes a very strange topic... but I honestly do look for
rational explanations for such sightings," he said. "Most times, I
can offer an explanation of what the folks witnessed, but then I have many cases
which also go unsolved."
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