Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.
Hi
Brian. Seems like Halloween will quickly be upon us. I don’t know if you are
planning to invite people to write into you, re. any ghostly or unusual
happenings again this year but a few days ago I recalled an incident which
happened to me back in the mid 70’s I believe either the summer of 75 or 76. I
thought I’d sent it to you a few years back but don’t see it listed. I know I
did sent it to the late Graham Conway and he was kind of interested but that
was all that came of it.
Summer 1975 or 76, approximately 4:05 a.m.
At
the time I was working as the security supervisor on the graveyard shift in
Pacific Center Mall located in downtown Vancouver, B.C. We used to rotate
positions each hour. I had just been relieved at the security desk at 4:00 a.m.
and headed out into the mall.
At
that time of the night the mall was usually deserted so as I passed Holt
Renfrew I stopped to admire a jacket which they had on display. The price
appeared to be $40. So I had been contemplating coming back on payday and
purchasing it.
I
had only been there for a few moments when a little man came walking out from behind
a rack of clothes. He was short, probably less than 5 feet, he had reddish hair
with sideburns and was wearing a green bowler hat and a long green coat with
tails and looked for all the world like one of Walt Disney’s Leprechauns.
At
almost the same time as I saw him, he happened to glance my way and looked
visibly startled to see me. We stared at each other for a moment and then as I
grabbed for my radio, he grinned at me and with a little wave of his hand
disappeared behind another rack of clothes in front of me, to my left.
I
quickly radioed the desk that we had an intruder and to get the police. Within
in minutes we had four officers and a dog. I told them what I’d seen and then
took them to the back of the store to let them in. I had the guard on the desk
report to the Alarm Company that we were entering and then I shut of all the
alarm systems.
As
the officers and I entered the store we couldn’t help, but notice all the alarm
detectors and we all were wondering how anyone could be moving around without
triggering them. I took them to where I’d seen the little man and the dog was
let loose.
It
only took a few moments for the dog to check out the store with negative
results. While the dog was running around I took a closer look at the coat of
my desires.
Turned
out the price tag had been partially obscured by a fold in the coat and it was
$400, not $40. So much for that dream. I let the officers out the rear
door and then reset all the alarms and met them back in the mall. They were all
shaking their heads and looking at me kind of sideways.
I
walked them back to the main entrance to the mall and saw them on their way and
then after speaking to the guard on the desk returned into the mall. Once again
I paused in front of Holt Renfrew and once again the same little man appeared
from behind the clothes rack where I’d last seen him.
Again
he stopped for a moment and gave me a sly grin and then raised his hand and
gave me the famous one fingered salute and then stepped behind the same rack
where I’d first seen him. Once again I radioed for the police.
The
same four officers showed up with the dog and once more we went through the
procedure and once more the dog searched the store with no results. By this
time even the dog seemed to be looking at me sideways.
Once
again the officers were looking at me and shaking their heads. I assured them I
was not sleepy and had not been hallucinating but they were still shaking their
heads as they walked back to their cars. Thank God I did not ever see the
little man again while I was working that location.
Thank
you to the witness for the interesting story.
File your UFO sighting to Brian at: brian_vike@telus.net or please use the
online Sighting Report Form.
Brian Vike, Director
Kamloops British Columbia Canada UFO Research. Email: brian_vike@telus.net
The Vike Factor Blog.
Kamloops British Columbia Canada UFO Research.
