Brian Vike's Favorite
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Main Entry:
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Function: adjective
* Not scientifically
explainable*
"There are more
things in Heaven and Earth Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in
your philosophy" - William Shakespeare.
Brian Vike, Director
of HBBC UFO Research, has kindly taken the time to answer a few questions for
our PROOF readers. A web search on Brian reveals hits in the thousands. He
isn't a ghost hunter, if your home has a
spirit, contact PROOF. But, if you have
seen some unexplainable lights in the sky, or perhaps a large hairy beast
strolling in your back yard, he is the man to tell. Virtually everyday, you
will find him at his keyboard, typing as fast as his fingers can type.
Getting reports filed
& online. Folks from literally all over the world, find their way to Mr.
Vike. He has provided a safe & well established site for UFO reports.
Everyday average folks like you & me, as well as a vast number of reports
from the military & government officials end up on his site. From Argentina
to Nova Scotia, & everywhere in between. A regular guest on the Jeff Rense
show, The Wayne & Jayne show, and has made appearances on countless others.
Proof Tracey: Brian, I would like to thank you for taking
the time to let our PROOF readers get to know you better.
Could you share a
little bit about HBCCUFO.org & what you hope to see accomplished from it?
Brian Vike: HBCC UFO
Research was formed due to the interest I have in the UFO topic. This going
back many years from watching Sci-Fi movies, etc. I later got into astronomy
and belonged to two different organizations. One being in the United States
called the American Variable Star Observers and the other The Royal
Astronomical Association of Canada. Actually I was going to focus mainly on
investigating UFO sightings from here in British Columbia, Canada. But due to
the large amount of sighting reports that came in, I soon moved HBCC UFO
Research to covering sightings worldwide. Of course the idea is to try to solve
the many cases that arrive here. Most are explainable, and then there are the
ones that leave me scratching my head. Right now I am taking HBCC UFO Research
International with hopes of offering people a better service.
Proof Tracey: At this
point, all we can do is offer our opinions, theories, thoughts on life beyond
this planet. Keeping that in mind, & going through your archived reports
& comparing that to more recent years, it seems the UFO reports are on the
rise. Do you think UFO activity has increased in current years, or do you think
it is just a matter of more people coming forward with what they have
witnessed, as when in earlier years, they might have seen something, but not
come forward in fear of ridicule?
Brian Vike: I
certainly do believe UFO activity has increased and is increasing every year. I
guess the population is growing each and every year by millions, more folks to
possibly observe something. Also I do believe that people are becoming more
open minded to the idea that there may be life out there somewhere. But of
course, if there is life, do they have the means to travel the great distances
to get here? Always more questions than answers it seems. The internet has
become the tool of choice by many filing reports, it is easy to file a report,
plus they still can keep in the shadows from others, who may ridicule them, but
the ridicule factor is still here and we loose a lot of reports due to people
not wanting to get involved.
Proof Tracey: Brian what advice would you give to someone
that has encountered a UFO, but is hesitant or embarrassed to report it?
Brian Vike: My advice
to anyone who has been witness to a UFO sighting would be, look around for
someone in the field you can hopefully feel comfortable with. Someone who will
protect your privacy at all costs. Not passing your personal information
"to anyone" for any reason. Matter of fact I have run into just this,
other UFO people believe my privacy policy is wrong to some degree and
believing I should pass a witnesses private information along to them so they
can look into each reported sighting, this of course without a witnesses prior
permission. But due to my privacy policy, which is strict, I will not give out
any witness's information. I state this on my site and follow my own
guidelines. If we want people to file a report, then we better respect these
people and get permission from each of them to pass their personal information
along to someone else. I believe this is one of the most important areas of
UFOlogy. Speaking for myself, anyone who sends their UFO report to HBCC UFO,
they can be assured that their personal information will stay here with me.
Also people shouldn't feel hesitant or embarrassed about filing a report, if
you see something then I would suggest reporting it. Like yourselves, I am
looking for the answer to what you saw, and I am sure you also would like to
have an answer. Plus millions are seeing unusual sights, you're not alone.
Proof Tracey: Indeed excellent advice & a wonderful
policy Brian!
Proof Tracey: Could you give us your personal definition of
UFOlogy?
Brian Vike: I guess
my definition for UFOlogy would be trying to solve the large question, is there
life out there and are or were they here.
Proof Tracey: What
got you interested in UFO research?
Brian Vike: My love
for astronomy and the unexplained is what pretty much got me into UFOlogy, I
like a good mystery. Plus if hard evidence could be provided to say they are
here or visiting our planet, this would be earth shattering news.
Proof Tracey: Have you ever encountered a UFO?
Brian Vike: Yes I
have been witness to a UFO; certainly it was and still is an unexplained event.
This sighting took place here where I reside, in Houston, British Columbia and
was witnessed by others and excellent video footage was taken. When one watches
something such as I did that is so unusual, it really can be a life changing
experience.
Proof Tracey:
Amazing!!
Proof Tracey: Looking back on some reports sent to you,
& taking into consideration, that there are several different types of
reported UFOs, what are your thoughts on whether there may be more than one
type of life beyond our galaxy?
Brian Vike: There is
the possibility of there being more than one kind, or type of life form out
there. We hear stories on just this topic all the time. But once again, these
are stories related to us and as it stands right now, I have no proof to back up
any of these claims people make. Until we do receive the hard evidence, we will
still wonder.
Proof Tracey: Brian, are there any current projects you are
working on that you would like to share with our readers?
Brian Vike: I haven't
anything big in the works; I am slowly putting together a yearly magazine which
will carry only the best of the best cases. I am also trying to put together a
documentary, having the best of the best cases told. Other than this, just
keeping busy with looking into the many reports I receive.
Proof Tracey: In all
the years of reports you have received, what are some consistencies &
similarities that you have found within these reports? I.e. no sound when UFO
was present.
Brian Vike: Of course
there are a number of different objects/crafts being observed, but still there
are similarities. You noted about the sound, most unknowns witnessed seem to
not produce any sound. Lights on objects are similar in color or shape. Many
objects around airports and military bases look close to being the same shape
and having the same features. I guess there is a good variety of them out
there, but still many carry the same similarities.
Proof Tracey: In the past, I have watched documentaries
that have dealt with USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects) Have you received
reports of USOs?
Brian Vike: I may
have received maybe two reports on USOs, many above water, but not much has
come in where a craft is observed going in and out of a body of water.
Proof Tracey: What drives you to keep going with your
research?
Brian Vike: Basically
trying to find the answer, are they here! Also I really do enjoy listening to
someone tell their story of what they saw. This can be amazing.
Proof Tracey: Can you tell us a little bit about The Vike Report?
Brian Vike: The Vike
Report is the actual eyewitness retelling what experience they had, either a
UFO sighting or a Missing Time event. I placed 127 of these audio reports onto
two CD which I have for sale on my website. I had them free for everyone at one
point until there got to be so many MP3 clips that I had to remove them from
the website due to the clips taking up a ton of bandwidth. But these are the
eyewitnesses telling me their stories in a telephone interview.
Proof Tracey: Any advice for the avid sky watcher?
Brian Vike: Any
advice I would give to a sky watcher would be when observing something strange,
make notes. Try to remember as much detail as possible about what you saw. If
others are with you, please have them file a report as well. Someone always
sees something just a little different and their information is so helpful. But
the main thing is to have the date, time and as much detail as possible.
Anything that may be left out, I will write the witness back to see what other information
they may not have provided in their report.
Proof Tracey:
Excellent advice Brian.
Proof Tracey: Do you have any reports that have really
stuck with you, & why?
Brian Vike: Gosh yes,
I have a number of report or cases that I am still baffled over. One for
example is the * Missing Time case out of Kelowna B.C. It really is frustrating
when one spends so much time and can't get the answers to solve the mystery. There
was and still is lots of physical evidence to say something weird happened that
night. Many witnessed watch objects in the sky that night and even in the area
where the missing time took place. But
to this day, this has to be one of the most frustrating cases for me, all due
to never getting answers from the ones who would know. If it military or some
other official. There are also many more cases like this I haven't a clue over
as to what happened, or I should say what caused the event.
Proof Tracey: Many of our readers might be intrigued to
know, that in addition to UFO reports that you also deal with Bigfoot sightings
as well. Along those lines, you yourself have taken an active role in the past
in the hunt for Sasquatch. Have you collected any significant evidence?
Brian Vike: I really
enjoy the Sasquatch/Bigfoot topic. I will certainly investigate a report if it
should come into me. I do have some good reports from different areas. But as
for significant evidence, no I really don't have this. I do have photos of
areas where the critter was alleged to have been seen, alleged droppings of the
critter. But no hard evidence.
Proof Tracey: What
are your thoughts on whether or not, a Sasquatch species might possibly exist?
Brian Vike: Sasquatch
like UFOs, they have been seen for years and years. Our native people talk
about the Sasquatch for generations. Same goes for UFOs, I guess if I am to
believe in the possibility of UFOs, then I should have an open mind to
Sasquatch.
Proof Tracey: Well
said Brian.
Proof Tracey: Mr.
Vike, in closing, I would like to give my sincere thank you. This has been an
enjoyable, & a learning experience.
Tracey H.
Proof Paranormal - http://proofparanormal.com/brianvike.html
The photos shown in
the missing time case in Kelowna B.C. may be graphic to some of our readers,
& viewer discretion is advised.
