Posted: January 5, 2008
Date: May 9, 2005 Time: Approx: 11:15 p.m.
HBCC UFO Research had a telephone call at 11:30 p.m. from the Richmond RCMP asking if I was receiving reports from eyewitnesses of a green beam of light which was putting on a show in the skies above Vancouver and Richmond, B.C.
I informed the RCMP that at this time I had not received any such reports on the beam of light, but would turn my computer back on and check. I had no emails mentioning the lights. Due to it being late and alot of businesses closes for the day, I planned on making some calls today, May 10, 2005 to look into the matter and to hopefully find some answers.
On May 9, 2005 after I had taken the call from a RCMP constable, I thought I would see if the TV news might still be open to take a news story, I called and talked to a really nice lady who informed me that the TV station had not received any reports on green lights or anything else out of the norm. But she did go on to say that on her way into her work place that evening, she did observe the green beam of light which seemed to be in the vicinity of the Vancouver Science World .
So this morning I made my first call to Science World and received the information that solved this case.
I have three audio clips. One from the RCMP, CTV Newsroom and the Vancouver Science World. Also posted is two reports on what it was that caused the event.
*Richmond RCMP receives 5 to 6 calls from witnesses reporting a green beam of light in the skies above Richmond and Vancouver, British Columbia.* Date: May 9, 2005 Time: approx: 11:15 p.m.
Thank you to the Richmond RCMP, Science World and thwe lady from CTV News.
Information on Cruiser and RASCAL - Fact Sheet
CRUISER AND RASCAL DRIVE ACROSS CANADA A MAJOR STUDY ON AIR QUALITY.
What are CRUISER and RASCAL?
CRUISER and RASCAL are not the names of the latest in cartoon super heroes. They are Environment Canada’s mobile-air monitoring laboratories that could be rolling into a town near you. Long, white and boxy, these high-tech mobile homes are measuring air quality in communities across the nation.
The dynamic duo started in Windsor in October 2004 and is now out west on a research expedition that will last several months. They are aiming to improve understanding of the atmospheric chemical behaviour of air pollutants, and identify transborder emissions sources in Canada and the United States.
CRUISER and RASCAL
A diesel truck with more than 140 square feet of lab space, the Canadian Regional and Urban Investigation System for Environmental Research (CRUISER) is equipped with some of the most advanced air-quality measurement systems in the world capable of collecting detailed information on pollutants in the air while moving from place to place. CRUISER will work in tandem with a mobile lab known as the Rapid Acquisition Scanning Aerosol Lidar (RASCAL), which scans atmospheric particle concentrations in three dimensions.
RASCAL, boxy white truck number two, uses a laser beam and a telescope, which allows researchers to see the pollutants in the air.
What makes these two such great partners is that while CRUISER can identify pollutants, RASCAL can see them.
In February 2005, CRUISER and RASCAL completed observations in Windsor and began their trek west, first stopping in Golden, British Columbia, for three weeks before continuing on to Vancouver. Measurement activities in western Canada will run until November 2005. They will help identify and understand hot spots in southern British Columbia to determine sources of the pollution in the stagnation zone over the San Juan and Gulf Islands, and study local and transboundary flows of airborne pollution in the Georgia Basin-Puget Sound area and interior valleys. During this period, both mobile labs will also spend close to a month in central Alberta as part of a larger air quality study, Prairie 2005.
The research doesn’t end there. In spring-summer 2006, CRUISER will tackle the second phase of its eastern study by following up on the information collected this year and will expand geographic coverage to include Sarnia and areas downwind, and increase emphasis on ground-level-ozone measurements.
Cruising for a Reason The research caravan is going across Canada to help identify air pollutants, where they are coming from and which pollutants are most harmful to our health and the health of the environment.
Part of the challenge of pollution control is not only domestic pollution but transboundary pollution. Air pollution does not recognize borders. So, CRUISER and RASCAL will also be looking for pollutants from the United States.
Air pollution is a North American problem that requires solutions from both sides of the border. This transboundary research is part of the Border Air Quality Strategy: a Canada/ United States commitment (which builds on the 1991 Canada-US Air Quality Agreement) to develop new cooperative approaches for the improvement of air quality such as the reduction of smog-causing emissions.
Environment Canada and Health Canada will be evaluating the research results to better understand human exposure levels to particulate matter and ground-level ozone (smog) in areas across Canada, the most significant sources of these pollutants, and the health risks. Researchers will also be looking at related environmental issues such as visibility impairment and acid rain.
The dynamic duo may not be super heroes but the data they collect will help researchers figure out what emissions need to be reduced and where; providing key information needed to help protect the health of Canadians and the environment.
For photos and related stories, please visit: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envirozine/
RASCAL Media Advisory
Air Quality Mobile Lab RASCAL on site at Science World.
VANCOUVER, May 6, 2005 – Media representatives are advised that Environment Canada’s mobile air quality testing lab RASCAL (Rapid Acquisition Scanning Aerosol Lidar) will be on site at Science World on Monday, May 9 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The lab relates to the Climate Change Show currently on at Science World. A scientist will be on site to answer questions.
Date: Monday, May 9, 2005
Event: RASCAL Mobile Lab open to the Public
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PDT) Laser Demonstration at 9:00pm weather permitting
Location: Science World 1455 Quebec Street Vancouver, BC
For further information please contact: Michele d’Eon Communications Environment Canada Pacific and Yukon Region (604) 713-9515
To receive automatic e?mail notification of all Environment Canada news releases, media advisories, and statements, please click on this URL to subscribe: http://www.ec.gc.ca/mediaroom/newsrelease/e/subscribe_e.cfm
(Également offert en français)
Thank you to the eye witness for the really interesting report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Etobicoke, Ontario Objects In A Delta Formation
Posted: January 5, 2008
Date: May 2005 Time: 2:00 a.m.
I live in southern Etobicoke, Ontario. One evening, while reading by candle light at my 9th story apartment window overlooking downtown Toronto from the west, I noticed 2 strange orange lights directly above Toronto Island airport. These objects were larger than any visible star/planet in the night sky. After 3 seconds of sitting still, the 2 objects suddenly moved in parallel on a southerly trajectory, passing over Lake Ontario as they flew. Immediately after, a third object joined them from further out on the lake. The three objects then changed direction and headed in delta formation towards the north, over the horizon and out of sight.
The formation became tighter with distance as perspective would dictate. The objects traveled in a straight line and the whole trip of several hundred kilometers took only 10 - 12 seconds. Unfortunately, I was the only witness to the event and have no video footage. By my closest estimations, the objects were at an altitude roughly that of 3 – 5 Kilometers, distance of 45 – 60 Kilometers from my position, traveling at an approximate speed of 10 or more Kilometers per second (36,000+ Km/h, Mach 30?).
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Date: May 2005 Time: 2:00 a.m.
I live in southern Etobicoke, Ontario. One evening, while reading by candle light at my 9th story apartment window overlooking downtown Toronto from the west, I noticed 2 strange orange lights directly above Toronto Island airport. These objects were larger than any visible star/planet in the night sky. After 3 seconds of sitting still, the 2 objects suddenly moved in parallel on a southerly trajectory, passing over Lake Ontario as they flew. Immediately after, a third object joined them from further out on the lake. The three objects then changed direction and headed in delta formation towards the north, over the horizon and out of sight.
The formation became tighter with distance as perspective would dictate. The objects traveled in a straight line and the whole trip of several hundred kilometers took only 10 - 12 seconds. Unfortunately, I was the only witness to the event and have no video footage. By my closest estimations, the objects were at an altitude roughly that of 3 – 5 Kilometers, distance of 45 – 60 Kilometers from my position, traveling at an approximate speed of 10 or more Kilometers per second (36,000+ Km/h, Mach 30?).
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Delta Beach, Manitoba UFO Makes Zigzag Patterns And Stops
Posted: January 5, 2008
Date: May 7, 2005 Time: Approx: 10:30 p.m.
Approach Direction: North. Departure Direction: East. Witness Direction: North.
Description: It was a clear summers evening (approximately 10:30 p.m.) on the beach over looking lake Manitoba. We were with 6 other fiends when a distant light, a little brighter than a star started to make zigzag patterns over the lake. After about 15 minutes of this we all got a little freaked out and set on home to our own cottages. When we arrived at my girlfriends cottage we sat on her couch facing the lake when this light appeared form the right side of the window, still far off but it stopped. After watching it there for 5 minutes we decided to head back into Portage which was 15 miles south and my girlfriend would continue another 15 miles east to her home.
As we drove south we noticed this light was now to our east as we travelled south and it seemed to be following us. It was certainly not a star because you could see stars passing by behind it. My girlfriend continued on east of Portage and she said it followed her all the way to her home. That would make it moving west to east.
Color/Shape: White light, distant, no noise.
Height & Speed: To distant to tell, moved very quickly zigzagging.
Thank you to UFOINFO for this report. http://www.ufoinfo.com/
Date: May 7, 2005 Time: Approx: 10:30 p.m.
Approach Direction: North. Departure Direction: East. Witness Direction: North.
Description: It was a clear summers evening (approximately 10:30 p.m.) on the beach over looking lake Manitoba. We were with 6 other fiends when a distant light, a little brighter than a star started to make zigzag patterns over the lake. After about 15 minutes of this we all got a little freaked out and set on home to our own cottages. When we arrived at my girlfriends cottage we sat on her couch facing the lake when this light appeared form the right side of the window, still far off but it stopped. After watching it there for 5 minutes we decided to head back into Portage which was 15 miles south and my girlfriend would continue another 15 miles east to her home.
As we drove south we noticed this light was now to our east as we travelled south and it seemed to be following us. It was certainly not a star because you could see stars passing by behind it. My girlfriend continued on east of Portage and she said it followed her all the way to her home. That would make it moving west to east.
Color/Shape: White light, distant, no noise.
Height & Speed: To distant to tell, moved very quickly zigzagging.
Thank you to UFOINFO for this report. http://www.ufoinfo.com/
Southern Scarborough Two Round Objects Hovering
Posted: January 5, 2008
Date: April 1, 2005 Time: Approx: 6:20 p.m.
Yesterday, on April 1, 2005 at approx.6:20 p.m. in Southern Scarborough, at Kingston Rd. and Birchmount Rd. at a recreation center parking lot, I observed a strange object over Lake Ontario, about a mile out from shore. The conditions of the sky was also strange in that direction over the lake. The clouds were streamline, like, different lighted veins of cloud running west to east. I noticed this object about 2000 to 3000 feet above the lake in a crack of these clouds. In description of what I saw with the naked eye, it appeared as if there were two round objects hovering vertical in a tight formation and appeared to have a slight reddish light field around both objects. Well, as usual to confirm a sighting, one would need the aid of witnesses.
So I asked two young teenaged females, if they wanted to see a UFO. They said sure, slightly suspicious and of course I pointed it out to them. It took me, about a minute for them to see it. They had connected in seeing the object, for about a minute. Their mother, I would guess, was also asked by their daughters if she could see the objects. As she search the sky in that direction, it vanished. We all went inside the Recreation Centre, and I asked them if they would report this sighting to our local investigator, (name removed). I told them, you don't have to give your name. They agreed, so I went to the office to get a pen and paper to give them the phone number (number removed). When I returned to them, they also vanished. I suppose, I spooked them, as it was their first sighting. Very unfortunate I did not have my camera, that would have given more detail in this story. Please note that this in fact is no April Fools joke. Enjoy!
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Date: April 1, 2005 Time: Approx: 6:20 p.m.
Yesterday, on April 1, 2005 at approx.6:20 p.m. in Southern Scarborough, at Kingston Rd. and Birchmount Rd. at a recreation center parking lot, I observed a strange object over Lake Ontario, about a mile out from shore. The conditions of the sky was also strange in that direction over the lake. The clouds were streamline, like, different lighted veins of cloud running west to east. I noticed this object about 2000 to 3000 feet above the lake in a crack of these clouds. In description of what I saw with the naked eye, it appeared as if there were two round objects hovering vertical in a tight formation and appeared to have a slight reddish light field around both objects. Well, as usual to confirm a sighting, one would need the aid of witnesses.
So I asked two young teenaged females, if they wanted to see a UFO. They said sure, slightly suspicious and of course I pointed it out to them. It took me, about a minute for them to see it. They had connected in seeing the object, for about a minute. Their mother, I would guess, was also asked by their daughters if she could see the objects. As she search the sky in that direction, it vanished. We all went inside the Recreation Centre, and I asked them if they would report this sighting to our local investigator, (name removed). I told them, you don't have to give your name. They agreed, so I went to the office to get a pen and paper to give them the phone number (number removed). When I returned to them, they also vanished. I suppose, I spooked them, as it was their first sighting. Very unfortunate I did not have my camera, that would have given more detail in this story. Please note that this in fact is no April Fools joke. Enjoy!
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Sioux Lookout, Ontario A Fast Moving Object
Posted: January 8, 2008
Date: April 14, 2005 Time: 11:00 p.m.
Location of Sighting: Town beach. Number of witnesses: 1 Number of objects: 3 Shape of objects: Star sized, white objects.
Full Description of event/sighting: Standing on the town beach over looking the water. I noticed something moving, I looked and saw a blur-rish object moving very fast. At first I thought it was strange that a night animal/bird could fly that fast. I followed the object and realized it was 3 lights flying at the same velocity but not in a straight parallel formation and I lost them behind a street lamp. Too bright. Whatever I saw was real.
Thank you to the person for the interesting report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Date: April 14, 2005 Time: 11:00 p.m.
Location of Sighting: Town beach. Number of witnesses: 1 Number of objects: 3 Shape of objects: Star sized, white objects.
Full Description of event/sighting: Standing on the town beach over looking the water. I noticed something moving, I looked and saw a blur-rish object moving very fast. At first I thought it was strange that a night animal/bird could fly that fast. I followed the object and realized it was 3 lights flying at the same velocity but not in a straight parallel formation and I lost them behind a street lamp. Too bright. Whatever I saw was real.
Thank you to the person for the interesting report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Observing From Richmond, B.C. To The SE Towards Mt. Baker - Object
Posted: January 5, 2008
Date: April 17, 2005 Time: Morning sighting
Hi Brian, finally have something new to tell you. I have a friend (former neighbor) she is 75 yrs. of age and lives near No. 2 road in Richmond. She lives on the sixth floor and her apt. faces East. For years I have been telling her about different things I have been seeing and she has always seemed to take it with a grain of salt. She was a teacher in Fiji before moving here to Canada. Her late husband was an English University professor from India. So both were quite well educated.
She told me this morning she was sitting by her phone and glancing out her window when she noticed a large round dark object floating near the clouds. She first thought it looked like a Melon but when she looked through her binoculars told me it looked just like a large barrel just floating there. At first she thought it was stationary but as she watched realized it was slowly floating SE towards Mt. Baker. She said, “It was absolutely huge” and the binoculars brought it up really close. But other that it was dark and barrel shaped couldn’t tell me much about it.
She said as she watched it, it just seemed to slowly disappear and she didn’t know where it went. I asked her how far away it was when she saw it and she figured maybe over Surrey but she wasn’t sure, just that it looked huge when viewed through the binoculars. I believe she has a pair about 7 X 30. They are those little ones you can put in a purse. She kept saying I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. I told her join the club now you have seen a UFO.
Brian, My wife just came home 9:30 PM. I mentioned it to her and she told me a blimp or something doing advertising had been floating around South Surrey, but when I questioned her further she stated it was White/Blue and she had seen it several days ago. Apparently advertising Bell Telephone or something, So I don't think it had any bearing on what my friend saw this morning.
Thank you to the person for the interesting report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
Date: April 17, 2005 Time: Morning sighting
Hi Brian, finally have something new to tell you. I have a friend (former neighbor) she is 75 yrs. of age and lives near No. 2 road in Richmond. She lives on the sixth floor and her apt. faces East. For years I have been telling her about different things I have been seeing and she has always seemed to take it with a grain of salt. She was a teacher in Fiji before moving here to Canada. Her late husband was an English University professor from India. So both were quite well educated.
She told me this morning she was sitting by her phone and glancing out her window when she noticed a large round dark object floating near the clouds. She first thought it looked like a Melon but when she looked through her binoculars told me it looked just like a large barrel just floating there. At first she thought it was stationary but as she watched realized it was slowly floating SE towards Mt. Baker. She said, “It was absolutely huge” and the binoculars brought it up really close. But other that it was dark and barrel shaped couldn’t tell me much about it.
She said as she watched it, it just seemed to slowly disappear and she didn’t know where it went. I asked her how far away it was when she saw it and she figured maybe over Surrey but she wasn’t sure, just that it looked huge when viewed through the binoculars. I believe she has a pair about 7 X 30. They are those little ones you can put in a purse. She kept saying I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. I told her join the club now you have seen a UFO.
Brian, My wife just came home 9:30 PM. I mentioned it to her and she told me a blimp or something doing advertising had been floating around South Surrey, but when I questioned her further she stated it was White/Blue and she had seen it several days ago. Apparently advertising Bell Telephone or something, So I don't think it had any bearing on what my friend saw this morning.
Thank you to the person for the interesting report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org http://www.brianvike.com, http://www.hbccufo.com, http://www.hbccufo.net HBCC UFO Research International: http://www.hbccufointernational.org/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
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