1 00:00:32,709 --> 00:00:16,100 [Music] 2 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:32,719 a ufo in occupants in british columbia 3 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:36,079 canada by charles lear on january 1st 4 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:38,960 1970 the new year dawned in canada with 5 00:00:43,190 --> 00:00:41,680 a ufo and occupants report this was in 6 00:00:45,750 --> 00:00:43,200 the midst of a flap centered on 7 00:00:48,229 --> 00:00:45,760 vancouver island british columbia it was 8 00:00:50,709 --> 00:00:48,239 investigated by john major editor and 9 00:00:52,869 --> 00:00:50,719 publisher of the canadian ufo report and 10 00:00:55,350 --> 00:00:52,879 he provided a report to the victoria 11 00:00:57,189 --> 00:00:55,360 times the victoria times published an 12 00:01:00,470 --> 00:00:57,199 article on the case on page 1 of the 13 00:01:02,549 --> 00:01:00,480 january 5th 1970 edition and major 14 00:01:04,710 --> 00:01:02,559 published his version in the volume 1 15 00:01:07,350 --> 00:01:04,720 number 7 summer issue of the canadian 16 00:01:09,830 --> 00:01:07,360 ufo report news indicating there was an 17 00:01:12,710 --> 00:01:09,840 ongoing flap in the area turns up in the 18 00:01:15,830 --> 00:01:12,720 december 22nd 1969 edition of the 19 00:01:18,630 --> 00:01:15,840 victoria times under the headline lookup 20 00:01:20,550 --> 00:01:18,640 islanders the ufos are watching you a 21 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:20,560 sighting by four witnesses in the lady 22 00:01:25,830 --> 00:01:22,960 smith area is described two of the 23 00:01:28,469 --> 00:01:25,840 witnesses graham toole 21 and albert 24 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:28,479 birkeland 22 reported they were driving 25 00:01:32,149 --> 00:01:30,000 when they saw an object with three 26 00:01:33,030 --> 00:01:32,159 lights white on top and red on the 27 00:01:35,590 --> 00:01:33,040 bottom 28 00:01:38,069 --> 00:01:35,600 mr and mrs ray knight reported what the 29 00:01:40,630 --> 00:01:38,079 reporter for the times wrote must be the 30 00:01:42,789 --> 00:01:40,640 same object according to the article 31 00:01:45,590 --> 00:01:42,799 they agreed with tool in birkeland that 32 00:01:47,749 --> 00:01:45,600 it moved about a mile a second mr knight 33 00:01:49,429 --> 00:01:47,759 said he had seen an object in september 34 00:01:52,149 --> 00:01:49,439 where you could see the cabin lights 35 00:01:54,469 --> 00:01:52,159 clearly the article also describes a 36 00:01:57,030 --> 00:01:54,479 grayish saucer-shaped object with a 37 00:01:59,350 --> 00:01:57,040 transparent center seen by five people 38 00:02:01,350 --> 00:01:59,360 over an elementary school in duncan the 39 00:02:03,030 --> 00:02:01,360 occupant report came from a nurse who 40 00:02:05,670 --> 00:02:03,040 worked the night shift at cowichan 41 00:02:08,309 --> 00:02:05,680 district hospital in duncan according to 42 00:02:11,110 --> 00:02:08,319 major's article ufo occupants senior 43 00:02:12,949 --> 00:02:11,120 hospital in the canadian ufo report 44 00:02:15,110 --> 00:02:12,959 doreen kendall was checking on an 45 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:15,120 elderly patient in the extended care 46 00:02:21,110 --> 00:02:19,280 ward around 5 am on january 1st 1970. 47 00:02:23,030 --> 00:02:21,120 she turned on the light and went to part 48 00:02:25,190 --> 00:02:23,040 the drapes of nearby window to let in 49 00:02:27,510 --> 00:02:25,200 some fresh air she said that as she 50 00:02:29,030 --> 00:02:27,520 pulled the drapes open a brilliant light 51 00:02:31,430 --> 00:02:29,040 hit me in the eyes 52 00:02:33,350 --> 00:02:31,440 she said that 60 feet away there was a 53 00:02:35,589 --> 00:02:33,360 large bright object and that she could 54 00:02:37,589 --> 00:02:35,599 see it clearly miss kendall was on the 55 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:37,599 second floor and she said the object 56 00:02:41,750 --> 00:02:39,840 which she described as circular was just 57 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:41,760 above the children's ward which was on 58 00:02:46,470 --> 00:02:43,840 the third floor it had a silver 59 00:02:48,790 --> 00:02:46,480 bowl-shaped bottom and a domed top made 60 00:02:51,110 --> 00:02:48,800 of some sort of clear glass or plastic 61 00:02:53,030 --> 00:02:51,120 that was lit up from the inside allowing 62 00:02:55,670 --> 00:02:53,040 her to see into it there were lights 63 00:02:57,350 --> 00:02:55,680 around it like a necklace she said she 64 00:02:59,830 --> 00:02:57,360 saw two figures inside that were 65 00:03:02,070 --> 00:02:59,840 male-like one behind the other she 66 00:03:04,390 --> 00:03:02,080 described them this way they looked like 67 00:03:06,229 --> 00:03:04,400 fine tall well-built men they were 68 00:03:08,470 --> 00:03:06,239 dressed in tight-fitting suits of the 69 00:03:10,630 --> 00:03:08,480 same dark material that covered their 70 00:03:12,550 --> 00:03:10,640 heads but their hands were bare and i 71 00:03:15,830 --> 00:03:12,560 noticed how human they looked their 72 00:03:18,070 --> 00:03:15,840 flesh seemed just like ours she said she 73 00:03:20,229 --> 00:03:18,080 never felt so peaceful in her life and 74 00:03:21,910 --> 00:03:20,239 wished she could talk to them she 75 00:03:24,789 --> 00:03:21,920 noticed she was seeing more and more of 76 00:03:26,789 --> 00:03:24,799 the interior and realized the craft was 77 00:03:28,470 --> 00:03:26,799 tilting the creature in front was 78 00:03:30,550 --> 00:03:28,480 looking with intensity at a large 79 00:03:32,470 --> 00:03:30,560 instrument panel as if it was dealing 80 00:03:34,229 --> 00:03:32,480 with something important this gave 81 00:03:36,789 --> 00:03:34,239 kendall the impression that they might 82 00:03:38,229 --> 00:03:36,799 have been having mechanical problems she 83 00:03:40,070 --> 00:03:38,239 thought they might have landed on the 84 00:03:42,630 --> 00:03:40,080 roof of the children's ward and were 85 00:03:45,110 --> 00:03:42,640 having trouble taking off kendall came 86 00:03:47,190 --> 00:03:45,120 from a family of race car enthusiasts so 87 00:03:49,990 --> 00:03:47,200 the instrument panel was of particular 88 00:03:51,670 --> 00:03:50,000 interest to her she said there were what 89 00:03:54,229 --> 00:03:51,680 looked like instruments of different 90 00:03:56,390 --> 00:03:54,239 sizes inside into the chrome-like metal 91 00:03:58,710 --> 00:03:56,400 of the panel she then remembered her 92 00:04:01,830 --> 00:03:58,720 patient frida wilson whom she had come 93 00:04:04,070 --> 00:04:01,840 to check on she said that at this point 94 00:04:05,910 --> 00:04:04,080 i guess i hesitated i felt i mustn't 95 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:05,920 make a noise or do anything that would 96 00:04:10,309 --> 00:04:08,080 break the trend of what was happening 97 00:04:13,030 --> 00:04:10,319 major tells the reader that the creature 98 00:04:15,270 --> 00:04:13,040 in the back turned and faced her almost 99 00:04:17,110 --> 00:04:15,280 as if her thoughts were being read she 100 00:04:19,509 --> 00:04:17,120 said she couldn't see its face because 101 00:04:21,270 --> 00:04:19,519 it was covered with a darkish material 102 00:04:23,510 --> 00:04:21,280 that looked softer than the rest of his 103 00:04:25,270 --> 00:04:23,520 suit she was sure the creature saw her 104 00:04:26,950 --> 00:04:25,280 because of what happened next the 105 00:04:28,950 --> 00:04:26,960 creature turned and touched the back of 106 00:04:31,430 --> 00:04:28,960 the creature in front the creature in 107 00:04:33,990 --> 00:04:31,440 front then grabbed a lever and pushed it 108 00:04:36,230 --> 00:04:34,000 back and forth the craft started to 109 00:04:38,150 --> 00:04:36,240 circle counterclockwise and kendall 110 00:04:40,710 --> 00:04:38,160 called the wilson to come and look 111 00:04:42,550 --> 00:04:40,720 majors spoke to wilson and she said she 112 00:04:45,030 --> 00:04:42,560 came over and saw a bright light about 113 00:04:46,790 --> 00:04:45,040 the size of a car she didn't see a top 114 00:04:49,350 --> 00:04:46,800 or bottom or any of the details 115 00:04:51,830 --> 00:04:49,360 described by kendall she said the object 116 00:04:53,830 --> 00:04:51,840 circled slowly and then moved off she 117 00:04:56,469 --> 00:04:53,840 described it as being too bright to be a 118 00:04:58,950 --> 00:04:56,479 plastic bag with candles as some people 119 00:05:01,110 --> 00:04:58,960 had reportedly suggested according to 120 00:05:03,350 --> 00:05:01,120 her it would take a million candles to 121 00:05:05,430 --> 00:05:03,360 make it as bright as that two other 122 00:05:07,590 --> 00:05:05,440 nurses intrigued by the comments made by 123 00:05:09,990 --> 00:05:07,600 kendall and wilson went and looked out 124 00:05:12,230 --> 00:05:10,000 another window they saw a bright light 125 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:12,240 moving off in the distance and two more 126 00:05:16,870 --> 00:05:14,320 nurses who went to look were too late to 127 00:05:18,629 --> 00:05:16,880 see anything major 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