Appearance / Description of Object(s)

A large firery object about the size of a large car or perhaps bigger.

Size of Object(s)

The size of a large car or bigger.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

maybe a mile away at about 1500 feet

Description of Area / Surroundings

Downtown Vancouver, BC from the 15th floor of a hotel in downtown looking out across the bay.

Full Description & Details

As a former member of the US State Department, Office of the Secretary of State, I was traveling with then President Clinton for his meeting with Boris Yeltsin which Vancouver was hosting in April 1993. Working the late shift with the State Department's Secretariat Staff I was up around 5:00 am. We were staying in a downtown Vancouver hotel (I don't remember which one) on about the 15th floor and I went out onto the balcony which faced the bay. It was a very cloudy and overcast morning and while I was standing on the balcony looking out over the bay a large ball of fire, it seemed like the size of a car, came crashing out from between the clouds for a few seconds and then disappeared into the clouds and the hills on the opposite side of the bay. I was totally shocked because I had never seen anything like that before. I mentioned it to some of my collegues the next day who scoffed at me, so I never mentioned it again until now. What was strange was I figured if it was a meteorite that big it would have been reported in the local press. But I checked the local TV and newspapers over the next several days and nothing was ever mentioned.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

It could have been a meteor, but one that large was never reported crashing in the area.

Witness Background

BA in Political Science with 15 years living in Washington, DC and 5 years working for the US State Dept. traveling to over 25 countries with 3 Secretary's of State. Currently I live in Pittsburgh, PA and am self-employed.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I guess I believe there is intelligent life beside our own, but I don't believe most UFO stories.

Other Comments

I always thought it was strange that something that big was not seen by anyone else besides me over such a large metropolitan area.

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