Appearance / Description of Object(s)

See above, but to summarize again, the object was a perfect narrow elliptical shape that could only be seen when it flashed. The shape was very sharp and distinct, as in the light did not diffuse outwards at all, and was bright white. There were no details that could be seen, as in markings, shadows or perspectives. The shape flashed about 30 times, always within the same part of the sky, but always at a slightly different angle and position. After the last flash, it was gone from sight and did not reappear. It did not appear to come any closer or move any further away by any noticable distance for the entire duration.

Size of Object(s)

Reaching out my hand, I would say that I could have covered the shape with 4 fingers, definitly not fewer than 3. To guess the actual size is much more difficult as there was no perspective or point of reference. It was certainly closer than the moon! Seriously, I would hazard a guess that it was at least the size of a medium to large airliner, but that really is a guess at best.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

Again, this is very difficult to say. At another guess, I'd say between 1 and 10 kilometres.

Description of Area / Surroundings

In the rural prairie farm and acreage lands between Calgary and Okotoks in Alberta. Relatively flat with some rolling hills. The only special features I can think of are the town and city themselves, as well as the junction between the busy number 2 highway and the 2A.

Full Description & Details

I've never actually considered reporting this sighting, and not because I am worried about ridicule or secrecy because I've talked about it with family and friends. Actually, I've recently become a little more interested in UFO research after some friends have told me about their own experiences. This reminded me of my own sighting and rekindled my curiosity, so I went online to see what kinds of websites exist and what kind of information is available. Seeing as this site is happy to accept and even encourages people to share their stories, I don't see why I shouldn't also share mine.

I live in Calgary, Alberta, and my mum's best friend lives with her own family in Okotoks (a small town south of Calgary). My mum's friend's daughter, nearly the same age as I, is by way of fate my own best friend. For this reason, my mum and I made our way out to Okotoks at least once a month for visits.

This sighting happened when I was 15 years old, so it would have been 1992, in the late spring or early summer. Still living with my mother, obviously, we were on our way home to Calgary fairly late in the evening after one of our many visits, my mother driving. My brother and sister, 10 years my junior, were being annoying and loud in the back seat and, as I was sitting in the front passenger seat, I did my best to ignore them. I was facing roughly east

looking out of the passenger window, and the full moon was exceptionally beautiful this night as some fine, wispy clouds were catching the light around it. To keep my visual field free of all reflections, I cupped both of my hands around my face against the glass.

Quite suddenly, I saw a bright flash in the shape of a perfect, narrow ellipse. A classic saucer shape, I suppose, but there was no perspective points or shadows, it was just bright white all over. The edges of the shape were sharp, as were the points of the ellipse. Not quite sure of what I'd just seen, as the flash of shape had only occured for a split second, my breath caught in my throat as I waited to see if it would again appear. Then, the shape did flash again, the very same size, but at a different angle and slightly different position, and then again and again. This shape flashed about 30 times, always in the same vicinity, before it vanished altogether. I hadn't realized that by this time I was crying and frightened and was yelling at my mother to pull the car over so that she could see. By the time she had, however, the object was long gone.

Though this was the most dramatic thing of this genre to which I, personally, have ever been witness, it was not the only oddity around Okotoks I'd seen. My aforementioned friend and I, while being driven from Calgary to Okotoks one night in her parents' car, both saw a strange glow in a farmer's field while the adults were preoccupied up front. The light was a pale bluish white that was coming up from the dirt and illuminating the stocks of wheat, but

was not bright enough to reach right to the heads of the grass. There was no object visible from which the light was emitted, it just seemed to be glowing straight out of the earth. Another time where I was not present, my same friend was at another friend's home on the very edge of town. In these folks' back yard, which faced out into the open countryside, they had a trampoline. While the two girls were laying on the trampoline one night looking at the stars, they noticed a dark moving shape blocking out some of the stars. It approached the edge of town and then stopped about 150 feet away from the girls and about 100 feet off of the ground. It was triangular in shape with rounded corners, but they couldn't make out any details as there were no lights on it whatsoever, it was in pure shadow. It made a slight whisper sound when it once again began to move, this time away from town and out of sight.

Though I'm happy to share my story, I would also love to know if you folks have any ideas, even speculation about these objects. Or if you know of any quite similar occurrences from others that maybe you could point out to me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks very much!

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

No. I've seen just about every conventional thing in the sky, and this was unlike all of them. Also, my hands were cupped around my face to prevent reflection, so that theory is out. Believe me, I sure tried to find a conventional explanation for my own peace of mind!

Witness Background

College education. Currently a machine technician for an office coffee and beverage services company.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

Didn't know much before hand, but a little bit as learned from the news and the X-Files! I didn't disbelieve in them, but I had no personal fascination or conscious belief in them. Afterwards, of course I believe in them. But as to what they may be, I have no clue. There seems such a variety of objects sighted that it's hard to write them off as any one thing.

Other Comments

I think this is a wonderful site, not "nerdy" or highly questionable as I'd feared I'd find on the internet. This is a well-designed website where the seriousness of the researchers is evident. I hope you might be able to offer me even a partial explanation, or just a significantly similar experience from someone else.

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