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Prince George, British Columbia
January 1, 1969

Just as the sun was about to set on the first day of the New Year in 1969, the residents of Prince George, British Columbia looked to the sky and saw something they could not explain. Many were prompted to call the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Three unrelated witnesses reported a strange, round object in the late afternoon sky. The sphere radiated a yellow-orange light and appeared to ascend from 2,000 to 10,000 feet.

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Clan Lake, Northwest Territories, June 22, 1960
Prince George, British Columbia, January 1, 1969
Duhamel, Alberta, August 1967
Falcon Lake, Manitoba, May 20, 1967
Shirley's Bay, Ontario, Project Magnet, 1952Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, October 4, 1967

 

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