History: Goose Bay, affectionately known as "The Goose", is located in Canada's far north. Labrador is the largest geographical portion of the province of Newfoundland, covering 294,330 square kilometers with a population of just over 30,000. At one time, it was home to SAC's 95th Strategic Wing.
Air Force Combat Wing Histories (official USAF history) states that the 95th Bomb Wing Medium was established June 4, 1952 and activated on June 16. It was redesignated 95th Bomb Wing Heavy on Nov. 8, 1952. Apparently it was originally slated for B-47s, but was instead assigned B-36s, which it flew from 1953 to 1959. It flew B-52s from 1959 to 1966. It was discontinued and inactive on June 25, 1966. All of this took place at Biggs AFB, Texas.
It was reactivated as the 95th Strategic Wing on August. 8, 1966 at Goose Bay. At that time, the wing was flying KC-135 tankers. It was inactivated on September 30, 1976.
HBCC UFO Research Request: If anyone who was working/serving at the base and has any knowledge of this UFO incident or anyother UFO events that has taken place on or near the base would you be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at HBCC UFO Research - http://www.hbccufo.org
Hello Mr. Vike
This is the report of the 1959 UFO sighting which I told you about. I will give you my name and sighting location first. My name is (witnesses name and mailing address removed). The event happened at the USAF SAC Base (long since abandoned by the Yanks, but still in operation by NATO) at Goose Bay, Labrador. I have reported it to MUFON a couple years ago, but other than that I have not mentioned it to anyone. I have of course thought of it thousands of times over the years (more than 47 years in fact - a long time). I have been trying to find a UFO report describing the same type of craft for a long time, however I have been unsuccessful in that regard. Nothing comes close. Here is the description of the event. Distance is stated in feet and miles. Remember how it use to be ?
August 1959 USAF SAC Base, Goose Bay, Labrador. At the time I was 22 years old and a Newfoundlander working in the Motor Pool on the Base. The event happened at approximately 0300 hours. I had been called out to drive two (2) visiting USAF pilots to a lake near the Pine Tree Radar Base (approximately 25 - 30 miles from the Air Base) to do some fishing before they returned to their home base. I was driving a jeep and we had just reached the outskirts of the Air Base. From there to the Pine Tree Mountain there was nothing but pure wilderness. Not a light to be seen except the headlights from the jeep and there were tall trees on both sides of the road. We were driving along when the passenger in the right hand seat said "what the hell is that". I looked out my window and saw something coming over the trees and I immediately stopped the jeep in the middle of the road and all three of us got out. What we saw was unbelievable. I will not say that it was a certain size, all I can say is that it was "big". I know it blocked out the sky above us. At that latitude the sky is beginning to lighten up a bit in August, however not really light enough to tell what shape the object was. The trees along the road I would guess to be about 100 feet (a 1959 measurement) and the craft was flying just above the tree tops. It was fling parallel to the ground and going very slow. It make a slight humming sound, but it did not make any other noise. There were no flashing lights what so ever. What it did have was three large round lit areas running in a straight line.
I would guess that each one was about 25 - 30 feet in diameter. The space between each was the same distance. Actually the size of the lights (I suppose that is what they were) and the distance between was probably greater than I have stated. I am guessing the distance because of the width of the road which was 45 feet. There were no light rays or spot lights. The lit areas reminded me of looking at a window with a shade pulled down from a distance. The color was a yellow/white, but leaning more to the white. I can state all this with great clarity because there was only about 150 feet between the craft and the ground.
It moved very slowly and took a good 45 - 60 seconds to cross the width of the road. After it reached the opposite side of the road it disappeared from sight, because of the tall trees. I immediately turned the jeep around and went back to where the tree line ended which was about a half mile from the nearest runway. The object was still very close to where we were on the road. We watched it proceed at the same altitude for about one half to three quarters of a mile. This distance took the object in over the outskirts on the Air Base where it took a slight turn upwards over the Base. When it was about at the center of the Base the object took a sharp turn upward at the same lazy speed. Actually it did not go straight upward, but took a spiraling route of about one mile circumference (probably larger). It seems to be getting a good look at the Base and if there was intelligence on board, it seemed to be daring someone to go and have a look. Actually I never thought of those two items' until much later.
We were too busy wondering what it was. The Control Tower was notified by my two way radio. The people in the tower saw the object, however no one did anything about it, or did not seem to care anything about it. Goose Bay was not a fighter base, but was more of a long range bomber and aircraft refueling operation. There were lots of A/C, but as far as I know there were no aircraft on alert. Finally the object disappeared from sight. The whole experience lasted about 20 minutes. Project Blue Book was in operation at the time, however I did not know that until years later. Every Base was suppose to have an officer on strength who was suppose to investigate such matters. I never heard from anybody.
There is an entry in Blue Book about the Goose Bay sighting for August 10, 1959. It was made by an RCAF jet pilot (the RCAF occupied about one third of the base and was separate from the US side) however it was not the same day or the same object. I have been calling the sighting an "object" for a reason which would be 1959 vintage. If somebody has said to me, did you see a UFO? I would have answered, what is a UFO? I knew that we were seeing something unusual, however not once did it enter my mind that it was something called a "UFO". You probably wondering why this is fresh in my memory after all this time. After a few years (I had joined the RCAF in 1960) had passed and I realized what had transpired, I took down some details in a notebook. Also, I shall never forget even the smallest detail of what I saw that night. I can still see what I saw that very large craft coming in just above the tree tops. I do not know what I saw that night, but I would guess that it was not man made. It was not an aircraft, (fixed wing or helicopter), it was not a balloon (weather or any other kind). No balloon was ever that big anyway.
If it had been a fixed winged aircraft it would have made alot of noise and would have long ago crashed into the ground. As far as the helicopter is concerned, it could travel slow, however the noise would show it for what it was. Anyway back in 1959 that type of craft was not near as popular as it is today. As for the balloon, who in their right mind would fly a balloon over a military base at 0300 hours even in 1959 (when security was much, much slacker than it is now). Whatever it was, it certainly did not belong to the Goose Bay Air Base. I had been over almost every foot of road and in all the hangers and had seen nothing ever close to being as large as the craft in question.
I cannot see this being some kind of hoax. Back in 1959 who would have bothered because not much was publicized about UFOs. Who would bother to go to such an isolated area just to have it seen by three people. As it happened, it was just by a very slim chance that it was even seen by me and the other two.
The tower was alerted by me and the only other people awake at that time would be the MPs (maybe) on the main gate and maybe a few other people all of whom would probably be inside working. Even if some people were working on the flight line, etc., would they be looking up got a UFO. Not likely. I believe that you can dive into Goose Bay via a new road at present, however in 1959 that part of Newfoundland was completely isolated except for air travel and the seaport which is open only during the Spring and Summer months )due to Fall and Winter freeze up).
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A Orange Light At Eye Level With Eyewitness
Near Lillooet, British Columbia
Date: Summer 1974
Time: Night
This was the summer of 1974, but I'm not sure of the month. My husband, myself and our one year old daughter had been visiting relatives in the Vancouver area. We were starting, in our truck and camper, the long, long drive back to Whitehorse in the Yukon. We decided to drive the road that passes through Whistler and eventually comes out in Lillooet rather than go the route through the Fraser Valley and Canyon. We'd never gone this way before and didn't have a map. We didn't really need one as there are not many roads in this part of the Province. The sky was blue and the sun was shining and we were quite enjoying the trip. However when we reached Mt Currie we did not notice the gravel logging road branching off to the right. Today the road is paved and well marked with signs. Back then there was nothing to indicate that this is where we should have turned.
Therefore we continued north for several miles until we came to the western end of long, narrow Anderson Lake. A combination of mis-information from a young boy, four other lost drivers, two motor bikes and our own determination eventually had us leading a convoy on an impossible road high above the lake. We soon pulled ahead and we were on our own . We never saw the others again.
The sun was close to setting and we were lost on a road so narrow and twisting there way no way to turn around. We didn't even know if it was the right road. I kept watching the shadows rise on the mountains across the lake and wondering if we would be off the mountain before dark. Apart from a mild concern about wondering where we were, it was a spectacular and exciting drive. But every time I looked towards the mountains across from us I had a sense of "something" over there being not quite right. It made me very uneasy. I didn't say anything to my husband as he needed his total concentration for the difficult drive. Eventually, just before darkness, we did come off of the mountain, passed through a tunnel and joined another gravel road that we realized was heading towards Lillooet. In the twilight we started looking for a place to camp for the night. After a few miles we found one and my very tired husband started to set up the camper. I was becoming more and more uneasy. That surprised me as we were no longer lost and we had parked in a perfectly good place for the night. I kept looking back towards the direction we had come from. I wanted us farther away. Much to my surprise when I told my husband I didn't want to stay there, he made no objection and asked no questions, just got back in the truck and continued driving down the road. After several miles we found another clearing well off the road and stopped for the night.
This is a very isolated area. The valley is quite narrow with tall mountains on both sides and an unseen river down a very steep drop on the opposite side of the valley. There were no houses or side roads, nothing for many miles in both directions. There were scattered pine trees but little underbrush as this is a semi-arid region. By the time we pulled in it was dark so we did not see much of our surroundings. I was still feeling a bit uneasy but tried to ignore it. I knew we had to stop and get some rest.
Before long we were settled for the night. Sometime later I suddenly awoke. My child and husband were both sleeping soundly but I was feeling very alert. I pulled back the covering from the tiny window by my head and looked outside. The night was clear and very quiet. I could faintly see the outline of the mountain tops against the starlight. Everything else was black. All at once there was an orange light right in front of me at almost eye level. At first it was still, then it started to slowly move back and forth. In the dark I had no perspective. It might have been a small light close by or a much larger one farther away. Although it was quite bright it did not reflect on anything around it. There was no sound, not even the ordinary night sounds of the desert. I lay staring, trying to find a rational explanation. The movement I concluded was similar to a person walking along a road and carrying an orange lantern. That did not make me feel any better as I knew there were no houses within miles and nowhere to be coming from or going to.
I thought I'd better tell my husband so I gave him a shake. He didn't wake up. More shoving, whispering, poking and pinching could not get him awake. Normally he is a very light sleeper but this night I never did manage to awaken him. Almost in tears of fear and frustration I looked back out the window. The light was still there, still moving ,although it had moved sideways a short distance. Then it was gone. In some ways that was as disturbing as when I could see it. I don't know if I had watched the light for five minutes or half an hour. I don't remember anything else of the night, although I can't imagine my going back to sleep when everything was so frightening. But I don't remember staying awake either.
My next memory is morning and getting the camper ready to go. I was still very frightened. I looked back out the window from where I'd seen the light and realized that it was unlikely to have been a person carrying a light, unless the person was about 12 feet tall!
My husband then decided this was a great time and place to do engine work on the truck. I was still so uneasy that I would not leave the side of the truck, not even to pick some Saskatoon berries just a few feet away. I stayed right beside the passenger door. I certainly wasn't going all the way back (about 8 feet) to the door of the camper! My daughter was in my arms the whole time. I was too scared to even put her on a blanket at my feet. My fear was totally irrational, confusing and strong. Eventually we were on the road again and it was with growing relief that I headed away from my memory of "something" on a mountain and a strange orange light. I will probably never know just what was going on in that region. But I do know I didn't like it!
Green Flash - Effecting Power
Ladysmith British Columbia
Date: December 2007 (Approx: date)
Time: Evening
Well, today I read a story very similar to something a friend and I once saw about a months ago. We had also seen a green illuminating flash! I live in Ladysmith B.C., my friend and I were down at the beach on night last month. We were planning to take a walk but the wind was too intense. So we sat in the car and hung out in there while listening to music. Suddenly, all the lights and power at the beach went out. At the exact same moment there was the green flash! It looked like it had come from the direction of the water.
I was so wierded out, I wanted to go right away. As we were driving off we got back into town and the power by then was back on. So we stopped at a gas station to buy some snacks. I was the only one of us who went in. But I saw a friend of mine in there so I decided to tell her what we had seen. The man in front of me turned around with a nervous look on his face and said his daughter had just come back from the beach and had seen the very same thing! She was also a little disturbed by it. The next day, I spoke to some friends of mine. The first one said their power went out. But not the lights. It was just the electricity it seemed.
The second friend said their power was flickering in their house. I knew the town would blame it all on the wind. But when the wind blows and the power is related, the power shuts off completely. And this time, it was not the case. It was all too strange and I am sure the strange green flash was connected.
Objects Falling Over San Diego Or Baja, California
Date: Over the past 6 months (Received report on February 08, 2008)
Time: Between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
I live in Los Angeles, in the South Bay area (south of LAX airport), and I work in Anaheim. Almost everyday, for the past 6 months or so, on my drive into work (usually between 6 and 7am as the sun rises), I have been seeing what look like meteors falling from the sky. On average, I see 6-7 objects falling over either San Diego or Baja California, judging an approximate distance. I Googled meteor showers, and nothing came up, but I ran across your website. I found the accounts of people witnessing objects over the Orange county area on 1/26/08, but it says those were mostly in the evening.
I figured they were meteors, until this morning, when I saw one of the falling objects proceed to straighten out and start flying forward instead of continuing its descent. So I was just wondering if you had any other accounts of these objects, because now I am wondering myself what they could be. Please get back to me if you have any info.
More Eyewitnesses To Major UFO Sighting
Anaheim To Diamondbar, California
Date: January 26, 2008
Time: Approx: 6:00 p.m.
My wife and I were driving freeway 57 north from Anaheim to Diamondbar. I saw 2 fireball like orbs in the sky. There's no way these objects were aircraft or a helicopter. There was a helicopter flying around the objects in the sky. The objects were flying like a huge bug around in the sky, every one driving on the freeway were kind of slowing down and watching. One of the objects looked like it was teleporting. It flew to a very low position and disappeared to very high position in the sky in within 0.1 second or less. I just tried to find out if any one saw the same thing, and yes this guy saw the same things too. I believe the helicopter recorded everything and hoping the government or the media can provide what they got.
Witnesses Observed The Brea UFO Event (Huge UFO And Halo)
Fullerton, California
Date: January 26, 2008
Time: Approx: 6:00 p.m.
I'm from Orange County and a friend and I were in his car that night on Ladera Vista Drive in Fullerton. We were up there checking out all of the multi-million dollar homes when all of the sudden off in the distance we saw something. On the horizon there were trees on both sides of us and an area of sky in between. We saw a large object float between the trees from right to left that seemed to have a halo surrounding it. It was extremely large and moved really slow as if it was floating. I'd never seen anything like it, and I wasn't sure what to make of it. I've done a lot of UFO research and personally I've never seen anything that looked even close to what I saw. I'm not sure what it was, but I saw it. It looked like a dark blue diamond on its side like this <> with rounded corners and a halo surrounding it.
Strange UFO/Lights Hovering (More Witnesses)
Brea, California
Date: January 26, 2008
Time: 5:50 - 6:00 p.m.
We were on our way from Diamond Bar Southbound on the 57 fwy next to the Brea Mall. We were almost to Imperial Hwy. when we saw strange lights hovering, darting and spinning. It appeared to be two objects and they looked like they were following each other. We noticed cars pulling off the side of the freeway and wondering if they too saw the same thing. As soon as we exited the freeway we knew that many other people saw what we saw. People were all standing outside of their cars, outside of restaurants and stores searching the sky for the darting lights. At first no one in our car said anything, all trying to figure it out. But then we all started talking and trying to figure out the crazy lights.
More Eyewitnesses To Major UFO Sighting
Anaheim To Diamondbar, California
Date: January 26, 2008
Time: Approx: 6:00 p.m.
My wife and I were driving freeway 57 north from Anaheim to Diamondbar. I saw 2 fireball like orbs in the sky. There's no way these objects were aircraft or a helicopter. There was a helicopter flying around the objects in the sky. The objects were flying like a huge bug around in the sky, every one driving on the freeway were kind of slowing down and watching. One of the objects looked like it was teleporting. It flew to a very low position and disappeared to very high position in the sky in within 0.1 second or less. I just tried to find out if any one saw the same thing, and yes this guy saw the same things too. I believe the helicopter recorded everything and hoping the government or the media can provide what they got.
