1918 Railway Station Smithers British Columbia (8 - Pictures)

Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between.

It is funny, know matter how many times I visit communities throughout northern British Columbia, I always find something new to film. I moved from Surrey, B.C. in 1981 to where I reside now, which is in small town Houston.

There were a few challenges to over come, like setting up a home in the dead of winter with temperatures dropping into the minus thirty's.

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Heritage Railway Located In Kamloops British Columbia (13 - Pictures)

Above Photo: Welcome sign for travelers visiting Kamloops, British Columbia.

For myself trains have held a special place in my life. It started when I was a little guy when I received my first train on Christmas day. I was so excited as my Dad handed out the presents, and in one of the wrapped boxes was a locomotive, box cars, tracks and small houses. I quickly opened up the box pulling everything out onto the floor in one pile. 

I knew exactly how it was supposed to be put together, at least I thought so. My dad sat with me as we both transformed a pile of plastic and metal into a working model railroad. I was so happy with a smile from ear to ear.

As the years went by, we decided to build a larger scale railway, but little did I realize that it wasn’t going to be just a bit larger, it was going to be huge as it took up the entire recreation room in the basement. It was great and we had a lot of fun putting it together and then operating it.

So when my daughter drove me to the Kamloops Heritage Railway, I was just like that kid again on Christmas day. It was off season as we were in Kamloops in November of 2015, so I could not experience the ride the train took tourists on, plus the cowboys on horse back robbing the train.

The next time we visit my daughter, I will be the 64 year old sitting on the train with a smile from ear to ear.

So make your holiday stop in Kamloops, British Columbia where all your dreams will come true as did mine.

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Huge Flying Saucer Seen Along The Highway From The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station Sacramento California

Date:  November of 1980
Time:  Evening.

Vike Factor Note: The witness who has filed the below sighting report, figured her and her ex husband saw this very same UFO event.
You can read this case I received back some years ago here on my blog: http://unitedstatesufo.blogspot.ca/2007/12/galt-california-hovering-ufo-as-large.html

l believe I saw this too. My ex was called to inspect a weld at Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station. It has been a long time, but I believe it was in November of 1980.

Since I did not have clearance to enter the plant, I waited in the car. It was starting to get dark and he finally came out. We then went to visit a friend that lived in Sacramento.

Along the highway we saw something in the distance hovering over an overpass. I first thought it was a blimp with some kind of advertising in lights going around it. As we got closer to it there was no mistaking that it was a saucer shaped craft turning slowing with blue light going around it and one white light on the bottom.

I was hovering next to the freeway, next to the overpass. As we drove by it, I looked out the back window of the car and it was gone. I was told by my ex too never tell anyone what we saw.

But it has haunted me for a very long time.

If anyone has witnessed the lights/objects, please send me an email with details of what you saw. Please remember to include the date and time and location. (Town/City – State or Province) and as much detail as possible.

Brian Vike.
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

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Why Didn’t A Stealth Craft Show Up On Doppler At Los Angeles California TV Station News

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date of news: April 5, 2006

Hi Brian, had to write to you about what I heard, on the news yesterday. I have it recorded on my TiVo.

Yesterday, the news was on, and the weather man just got finished talking about the weather. It's been raining here for a few days, and he gave the weather report for the next week.

The news lady, who's name is Coleen Williams said, she saw the Stealth Bomber do a fly by. It was just under the clouds, and it looked like a big kite in the sky. The weather man, who's name is Fritz Coleman said, that's strange, I wonder why it didn't show up on my Doppler.

To me they got a funny look on there faces, and changed the subject. Maybe what she really saw was a large Triangular shaped craft, other then the Stealth.

It was on the channel 4 news, here in Los Angeles,CA.

Thank you to the person for the note on this.

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

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Manta Like Object Seen Over The Naval Weapons Station In Seal Beach

 

January 23, 2009

Time:  4:50 p.m.

 

I confirmed something similar this evening (January 23, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. PST).

 

The object was slowly moving and appeared to be relatively high altitude.

 

Noticed it was hovering from the south, crossed over onto land (appeared to be right over the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach), then at around 5:04 p.m., two bright streaks of light appeared out of nowhere, heading westward and disappeared in about 2 seconds.

 

Appeared like flares. Also above the vicinity of the Naval Weapons Station. Meanwhile, the manta-like object continued floating north/northwest, and went out of view into the northwestern sky at about 5:20 p.m.

First, I thought it was a weather balloon, but the streaking flare-like occurrence in the same area was very concerning.

After looking at your video of the January 8, 2009 occurrence, it appears very similar in shape, color and speed. (Extremely slow).

Checked NOTAMS and did not notice anything for the KLGB or KLAX areas at the time.

Military exercise perhaps?

Also checked the air traffic tracks on Passur for that timeframe, but did not notice any high-altitude aircraft heading north-northwest at that time anywhere over the South Bay.

Very strange indeed!

 

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Bright Green Egg Shaped Object Near Longueuil Metro Station Longueuil Quebec

 

Date:  February 28, 2012

Time:  Approx: 10:00 p.m.

I just saw one 2012-02-28 around 22h00 near the Longueuil metro station. It was a big one and really close to the ground. Did anyone see that one. 

It was the first time I saw it this big and close to me. 

I was on the 132 est exiting for Pont Jacques Cartier.

Witness is referring to a report I have at: Longueuil, Quebec An Egg Shaped UFO http://canadaufo.blogspot.com/2008/04/longueuil-quebec-egg-shaped-ufo.html

If anyone has had a UFO/UFOs sighting, please send me an email at sighting@telus.net or fill out the online UFO report form at http://sightings1.yolasite.com/ with details of what you saw. 

Please remember to include the date and time and location. (Town/City – State or Province) and as much detail as possible.

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Brian Vike.
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Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

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Dark Colored Rectangular UFO Over The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Ontario Canada

From the Vike Factor archives (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Date: June 25, 2007
Time: 6:00 a.m.

Number of witnesses: 3
Number of objects: 1
Shape of objects: Small and rectangular.

A Vike Factor Note: The witness requested that none of their personal information be given out, or posted. The Vike Factor does not release or post personal information what so ever unless instructed to do so. As most of the reports I receive read, "thank you to the witness for their report". It is most important that folks who have had a sighting to know their privacy is fully respected here at The Vike Factor.

Full Description of event/sighting: I am hesitant to make a report like this but the object I observed over the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station on the 25th of June, 2007 was very similar to that reported over the station by other people so it made me realize that I wasn't the only one who thought that this object was a bit odd. I would appreciate that my name not be used (even my first name) as my credibility may come into question if this information became public knowledge.

I presently work at the Pickering Nuclear Generating station near Toronto and I witnessed the object described over the station by others on the Filer’s Files # 26 - 2007 report.

I start my shift at 7:00am, but usually arrive at around 6:00am as I have breakfast in the cafeteria before going to work. My first sighting of the object happened on the morning of the 25th of June, 2007. I had just cleared security and was leaving the security building to enter the administration building when I glanced up to see an object that seemed rectangular in shape. The object was fixed in a horizontal position hanging over the back of the turbine auxiliary bay on the A side of the building.

What caught my attention was that it was something I had never noticed from that location before and because it was so perfectly stationary I stopped walking to take a better look. At first I was thinking that it may have been part of the superstructure on the top of the building as it was so immobile. After thinking about it for a few moments I concluded that it must be part of the building and it was connected by a guide wire or something. I dismissed the original sighting as being irrelevant and went inside and quickly forgot about it.

Around 9:00am I had to attend to a job I was involved with out in the screen house building located behind the plant. (South of the main building toward Lake Ontario). After walking from the screen house going west I looked up and saw the same object again and this time it was a bit higher and now located about 200 feet, above and slightly west of the vacuum building structure. (The top of the vacuum building is about 200 feet and this was about 200 to 300 feet above it). I watched it for about 5 minutes and it did not move. When I say this I really mean it. It was absolutely stationary and that is the reason I stood there watching it. In my mind no objects in flight are so stationary and that is the reason it caught my attention.

After watching it for a bit I saw a friend of mine and I pointed it out to him. His analysis was that it maybe a kite being flown from Frenchman's Bay, located to the west of the plant. I was somewhat inclined to agree with him and went back into the plant to continue my work.

Later on in the morning I had the opportunity to walk out to the back of the plant again and I looked up to where it was and it was gone. I searched the sky and to my amazement I saw it again. It had changed locations. This time it was situated over the cooling water inflow behind the vacuum building structure at about even with its height (around 200 feet).

I watched it for a couple of minutes but again dismissed it as being man made as I figured it had to be.

Later on in the afternoon around 02:00pm I walked back out again to see it in the same place behind the vacuum building structure. It had not moved. I again used some excuse to write it off as being explainable as I had no other evidence to suggest otherwise outside of its very stationary position in the air that did not seem natural in my mind.

When I looked for it the next day there was nothing to be seen. The object was no longer there.

I have been looking since, but have not seen anything unusual. I will keep looking as it has intrigued me and I really want to know what that object was.

It reminded me of some sort of surveillance drone as it seemed to be observing plant activities. In retrospect I should have informed security but I was thinking they wouldn't even follow it up. The reason I say this is that during the day I told a number of people about the object and they responded in such an apathetic manner that I was dissuaded to tell anyone else.

The object was dark and rectangular and may have been the size of a 45 gallon drum. It was positioned horizontally not vertically. I did not have any magnifying device so it was not very discernable.

I don't make any claims that this was not a man made object, but its behavior was quite peculiar.

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Lights Seen Over Port Jeff Station Long Island New York

Date: September 5, 2010
Time: 9:35 p.m.

Location of Sighting: Port Jeff Station, Long Island, NY.
Number of witnesses: 7
Number of Objects: 2
Shape of Objects: Circle.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: We had just finished a labor day party and were sitting outside when we saw two lights in the sky. We thought they were helicopters at first, but they were solid lights. They were not blinking at all. They were flying at the same speed right next to each other.

The lights had a sort of twinkle to them and it seemed as though they were on fire. They then started to turn in a different direction. Right when I took out my phone to take a picture, they disappeared. There was no more light in the sky. Earlier that day, I saw one light going the opposite direction as these.

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Orange Ball Hovers Over North Dulwich Station London Borough Of Southwark Dulwich

Date: July 24, 2010

Time: Late evening.

Hi, I saw an orange ball hover over Half Moon Lane/Red Post Hill for several minutes this evening. It hovered over the back of North Dulwich station for about 30 seconds and then veer sharp east towards Peckham.

What was it? Have you had any more sightings of this one?

Kind regards.

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That’s No UFO - It’s A Space Station

By Brenda Kossowan - Red Deer Advocate.

Published: July 07, 2010 6:25 AM

A UFO investigator says there is a perfectly logical explanation for a set of strange lights being reported in the night sky in Central Alberta.

A handful of people from the area, including one person from Blackfalds, have contacted him after seeing a bright light moving across the southern sky. Adding to the intrigue, a dimmer light was seen following it for awhile, as if attached, and then suddenly darting away.

To read the full newspaper article, please visit the Red Deer Advocate newspapers website: http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Thats_no_UFO____its_a_space_station_97933454.html

Whitby Ontario Bright White Light The International Space Station (ISS)

Date: June 25, 2010

Time: Approx: 11:47 p.m.

Brian Vike's Note (Sightings.com): In regards to this sighting report and many others I have received. Folks are going to experience many extremely bright, white light sightings over the next few days. The International Space Station (ISS) will be in constant sunlight. You can also visit http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html Human Space Flight to check on your area for the ISS sightings. It is a spectacular sight to see.

This information is courtesy of Space Weather.com - For the next few days, the behemoth spacecraft will be in constant sunlight as its orbit lines up with Earth's day-night terminator. This means it will shine brightly in the night sky every single time it passes overhead. Some observers can see it 3, 4, even 5 times a night! Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center has prepared a movie showing the simulated view from a sun-facing window on the ISS and the movie clip can be found at: http://www.spaceweather.com/ along with more detailed information.

Hi Brian, hope all is good there with you to the west. I wanted to report a strange observation by myself and two other witnesses Friday night, June 25th 2010. I live in southwestern Oshawa bordering Whitby, Ontario. I was next door at my neighbor’s backyard during the late evening with three adults. We were talking in conversation and I looked up to the sky to the west-towards Whitby. I then noticed a round bright white light move extremely slow crossing the sky from south moving north.

Time was about 11:47pm est. As I watched this for about 5 seconds. I shouted out to the other three people Look, there’s a UFO ! The woman sitting beside me could see it were I pointed, as well another fellow. The third fellow missed in what section of the sky as he only had about 10 seconds to see it This white light moved in behavior that was NOT conventional. It moved very slow, as it faded out in a fashion that the light shrink from the outside to small –gone !

The attitude looked only about a few thousand feet. When I had first witnessed this slow round white light. It was at it's brightest point for about 5 seconds, until I shouted to the witnesses. As after I shouted out to the witnesses. I noticed it was starting to fade after ten seconds. The total time watching it would be about 15 -20 seconds. The woman said it was her first UFO sighting.

The other fellow mentioned that he had witnessed something in the neighborhood back, few years ago. I’m still thinking about this thing as I type this observation wondering purpose of unknown. Bloody strange and will keep watch during those future outdoor fires. Thanks for your interest and time in reading this story.

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Green Glowing UFO Near Miramar Marine Air Station

Date: February 14, 2010
Time: Approx: 7:00 p.m.

I was looking up to see if anyone else saw what my mom and I saw last night (Feb 14, 2010) just before 7:00 PM, and I found your website, http://unitedstatesufo.blogspot.com/

On your site was described the same sort of thing that we saw. (My grown son, who was with us, did not see it from the back seat in time when we pointed it out, as it only lasted 2-3 seconds.) Also the little thumbnail pictures looked like it looked, sharply descending but in the opposite direction from our point of view, looking south.

A phosphorescent greenish, glowing-burning slightly elongated ball shot down, with what appeared to be a red blinking light at the back of it, if it was moving forward. At first I thought it was a meteor, although much bigger than any I had ever seen, and then the red blinking light appeared and I was heartsick, believing that we were watching a plane crash.

We were at the top of the hill on Carriage Road in Poway, looking toward the south, and it might have been over the business park, which is very near the Miramar Marine Air Station as a crow flies, so we thought maybe some training exercises, or perhaps the sheriff's helicopter which sometimes is seen there and may have been crashing.

The glowing ball made no noise, had only the slightest bit of a tiny trail or seemed to. It appeared at an altitude of about 20 degrees and shot rapidly from the south-southeast toward the south, descending at approximately a 45 degree angle until it disappeared into the dark hills of south Poway, or perhaps Scripps. There was no sound, smoke or glow of a crash, and when I called the sheriff dept a few moments later, they had no report of any crash or sheriff activity there.

I do not believe it was an alien UFO, but it was definitely something and I am curious to find out what. I am sure about that blinking red light, but if it was not part of the greenish-glowing blob, then it was aligned with and traveling in the same direction at the exact same speed as the blob, so that it appeared to be attached to it. But that did not make sense.

Is there any news now about what it is? Thanks.

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Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia A Round UFO Above The Trees

Sir, I was just surfing the net and saw this piece of news. I was stationed in NAS Oceana from 2002 to 2005. I can't remember the month now that I saw this round sphere just above the trees. But what occurred was, I went to the back side of the hangar of VFA-37 where I was attached at the time. I was talking to one of my squadron mates. I know that late afternoon there were no flights and everything was quite in the surrounding area.

As I look up on the direction of the sky. There just above the trees, a round sphere object appeared out of the cloudless sky as if its force field or invisible shield was suddenly off. Because me and this guy was talking out there for awhile. When I saw it, I looked and told my squadron mate, Hey! Did you see that. And for sure when he looked up it was gone. And I told him what a just saw, but I guess he never believe me. And when I told people of my experience, they thought it was a joke or something. You know, fighter jets all around, radars, etc. and yet right there, on base.

Below Photo: Entrance to Naval Air Station Oceana.



On a patch of trees in-between the flight line, a round sphere just above the tree. If they asked me where I saw it I'll tell them exactly. There might still be residues emitted by the object after two and half years since my retirement. If know one believes me, I don't care, because I saw what I saw. And I hardly believe things until I see it myself. Unexpectedly.

Thank you to the witness for a good report.

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