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One of r/UFOs favourite photos from 1981 on Vancouver Island. The Hannah McRoberts photograph
Witnesses
3 witnesses
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Live sighting record 9e5e5b34-4361-45ef-b508-e9dea0900eae.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Sunlight window
Daytime — sun above horizon
Sighting occurred during daylight hours
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Draconids meteor shower was active at this time
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Oct 8, 1981, 3:00 PM
Timezone
Pacific Time
Location
Kelsey Bay, Vancouver Island
Observers
3 witnesses
Witness account
Narrative
On October 8, 1981 at about 11:00 A.M., Hannah Mc Roberts is with her husband and their daughter are on a service area close to Kelsey Bay, on the East coast of the Vancouver Island. During their pause they notice a cloud which passes on the top of a mountainous peak and makes the impression of an erupting volcano in eruption spitting a huge vaporblast. They find the scene rather amusing and worth a picture. Several days afterwards, when the photographs are developed, they notice on one of th...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Kelsey Bay, Vancouver Island.
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Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.