DOW-UAP-D158: Prince George Airport light report
A November 1953 Air Force report records Arvel Lee Daniel and John Junior Bricker’s account of a blinking white-blue light at Prince George Airport while guarding a B-29. The witnesses described pauses, a climb and a westward departure during roughly four minutes. Capt. James T. Mitchell recorded the cause as unknown, with no physical evidence or interception.
- File
- Document · Release 07
- Date
- Nov 13, 1953
- Location
- Canada
- Extent
- 4 pages
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Probed Assessment
Two named airmen reported a brief light encounter; the investigating report supplies no physical evidence or confirmed identification.
Key takeaways
- The report names both observers and records unaided ground viewing.
- Estimated altitudes and motions are witness descriptions.
- The file explicitly records no physical evidence and an unknown cause.
Why it matters
The record preserves identifiable witnesses, a precise reported UTC time and explicit gaps in environmental and physical evidence.
Corroboration
Two observers are named in one report. No independent instrument record or physical material is supplied.
Open questions
- • What accounted for the blinking light and brief hum?
- • What independent weather or traffic records survive for the reported time?
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Official Description from War.gov
This document is a Flying Objects Report prepared in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2, which established guidance for reporting unidentified flying objects. This report records a November 13, 1953, incident in British Columbia, Canada, in which three U.S. Air Force servicemembers reported observing a round, blinking white light with a blue hue, initially described as resembling a falling star. The report describes the object’s motion as descending to an estimated altitude of 150 feet, remaining stationary for approximately 30 seconds, ascending vertically to an estimated altitude of 300 feet, remaining stationary for approximately 10 seconds, and then departing the observers’ field of view in a westerly direction while gaining altitude. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.
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Tracker findings
Arvel Lee Daniel and John Bricker supplied the account
The report identifies Arvel Lee Daniel and John Junior Bricker as the airmen observing the light while guarding a B-29 at Prince George Airport.
Witnesses described a blinking white object with a blue tint
The witnesses described one round white light with a blue tint, blinking about once per second, and compared its apparent size to a basketball held at arm’s length.
Account describes descent, pause and climb
The account describes an apparent descent, a roughly thirty-second pause near the ground, a vertical rise and another pause before a climbing westward departure.
Source time differs from the catalog date
The report gives the sighting time as 080315Z November 1953, corresponding to November 8 at 03:15 UTC.
No supporting physical evidence was submitted
Capt. James T. Mitchell’s report records no physical evidence or identification action and leaves the cause unknown.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 07
- Official ID
- release-07-file-011-dow-uap-d158-flying-object-report-canada-1953
- Cleared
- Oct 23, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Airmen report light at Prince George Airport
The report’s Zulu group is 080315Z November 1953; the corresponding local calendar date is not substituted for that source time.
Mitchell’s unit submits flying-object report
The 918th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron forwards the report, listing the cause as unknown.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
The report identifies Arvel Lee Daniel and John Junior Bricker as the airmen observing the light while guarding a B-29 at Prince George Airport.
Daniel, Arvel Lee, T/Sgt, Provost Sergeant, 918th AC&W Sq, reliable. Bricker, John Junior, S/Sgt, Air Policeman, 918th AC&W Sq, reliable.
The witnesses described one round white light with a blue tint, blinking about once per second, and compared its apparent size to a basketball held at arm’s length.
Color - White light with blue tint. Light was blinking rhythmically of one second duration each.
The report records a humming sound lasting about two seconds, while listing no discernible detail, tail, trail or exhaust.
Sound - Humming sound, heard for approximately two seconds.
The account describes an apparent descent, a roughly thirty-second pause near the ground, a vertical rise and another pause before a climbing westward departure.
Ascended straight up from this position for about 300 feet and was motionless for nearly 10 seconds, then disappeared in a westerly direction, climbing.
The recorded observation lasted about four minutes and was unaided ground-visual viewing at night.
Length of time in sight - Approximately 4 minutes.
The report gives the sighting time as 080315Z November 1953, corresponding to November 8 at 03:15 UTC.
Zulu time-date group of sighting - 080315Z November 1953.
The airmen described a clear, dark, moonless sky with visible stars; official weather-station information and measured visibility are listed as unknown.
Clear and dark; no moon. Stars were clearly visible.
Capt. James T. Mitchell’s report records no physical evidence or identification action and leaves the cause unknown.
Existence of any physical evidence - None. (10) Interception or identification action taken - None.
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