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7, — THE UFO INCIDENT AT SHAG HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA t was a little after 11.00 pm on the [ret of 4 October 1967 when an unknown object with four bright lights flashing in sequence and estimated at 60 feet in diameter was observed hovering over the ocean near the small fishing village of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Several residents of the village first noticed a rather strange grouping of orange lights. Several eyewitness accounts indicate that there were four orange lights that evening. Five of these witnesses included a group of teenagers who watched these lights flash in sequence for several minutes and then suddenly and rapidly dive in a sharp 45-degree angle toward the water's surface. To the amazement of the teens and other eyewitnesses, on hitting the water's surface the lights did not immediately disappear beneath the gentle swells but seemed to float on the surface, approximately half a mile from the shore. The initial panicked reaction of the observers was that they were witnessing the emergency ditching or crash of an aircraft. The first report phoned into the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) in Barrington came from a young isherman who told them that an airliner had gone into the bay. The first reaction by the police dispatcher was that the young man ad been drinking; however, after an immediate rash of 10 additional calls reporting the incident, the police quickly re-contacted the young isherman for location details. Within the same time period, owever, Constable Ron Pound of the RCMP was on patrol on Highway 3, eading toward Shag Harbour, and ad been observing the strange lights as he increased his speed in the direction of the incident. Constable Pound's report stated that he believed the four lights were coming rom a single aircraft that he estimated to be about 60 feet long. As Constable Pound reached the shoreline, he was joined by two other officers, Police Corporal Victor Werbieki and Constable Ron O'Brien. Additionally, several of the fishing village’s residents stood on the shore, watching and questioning what to do next. According to Constable Pound and the other officers, the orange lights slowly changed to yellow and the object appeared to move slowly across the surface of the water, leaving a yellowish foam in its wake. By this time, no fewer than 30 witnesses from various vantage points watched as the object slowly drifted further from shore. All would later describe the object as about 60 feet long, 10 or so feet high and dome shaped. After about five minutes, the object started to sink beneath the icy North Atlantic waves. A few of the eyewitnesses reported earing a "whooshing" noise. While the RCMP had already been in communication with the Canadian Coast Guard and cutter 101 was on he way, two of the RCMP officers and a few local fisherman hurriedly aunched their boats to speed to the rescue of any survivors. When their small boats and cutter 01 reached the location, the lights NEXUS ¢ 65 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com