Returning from a fishing trip near Kenora, Ontario, a group of us noticed something unusual in the northeast sky one Saturday evening. At first glance, it appeared to be a bright star, or perhaps a planet, but its behavior soon caught our attention. The lights blinked—pulsing in striking white, red, and green colors rather than twinkling as stars normally do. With my background as a Biomedical Photographer, I regretted not having my camera or telescope to capture this enigmatic spectacle.
The following night, six of us gathered on the porch of our cabin, and the same captivating lights appeared. Someone pointed upward, asking the inevitable: “What in the world is that?” The glowing orb held steady for hours — its position unchanged despite the earth’s rotation, which should have shifted it westward. We sat there until late, debating its identity, yet no conclusion satisfied everyone. It couldn’t have been Mars, which should have been positioned more to the east-southeast.
This phenomenon has left us perplexed for days. Among us are agronomists, financial experts, business owners, and a professional photographer—an educated group, all mystified by this lingering question. Though I believe firmly in the possibility of extraterrestrial encounters, this sighting defies simple classification as a UFO or celestial object.
Curiosity compels me to continue observing from my home in North Dakota, searching for answers in the night sky. This glowing, blinking entity remains an unanswered mystery—a shimmering riddle over Kenora that invites us to wonder: What did we really see that night?