I was out walking my dogs one evening in St. Albert, Alberta, near a local school where workers were repairing the roof. Suddenly, I noticed something unusual in the sky — a large aircraft flying incredibly low and slow, but unlike any plane I had ever seen.
This object had two propellers and a twin tail, but it was strange in many ways. It was dark beige and completely silent, making no noise at all, which immediately struck me as odd. Even more unsettling was its flight pattern: it made a sharp 90-degree turn without banking, almost like a car changing direction on the road. It drifted west, then smoothly swung south while flying about 300 feet above the ground.
I watched this slow, silent plane for about two minutes before it suddenly disappeared from sight. There were no lights, no identifying markings — nothing to indicate what this could have been. Despite how slowly it was flying, it maintained stable flight, which seemed improbable for such a large craft at that speed.
The workers on the school roof may have seen it if they had looked up, but they were focused on their tasks, usually looking down, and since it made no sound, they probably didn’t notice it at all.
I have spent over three decades in public service and have never reported anything like this before. This encounter was so strange and inexplicable that I felt compelled to document it and share it with others who might have seen something similar.
Was this some experimental aircraft? Or perhaps something more mysterious? Whatever it was, flying so quietly and maneuvering so oddly over a quiet Canadian town, it left a profound impression on me — one that I won’t soon forget.