But now, after witnessing and capturing an image himself,
he’s unsure about the existence of the unexplained.

“I couldn’t believe it,” he said of his experience.

This isn’t the first time people have reported UFOs over
Random Island.

In October, 1978, RCMP Const. Jim Blackwood was one of
dozens of locals who spotted what they believed to be a UFO hovering over
Random Island.

 

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Clarenville UFO experience

 

For several years following the sighting, UFOs were all the
rage in the Clarenville area. Local businesses offered alien-themed sales and
even an old-timers hockey team called themselves the “Clarenville UFOs”.

While Haines says his initial thoughts prior to his sighting
come from a place of skepticism, he says he’ll be sure to look up on Feb. 23, 2017,
to see what he can see.

 

jonathan.parsons@thepacket.ca

Twitter: @jejparsons

Another shot of a strange object in the same place in the sky.

©Photo courtesy of Chad Haines