Cylinder over South Delta (Canada), BC · Canada

The report, as filed

Early evening, still light out, I stepped out to admire the evening. i observed an object at about the speed of a twin engine light aircraft. Like a piper Seneca II airspeed. Two things got my attention. 1. Its unusual direction of ESE. Living here 28 years I have not observed an aircraft going in that specific direction. Just north and a bit east is Boundary Bay Airport. (CZBB). Normally aircraft are southbound from the airport., They are about 3/4 -1 mile away from our house, southbound, over the bay. Normal also is northbound to CZBB or NW bound for Vancouver airport, or jets flying over, on a N or NW direction.. I simply stared at it. 2. Observed a light at its rear end such as I have never seen, and question if anyone else has. It was a bright white, rotating And pulsating light. As object's direction possibly would have made wings imperceptible, I presumed by its speed and altitude of about 5,000’ ASL it had to be an aircraft. Yet could see no wings. This rotating motion made me believe the entire object was rotating clockwise as it was moving. Impossible to know. The brightness of it dimmed then brightened again about every eight seconds. No parts of the object were visible on either side of this light. It was going away from me. No red or green lights were seen. Conclusion: I presumed it was just an aircraft with a different light, given altitude and speed. It confused me a lot. Was it really rotating, the object? I believe it was. Then I questioned its altitude thinking it was much higher as I looked than I initially thought. Also noticed I did not hear any engine noise. Butt that can happen sometimes. I just stared at it til it disappeared in distance. Question: is this a common light to be seen at the end of an aircraft? Are there other reports? I waited about a year thinking I may observe something similar. I have not.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #162412). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.