UFO sightings in Canada

Below is a partial list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in Canada.

1967, Falcon Lake, Manitoba incident

A man, Stefan Michalak, was burned by one of two flying saucers with which he reportedly came into contact on May 19, 1967 in Falcon Lake, Manitoba.

1967, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia incident

Main article: Shag Harbour incident

The incident was the purported crash of an Unidentified Flying Object in Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia in October 1967.

1969, Prince George, B.C. UFO

In Prince George, British Columbia, three unrelated witnesses reported a strange, round object in the late afternoon sky on January 1, 1969. The sphere radiated a yellow-orange light and appeared to ascend from 2,000 to 10,000 feet.[1]

1975-1976, Southern Manitoba

Several sightings were reported of a red glowing UFO, sometimes described as "mischievous" or "playful", sighted in Southern Manitoba in 1975 and 1976.[2]

1978, Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador

In October 1978 Constable Jim Blackwood of the RCMP witnessed a sighting of a flying saucer hovering over the harbour near the town of Clarenville and Random Island. This was reported to him by local citizens. When he arrived at the scene the UFO was still present and quite visible. He had a special high powered viewing scope which happened to be on loan at the time for other surveillance. The craft stayed in the area for approximately an hour and a half. When he switched on the roof lights of his police cruiser the craft appeared to mimic the flashing lights. This made headline news at the time and was broadcast on CBC television and NTV broadcasting in Newfoundland. The craft took off like a shooting star high in the sky and disappeared. Two years after the incident the BBC did a documentary on UFO sightings and included the Clarenville sighting in their broadcast. In later years Cst Blackwood retired to his native home in Stellarton, NS.

1986, Munros Point, Nova Scotia Sighting

In the early evening of January 20, 1986 a couple travelling by car on a rural road in Cape Breton, NS witnessed a bright light appear and hover directly over their car. Almost immediately their vehicle lost power. After watching the blinding light for less than a minute, they watched it quickly accelerate away from them, lighting up the ground below the object as it departed.

1989, Marieville, Quebec

On November 20 at 5.30 p.m., in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnair (a rural neighbourhood of Marieville) several people heard a noise similar to an electric generator and saw some strange lights in the sky. Two days after the phenomenon a perfect round circle was found outside the residence of Mr Jean Prigent, one of the witnesses of the sighting.[3]

1990, Montreal aerial phenomenon

On November 7, 1990, in Montreal, Quebec, witnesses reported a round, metallic object of about 540 metres wide over the rooftop pool of the Bonaventure Hotel. Eyewitnesses saw 8 to 10 lights forming into a circle above them, emitting bright white rays. The phenomenon lasted three hours, from 7 to 10 p.m., and moved slowly northwards. While none could identify the lights, a few witnesses, according to the next day’s report in La Presse, were ready to express their belief that they were visited by aliens.[4]

A few witnesses say what they saw in a televised interview on CBC.[5]

2006, Ajax, Ontario

A UFO was photographed in Ajax, Ontario.[6]

2007, Chilliwack, British Columbia

Dave Francis and Kelly McDonald

2010, Harbour Mille incident

During the night of January 25, 2010 there were multiple UFO sighting reports in Harbour Mille, Newfoundland and Labrador. Royal Canadian Mounted Police initially stated the reports were due to a missile launch, but later retracted the statement, and the Office of the Prime Minister stated that the UFOS were not missiles.[7] Another minor report of this incident came from Calgary where boys playing hockey reported seeing similar objects, about which they stated "We thought they were Transformers"

2014, Kensington, PEI Sighting

While putting out a bonfire late in the evening of June 4, 2014, John Sheppard witnessed unusual lights in the sky over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and captured 22 minutes of it on his cellphone. After reporting the incident to MUFON and their investigation concluding it being a confirmed sighting, CBC covered the event.[8] The next day, CBC released a followup article in which a series of alternate explanations for the event were presented.[9]

2014, Multiple reports of UFO sightings over Toronto,Ontario

There were multiple reports of a UFO activity above Toronto in the last week of July 2014.[10]

Canadian UFO survey results

According to the 2002 Canadian UFO Survey published by Ufology Research of Manitoba, Toronto had the largest number of sightings with 34, followed by Vancouver with 31 and Terrace, B.C. with 25 reports.[11] In 2002, a typical UFO sighting lasted approximately 15 minutes.

The Canadian Federal Government currently (2007) directs all UFO sightings to Chris Rutkowski of Ufology Research of Manitoba.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada's Unidentified Flying Objects: The Search for the Unknown at Library and Archives Canada
  2. ↑ Rutkowski, Chris; Dittman, Geoff (2006). The Canadian UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed. The Dundurn Group. pp. 333 pg. ISBN 1-55002-621-6.
  3. ↑ Chris A. Rutkowski, Geoff Dittman, The Canadian UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed, Durdun Press, 2006
  4. ↑ "Montreal Mirror: "Montreal X-Files."". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  5. ↑ "CBC Archives".
  6. ↑ "Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photograph Shows Unknown Flying Object (www.ufocasebook.com)". Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  7. ↑ "No evidence UFO was rocket: PMO". CBC.ca. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  8. ↑ "'This is a really serious sighting': National UFO group confirms P.E.I. sighting".
  9. ↑ "A drone? A plane? P.E.I.'s UFO sighting disputed".
  10. ↑ "Speculations About a UFO Lights Seen Over Toronto". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Ufology Research of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  12. ↑ "Bio: Chris Rutkowski (Ufology Research of Manitoba)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-12-31.

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