Canada sightings / Alberta / Fort McMurray

UFO sightings in Fort McMurray, Alberta

29 UFO reports from Fort McMurray since 1990. The busiest year was 2006, with 5. The most common shape after plain lights: fireball. 2 were never explained.

29 reports
2 unexplained
1990 first report
2025 latest

How the reports were rated

7% unexplained
34% possibly explained
48% not enough information
10% explained

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Unexplained cases worth reading

Mar 3, 2021 08:07Fort McMurrayUnexplained
Seen on radar · 1 witness
CADORS 2021C0879: aircraft gets resolution advisory, plane lands without incident
Sep 19, 2005 00:00Fort McMurrayUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Starlike light flew around Moon, flew away

Every report from Fort McMurray

Nov 10, 2025 21:48Fort McMurray
Photo or video · multicoloured, fireball · 1 witness
Mar 3, 2021 08:07Fort McMurrayUnexplained
Seen on radar · 1 witness
CADORS 2021C0879: aircraft gets resolution advisory, plane lands without incident
August 2020Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Object by day · silver · 1 witness
Photo: "metallic object" stayed in sky for 20 minutes
Jun 6, 2020 12:23Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
3 lights in a line moving in night sky
Jan 17, 2018 18:20Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
CIRVIS report by pilots of flash of light entering atmosphere
Sep 14, 2014 06:30Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Object by day · green, fireball · 3 witnesses
Green/red fireball in sky, followed by loud crashing sound
Apr 22, 2012 03:00Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Object at night · boomerang · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
V-shaped set of lights like "flock of birds"
Feb 26, 2012 19:00Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Close encounter · yellow, irregular · 2 witnesses
Cross-shaped object in sky, "huge red eyes" staring at witnesses?
Feb 21, 2012 20:30Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, fireball · 3 witnesses
Glow fell from sky
May 7, 2011 22:20Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, oval · 1 witness · 90 sec
Flare moving across sky, dimmed, became dark object
Jun 15, 2007Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Object at night · 2 sec
V-shaped objects with lights seen(?)
Sep 22, 2006 04:45Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Light at night · 1 witness
Saw eight objects flying in formation, followed shortly thereafter by second formation. Est. altitude of 10,000 feet, est. speed of 500
Sep 8, 2006 23:30Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured · 1 witness · 60 min
May be same case as 20060906. Red, blue and white lights, changing speed
Sep 6, 2006 23:30Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured · 60 min
Red, blue and white lights, moving rapidly and then slowing occasionally stationary
August 2006Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses
Three witnesses observed bright light low over the horizon. Only one witness was interested in sighting.
2006Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Photo or video
Photo of light over Fort McMurray airport. Nothing is known of context
Sep 19, 2005 00:00Fort McMurrayUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Starlike light flew around Moon, flew away
Aug 1, 2004 03:45Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 45 min
Object low over trees in NE, hovered, maneuvered
May 5, 2004 23:51Fort McMurrayExplained
Light at night · fireball · 2 sec
Very bright fireball
Aug 8, 2003 01:20Fort McMurrayPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
12 separate lights flying overhead
August 1999Fort McMurrayExplained
Light at night · point of light
NASA balloon 469N seen by many witnesses
Mar 14, 1995 19:50Fort McMurray
Light at night · green, oval · 1 witness · 5 sec
Jun 4, 1994 22:30Fort McMurray
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 4 sec
Jan 26, 1994 20:30Fort McMurray
Light at night · blue · 1 witness · 20 sec
Jan 26, 1994 20:17Fort McMurray
Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
Dec 3, 1992 20:00Fort McmurrayExplained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness · 1 sec
Bolide
Nov 27, 1992 22:50Fort McmurrayPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Nrc n92/72; flare?
Jan 29, 1991 15:14Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Object by day · green, fireball · 1 witness
Object traveling NW-SE
Aug 12, 1990 21:17Fort McMurrayNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light
Bluish object turned red, then broke into pieces

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About this data

These reports come from the Canadian UFO Survey, compiled each year since 1989 by Ufology Research of Winnipeg. Each year the survey gathers sightings sent to police, airports, the military, researchers and UFO groups across the country, and rates each one. We left out every report the survey received from MUFON, NUFORC or Enigma Labs, so the totals here are lower than in the survey itself.

The ratings are the survey's: explained means a likely cause was found (a plane, a planet, a satellite re-entry), possibly explained means there's a good guess, and unexplained means the investigators couldn't find one. Notes are short summaries, lightly tidied. Most places are the nearest town, not the exact spot.