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UFO sightings in Red Deer, Alberta

49 UFO reports from Red Deer since 1993. The busiest year was 2012, with 9. The most common shape after plain lights: triangle. 7 were never explained.

  • 49 reports
  • 7 unexplained
  • 1993 first report
  • 2024 latest

How the reports were rated

  • 14% unexplained
  • 35% possibly explained
  • 49% not enough information
  • 2% explained

Reports by year

Unexplained cases worth reading

  1. Aug 17, 2019 09:30Red DeerUnexplained

    Seen on radar · 2 witnesses

    "unverified radar target" was observed

  2. Oct 8, 2015Red DeerUnexplained

    Object by day · red, irregular · 1 witness

    Large red/pink box shaped object with slats on side and white light coming of

  3. Apr 15, 1994 22:45Red DeerUnexplained

    Object at night · black, triangle · 2 witnesses · 30 sec

    Triangle,no lights,no noise,flying N;3x size of plane;alt. of aircraft

  4. Oct 7, 2012 20:10Red DeerUnexplained

    Object at night · yellow, disc · 7 witnesses

    Dark flat object with dome on bottom, noise heard, heading SW

  5. Aug 23, 2008 21:45Red DeerUnexplained

    Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness

    6 fiery starlike objects Flew S-N, 1 at a time

  6. Jul 7, 2007 20:30Red DeerUnexplained

    Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 10 sec

    Fuselage-shaped object with light, moving slowly S

Every report from Red Deer

  1. Mar 11, 2024 21:15Red Deer

    Object at night · fireball · 1 witness · 4 sec

  2. Sep 25, 2023 00:10Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · black, triangle · 1 witness

    Photo: elongated triangle, gliding perfectly along the horizon

  3. Nov 5, 2021Red Deer

    Light at night · irregular · 2 witnesses · 1 sec

  4. Dec 3, 2020Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Photo: object in E sky

  5. Aug 17, 2019 09:30Red DeerUnexplained

    Seen on radar · 2 witnesses

    "unverified radar target" was observed

  6. Dec 5, 2017 11:07Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object by day · white, fireball · 1 witness

    Photo of fireball going W-E? [contrail]

  7. Dec 19, 2015 21:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses

    Light in sky flashed red and white moving fast changing directions

  8. Oct 8, 2015Red DeerUnexplained

    Object by day · red, irregular · 1 witness

    Large red/pink box shaped object with slats on side and white light coming of

  9. Sep 20, 2015 05:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object by day · point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 min

    Large bright light in sky that appeared to follow witness

  10. Aug 28, 2015 23:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 9 witnesses

    Orange light moving slowly across sky

  11. Oct 26, 2013Red DeerNot enough information

    point of light

    Lights chasing eachother in sky

  12. Dec 15, 2012 12:15Red DeerNot enough information

    Object by day · white, irregular · 2 witnesses

    Object with tail came down, stopped, "flat" object came our, drifted off

  13. Oct 7, 2012 20:10Red DeerUnexplained

    Object at night · yellow, disc · 7 witnesses

    Dark flat object with dome on bottom, noise heard, heading SW

  14. Sep 22, 2012 23:10Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses

    Starlike object moved E-W, stopped, then went opposite direction

  15. Jun 12, 2012 02:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    Bright light heading E, high in sky, shot up into sky

  16. Jun 6, 2012 22:30Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Light in E falling from sky

  17. May 5, 2012 23:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses

    3-4 "foggy" lights in formation gliding through clouds SW-NE

  18. May 1, 2012 23:20Red DeerNot enough information

    Light at night · green, point of light · 2 witnesses

    Object with 3 lights going SW-NE

  19. Jan 25, 2012 19:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object at night · yellow, sphere · 2 witnesses · 2 min

    Video: slow-moving light high in sky, went E

  20. Jan 1, 2012 00:30Red DeerNot enough information

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 sec

    Light did zig-zag, disappeared

  21. Dec 30, 2011 20:00Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 3 witnesses · 5 min

    Large glowing ball traveled slowly, changed course, vanished

  22. Sep 9, 2011 22:30Red DeerNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 3 min

    Flashing lights moving fast "supertax" across sky

  23. Aug 24, 2011 01:50Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Starlike object very high, fast, vanished

  24. Aug 20, 2011 20:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness

    Several objects in sky floating, hovering, like balloons

  25. Aug 14, 2011 23:00Red DeerNot enough information

    Close encounter, traces left · black, irregular · 1 witness

    Noise, blast of air, then object seen hovering nearby

  26. Aug 23, 2008 21:45Red DeerUnexplained

    Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness

    6 fiery starlike objects Flew S-N, 1 at a time

  27. Aug 22, 2008 00:00Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Bright ball traveling SW, faded away

  28. Mar 2, 2008 21:00Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 min

    Object with flame & "tow rope"?, going W

  29. Jul 26, 2007 20:30Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness · 10 sec

    Metallic object with bright patch going S-N, vanished

  30. Jul 7, 2007 20:30Red DeerUnexplained

    Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 10 sec

    Fuselage-shaped object with light, moving slowly S

  31. Mar 11, 2007 20:30Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 60 min

    Stationary spherical light in sky

  32. Nov 16, 2006 13:45Red Deer

    red · 5 witnesses · 1 sec

  33. Nov 16, 2006 12:00Red Deer

    Light at night · light · 5 witnesses · 1 sec

  34. Feb 10, 2006 01:30Red Deer

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 5 witnesses · 20 min

  35. December 2005Red DeerUnexplained

    Object at night · black, oval · 2 witnesses

    Rice-shaped object suspended in sky, suddenly flew away very fast

  36. April 2005Red DeerNot enough information

    1 witness

    No details

  37. Nov 2, 2003 20:59Red DeerExplained

    Light at night · fireball · 2 sec

    Fast bolide with tail

  38. Jul 15, 2001 02:30Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · boomerang · 3 witnesses · 5 min

    Object hovered over highway, lights on contours

  39. Jul 20, 1998 21:40Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object by day · disc · 1 sec

    Observed several shiny objects keeping a steady pace, with an altitude and velocity comparable to an average helicopter.

  40. Jul 19, 1998 21:40Red Deer

    Object by day · grey, disc · 1 witness

  41. Jul 1, 1996 01:00Red Deer

    Light at night · light · 4 witnesses · 1 sec

  42. Jul 15, 1994 02:00Red Deer

    Object at night · red, lights · 2 witnesses · 60 sec

  43. May 11, 1994 23:55Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Hawk-shaped" object flying in sky

  44. Apr 15, 1994 22:45Red DeerUnexplained

    Object at night · black, triangle · 2 witnesses · 30 sec

    Triangle,no lights,no noise,flying N;3x size of plane;alt. of aircraft

  45. Apr 15, 1994 22:30Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · black, triangle · 6 witnesses · 10 sec

    Triangle

  46. Apr 12, 1994 23:30Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · 1 witness · 20 sec

    Goose shaped object?"

  47. Mar 25, 1994 21:45Red DeerNot enough information

    Object at night · orange, triangle · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Triangle

  48. Mar 25, 1994 17:15Red DeerPossibly explained

    Object by day · grey, triangle · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Triangle, with point down"

  49. Apr 12, 1993 21:00Red DeerPossibly explained

    Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 4 sec

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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.