UFOs / Canada sightings / British Columbia
UFO sightings in British Columbia
4,145 UFO reports from British Columbia since 1989. 499 were never explained.
- 4,145 reports
- 499 unexplained
- 451 towns
- 2012 busiest year
UnexplainedNot enough informationPossibly explainedExplained
How the reports were rated
- 12% unexplained
- 49% possibly explained
- 34% not enough information
- 5% explained
What people saw
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Jul 31, 2003 01:00GlenmoreUnexplained
Abduction claim · green, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Lights seen, missing time, panic, abduction?
Close encounter, beings seen · silver, saucer · 1 witness
Saw object hovering outside his home. Larger than a van. No sound. Occupant observed.
- Sep 15, 1992 23:00SummerlandUnexplained
Close encounter · grey, disc · 3 witnesses · 20 min
Bigger than house; blue beam
- May 3, 1992 20:10SquamishUnexplained
Close encounter · orange, disc · 3 witnesses · 4 min
Slow-moving,odd trajectory
Close encounter, traces left · triangle · 1 sec
Driving, saw object fly 100 feet overhead, next day 2 triangle impressions in grass
- December 2007GranisleUnexplained
Close encounter, beings seen · multicoloured · 2 witnesses
Round, sparkling object in sky; dark figure seen
- May 18, 2000 22:45SorrentoUnexplained
Close encounter, beings seen · oval · 1 witness
Observed small object fly away. Later had memories of "aliens".
Close encounter · silver, disc · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Saucer at treetop level?
Seen on radar · 2 witnesses
"radar targets were coasting in and out" NW of airport; "random targets popping up, radar tags swapping, targets jumping to random lo
Close encounter · black, triangle · 1 witness · 30 sec
"huge ship" hovering over creek, "creeping thru night"
Close encounter, traces left · red, triangle · 3 witnesses
Object flew low over city, humming noise heard
- Aug 31, 2008 01:30SavonaUnexplained
Close encounter · multicoloured, triangle · 1 witness
Object with lights moved near truck, "hopped"?
Towns
- Vancouver 511
- Surrey 277
- Burnaby 145
- Kelowna 137
- Victoria 129
- Vernon 126
- Nanaimo 110
- Terrace 103
- Houston 82
- Kamloops 80
- Maple Ridge 77
- Abbotsford 75
- Coquitlam 70
- Richmond 67
- North Vancouver 67
- Prince George 65
- Mission 62
- Langley 57
- White Rock 55
- Chilliwack 50
- Delta 39
- Parksville 37
- Port Coquitlam 33
- New Westminster 32
- Penticton 30
- Cranbrook 27
- Campbell River 27
- Duncan 24
- Sechelt 24
- Pitt Meadows 23
- Comox 21
- Prince Rupert 20
- Smithers 20
- Port Moody 20
- Nelson 20
- Williams Lake 20
- West Vancouver 20
- Kimberley 19
- Aldergrove 19
- Powell River 19
- Telkwa 19
- Trail 19
- Quesnel 18
- Courtenay 17
- Cloverdale 17
- Peachland 16
- Qualicum Beach 16
- Castlegar 16
- Squamish 15
- Sooke 15
- Langford 14
- Port Alberni 14
- Salmon Arm 13
- Vancouver Island 13
- Whistler 13
- Granisle 13
- Hope 11
- Vanderhoof 11
- North Delta 11
- Summerland 11
Latest reports from British Columbia
The 300 most recent of 4,145. Every report is on the map above, and each town in the list has its own page.
- Nov 10, 2025 19:57GerrardNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness
CADORS 2025P3580: " at FL450. Unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: line of lights in sky [NB: Starlink]
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
No footage: 6 lights in diagonal line going E [NB: Starlink]
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
No footage: CADORS: 2025P2399: "unrecognizable flying object of
- Aug 7, 2025 15:46IskutPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness
No footage: CADORS 2025P2318: "large white balloon 100ft above aircraft"
- Jul 26, 2025 23:30Harrison Hot SpringsPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 3 witnesses
No footage: "3 faint lights initially in a line, side by side, moved into a triangle
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
No footage: two dots flying across the sky, flashing red, white and blue
Light at night · 1 witness
No footage: CADORS 2025P2082 balloon or drone sighting at 8,500ft Right
- Jul 2, 2025 04:00Vancouver
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Photos: injury to navel caused by alien abduction?
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
No footage: "single dot of light hovering over the mountains"
- Feb 11, 2025 20:30Cowichan Bay
Object at night · black, triangle · 1 witness · 3 sec
Photo or video · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: zoomed in light source
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
No footage: "2 lights flashing alternatively between green and red totally still in
- Dec 11, 2024 18:00Vancouver
Object at night · multicoloured, irregular · 1 witness
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Video: light high in sky going W-E, split in 2 [NB: likely plane]
Close encounter, traces left · white, point of light · 1 witness
Lights in sky, building shaking?
Object at night · irregular · 1 witness · 3 min
Video: blobs of light hovering, rotating [NB: spotlights?]
- Nov 4, 2024 22:30Kamloops
Object at night · white, disc · 1 witness · 150 min
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 25 sec
Video of light in the sky, disappearing after short time
Light at night · blue, point of light · 2 witnesses
Lights one by one crossed sky to E [NB: Starlink?]
- Sep 5, 2024 14:15Snake RiverNot enough information
Object by day · 1 witness
CADORS 2024 O2671 "ACA462 reported drone or balloon between 4000 and 5000 feet
- Aug 30, 2024 20:45StevestonUnexplained
Light at night · green, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Video: lights came up from ocean into sky, stopped, blinked
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Strange flashing light hovered, moved "fluidly"
- Jul 19, 2024 16:12Prince Rupert
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Seen on radar · 1 witness
CADORS 2024P2092: "unidentified aircraft" observed on radar, vanished
- Jul 9, 2024 19:00Silverton
Object at night · white, oval · 1 witness
- May 22, 2024 22:00Little FortPossibly explained
Object at night · multicoloured, square · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Video: object with multicoloured and rotating lights, moving W-E
- May 11, 2024 22:32Mission
Object at night · boomerang · 6 witnesses · 1 sec
- May 7, 2024 03:35Hornby Island
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
- Mar 19, 2024 08:56Mission
Object by day · square · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Object at night · multicoloured, disc · 1 witness
Saucer with lights, windows, flew over witness
- Jan 15, 2024 17:00Chemainus
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Object at night · 1 witness
CADORS 2024P0111: "unidentified object off the starboard side of the aircraft"
Light at night · 1 witness
"I was crossing a busy intersection when I noticed something in the sky"
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Object going quickly W-E, "invisible/transparent, made no noise, flew straight and
- Oct 25, 2023 19:00Daisy LakePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness
Bright deep orange ball that looked like it was falling out of the sky.
- Oct 22, 2023 19:00LadnerPossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 2 witnesses · 2 sec
Bright light appeared then streaked E-W, then completely disappeared above
- Oct 21, 2023 18:00MiworthPossibly explained
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness · 10 sec
Massive cylindrical craft with 40 windows like LED lights [NB: Starlink]
Object at night · grey, triangle · 1 witness · 11 sec
Large delta shaped object flew NNW across sky, occluded stars as it passed by
- Sep 14, 2023 21:03WossExplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Procession of 15-20+ of lights travelling in unison in a straight line above the
- Sep 13, 2023 21:00FauquierPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright lights crossed the sky in line from NE-SW
- Sep 10, 2023 22:40KimberleyPossibly explained
Light at night · oval · 1 witness · 3 sec
Bright as light bulb, going N-S very fast
- Aug 26, 2023 22:30Nanoose BayPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
12 objects flying in a line, one after each other, disappeared one after each
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
4 lights from the west about twenty minutes apart all on the same fly path
- Aug 16, 2023 06:15GabriolaNot enough information
Object at night · round · 1 sec
Roughly round object in the sky with multiple points of light.
Object by day · silver · 1 witness · 3 sec
"object in sky was stationary for 3 seconds then it shot up so fast it disappeared"
Object by day · silver · 1 witness · 3 sec
Silver object that was stationary for 3 seconds then it shot up and disappeared
- Aug 6, 2023 00:20Gambier IslandUnexplained
Close encounter · white, sphere · 2 witnesses
Bright object flew near witnesses, over island, then over ocean
- Jul 27, 2023 02:30Van AndaPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Object came from S, veered W, climbed, lights flashing, stopped, went up,
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Photo: 3 hovering lights "formed together and just zipped off to another planet
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Formation of 3 lights came from the North West, exhibiting "subtle movement"
Close encounter, beings seen · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Bright light swooped overhead, looping and hovering, vanished, then tall alien
Unusual event · 1 witness
Missing time, bruises found on body, odd rocks found near house
- Jul 8, 2023Okanagan LakeNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 4 witnesses · 4 min
Photo: loonie-sized object came near campers, dropped objects
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness · 45 min
Photo: very bright stationary light source above horizon in SSW
- July 2023PeachlandNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: light moving in sky
Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness
Photo: configuration of ball of light with smaller lights [NB: no data]
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
8 bright lights appeared at a stargate where I viewed the tic tocs a few years
Object by day · triangle · 1 sec
"perfect triangle with sun light in the center appeared in the sky"
- Jun 13, 2023 13:29Walnut GroveNot enough information
Object by day · oval · 1 sec
"It was in the air like a tic tac", hovering obj.?
- Jun 12, 2023 00:17Tachie Leo FSRNot enough information
Object at night · disc · 1 sec
A dark saucer like object just staying still in the sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jun 9, 2023 00:00Quadra IslandPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Light moving in zig zag pattern, staying in same area, changing colors and
Object at night · green, fireball · 1 witness
Photo: green fireball shot across sky
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: lights, objects in sky? [NB: no data]
Unusual event · 1 witness
Stone with markings found in yard following UFO experience
Photo or video · silver, sphere · 1 witness · 25 sec
Photo: 3 orbs found when reviewing video, came from dark cloud, flew E to W
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Single starlike light split in 2, like Y and continued on
- May 14, 2023 21:45MerrittNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
"Ball as bright as a star moving erratically through the sky"
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness · 20 sec
6-7 cylinders/crescents flew S then E, then faded into sky
- Apr 19, 2023 21:30Sun PeaksPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Series of lights descend from cloud cover then fly low overhead to surrounding
- Apr 8, 2023 03:15ClearwaterPossibly explained
Object at night · white, triangle · 1 witness
3 triangular objects moving E at high alt., in a row
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Photo: 6 lights, going W-E, E-W, then descended to E horizon behind house
- Mar 27, 2023 20:54SmithersPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: Light in W heading E, below stars, bigger and brighter than the stars
- Mar 6, 2023 21:25Brownie Mountain AreaNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
CADORS 2023P0382: unknown object with flashing lights, R, G. W, in their vicinity,
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
"2 solid bright lights with red hues located west of Parksville towards Mount
Object at night · multicoloured, irregular · 1 witness
Object with red&green flashing lights, shot up, hovered, white light appeared, went
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
2 stationary lights low on horizon [NB: Jupiter/Venus]
- Feb 21, 2023 12:56AnmorePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Stationary flashing light in sky
- Feb 17, 2023 07:10LangfordNot enough information
Object by day · black, oval · 2 witnesses
"tiktak" shaped object 100 ft above, moving horizontal to SSW
- Feb 14, 2023 13:37Port WashingtonPossibly explained
Object by day · sphere · 1 sec
CADORS 2023P0261: "near miss with a balloon at 6,000 ft"
Photo or video · green, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: "weird glowy light" found on photo above bridge
- Feb 10, 2023 20:36Fairmont Hot SpringsNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright object bouncing among star studded clear sky heading south east
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Photo: object moving E-W, stopped, "pretending to be a star"
- Dec 10, 2022 18:00Prince RupertPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 sec
Light moving fast over mountains.
- Nov 29, 2022 17:30Port AlberniNot enough information
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness
Object like "upside down Christmas tree" with 6 lights, going W-E
- Nov 20, 2022 22:23LumbertonNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
14-point starlike light in sky
- Nov 18, 2022 21:23Qualicum BeachNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
Lights going W-E
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
Light moving over city
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
Bright light going W-E, pulsating 1/s
- Nov 9, 2022 06:14AldergroveUnexplained
Object at night · white, oval · 2 witnesses
Large object with slightly flattened bottom, titled, flew off and disappeared
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light moving in the sky in random directions
Object at night · 1 witness
Two huge dark flying craft, made large shadow, whooshing sound
- Oct 31, 2022 19:07SmithersPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Light flew overhead
Object at night · irregular · 2 sec
3 moons? luminous shape floating throughout sky
- Oct 1, 2022 20:15Maple BayExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
String of lights going W-E
- Sep 30, 2022 20:12Place not givenPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Lights in constant stream going S-N
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 29, 2022 21:33ColwoodExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Line of lights moving in sky
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
Light blinking 1/second, moving quickly, randomly
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
Distant light over mountains
Object at night · irregular · 2 sec
Half-moon with black dot in middle, moving in sky
- Sep 17, 2022 21:30Place not givenPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
17 lights in line, going W-E
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 11, 2022 04:00LumbertonNot enough information
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Witness believes she was abducted by aliens, marks on body
- Sep 1, 2022 10:35CastlegarNot enough information
Object by day · 1 witness
Possible drone seen 2022P1736
- September 2022 23:00Trout CreekPossibly explained
Object at night · blue, disc · 2 witnesses
Black object flew over car, with powder blue tail behind it, vert fast
Object by day · cigar · 1 witness · 30 min
Engine noise, stationary object high in sky, flashed lights
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
Bright line moving in sky
- Aug 19, 2022 21:50StawamusPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 45 sec
Long line of white dots in sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Object at night · white, cigar · 2 witnesses · 15 sec
Spaceship with rows of lighted windows, vanished [Starlink]
Object at night · cigar · 2 sec
Object shaped like French baguette with lots of lights
- Aug 10, 2022 04:00DuncanPossibly explained
Object at night · cigar · 1 sec
Object 2 miles long with hundreds of lights, moving slowly through sky
Object by day · yellow
Metallic unmanned aerial vehicle encountered @2000ft 2022P1542
- Aug 7, 2022 17:50Westwood LakePossibly explained
Object by day · yellow · 1 witness
Metallic UAV encountered at 2,000ft 2022P1542
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses
Bright sphere with corona travelling from WNW to ESE
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Flashing light above Mt. Baker
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness · 5 sec
Half-moon-shaped object moving in sky, turned sharply, flew off
- Jul 18, 2022 23:00Place not givenNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Large light moving erratically
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jul 14, 2022 21:40Shelter BayPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Massive orb went E-W over mountains
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness · 5 sec
Object like half-moon, going fast across sky in S
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 3 witnesses
Various lights and objects and "weird star" described in detail by witness
Object at night · white, boomerang · 3 witnesses
Transparent object with lights? moving steadily above trees [witness sketch]
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
String of lights moving slowly overhead coming from W, going E
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 1 witness
Object with flashing red/yellow lights on underside, whooping noise
Object by day · 1 witness
Object as big as 3 football fields flew slowly over houses
Light at night · 1 witness
CIRVIS report regarding "bright phenomenon in gthe sky"
- Mar 7, 2022 05:40Gabriola IslandNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
12 objects moving at fast speed over island
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Line of at least 20 lights in the sky going from west to east
Object by day · disc · 1 sec
Saucer and 2nd object moving in sky, flashing lights?
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Stream of what looked like 30-40 bright satellites going east
Photo or video · blue, disc · 1 witness
Photo of Moon showed object like portal with lights on side
Object at night · multicoloured, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: object moving over city
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
Dark, free-moving cloud changed shape, moved over ocean [NB: murmuring]
- Dec 11, 2021 23:00PrincetonNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright star changed size and shape; zoomed?
- Nov 23, 2021 17:13CourtenayPossibly explained
Object at night · sphere · 1 witness · 2 min
Photo: giant ball of light flanked by planes?
- Nov 21, 2021 07:15New WestministerNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary light in sky, suddenly changed colour, flew like laser to E, returned?
Object at night · red, fireball · 1 witness
Object like fireball with flickering light; a big meteorite disintegrating
Object at night · orange, cigar · 2 witnesses · 2 min
3 lights close together moved across sky ENE-WSW
- Oct 30, 2021SquamishNot enough information
Object by day · round · 2 sec
Circular object sitting next to antenna array?
- Oct 22, 2021 20:20CourtenayNot enough information
Object at night · orange, irregular · 1 witness
CADORS 2021P1904: "round-ish, orange-ish blobby things, flickering underneath"
- Oct 19, 2021 18:00Bridal FallsPossibly explained
Object by day · grey, fireball · 2 witnesses
Photo: contrail looked like aircraft falling with smoke plume
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
2 groups of several shiny objects underneath cloud
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Slow-moving light flashed a few times and vanished
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 min
Bright, flickering light over mountains
Object at night · fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
CADORS 2021P1482: slow moving bright object split into 3 & disappeared
Object at night · black, boomerang · 1 witness · 4 sec
Dark silent object flew overhead, blocked out stars
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
2 bright orbs in sky, one above the other, went upwards, disappeared
- Aug 3, 2021 21:14CourtenayNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Light moving erratically, went below mountains.
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 6 sec
3 lights in triangle formation travelling rapidly
- Jul 20, 2021 12:15Powell RiverNot enough information
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness
Bright shining object stationary in sky, suddenly shot up & out of sight
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
Saw flash in sky, so shone spot light at it, responded?
Object by day · black · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
Dark ring UFO "with opacity turned way down" zipped across sky
- Jul 8, 2021 03:00Salmon ArmPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Lights crossing sky from diff directions, blinked out
Object by day · white, sphere · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Round ball moving in sky
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Light on Baker Mountain
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 180 min
Light over mountains. changing colours
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
CADORS: 2021P0909: unknown object off its wing, 1-2 meters long, also at 5000ft
- Jun 12, 2021Sukunka RiverNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 4 sec
Cluster of lights rose up from valley, headed into sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jun 7, 2021 03:45Prince George
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Jun 3, 2021 22:45DuncanPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, round · 1 witness
Object appeared in sky, crossed sky, 2nd did same thing
- May 22, 2021 23:22KitimatNot enough information
Object at night · yellow, round · 1 witness · 30 sec
Yellow pinpoint light became somewhat circular
- May 20, 2021 21:44Victoria
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
- May 16, 2021 23:59SparwoodExplained
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
Photo: cigar shaped object cruising across sky
- May 16, 2021 00:30Place not given
Object at night · irregular · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- May 15, 2021 22:45Place not givenExplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Long line of 30-40 lights in the sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Object at night · grey, cigar · 1 witness · 7 min
Very slow pass across the sky pf long cylindrical object with row of lights
- May 15, 2021 22:34Galiano BayPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 90 sec
Row of white lights moving across sky, Star link
- May 15, 2021 02:00Jordan RiverExplained
Object at night · purple, disc · 2 witnesses
Disc with lights on it [NB: Starlink]
Object at night · yellow, triangle · 1 witness · 3 sec
3 dim lights on assumed triangular object glide silently over house
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 3 sec
3 dim lights in triangular formation, assumed black object
Object at night · cigar · 1 sec
Photo: video of line of lights in sky [NB: Starlink]
- May 2021Quesnel
Object at night · irregular · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Several objects like stars going W-E in arc across sky
- Apr 13, 2021 21:45Pitt MeadowsPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
Light like satellite went "up, down, all around"
- Apr 13, 2021 18:57SecheltPossibly explained
Object at night · white · 1 witness · 5 min
Object in sky changed shape while flying W to ocean [NB: focusing effect on video]
- Apr 12, 2021 21:00QuesnelPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
50 starlike objects in W going SW? [NB: likely going E not SW]
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Weird light moving W then E
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 2 sec
Light traveled fast at "few thousand feet up," from ENE-WSW
- Mar 25, 2021 21:00LangfordNot enough information
Object at night · grey, disc · 1 witness · 5 min
Sphere surrounded by 6 lights, moved slowly across sky
- Mar 16, 2021 22:05PeachlandPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: video of fireball, came down, started fire
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
3 orbs merged into 1, then tried to "pose as a star"
Photo or video · yellow, disc · 2 witnesses
Photo: lens flare of sun in image
Object at night · white, rectangle · 2 witnesses · 12 sec
Object like "aircraft carrier" in sky, with 30 lights, floated over city
- Feb 29, 2021 18:00Taylor LakeExplained
Object by day · red, disc · 1 witness
Photo: lenticular clouds in sky at sunset
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
3 lights "like frosted balls" rose in W, headed E together
- Feb 13, 2021 18:00Okanagon LakePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Witnesses see flashing lights over lake, possible helicopter
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Object at night · black, triangle · 1 witness · 5 sec
Object with white lights on corners flew over city
- Feb 3, 2021 18:50SicamousPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Bright light in W fell downward
- Jan 23, 2021 22:40Pitt MeadowsPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 3 witnesses · 60 sec
Bright ball in NW passing over town, veered away, vanished
Object at night · green, cigar · 1 witness · 3 sec
Green light in sky made a sharp C turn
- Jan 7, 2021Postill Lake
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Jan 1, 2021 00:30ColwoodNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Light zipped away N
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness
Large dark object with red lines flew by car over trees in W
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Video: 3 objects in triangle formation moved across sky, rotating slightly
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
2 bright flashing lights in NE
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
"2 light spheres, size of volleyballs" over mountains
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Group of 8-10 lights went from SW to N, vanished
- Oct 12, 2020 16:08Pitt MeadowsPossibly explained
Object by day · 1 witness
Large drone seen at 2800ft
- Sep 23, 2020 04:26Place not givenPossibly explained
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Video: Ring camera image of string of lights moving all over image
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 60 sec
Object with "smaller circle inside the large one", flew quickly away
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 5 witnesses
Light going SW-NE, turned E?
- Sep 10, 2020 17:00Lake CowichanUnexplained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Object like "hang glider" became "like a falling blanket comprised of four petals", faded away
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
"Strange big orangish tinted light in the Northeast"
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Object with string of lights followed witnesses as they walked
Light at night · blue, point of light · 2 witnesses
Photo: light in sky?
- Sep 7, 2020 21:00Place not givenNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Flashes of light in sky, moved variously in sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 7, 2020 04:00Port AlberniNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Video: 1000 starlike lights in sky?
- Sep 5, 2020Horseshoe BayExplained
Photo or video · black, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: object found on photo [NB: bird]
Object by day · point of light · 2 sec
Object going W-E over city [NB: LOON balloon]
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
Video: light appeared, went out, reappeared in N, vanished
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness · 10 min
Photo: "square box with some kind of white circular field around it." [NB: LOON balloon]
Unusual event · 2 witnesses
Pilots reported TCAS alert but "no aircraft in the vicinity"
Light at night · cigar · 1 sec
Video: large silent cigar shaped object, with lights front and rear
Object at night · gold, disc · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Light appeared suddenly, vanished [NB: possible satellite]
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: stationary bright light in SE appeared, faded out
Object by day · point of light · 2 sec
Very sporadic flight, veered right, inverted, turned into tiny black dot, sailed off to the north
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
Red dot blinking in N?
- Aug 17, 2020 11:00ComoxUnexplained
Object by day · 1 witness
"a near miss with an unknown aircraft."
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Pulsing light went SSE-NW over mountains., flew like "weightless feather"
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Flashing light vanished, appeared as "3D box," then as if "going in to another dimension"
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Stationary light high in sky, slightly E, faded away
- Aug 14, 2020 23:30Port MoodyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Starlike light appeared above witnesses, moved upwards(?), vanished
- Aug 14, 2020 19:30SookeNot enough information
Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness
"silver shining flying disk. It was about 200 feet off the ground"
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Brief flashes in S sky
- Aug 8, 2020 22:00AldergrovePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Bright red light moving W-E
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
4 objects "flying around in circles" N of city, each with 3 white lights & 1 red
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 106 sec
Photo: object going W-E [NB: Starlink]
- August 2020 23:30SidneyPossibly explained
Object at night · silver, fireball · 1 witness
Object like "drop of mercury" going W-E over airport
- August 2020PrincetonPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
"like a police car hovering in mid-air"
- Jul 30, 2020 23:00HopeNot enough information
Light at night · oval · 2 sec
"large oval of lights trying to be transparent", moved behind mountains.
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
Moving star in S
- Jul 29, 2020 22:20SquamishNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: object like large star moved towards mountains.
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Bright light went from NW to SE over city, dimmed and disappeared
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 20 sec
Object flew over house toward E, pursued by military helicopter?
- Jul 23, 2020QuesnelNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 1 sec
Photo: round object in sky?
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
"three red lights in a triangle with intermittent green flash in the centre", sped across sky
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
"bright white object with flicking blue and green lights in a cigar shape"
Object by day · black · 2 witnesses
Large drone came close to aircraft at 4,500ft
- Jul 17, 2020 23:55Lone ButtePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 7 sec
"size of stars, far above us, cross entire skyline in fast jerky movements, stop, shoot off"
Object by day · white, oval · 1 witness
Video: "Tic Tac" flying between clouds
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
"Clearly moving around in different directions. Maybe a dozen or so of them all over the sky"
- Jul 14, 2020 13:23HaneyPossibly explained
Object by day · multicoloured, irregular · 2 witnesses
Irregularly-shaped drone at 1,700ft
- Jul 14, 2020 00:00LillooetNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
"Moving, then glowing, then dimming, and moving again, in a zig-zag pattern"
- Jul 14, 2020NelsonPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: bright light in N above mountains
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: light in sky
- Jul 5, 2020 18:43Pitt MeadowsPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
Dark drone seen at 2,300 ft., size of balloon
- Jun 28, 2020 13:15French CreekPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, sphere · 2 witnesses
4 objects like bright silver balloons flying in various directions overhead
- Jun 17, 2020 03:23SmithersPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Object flew SE-E
Seen on radar · 1 witness
Unknown aircraft with VFR code 1200 entered Vancouver control zone, no contact
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 15 sec
Bright light, shot vertically, turned 90 degrees, vanished
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: object in N going SSE; Lamoureaux
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Photo: stationary light blinking in S [NB: likely Spica or Antares]
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Photo: stationary light blinking in S [NB: likely Spica]
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Lights moving in same direction
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Photo: several objects moving in sky
- May 10, 2020Harrison Hot SpringsNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness
Transparent object with definite form flew by house at 300ft alt.
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: lens flare of setting sun; disputed by poster
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: several photos with lens flares
- Apr 27, 2020 22:35SecheltExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Flotilla of 34 lights going S-N
- Apr 22, 2020 04:33Saanichton VillagePossibly explained
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: RING camera video of odd string of lights [Probable water on spider web]
- Apr 22, 2020AshcroftExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: lines of lights in sky
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light "moving in weird ways" [NB: Venus]
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
While watching Starlink satellites, saw single light curving across their path back & forth
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 1 witness
Green/red object went E-W in blink of eye
- Apr 16, 2020 21:05100 Mile HouseExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Bright light stationary in NW [NB: Venus]
- Apr 12, 2020 05:15Cape ScottExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 6 min
Lighthouse keepers watched 22 starlike lights going SW-NE [Starlink]
Object at night · orange · 1 witness
Stationary object suddenly took off to SE
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
"bright object in the western sky" [NB: Venus]
- Apr 7, 2020 22:00AldergroveExplained
Photo or video · blue, oval · 1 witness
Photo: object found on photo, near Moon [NB: lens flare]
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
Video: 3 lights in triangle formation
- April 2020SquamishNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: stationary lights in sky
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
4 starlike lights going in same direction, 5th followed later, but higher, brighter
- Mar 24, 2020 21:15RiondelPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
Bright light like Venus crossing sky, stopped, vanished
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
7-8 starlike objects falling in arc to merge in one spot, disappeared
- Mar 18, 2020 05:00NelsonExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
24 lights moving W-E
- Mar 17, 2020 01:00NelsonPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Hovering starlike object
- Mar 16, 2020 23:30Cultus LakePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
50 lights all going one by one across sky
- Mar 15, 2020 22:00Alert BayPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
12-15 lights in a line
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
4 lights moving in straight line towards E
- Mar 15, 2020 20:50ArmstrongExplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
String of 50+ lights crossing sky
- Mar 14, 2020 22:40Qualicum BeachUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 witness · 15 sec
Transparent triangle with smaller triangles inside flew overhead slowly
- Mar 14, 2020 22:40Qualicum BeachUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Huge object with several smaller triangles inside, flew slowly over witness
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
Stationary light in W, smaller underneath
- Mar 6, 2020Mill BayExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
8-10 satellite like lights going E
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
10 starlike lights going from W-NE in a row
Unusual event · 1 witness
TCAS alert but no objects on radar
- Feb 19, 2020 05:30100 Mile HouseExplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
12 lights in a row going ESE
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Several starlike lights going E in a row
Object by day · 1 witness · 4 min
5 UFOs with lights flew in "disorganized group" over mountains
- Jan 21, 2020 00:14Alexis CreekNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
"lights and things in the sky moving flying at an erratic rate"
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
Photo: objects like flames rotating?
- Jan 12, 2020 11:55UclueletExplained
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: object found on photo [NB: bird or insect]
- Dec 29, 2019 18:00VanderhoofExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
10-20 lights in line heading W [NB: Starlink]
- Dec 25, 2019 23:15Lake CowichanPossibly explained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses
3 objects, white with red & yellow surrounding, didn't show up on camera after photos taken
Light at night · 2 witnesses
Crew saw "2 dozen evenly spaced bright objects in a line" above aircraft, NORAD advised
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 45 min
Stationary light finally began to move slowly across bay
- Dec 3, 2019 19:30Dawson CreekExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Row of 30-40 lights in sky (likely Starlink satellites)
- Nov 28, 2019 16:56TsawwassenUnexplained
Unusual event · 2 witnesses
TCAS advisory while descending through 6700 ft, but "no observed traffic on radar"
- Nov 28, 2019 00:00SecheltPossibly explained
Abduction claim · point of light · 1 witness · 180 min
Photo: stationary light in sky seen for 4+ hours; later, "magnetic speck" on witnesses' ear
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: photo shows a streak of light due to camera movement
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Orange light seen in sky (possible gas flare or balloon)
No report matches.
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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.
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