Canada sightings / British Columbia / Abbotsford
UFO sightings in Abbotsford, British Columbia
75 UFO reports from Abbotsford since 1995. The busiest year was 2014, with 8. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 10 were never explained.
- 75 reports
- 10 unexplained
- 1995 first report
- 2021 latest
How the reports were rated
- 13% unexplained
- 44% possibly explained
- 40% not enough information
- 3% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Jan 15, 1997 08:05AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
Two wispy clouds with black bar protruding; moved erratically
- Jan 14, 1997 08:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object by day · pink · 1 witness · 100 min
Line broke into shape of coffee bean, 2 others saw pink line in sky
- Dec 12, 2020 22:27AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness
Large dark object with red lines flew by car over trees in W
- Aug 8, 2013 21:15AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object at night · silver, irregular · 3 witnesses
Pinwheel-shaped object towing a smaller object, very high, SW to NE
- Jun 30, 2013 03:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
White light changed size hovered, shooting red particles from north half, white
- Dec 31, 2010 23:20AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 1 witness · 3 min
Large object with 30 lights
Every report from Abbotsford
- Oct 30, 2021 20:30AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, cigar · 2 witnesses · 2 min
3 lights close together moved across sky ENE-WSW
- Dec 12, 2020 22:27AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness
Large dark object with red lines flew by car over trees in W
- Dec 1, 2020 19:10AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Video: 3 objects in triangle formation moved across sky, rotating slightly
- Aug 8, 2020 22:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
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
- Jul 8, 2020AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: light in sky
- Apr 20, 2020 00:45AbbotsfordExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light "moving in weird ways" [NB: Venus]
- Feb 19, 2020 15:19AbbotsfordUnexplained
Unusual event · 1 witness
TCAS alert but no objects on radar
- Mar 17, 2018 12:15AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 min
CIRVIS report of bright object going S-N, then N-S, estimated 20,000 ft.
- Mar 15, 2018 20:40AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Close encounter · black, irregular · 2 witnesses
UFO hovered above power lines with green and red lights and stripes
- 2018AbbotsfordNot enough information
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Alien visited witness in home
- Dec 6, 2016 07:50AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · cigar · 1 sec
Photos of 2 object moving high in SE [aircraft]
- May 7, 2016 22:15AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 60 min
Light moving in various patterns and directions in the sky
- Mar 6, 2016 20:45AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, rectangle · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
Red, white and blue lights in a large rectangular formation (20mx20m) moving
- Feb 22, 2016AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · yellow, cigar · 2 witnesses
4 groups of multi-coloured lights flashing and moving around a yellow cigar-
- Sep 9, 2015AbbotsfordPossibly explained
point of light · 1 sec
Bright light moving quickly across sky
- Aug 31, 2015 22:53AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · sphere · 1 sec
- Feb 17, 2015 21:00AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 15 sec
Orange light seen in sky
- Dec 13, 2014 19:30AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · cigar · 2 sec
Cigar shaped object with a glow in sky
- Oct 2, 2014 21:30AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Orange ball shaped object in sky
- Sep 13, 2014 00:01AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 15 sec
White ps that fell fast in an arc and was gone
- Sep 12, 2014 00:01AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Large white ps in sky
- May 31, 2014 05:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
Blue light in sky seemed to zig zag
- May 2, 2014 03:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 1 sec
2 meteors seen
- Mar 22, 2014 01:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
White donut shaped object flashed in sky and disappeared
- 2014AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · multicoloured, sphere · 1 witness
Light in sky appeared to be multi colored and zig zagging
- Dec 15, 2013AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Object passed over building, heading E
- Nov 3, 2013 18:10AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Slow-moving light in S sky
- Aug 8, 2013 21:15AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object at night · silver, irregular · 3 witnesses
Pinwheel-shaped object towing a smaller object, very high, SW to NE
- Jun 30, 2013 03:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
White light changed size hovered, shooting red particles from north half, white
- Jun 15, 2013 09:15AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · sphere · 1 sec
Large sphere hovering for one minute then moved diagonal upward direction
- Feb 15, 2013 14:18AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · disc · 2 sec
Flash from outside lit up inside of home
- Feb 10, 2013 08:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · black · 1 witness
3 large crescent shaped objects flying a moderate speed
- Jan 11, 2013 06:20AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · yellow, fireball · 1 witness
Yellow fireball with long green tail falling out of sky
- Oct 27, 2012 23:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · purple, cigar · 1 witness · 30 sec
Stationary cylindrical lights low in sky
- Aug 17, 2012 22:05AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Low, fast-moving light going E
- Aug 17, 2012 21:50AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
"airplane" with 2 steady lights on wings
- May 2, 2012 22:38AbbotsfordNot enough information
Close encounter · irregular · 2 sec
Bright lit up blob flew in front of car at close range
- Feb 26, 2012 06:15AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Complex set of lights rotating, flashing
- Dec 28, 2011 21:10AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Bright light with smaller around it (?) shot into sky
- Nov 7, 2011 01:30AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · black, disc · 2 witnesses
Object with no lights flying low over city
- Oct 31, 2011 22:33AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
Ball of light moving slowly, dropped little light
- Aug 6, 2011 00:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 12 witnesses · 3 min
10 lights in candy cane formation, moving oddly
- Apr 22, 2011 22:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 1 witness · 5 sec
Object like "distended triangle" went W-E across sky
- Feb 28, 2011AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 6 witnesses
Dot moving high in sky; zig-zag, wavy trajectory
- Feb 21, 2011 21:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Starlike object in W, vanished
- Jan 2, 2011 20:30AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
Bright ball went N-S slowly
- Dec 31, 2010 23:20AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 1 witness · 3 min
Large object with 30 lights
- Oct 16, 2010 07:31AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · 1 sec
V-shaped object like "airplane with contrail segments"
- Oct 6, 2010 00:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 180 min
Slow-moving lights in sky
- Jul 16, 2010 01:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Starlike object stationary in sky
- May 9, 2010AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Objects found on photo
- Jan 18, 2010 19:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Light like satellite high in sky, in W
- Jun 28, 2008 16:15AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object by day · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Object seen in N, video & photos
- Apr 12, 2008 21:45AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Odd light hovering near mountains.
- Mar 6, 2007 11:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
L-shaped contrail seen in sky, dissipating
- Oct 12, 2006 07:30Abbotsford
Object by day · grey, light · 2 witnesses
- May 10, 2006 23:02AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · round · 1 witness · 60 sec
Moved fast across sky.
- Apr 16, 2006 20:00AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · green
Saw green flare-like object with shallow downward trajectory. Witness thought it was travelling too fast to be a flare though
- Jun 30, 2005 00:45AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · round · 1 witness · 60 sec
Object like "margarine container" with "tin foil around it", flying E-W
- Mar 12, 2005 20:20AbbotsfordExplained
Light at night · fireball · 1 sec
Bright bolide going SW-W
- Aug 21, 2004 04:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Stationary object in sky, other lights near it
- Jun 3, 2004 01:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
Starlike object slowly pulsed, flew across sky SW-NW
- Sep 27, 2000 21:00AbbotsfordPossibly explained
Light at night · red · 1 witness · 12 sec
Observed stationary pulsating light, no sound.
- Sep 27, 2000AbbotsfordNot enough information
Light at night · white · 2 witnesses
Over a period of several hours, observed light in sky that seemed to swiftly move around sky.
- Nov 7, 1998 01:00AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Seen in southern sky, flashing lights like it was utilizing Morse code.
- Oct 22, 1998 18:45AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object by day · orange, saucer · 1 witness · 60 sec
Observed a glowing object in distance which eventually appeard to be shaped like a saucer.
- Oct 21, 1998 02:30AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured · 1 witness · 60 min
Watched object flashing green, red, blue and yellow lights. Slowly moved eastward out of sight.
- May 19, 1997 22:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Light at night · white · 5 witnesses · 60 min
Lights moved in and out of clouds, in morning clocks stopped and 1 person
- Jan 18, 1997AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
More "black bars" seen
- Jan 15, 1997 08:05AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
Two wispy clouds with black bar protruding; moved erratically
- Jan 14, 1997 08:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object by day · pink · 1 witness · 100 min
Line broke into shape of coffee bean, 2 others saw pink line in sky
- Jan 13, 1997 10:00AbbotsfordUnexplained
Object by day · black · 1 witness · 5 min
Bar came out from cloud, second bar appeared, 2 others saw
- May 3, 1995AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 2 sec
While relaxing in a hot tub, witnesses watched a triangular object move in the sk
- Apr 25, 1995AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 3 sec
While relaxing in a hot tub, 3 witnesses saw a triangular object moving across sk
- Apr 24, 1995AbbotsfordNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 2 sec
While relaxing in a hot tub, 2 witnesses saw a triangular object move across sky"
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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.