Canada sightings / British Columbia / Burnaby
UFO sightings in Burnaby, British Columbia
145 UFO reports from Burnaby since 1990. The busiest year was 2006, with 11. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 13 were never explained.
- 145 reports
- 13 unexplained
- 1990 first report
- 2023 latest
How the reports were rated
- 9% unexplained
- 49% possibly explained
- 38% not enough information
- 4% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Dec 30, 2010 21:43BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night
Same witness as 2143hrs. 50+ lights. Some landing, dropping balls of light
- Dec 30, 2010 20:50BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · green · 1 witness
First saw 15 lights size of football field, 20 feet above highrise. laser beams
- Apr 2, 1995BurnabyUnexplained
Object by day · black, triangle · 1 witness · 10 min
3 triangles stacked vertically below clouds, moved up slowly into clouds
- Jun 23, 2003 01:30BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Bright light shining into tent, suddenly rose into trees, vanished
- Mar 7, 2000 23:00BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · purple, ball · 2 witnesses · 3 min
Observed ball (est. 5 feet in diameter) drift slowly along. Accompanied by wind???
- Jul 5, 1996 00:30BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Witnesses observed light do 90 degree turn, hover, etc. Witnesses very
Every report from Burnaby
- Jul 18, 2023 01:46BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Photo: 3 hovering lights "formed together and just zipped off to another planet
- Aug 17, 2020 20:20BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
Red dot blinking in N?
- Aug 14, 2020 23:45BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Stationary light high in sky, slightly E, faded away
- Jul 28, 2020 22:15BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Bright light went from NW to SE over city, dimmed and disappeared
- Jul 18, 2020 13:20BurnabyExplained
Object by day · black · 2 witnesses
Large drone came close to aircraft at 4,500ft
- Mar 8, 2020BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
Stationary light in W, smaller underneath
- Jul 1, 2019 10:40BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · red · 2 witnesses
Red flashing drone at 11000 ft; police notified
- Sep 29, 2018 18:45BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · 1 witness
Object flew in, hovered, then left the same way.
- Sep 29, 2018 18:45BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · 1 witness · 11 min
Object Came from W, hovered then fly back W. No Noise
- Jul 30, 2017 19:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 40 min
Stationary object in sky, started moving slowly S
- Jun 25, 2017 18:00BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · disc · 3 witnesses · 30 min
Object high in sky, fluttering? binocs showed it disclike
- Sep 18, 2016 17:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
Bright light, dimming and brightening at random intervals, flashing very bright 4
- Mar 17, 2016 00:10BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 60 min
Bright light 25 floors up, nothing in that area during daytime that would be the
- Feb 5, 2016 21:50BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness · 3 sec
Blue crown-shaped light with white lines of light amongst the blue
- Oct 4, 2015 06:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Bright light in sky for 15 minutes
- Jun 7, 2015 22:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Many moving star like lights moving across sky
- Jun 6, 2015 22:00BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Triangular object with white light in the middle moving across sky
- May 21, 2015 22:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · irregular
Lightning seen inside small cloud
- Jan 23, 2014 07:10BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · 15 sec
5 V shaped lights in sky with one blinking light
- Aug 4, 2013 16:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Round object w "appendage" with white light nearby, moved slowly
- Aug 4, 2013BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Lights like "star in bright sunshine" floated E
- Jul 23, 2013 20:43BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Object like "stationary helicopter" faded and vanished, flew away?
- May 16, 2013 20:54BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, irregular · 1 witness · 20 sec
Bars of elongated lights in sky
- Jan 3, 2013 00:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 1 sec
White light with long tail dropping from the sky
- Oct 20, 2012 10:08BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, oval · 1 witness · 15 sec
Object heading S-N, very high, no wings
- Oct 4, 2012 11:50BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · white, oval · 1 witness · 2 sec
Distant object seen high up in sky
- Sep 23, 2012BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 3 witnesses
Bright light over lake, moved quickly away, disappeared
- Sep 17, 2012 21:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · cigar · 2 sec
Oblong light appeared in SW, going E-W, blinked out
- Sep 7, 2012 01:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Object descended behind trees, later shot up and away
- Jul 18, 2012 23:15BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Light moved overhead
- Jul 1, 2012 23:40BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
3 lights 1x1 rose & went W
- Sep 20, 2011 22:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Object with bright flashing lights flying in sky, unlike plane (?)
- Aug 23, 2011 22:10BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Ball of light traveling W-E towards mountains., no sound
- Jul 11, 2011 19:00BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
"black spot" in S sky, "minimal movement"
- Apr 22, 2011 22:00BurnabyUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 3 witnesses · 2 sec
Massive flash in sky, triangle appeared and took off
- Apr 2, 2011 02:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Loud helicopter noise heard, then object seen flying in circle
- Dec 30, 2010 21:43BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night
Same witness as 2143hrs. 50+ lights. Some landing, dropping balls of light
- Dec 30, 2010 20:50BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · green · 1 witness
First saw 15 lights size of football field, 20 feet above highrise. laser beams
- Nov 2, 2010 06:15BurnabyUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Large object moving at high rate of speed over the witness
- Oct 1, 2010 22:23BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · green, sphere · 3 witnesses · 15 min
Column of cloud "bubbling" up into cloud?
- Jul 24, 2010 14:10BurnabyUnexplained
Object by day · silver, irregular · 1 witness · 20 min
Top-shaped, spinning object approached from SW, vanished
- Jul 14, 2010 21:23BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
"streak" in sky moved slowly in sky; photos
- May 11, 2010 19:15BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · disc · 1 sec
Brightly lit circle moving fast in sky
- Oct 28, 2008 07:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 8 min
2 starlike objects near. horizon, moved in zig-zag pattern
- Oct 4, 2008 15:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
20-30 objects Like "UFO fleet" moving in sky; video
- Apr 15, 2008 14:10BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, irregular · 1 witness
Odd object moving against wind
- Mar 4, 2008 07:15BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · 1 witness
Fast object reflecting rising Sun
- Jan 25, 2008BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 180 min
Stationary pulsing light, shot out another?
- Nov 17, 2007 23:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · fireball · 1 witness · 4 sec
Glowing orb descended at angle behind trees
- Aug 22, 2007 14:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Object high in sky, changing shape
- Jul 15, 2007 04:00BurnabyNot enough information
2 witnesses
Odd hairy creature seen, gibbering sounds heard
- Jan 30, 2007 20:00BurnabyExplained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Starlike object stationary in SW
- Sep 26, 2006Burnaby
Object by day · 5 witnesses · 1 sec
- Aug 26, 2006 22:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · white · 1 witness
Slow moving lights near top of mountain
- Aug 14, 2006 22:29BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, triangle · 3 witnesses · 41 min
Pulsing red, blue, white and green light. Stationary like star for more than 30 minutes, then moved away and disappeared. Another s
- Aug 12, 2006 23:20BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · triangle · 3 witnesses · 40 min
TV lost power, observed triangle hovering in distance.
- Jun 29, 2006 23:50BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · gold
Two lights seen. Bright
- Jun 25, 2006 23:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, cylinder · 20 min
Hovering, flashing green, red and white
- Jun 22, 2006 01:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night
Red lights seen circling four hours
- Jun 21, 2006 01:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night
Red lights seen circling four hours
- Jun 12, 2006 01:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · 2 witnesses
Red lights seen circling four hours
- May 8, 2006 22:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Approx 10 lights, moving very fast across sky.
- Apr 28, 2006 01:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · 2 witnesses
Several large balls of light that were travelling in formation, but then split off
- Sep 3, 2005 21:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
2 lights moving in sky, one expanded to glowing orb, flew away
- Aug 21, 2005 20:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
2 lights moving oddly in sky
- Aug 20, 2005 21:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
2 fast-flying lights moved "snake-like", criss-crossed, then apart
- Aug 9, 2005 02:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · green, triangle · 3 witnesses
Slow-moving light heading for airport
- Apr 18, 2005 20:04BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · black, point of light · 1 witness
Various unusual objects visible in webcam views of scenes
- Mar 12, 2005 14:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, oval · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Shiny object in E, stationary, changed colour, disappeared
- Feb 14, 2005 18:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, oval · 1 witness · 1 sec
2 starlike lights over mountains.; one took off E at high speed
- Dec 22, 2004 16:39BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
6 rods captured on KatKam
- Nov 2, 2004 17:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 12 sec
10 tiny blinking lights moving in "abnormal fashion"
- May 2004BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Unusual contrail see intermittently between clouds
- Apr 8, 2004BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 1 sec
Brilliant object with flaming tail going S-N
- Jan 30, 2004 18:20BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · orange, triangle · 1 witness
Arrow-shaped object with lights seen in E over city
- Sep 28, 2003 20:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Light in sky moving W-E, wobbling, varying speed
- Jun 23, 2003 01:30BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Bright light shining into tent, suddenly rose into trees, vanished
- May 10, 2003 21:50BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness
Brilliant glow descending, fading & shrinking
- Feb 25, 2003 18:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · silver, cigar · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Cylinder cruising across sky at 20,000 ft (?)
- Jan 18, 2003 21:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · green, fireball · 3 witnesses
Comet-like object in SE, burned off on horizon
- Dec 1, 2001 00:00BurnabyNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 1 witness · 2 min
Egg-shaped object flew overhead, flashed light & disappeared
- Nov 17, 2001 20:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Foo fighter' following 20' behind aircraft
- Nov 16, 2001 16:45BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness
Light with flicker' shot towards ground, went out
- Aug 28, 2001 18:00BurnabyUnexplained
Object by day · black, disc · 3 witnesses · 45 min
Mexican hat" stationary in SSW
- Aug 18, 2001 20:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 30 min
Stationary object moved slowly towards ground
- Aug 14, 2001 20:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 30 min
Stationary object moved slowly towards ground
- Apr 20, 2001 22:15BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Red orb" moving S-N, slowly then became a "blurred streak"
- Feb 18, 2001 19:05BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Light moving E, entered cloud & disappeared
- Feb 6, 2001 09:15BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · silver, cigar · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Capsule-shaped object hung motionless high in sky
- Jan 27, 2001 21:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 3 witnesses · 40 min
Pulsating light circling Vancouver [aircraft]
- Nov 2, 2000 23:20Burnaby
Close encounter, traces left · 3 min
- Oct 3, 2000 20:45BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · 1 witness · 40 min
"bar of flashing lights" size of penny at arm's length. Stationary. Slowly dimmed out over 40 minutes.
- Aug 10, 2000 23:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · 1 witness · 60 sec
From bedroom window witness observed bright flashing light at low altitude (Below treetops). No sound.
- August 2000 01:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Observed what the witness initially thought was a satellite, but saw the light make an immediate 90 degree turn.
- Jun 12, 2000 22:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · white, ball · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Saw bright ball of white light travelling along the treetops near them. Accompanied by loud "unearthly electrical sound."
- Mar 29, 2000 21:15BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · round · 3 witnesses
Observed "moon" with 10 lights around its perimeter. Noise like train.
- Mar 7, 2000 23:00BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · purple, ball · 2 witnesses · 3 min
Observed ball (est. 5 feet in diameter) drift slowly along. Accompanied by wind???
- Jan 17, 2000 23:15Burnaby
Object at night · 20 min
- Oct 17, 1999 13:30BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · silver · 2 witnesses
Crystalline object near jet; 'morphed' into sphere
- Oct 16, 1999 04:25BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Light paced truck; ejected other objects; power failure in area
- Aug 25, 1999 22:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, triangle · 1 witness · 60 sec
3 lights moving W; no sound
- Jul 15, 1999 01:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Lights "projected on drapes"; police car outside?
- Jul 13, 1999BurnabyExplained
Object at night · white, round · 1 witness
Spots of light making circles on clouds; spotlights
- Jul 12, 1999 17:00BurnabyExplained
Object at night · white, round · 1 witness · 300 min
Spots of light making circles on clouds; spotlights
- Jul 3, 1999 20:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Bright stationary light in SE; dimmed & vanished
- May 10, 1999 22:43BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · multicoloured, cigar · 2 witnesses · 6 min
Long "massive" object moved slowly; y,r,b lights; back in 20 mins
- Feb 19, 1999 23:00BurnabyExplained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness · 1 sec
Bright flash in overcast NE sky; ball of light seen briefly
- Oct 21, 1998 07:30BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · 10 min
BCTV staff and others observed "thin bright light" off in the distance near the horizon
- Sep 5, 1998 20:50BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Light appeared to come towards them then resume original spot in sky. Size varied from pencil eraser to match head at arms length.
- Nov 12, 1997 15:12BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 30 sec
Slow-moving cylinder; no tail, wings or lights; vanished
- Sep 30, 1997 20:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright "scintillanting" lights; flashing in rhythm; moderate speed (?)
- Sep 21, 1997 12:24BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 7 sec
Cylinder moving in clear sky disappeared completely while being watched
- Aug 2, 1997 22:15BurnabyExplained
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
Identified as blimp advertising FIDO cellular
- Jul 18, 1997 22:00BurnabyUnexplained
Object at night · red, disc · 1 witness · 30 sec
Pulsating object; through monocular looked like "small sun"; turned white, faded
- Jun 10, 1997 04:00BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · green · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Green object moved downward; white flashes from bottom; cats howled
- May 1997 02:30BurnabyNot enough information
Abduction claim · blue · 1 witness
Blue light on man and his dog, after the light left they were very thirsty
- Apr 15, 1997 13:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · red · 1 witness
First thought was balloon, but object moved against wind; "wobbled about"
- Mar 10, 1997 15:05BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · brown, cigar · 1 witness · 30 sec
Cylindrical object in flight "jumped" then continued on; seen from train
- Mar 2, 1997BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · orange · 1 witness · 60 min
Bright pulsating glow seen above apartment block; "fire in the sky"
- Jan 31, 1997 17:15BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · 2 witnesses · 75 min
Light back at 18:40 to 22:30 reported to radio station(Feb.1) where they had
- Dec 1, 1996 21:30Burnaby
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
- Nov 24, 1996 21:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Very bright stationary light, estimated altitude, 75-100 feet, estimated distance-
- Jul 5, 1996 00:30BurnabyUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Witnesses observed light do 90 degree turn, hover, etc. Witnesses very
- Mar 23, 1996BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · 1 witness · 15 sec
Witness observed three lights moving at high rate of speed.
- Feb 11, 1996BurnabyPossibly explained
Object by day · black, sphere · 1 witness · 30 min
Object hovered; slowly changed altitude; released "missile"; slowly moved out
- Jan 9, 1996 20:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · 1 witness · 30 min
Strange stationary light; witness left, later saw flash that seemed to come from
- Jan 9, 1996 20:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Object at night · disc · 1 sec
Siscs seen near where flash occured earlier; TV news:3 yachts burning; police
- Sep 23, 1995 20:45BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · 10 witnesses
Flashing thing-a-ma-jiggy going round and round"; round with ring of lights in SW
- Sep 1, 1995 22:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · white, ball · 2 witnesses
Smokey-white ball, going E-W
- Aug 21, 1995BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Staionary, then "shot straight up" and "went away, looking like military plane"
- Apr 2, 1995BurnabyUnexplained
Object by day · black, triangle · 1 witness · 10 min
3 triangles stacked vertically below clouds, moved up slowly into clouds
- Mar 2, 1995BurnabyNot enough information
Close encounter · black, triangle · 1 witness · 20 min
Photo taken of black triangles, one of which stayed near witness
- Jan 1, 1995 07:45BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · round · 1 witness · 15 min
Round dark object approached; birds in trees "acted up"; reversed&receded
- Sep 22, 1993 05:56BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · 3 witnesses
- Nov 23, 1992 23:20BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · cigar · 1 witness · 5 min
Torpedo-shaped object
- Oct 21, 1992 02:50BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · 120 witnesses
3 small objects one large
- Mar 3, 1991 03:00BurnabyNot enough information
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Possible "abduction" connected with power outages?
- Oct 12, 1990 09:30BurnabyUnexplained
Object by day · irregular · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Odd sound, animals acted up, sharply defined cloud
- Sep 10, 1990 23:00BurnabyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, disc · 4 witnesses · 4 min
Revolving ring of 10 lights
- Aug 19, 1990 03:00BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · white · 1 witness · 15 min
White and orange light seen
- Jun 28, 1990 14:00BurnabyNot enough information
Object by day · sphere · 1 witness · 3 min
Object like "ball bearing"
- Apr 19, 1990 21:30BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · red, irregular · 15 sec
Moving glow
- Apr 18, 1990 19:35BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · orange · 1 witness · 60 sec
UFO seen?
- Apr 17, 1990 21:50BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · white · 1 witness · 60 sec
UFO seen?
- Feb 8, 1990 22:15BurnabyNot enough information
Light at night · yellow · 2 witnesses · 5 min
UFO seen?
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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.