Canada sightings / British Columbia / Kelowna
UFO sightings in Kelowna, British Columbia
137 UFO reports from Kelowna since 1991. The busiest year was 2010, with 17. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 19 were never explained.
- 137 reports
- 19 unexplained
- 1991 first report
- 2021 latest
How the reports were rated
- 14% unexplained
- 50% possibly explained
- 32% not enough information
- 4% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Jul 2, 2007 23:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · 1 witness
Light seen, boom heard, light seen again
- Feb 10, 2014 17:45KelownaUnexplained
Object by day · multicoloured, sphere · 2 witnesses
Huge round object with white light from underside hovering, rotating with multi colored light, moved side to side then disappeared at hi
- Jun 3, 2014 21:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 3 witnesses · 2 min
Bright light with a tail in a funnel shape
- May 2014KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · disc · 1 sec
5 large circular white/yellow lights, hovered and burned hole in cloud?
- Dec 2, 2013 21:45KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · silver, point of light · 1 witness
Large metallic red/white object in sky hovering then disappearing
- Jan 28, 2008 19:30KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · red, diamond · 2 witnesses
Object with lights, hovering over road, moved slowly away
Every report from Kelowna
- Jul 5, 2021 17:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Round ball moving in sky
- May 2020KelownaExplained
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: several photos with lens flares
- Apr 2, 2020KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
Video: 3 lights in triangle formation
- Apr 14, 2019 08:25KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 2 sec
"possible drone/balloon 200 feet below" aircraft on final descent
- Apr 26, 2017 16:40KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness
Shiny object over mountains., vanished
- May 7, 2016 01:10KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · 3 sec
Fluorescent, boomerang-shaped object slowly moving across the sky
- Mar 12, 2016KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Crescent-shaped object remaining stationary in the sky
- Aug 12, 2015 20:40KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Orange light in distance flew across lake
- May 19, 2015KelownaNot enough information
cigar · 1 sec
Cigar shaped object that looked like it had water around it
- May 2015 22:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
Orange ball of light then ascended at a sharp angle (photo)
- Dec 30, 2014 01:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
Multii colored lights moving across sky, some are stationary
- Nov 14, 2014 00:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Cluster of flashing lights in sky
- Jun 21, 2014 22:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · orange, sphere · 5 witnesses
Large orange ball of light in sky, behind it was a star like light moving
- Jun 3, 2014 21:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 3 witnesses · 2 min
Bright light with a tail in a funnel shape
- May 2014KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · disc · 1 sec
5 large circular white/yellow lights, hovered and burned hole in cloud?
- Apr 28, 2014 15:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, disc · 1 witness
White disc making a jet like noise, shows up in photo
- Apr 2, 2014 02:30KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
2 stars white lights, red lights in the middle
- Mar 31, 2014 01:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
Large bright amber colored light like a twinkling star went slowly across sky
- Feb 13, 2014 06:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Large white orb hovering surrounded with bright lights around circumference, a smaller orb appeared beside the big one which attache
- Feb 13, 2014 05:30KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · disc · 2 witnesses · 90 min
Huge circular disc surrounded by white mini lights
- Feb 13, 2014 05:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · oval · 1 sec
Large oval red object in sky bright like a star didnt move
- Feb 10, 2014 17:45KelownaUnexplained
Object by day · multicoloured, sphere · 2 witnesses
Huge round object with white light from underside hovering, rotating with multi colored light, moved side to side then disappeared at hi
- Dec 2, 2013 21:45KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · silver, point of light · 1 witness
Large metallic red/white object in sky hovering then disappearing
- Aug 4, 2013KelownaPossibly explained
Photo or video · silver, sphere · 1 witness
Object with vapour trail, 2 black orbs on side
- Jun 29, 2013 23:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light looking like a meteorite followed by explosion
- May 28, 2013KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · white · 3 witnesses
3 V shaped lights hovering in sky, changing positions, disappearing
- May 7, 2013KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · grey, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
3 grey lights moving fast across sky
- Apr 25, 2013KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · white · 3 witnesses · 30 min
3 V shaped white lights that hoverd, changed color and positions
- Apr 14, 2013KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 3 witnesses
Bright object with5 lights on top and flashing multi colored on bottom
- Mar 1, 2013 16:45KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Bright white light in sky
- Oct 7, 2012 01:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 15 min
Blinking starlike lights in sky, moving around
- Sep 29, 2012 05:00KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · cigar · 1 sec
Rod-shaped light with other lights around it
- Apr 23, 2012KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Light appeared, traveled through sky
- Apr 22, 2012 21:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 30 min
Pulsating light faded, came back, in W
- Apr 15, 2012 22:15KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary light near airport, started moving, changing speed
- Mar 13, 2012KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
2 bright lights in W
- Mar 11, 2012 20:30KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
2 lights that would "point outward"
- Feb 26, 2012 22:00KelownaNot enough information
Close encounter · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Bright just above trees, faded
- February 2012KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · silver, irregular · 6 witnesses
Crescent-shaped object with smoke trail, going fast N-S
- Jan 22, 2012KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · black, irregular · 3 witnesses · 15 min
Object like 2 black balloons tethered together, high in sky
- Jan 3, 2012 20:28KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
3 globes flying in triangle formation, disappeared
- Oct 20, 2011 20:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Large object came from SE, going NE, "re-cloaked"
- Oct 20, 2011 19:40KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
4 diff. objs.moving in diff. locations in sky
- Oct 20, 2011 16:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, irregular · 1 witness
Birds formed figure 8; UFO appeared in midst; "portal"
- Sep 23, 2011 13:05KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · disc · 1 sec
Dark object seen when photo enlarged
- Apr 29, 2011 21:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Small light seen moving perpendicular to ISS
- Dec 25, 2010 20:00KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · red · 3 witnesses
Red and white flashing lights. No noise. One hovered temporarily
- Dec 25, 2010 19:55KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · red · 3 witnesses
15+ objects seen at high altitude.
- Nov 21, 2010 00:10KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 3 witnesses
Ball of fire rose up, vanished; other light?
- Nov 9, 2010KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Several specks of light over mountains. moving, then split in 2
- Oct 6, 2010 19:30KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Stationary bright light in E
- Oct 1, 2010 21:25KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
"comet came down" at steep angle
- Sep 20, 2010 09:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · red, disc · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Hovering disk moved b&f, disappeared
- Sep 14, 2010 20:10KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · fireball · 1 sec
Object like "comet" falling from sky
- Sep 5, 2010 23:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 10 sec
"massive" light moved slowly across sky, vanished
- Sep 3, 2010 20:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Bright light flew overhead, faded
- Sep 3, 2010KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
2 lights "pouring out of the Big Dipper"
- Jul 7, 2010 22:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Steady bright light moving W-SE above mountains.
- Jul 3, 2010 22:10KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Light going W-E, followed by dimmer one
- Jun 28, 2010KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · black, sphere · 1 witness · 2 min
Video: black object moving slowly in sky
- Jun 10, 2010 23:15KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Bright light moving across sky, vanished suddenly
- June 2010 21:00KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Light moved back & forth across path of ISS overhead
- May 13, 2010 22:20KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Intense explosion of light, then small starlike object moved in sky, vanished
- May 21, 2009 02:21KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · black, irregular · 1 witness
Large black object in sky with 10 lights underneath it
- Nov 13, 2008 03:28KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Starlike object over hills in W, jerky movement
- Oct 31, 2008 20:45KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · yellow, round · 5 witnesses · 10 min
Several slow-moving objects In sky
- Aug 1, 2008 20:25KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · white · 3 witnesses
Bright glowing object hovered, then flew off NW
- Jul 28, 2008 03:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, irregular · 2 witnesses
Large flamelike cloud grew in N
- July 2008 12:00KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · grey, oval · 1 witness
Almond-shaped "cloud" hanging in sky
- Jun 15, 2008 23:00KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 5 sec
Round, flashing balls of light rising over mountains.
- Jun 14, 2008 02:30KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · green, fireball · 1 witness
Object in SW, crossing sky W-E, vanished
- May 2, 2008 17:30KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · point of light · 1 witness · 30 min
Statonary bright light in N, very high?
- Mar 7, 2008 00:00KelownaNot enough information
Close encounter, traces left · silver, disc · 1 witness
Object seen above bldg; witness' memory lapse
- Feb 23, 2008 22:15KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
Stationary object approached by flashing lights
- Feb 18, 2008 22:15KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · blue, oval · 1 witness
Almond-shaped object like low star, humming heard
- Feb 1, 2008KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 40 min
Starlike objects near. Big Dipper, moving arratically
- Feb 1, 2008KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Starlike objects Moving in Big Dipper
- Feb 1, 2008KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Starlike objects Moving in sky, seen thru telescope
- February 2008 23:30KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 2 sec
Weird object like ball with dash, zoomed away silently
- Jan 28, 2008 19:30KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · red, diamond · 2 witnesses
Object with lights, hovering over road, moved slowly away
- Nov 10, 2007 17:45KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · white · 2 witnesses · 4 min
Flat, round light(?), hovered then seemed to enter mountains.
- Oct 15, 2007KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Flashing light "like an airplane"
- Oct 9, 2007 16:30KelownaUnexplained
Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 3 min
Stationary metallic object over mountains.
- Aug 17, 2007 23:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Fuzzy light low on horizon Over mountains.
- Aug 4, 2007KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Fireball, several moving lights
- Jul 26, 2007 18:00KelownaUnexplained
Object by day · white, point of light · 5 witnesses
Tiny object high in sky, exploded, projected something
- Jul 11, 2007 22:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Stationary object in NW
- Jul 11, 2007 22:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
Stationary object in E
- Jul 9, 2007 17:00KelownaUnexplained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Object photographed high in sky
- Jul 2, 2007 23:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · 1 witness
Light seen, boom heard, light seen again
- Jul 2, 2007 22:45KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
2 objects In sky, bang heard, one fell, other shot things at it(?)
- Jun 25, 2007 02:00KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness · 60 min
Unusual object hovering over lake, took off
- Jun 7, 2007 02:00KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
Light moving along treeline, no sound
- May 18, 2007 22:30KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · white, cigar · 2 witnesses · 3 min
Glassy object pointed at both ends flew slowly N, receded into distance
- May 18, 2007KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · disc · 1 sec
Object like "Tupperware lid" flew N over lake
- 2007KelownaNot enough information
Object by day · white, sphere · 4 witnesses · 15 min
Stationary ball high in sky
- Feb 4, 2005KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
Distant objects appeared in photo
- Dec 19, 2004 16:26KelownaExplained
Object by day · fireball · 3 sec
Fast fireball, much brighter than Moon, daytime observation
- Sep 12, 2004 22:15KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
Light "like a police car" in W sky, vanished after a while
- Sep 1, 2004 21:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Group of lights in N, headed away and E with increasing speed
- Jun 29, 2004 02:40KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, fireball · 5 witnesses · 3 sec
Ball of light with tail, dropping sparks, heading SE
- Apr 26, 2004 21:45KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · white, triangle · 2 witnesses · 20 sec
Glowing triangular object going NE
- Apr 25, 2004 01:20KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 1 witness · 5 sec
V-shaped object flew low past window, lit by streetlights
- Feb 6, 2004 18:05KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Flashing light in sky, video
- Feb 5, 2004KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
2 balls of light "bouncing up and down"
- Dec 12, 2003 20:30KelownaExplained
Light at night · fireball · 2 sec
Fragmenting bolide with persisting trail
- Nov 12, 2003 23:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 8 sec
Bright lights flying low parallel to horizon
- Sep 2, 2003 01:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 2 witnesses
Stationary light on side of mountains., disappeared
- Aug 24, 2003 15:39KelownaExplained
Object by day · fireball
Rare daylight fireball seen from Seattle, Chilliwack and Kelowna
- Aug 17, 2003 21:58KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses · 13 min
Beam of light stationary in sky
- Aug 3, 2003 19:30KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, sphere · 1 witness · 2 min
Round metallic object moving slowly E across sky
- Aug 1, 2003 22:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
6 zig-zagging lights moving about the sky
- August 2003KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
Stationary light like neon tube, long rectangle, blinked out S-N
- Jul 31, 2003 02:00KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · green, irregular · 1 witness
Almond-shaped object going E-W
- Jul 28, 2003 01:05KelownaPossibly explained
Object at night · cigar · 1 witness · 10 min
Bright cylindrical object flying slowly through clouds
- Jul 28, 2003 01:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 3 witnesses · 60 min
Beam of light seen
- Jul 28, 2003 01:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Beam of light coming from NW to SE
- Jul 28, 2003 01:00KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 26 witnesses · 60 min
Large number of witnesses saw beam of light
- July 2003KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
Neon light moving along base of mountains., forest fires began shortly after
- Jul 6, 2001 22:00KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Starlike object with smaller objects flying in and out; changed shape
- Jan 5, 2001 20:00KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · red, irregular · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Lemon-shaped object "swinging back and forth" then moved higher
- Oct 13, 2000 00:30KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · 2 witnesses
Loud rumbling noise, object zig-zagging around.
- Jan 20, 2000 21:50KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Object seemed to be throwing off sparks. First thought it was a plane on fire.
- Jan 15, 2000 13:53KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · red, disc · 3 witnesses · 2 min
Occupants stopped car to watch object in distance. No sound or contrail. Est. distance away was 1km. Est. size twice size of 747.
- Jul 17, 1998 22:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white · 1 witness · 4 sec
Observed two 2-3 second flashes of light in night sky. Iridium satellite?
- May 5, 1998 22:05KelownaUnexplained
Object at night · black, triangle · 3 witnesses · 2 min
Observed dark silouette that floated silently nearby
- Oct 6, 1997KelownaPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
"unusual-looking contrail"
- Jul 31, 1997 21:15KelownaUnexplained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 21 min
Object hopped in sky then was in view and looked like three lights of aircraft
- Aug 11, 1995KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · red · 2 witnesses · 90 min
Stationary object, "shot" to new location, satellite "entered it"
- Sep 6, 1993 05:30KelownaExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
- Aug 14, 1993 00:43KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · red, ball · 1 witness · 2 min
- Aug 13, 1993 02:00KelownaNot enough information
Light at night · red, ball · 1 witness · 10 min
- Aug 11, 1993 01:30KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · red, ball · 2 witnesses · 20 min
- May 1993KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
- Jan 23, 1993 19:45KelownaPossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 1 witness · 2 min
- May 2, 1992 12:00KelownaUnexplained
Photo or video · 300 witnesses
Horses reacted to saucer?
- Jan 1, 1991 21:40KelownaNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
BOL became black "diagonal" upon departure
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.