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UFO sightings in Mission, British Columbia

62 UFO reports from Mission since 1990. The busiest year was 2010, with 9. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 6 were never explained.

  • 62 reports
  • 6 unexplained
  • 1990 first report
  • 2024 latest

How the reports were rated

  • 10% unexplained
  • 56% possibly explained
  • 29% not enough information
  • 5% explained

Reports by year

Unexplained cases worth reading

  1. Jan 2, 2000 01:15MissionUnexplained

    Close encounter, beings seen · silver, saucer · 1 witness

    Saw object hovering outside his home. Larger than a van. No sound. Occupant observed.

  2. Aug 25, 2010 22:00MissionUnexplained

    Close encounter, traces left · red, triangle · 3 witnesses

    Object flew low over city, humming noise heard

  3. April 2012 22:00MissionUnexplained

    Object at night · orange, irregular · 3 witnesses

    Triangle made of lights connected by silver rods

  4. Apr 30, 2022 21:45MissionUnexplained

    Object at night · white, boomerang · 3 witnesses

    Transparent object with lights? moving steadily above trees [witness sketch]

  5. Aug 28, 2021 21:15MissionUnexplained

    Object at night · black, boomerang · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Dark silent object flew overhead, blocked out stars

  6. Aug 2, 1993 22:30MissionUnexplained

    Object by day · red, triangle · 3 witnesses · 15 sec

    Nrc077

Every report from Mission

  1. May 11, 2024 22:32Mission

    Object at night · boomerang · 6 witnesses · 1 sec

  2. Mar 19, 2024 08:56Mission

    Object by day · square · 2 witnesses · 2 min

  3. Apr 30, 2022 21:45MissionUnexplained

    Object at night · white, boomerang · 3 witnesses

    Transparent object with lights? moving steadily above trees [witness sketch]

  4. Mar 6, 2022 05:20MissionExplained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 2 min

    Line of at least 20 lights in the sky going from west to east

  5. Aug 28, 2021 21:15MissionUnexplained

    Object at night · black, boomerang · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Dark silent object flew overhead, blocked out stars

  6. Jun 29, 2017 22:00MissionPossibly explained

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

    Various orbs in sky moving in triangle formations

  7. Jul 10, 2016 01:30MissionNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    8 lights changing formations while moving at a steady pace

  8. Jul 9, 2016 23:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 4 min

    Small light flashing intermittently while seeming to move across the sky

  9. Oct 2, 2015 05:00MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min

    Bright light in sky appeared to change shape and color, was joined by a pair of

  10. Jul 12, 2015 18:45MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    2 lights in sky appeared to be dancing around

  11. Feb 28, 2015MissionNot enough information

    red, irregular · 1 witness

    Small red object that created an airstream and ejected another small red

  12. Jan 1, 2015MissionPossibly explained

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

    Red and orange light in sky new years eve

  13. Dec 25, 2014 21:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min

    8 orange lights in sky moving silently then fading out

  14. Mar 18, 2014 22:55MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min

    Orange light in sky

  15. Mar 2, 2014 19:00MissionPossibly explained

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

    Flash of amber light that showed an orb at the source

  16. Dec 4, 2013 16:30MissionPossibly explained

    Object by day · irregular · 2 witnesses · 10 min

    U-shaped cylinder moving slowly in WSW, low on horizon

  17. Nov 20, 2013MissionNot enough information

    2 witnesses

    Seeing strange things around Mission

  18. Jun 30, 2013 23:00MissionPossibly explained

    Object at night · triangle · 3 sec

    3 bright lights in triangle formation moving across sky, disappearing

  19. 2013MissionNot enough information

    Light at night · 2 witnesses

    UFOs seen?

  20. Aug 10, 2012 21:00MissionNot enough information

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

    Bright low-flying obj?

  21. April 2012 22:00MissionUnexplained

    Object at night · orange, irregular · 3 witnesses

    Triangle made of lights connected by silver rods

  22. Feb 4, 2012 20:00MissionNot enough information

    Object at night · sphere · 2 sec

    2 spheres stationary above mountains range

  23. Aug 28, 2011 21:10MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Light like satellite going SE, made 90-degree turn, flew off

  24. Aug 3, 2011 13:30MissionPossibly explained

    Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 12 sec

    Fuzzy tubular object flew quickly overhead

  25. August 2011MissionNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 15 min

    Object drifted slowly across sky, dimmed & brightened

  26. Mar 27, 2011 20:35MissionPossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 4 witnesses · 2 min

    Ball of light came from SW, climbed to NE, flickered, fell

  27. Jan 1, 2011 00:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, irregular · 1 witness

    Glowing transparent object floating south, getting higher

  28. Dec 25, 2010 19:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · round · 6 sec

    Ball of fire, low altitude

  29. Sep 5, 2010 20:30MissionPossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses

    Object like balloon on fire drifting upwards

  30. Sep 3, 2010 23:00MissionNot enough information

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

    Orb or "probe" heading E, caught on video later in week?

  31. Aug 25, 2010 22:00MissionUnexplained

    Close encounter, traces left · red, triangle · 3 witnesses

    Object flew low over city, humming noise heard

  32. Aug 11, 2010 22:00MissionNot enough information

    Object at night · silver, triangle · 1 witness

    4 ships silently flew overheard

  33. Aug 10, 2010 01:45MissionPossibly explained

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

    Loud noise, light moving away, rising to E

  34. Jun 12, 2010 22:30MissionPossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, irregular · 4 witnesses · 5 min

    Object with pulsating strip of lights above, went N-S, turned E, NE

  35. Mar 20, 2010 21:00MissionPossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 10 witnesses · 10 min

    4 balls of light low in W rose, pulsated, went N in arrow formation

  36. Mar 20, 2010 21:00MissionPossibly explained

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

    Light moving towards E, jet?

  37. Jun 10, 2009 23:00MissionPossibly explained

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

    4 orange red objects in sky in a triangle patttern

  38. Feb 19, 2009 18:00MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    Bright light in sky that jumped around and appeared to get closer and further

  39. Jul 16, 2008 02:00MissionPossibly explained

    Object at night · round · 3 sec

    Object with circle of lights, "10,000 ft in air"

  40. Mar 5, 2008 23:36MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 4 witnesses · 10 min

    Bright light flashing colours; video

  41. Feb 18, 2008 22:00MissionNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Bright light made "jagged cut" in air, spun, "exploded"

  42. Jul 30, 2004 03:30MissionNot enough information

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 8 min

    2 lights in sky over mountains., loud crash heard when one flew off to E

  43. Jun 23, 2004 23:00MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 120 min

    Many lights seen throughout sky

  44. May 26, 2004 21:47MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    Stationary light began moving, shrunk & vanished

  45. Feb 29, 2004 21:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min

    Bright object seen in NW, faded, brightened

  46. Aug 30, 2003 23:45MissionExplained

    Light at night · green, fireball · 5 sec

    Bolide seen

  47. Oct 14, 2001MissionPossibly explained

    Object by day · silver · 1 witness

    Object like "airplane crash", glinted silver in Sun; "hit side of hill"

  48. Jun 19, 2001 23:30MissionNot enough information

    Object at night · multicoloured, disc · 2 witnesses

    Disc-shaped object with lights around middle hovered, hummed

  49. Feb 19, 2000 23:45MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · green · 2 witnesses · 2 sec

    Observed green light moving in downward motion.

  50. Jan 30, 2000MissionNot enough information

    Photo or video · point of light · 2 witnesses · 120 min

    Camcorder video of strange lights

  51. Jan 7, 2000 19:30MissionPossibly explained

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

    Large red ball

  52. Jan 5, 2000 18:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · 3 witnesses

    Observed lights over dam

  53. Jan 4, 2000 02:30MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · red · 6 witnesses · 300 min

    Hundreds of lights observed over dam.

  54. Jan 2, 2000 01:15MissionUnexplained

    Close encounter, beings seen · silver, saucer · 1 witness

    Saw object hovering outside his home. Larger than a van. No sound. Occupant observed.

  55. Aug 10, 1999 22:45MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 12 witnesses · 120 min

    Object with colored lights stationary over mountains; RCMP witnesses

  56. Aug 23, 1997 17:00MissionPossibly explained

    Object by day · white · 10 witnesses · 26 min

    Viewed through binocs, some had "a tail coming out the back"; receded

  57. Aug 4, 1997MissionExplained

    Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness

    Bright streak of light crossing sky; identified as meteor, possibly from Perseids

  58. Aug 10, 1993 23:00MissionPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec

  59. Aug 2, 1993 22:30MissionUnexplained

    Object by day · red, triangle · 3 witnesses · 15 sec

    Nrc077

  60. Jul 30, 1992 23:24MissionNot enough information

    Object at night · yellow, disc · 1 witness · 15 sec

    Nrc n92/49; upper with 8 lights 1992

  61. Apr 1, 1992 16:00MissionNot enough information

    Close encounter · 2700 witnesses

    Object seen in the sky?

  62. Apr 1, 1990 03:00MissionNot enough information

    Abduction claim · 3 witnesses

    UFOs seen, paranormal events, missing time?

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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.