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UFO sightings in Parksville, British Columbia

37 UFO reports from Parksville since 1994. The busiest year was 2012, with 21. The most common shape after plain lights: triangle. 4 were never explained.

37 reports
4 unexplained
1994 first report
2023 latest

How the reports were rated

11% unexplained
49% possibly explained
41% not enough information

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Unexplained cases worth reading

Apr 21, 2012 22:45ParksvilleUnexplained
Object at night · sphere · 1 witness · 15 min
Bright object with rotating beam, 2 lights detached & came back to it
May 17, 2014 17:10ParksvilleUnexplained
Object by day · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Round cloud like object moving rapidly, went into a large cloud formation,
Mar 24, 2012 21:30ParksvilleUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses
Hovering object with lights flashing; witnesses drove underneath
Oct 5, 2001 19:30ParksvilleUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Triangular object with lights over highway, stationary, no sound

Every report from Parksville

Mar 2, 2023 19:45ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
"2 solid bright lights with red hues located west of Parksville towards Mount
Mar 31, 2016 22:00ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses
Object hovering in the sky, changing blue and red lights
Mar 22, 2016 20:30ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
3 flashing red and white lights forming a triangle before disappearing one by
Aug 20, 2015 23:00ParksvilleNot enough information
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness
3 red lights in sky one appeared to be a spaceship
Aug 11, 2015 21:00ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · irregular · 1 witness · 5 min
Bright light that appeared to have a streak come out of it
Jul 12, 2014 23:00ParksvillePossibly explained
Object at night · green, triangle · 2 witnesses
Triangular green object with yellow tips and a blue tail
May 17, 2014 17:10ParksvilleUnexplained
Object by day · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Round cloud like object moving rapidly, went into a large cloud formation,
Nov 16, 2013ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Four red lights in pairs moving across sky then straight up
May 10, 2013 22:51ParksvillePossibly explained
Object at night · fireball · 1 sec
Fireball in sky
Oct 13, 2012 00:15ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · 1 sec
Light coming through closed blinds, went out
Oct 12, 2012ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · 1 sec
Cloudy night sky was unusually bright
Sep 1, 2012 23:00ParksvillePossibly explained
Object at night · white, irregular · 3 witnesses · 7 min
Bright line appeared in sky; photos
May 8, 2012 23:00ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary object with steady lights, hovering over highway?
May 8, 2012 21:20ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 10 min
Bright light hovering, but moved "slightly", flashed
May 5, 2012 22:00ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 4 witnesses
7 lights moving in various directions
May 5, 2012 22:00ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 5 witnesses
"low hovering lights in sky"
Apr 21, 2012 22:45ParksvilleUnexplained
Object at night · sphere · 1 witness · 15 min
Bright object with rotating beam, 2 lights detached & came back to it
Apr 7, 2012 21:35ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light flared slowly, headed S
Apr 7, 2012 21:00ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, fireball · 2 witnesses
Large bright light flying low over houses
Apr 7, 2012 20:58ParksvillePossibly explained
Object at night · red, fireball · 2 witnesses
Object like rocket, high speed, disappeared
Apr 5, 2012 22:40ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
Bright object over mountains.
Apr 4, 2012 22:15ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 62 min
Stationary light setting in W
Apr 3, 2012 21:30ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary starlike object in sky above mountains.
Mar 24, 2012 21:45ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Bright stationary light in sky, low to treeline
Mar 24, 2012 21:30ParksvilleUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses
Hovering object with lights flashing; witnesses drove underneath
Mar 24, 2012 21:30ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 3 witnesses
Flashing lights in sky
Mar 24, 2012 19:00ParksvilleNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses
Object moving slowly in sky
Mar 24, 2012ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 3 min
Flashing light, stationary
Mar 24, 2012ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 3 min
Flashing light in valley, stationary
Mar 24, 2012ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary light in sky
Sep 4, 2010 21:45ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Bright light flew overhead SW-NE, vanished suddenly
Aug 28, 2010ParksvilleNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Light going ENE-WSW stopped & turned NE, then back WSW
May 24, 2008 23:00ParksvillePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 8 sec
Many starlike lights moving throughout sky
Aug 29, 2004 20:00ParksvilleNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 3 sec
Large "cloud" moved rapidly across horizon
Oct 5, 2001 19:30ParksvilleUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Triangular object with lights over highway, stationary, no sound
Sep 2, 1995 22:10ParksvillePossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 12 min
Black triangle in teardrop-shaped globe; whirling mass of vapor; 3 fiery stream
Aug 15, 1994 22:30Parksville
Light at night · red, point of light · 4 witnesses

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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.