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UFO sightings in Terrace, British Columbia

103 UFO reports from Terrace since 1990. The busiest year was 2003, with 28. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 19 were never explained.

  • 103 reports
  • 19 unexplained
  • 1990 first report
  • 2024 latest

How the reports were rated

  • 18% unexplained
  • 52% possibly explained
  • 26% not enough information
  • 3% explained

Reports by year

Unexplained cases worth reading

  1. Jun 8, 2005 21:20TerraceUnexplained

    Close encounter · silver, disc · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Object with surface like polished steel, markings, stationary then flew off

  2. Jul 18, 2024 18:06TerraceUnexplained

    Seen on radar · 1 witness

    CADORS 2024P2092: "unidentified aircraft" observed on radar, vanished

  3. Nov 24, 2015 23:06TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · disc · 1 sec

    Disc in sky that hovered with colored lights, shone light down on car

  4. Apr 19, 2004 21:21TerraceUnexplained

    Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Translucent saucer flew over witness, going W

  5. Jun 24, 2003 10:20TerraceUnexplained

    Object by day · silver, oval · 2 witnesses · 10 sec

    Shiny egg motionless, then moved quickly S

  6. Jul 27, 1998 02:30TerraceUnexplained

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

    Two objects, erratic movement, high speed and hovering

Every report from Terrace

  1. Jul 18, 2024 18:06TerraceUnexplained

    Seen on radar · 1 witness

    CADORS 2024P2092: "unidentified aircraft" observed on radar, vanished

  2. Sep 9, 2020 23:45TerraceExplained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min

    "Strange big orangish tinted light in the Northeast"

  3. Mar 26, 2019 22:00TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · sphere · 1 sec

    Object in sky seemed to move side to side

  4. Nov 24, 2015 23:06TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · disc · 1 sec

    Disc in sky that hovered with colored lights, shone light down on car

  5. May 15, 2014 14:30TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses · 15 sec

    Stationary white object in sky that looked like a propane tank

  6. January 2014TerracePossibly explained

    Object by day · disc · 1 sec

    Large disc in sky, moved left then right, then disappeared

  7. Dec 5, 2013 10:15TerracePossibly explained

    Object by day · irregular · 1 sec

    "contrail" from useen object moved slowly W

  8. Aug 4, 2013 23:00TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · orange, irregular · 1 witness

    Object like "telephone pole with string of lights"

  9. Aug 3, 2013 23:00TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · yellow, irregular · 3 witnesses · 60 min

    Vertical column of lights with dome on side slowly crossed sky

  10. Oct 30, 2012 14:00TerracePossibly explained

    Object by day · white, irregular · 2 witnesses

    Eagles circling "silver" bird?

  11. Jul 21, 2012 22:30TerraceNot enough information

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

    Video: "UFO Orbs in British Columbia"

  12. Mar 2, 2012 21:00TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness

    Large round object moving steadily across sky

  13. Feb 18, 2012 19:00TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 3 sec

    Falling "orb" in S

  14. Feb 4, 2012 17:50TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, irregular · 5 witnesses

    Object like hot-air balloon, with fire-like light at bottom

  15. Sep 29, 2011 00:45TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    2 lights flying together E-W, made 90-degree turns

  16. May 8, 2011 02:00TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 110 min

    2 flashing objects in N

  17. Jul 24, 2010 23:00TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 3 sec

    Several starlike lights in S

  18. Nov 3, 2008 20:10TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · irregular · 2 witnesses · 5 sec

    Sky lit by "blurry blob" tumbling SE-NE in corkscrew path

  19. Feb 20, 2008 20:45TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec

    Brilliant fireball streaked across sky

  20. May 20, 2007 22:05TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · grey, triangle · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Object approached witness, changed to single lights

  21. Feb 12, 2007 20:00TerracePossibly explained

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

    Airplane-like light maneuvering in sky over treeline

  22. Jun 12, 2006 00:20TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night

    "Craft" flew overhead. Reappeared a few minutes later, flew "close" and changed colour repeatedly

  23. Apr 24, 2006 23:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · ball · 1 sec

    Three balls

  24. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · blue · 1 witness · 10 sec

    Blue streak across the sky.

  25. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · grey · 1 witness

    Three objects, leaving blue contrails.

  26. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · silver · 1 witness · 2 sec

    Three objects, leaving contrail. No sound.

  27. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · 2 witnesses · 2 sec

    Two objects. White contrail. Estimated low altitude.

  28. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 4 sec

    Three objects. No sound. Low altitude. Short trail visible.

  29. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · multicoloured · 1 witness · 60 sec

    Three lights, blue, pink, yellow. No sound. Short contrail visible.

  30. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · 2 witnesses · 2 sec

    This witness only saw two objects, leaving trail

  31. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 4 sec

    Three objects with tails, no sound, but estimated low altitude

  32. Apr 24, 2006 19:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured · 1 witness · 60 sec

    This witness reported the balls were different colours: blue, pink & yellow. No sound. Tails.

  33. Apr 24, 2006TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · silver · 1 witness · 2 sec

    Three lights, leaving a trail. No sound heard

  34. Apr 15, 2006TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 3 sec

    See 20060414

  35. Apr 14, 2006 00:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 150 min

    Bright, sometimes elongated, blue ball near the first object

  36. Oct 19, 2005 20:45TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness · 30 min

    Object flew over witness, stopped, hovered, then flew away again

  37. Jun 28, 2005 01:47TerracePossibly explained

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

    Light repeatedly flew into view, vanished

  38. Jun 8, 2005 21:20TerraceUnexplained

    Close encounter · silver, disc · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Object with surface like polished steel, markings, stationary then flew off

  39. May 28, 2005 00:15TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, sphere · 1 witness

    Ball of light heading SW to NE

  40. May 25, 2005 23:15TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 45 sec

    Moving light near witness, then stationary light appeared suddenly

  41. Mar 17, 2005TerraceUnexplained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min

    2 lights floating, then playing tag, then stationary, then flying off

  42. Aug 19, 2004 00:20TerracePossibly explained

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

    5 lights split as they flew quickly & vanished

  43. May 16, 2004 23:00TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · multicoloured, irregular · 1 witness

    Object like "flying Christmas tree" with rows of lights & windows

  44. Apr 19, 2004 21:21TerraceUnexplained

    Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Translucent saucer flew over witness, going W

  45. Oct 23, 2003 20:15TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses

    2 balls of light, low alt., going W

  46. Sep 30, 2003 20:52TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Low-flying "disk" was round object, but appeared only as dim light

  47. Aug 31, 2003 19:00TerraceUnexplained

    Object by day · grey, disc · 2 witnesses · 60 sec

    Flat object stationary under clouds, white lights moving around rim

  48. Aug 27, 2003 21:20TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Structure followed by ball of light, SW-NE, disappeared

  49. Aug 26, 2003 21:08TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 sec

    Flash of light, then light moved across sky over trees

  50. Aug 24, 2003 22:02TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness

    Bright object going NW-SE very fast

  51. Jul 27, 2003 23:17TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Object "2 km up" going across sky SW-NE

  52. Jul 26, 2003 01:58TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 sec

    Object going SW-NE at high speed

  53. Jul 24, 2003 23:45TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · cigar · 2 witnesses · 60 sec

    Oblong object moving by highway jerked across road, stopped, shot W

  54. Jul 18, 2003 23:15TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 50 sec

    Light moving from SW-NE high overhead

  55. Jul 17, 2003 20:00TerraceNot enough information

    Object by day · silver, sphere · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Round object flew very fast W-E

  56. Jul 17, 2003 20:00TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · silver, point of light · 1 witness · 4 sec

    Round object, very fast, going W-E

  57. Jul 12, 2003 01:15TerraceUnexplained

    Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min

    Stationary object exploded/flashed, dropped behind mountains.

  58. Jul 9, 2003 02:00TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 3 witnesses · 120 min

    Stationary light twinkling, dancing in sky

  59. Jun 24, 2003 10:20TerraceUnexplained

    Object by day · silver, oval · 2 witnesses · 10 sec

    Shiny egg motionless, then moved quickly S

  60. Jun 21, 2003 01:05TerracePossibly explained

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

    5 lights like satellites flying together in straight line

  61. Jun 8, 2003 23:50TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · fireball · 2 witnesses · 5 sec

    Meteor shot across sky to S, broke in pieces, disappeared

  62. May 13, 2003 23:35TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · multicoloured · 3 witnesses · 10 sec

    Ring of coloured lights, dark object in center, moved slowly to S

  63. May 10, 2003 22:55TerracePossibly explained

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

    Light moving fast to NE, blinked on and off occasionally

  64. May 9, 2003 22:35TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 8 sec

    Bright light going SW overhead, very large, high speed

  65. Apr 30, 2003 21:45TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · yellow, point of light · 2 witnesses · 40 min

    Over period of time, 17 variously moving, blinking lights seen

  66. Apr 11, 2003 22:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 sec

    2 bright lights, one going quickly NE, the other SW

  67. Apr 3, 2003 22:55TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · black, irregular · 2 witnesses · 8 sec

    Dark, cross-shaped object flew low over river, lighted panels underneath

  68. Mar 23, 2003 19:40TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 8 sec

    Flaring light sped up, slowed, as it went from SW-NE

  69. Mar 23, 2003 02:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Bright light flew quickly, underneath the clouds

  70. March 2003 19:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · fireball · 1 sec

    Bright object falling quickly

  71. March 2003TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · triangle · 30 sec

    Many people watched triangular objects over Lakelse Lake

  72. Feb 22, 2003 22:30TerraceUnexplained

    Object at night · disc · 2 witnesses · 2 min

    Large saucer with lights, moving slowly N

  73. Dec 20, 2002 20:35TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · point of light · 2 sec

    Saucer shaped object with bright lights seen near hot springs

  74. Dec 19, 2002 21:25TerracePossibly explained

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

    6 lights on bottom of object, with others, hovering over forest

  75. Nov 23, 2002 17:15TerracePossibly explained

    Object by day · white, point of light · 5 witnesses · 10 sec

    Bright light over mountains. Grew smaller, dimmer, disappeared

  76. Sep 14, 2002 21:03TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · white, fireball · 2 witnesses

    Very bright object flew close to witnesses, stopped, flew on

  77. Jul 27, 2002 00:25TerracePossibly explained

    Object at night · cigar · 1 witness · 3 min

    Object moving E, getting higher; flickering along side

  78. Jun 27, 2002 23:10TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 45 min

    Stationary object low to horizon, slowly went behnid mountains.

  79. May 19, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    Object by day · grey, disc · 1 witness

    Metallic object "materialized" then sped N-S

  80. May 15, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    1 witness · 25 sec

    2 objects traveling fast, changing directions

  81. Apr 29, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · disc · 1 sec

    Object "rolled over"

  82. Apr 28, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 5 sec

    Object stopped, blinked

  83. Apr 27, 2002TerraceUnexplained

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

    Object dropped pale light; ring of lights on underside

  84. Apr 26, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Object moved E-W, dimmed, brightened, dimmed, etc.

  85. Mar 25, 2002 23:25TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · silver, disc · 2 witnesses

    Object estimated 3x house, very high and moving quickly

  86. Mar 17, 2002 00:05TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · fireball · 2 sec

    Flash of light shot across sky

  87. Mar 9, 2002 22:30TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · white · 2 witnesses · 5 sec

    Large glowing object with "pile of lights on underside"

  88. Mar 9, 2002 01:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · blue, fireball · 2 witnesses

    Bright ball shot past window

  89. Mar 8, 2002 22:00TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec

    Streak of light

  90. Mar 8, 2002 21:00TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 min

    Circle of lights, faded from view

  91. Mar 4, 2002 22:00TerracePossibly explained

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

    Light with halo moved side to side, disappeared

  92. Mar 4, 2002 17:30TerraceUnexplained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Falling star shot across sky, stopped, did loop

  93. Mar 3, 2002 23:20TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Bright object moved, stopped, hovered, then vanished

  94. Feb 27, 2002 20:00TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    Bright light moving E-W

  95. Feb 1, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · orange, square · 4 witnesses

    Stationary bright object near. top of mountains

  96. Feb 1, 2002TerraceNot enough information

    Light at night · point of light · 10 sec

    Busload watched "shiny dot" moving up & down ovr mountains

  97. Aug 18, 2001 02:35TerraceExplained

    Object at night · oval · 1 sec

    2 oval objects near Kitimat airport; hoax

  98. Aug 18, 2001 02:20TerraceExplained

    Object at night · triangle · 1 sec

    Triangle object near Kaulm River; hoax

  99. Dec 19, 2000 21:30TerracePossibly explained

    Light at night · triangle · 1 witness · 3 sec

    Looked out window and saw fast flying object streak by in the sky. No noise.

  100. Aug 4, 1998 21:30TerraceNot enough information

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

    Observed lights off in the distance. Lights shot away and disappeared. Later saw a red and white light pattern.

  101. Jul 27, 1998 02:30TerraceUnexplained

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

    Two objects, erratic movement, high speed and hovering

  102. Jul 26, 1998 23:30TerraceUnexplained

    Light at night · green, point of light · 4 witnesses · 30 min

    One object hovered as well as move erratically across sky. Another object seen moving at a very high velocity.

  103. Oct 7, 1990 21:20TerraceNot enough information

    Object at night · yellow, irregular · 1 witness · 3 min

    Object indeterminate shape, due to flames

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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.