Canada sightings / British Columbia / Victoria
UFO sightings in Victoria, British Columbia
129 UFO reports from Victoria since 1990. The busiest year was 2013, with 12. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 10 were never explained.
- 129 reports
- 10 unexplained
- 1990 first report
- 2024 latest
How the reports were rated
- 8% unexplained
- 48% possibly explained
- 40% not enough information
- 4% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- May 2004 16:00VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · grey, irregular · 1 witness
Object making high-pitched humming, moving slowly N
- Sep 26, 2018 21:10VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 witness · 3 sec
Triangle shape craft with 3 lights underneath flew out of clouds then went back
- Jan 11, 2013 08:04VictoriaUnexplained
Object by day · black, fireball · 1 witness
Orange flash followed by black triangle stopped and hovered
- March 2007 22:00VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · black, triangle · 1 witness
Huge triangle craft with 3 lights on sides, flew low over house
- Oct 1, 2015 21:30VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · grey · 1 witness
Boomerang metallic object in sky silent, went from a downward to upward
- Mar 16, 2013 23:00VictoriaUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 10 min
30 bright lights moving across sky hovering, turning
Every report from Victoria
- Nov 30, 2024VictoriaNot enough information
Close encounter, traces left · white, point of light · 1 witness
Lights in sky, building shaking?
- Mar 5, 2024 02:00VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, disc · 1 witness
Saucer with lights, windows, flew over witness
- Jul 15, 2023 23:30VictoriaNot enough information
Close encounter, beings seen · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Bright light swooped overhead, looping and hovering, vanished, then tall alien
- Feb 28, 2023 19:30VictoriaExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 20 min
2 stationary lights low on horizon [NB: Jupiter/Venus]
- Nov 5, 2021 03:30VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · red, fireball · 1 witness
Object like fireball with flickering light; a big meteorite disintegrating
- Sep 30, 2021 19:50VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Slow-moving light flashed a few times and vanished
- May 20, 2021 21:44Victoria
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 24, 2020VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Group of 8-10 lights went from SW to N, vanished
- Sep 9, 2020VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · blue, point of light · 2 witnesses
Photo: light in sky?
- Aug 6, 2020 04:39VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 106 sec
Photo: object going W-E [NB: Starlink]
- Jul 19, 2020 02:10VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
"bright white object with flicking blue and green lights in a cigar shape"
- Oct 27, 2019VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · white, rectangle · 1 witness
Object with 2 lights flying sideways(?)
- Jul 20, 2019 09:24VictoriaNot enough information
Unusual event · 2 witnesses
TCAS advisory received; "multiple targets observed in uncontrolled airspace"
- Jul 15, 2019 17:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · black, disc · 1 witness
Video: object passed over home, spraying "white stuff"?
- Jan 21, 2019 21:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Starlike object in sky twinkling
- Sep 26, 2018 21:10VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 1 witness · 3 sec
Triangle shape craft with 3 lights underneath flew out of clouds then went back
- Jan 1, 2017 00:20VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
Orbs moving in sky
- Nov 23, 2016 17:15VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light
Strange lights in the sky. No other information given.
- Nov 23, 2016 17:06VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness
Strange object floating in the sky
- Nov 23, 2016 17:01VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness
Report from the friend of the witness who saw the "strange object floating in
- Sep 21, 2016 01:31VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · orange, triangle · 1 witness · 30 sec
Triangular object with 3 orange lights on its corners, moving fast
- Aug 28, 2016 00:52VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · blue, fireball · 2 witnesses
Blue light with white tail flying low and fast before disappearing
- Aug 6, 2016 22:30VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
3 large orange lights, none flashing or moving before vanishing
- May 29, 2016 02:20VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness · 2 min
Orange fireball moving upwards then stopping to hover in place before being
- May 24, 2016 11:00VictoriaNot enough information
Object by day · 1 witness
Long linear light moving slowly before disappearing during the daytime
- May 13, 2016 22:10VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 20 sec
Star-like object flying at fast speed through the night sky
- Apr 7, 2016 21:18VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
3 orange lights moving for a while, then hovering in place in a wedge
- Feb 8, 2016 20:30VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
3 bright lights moving slowly in the night sky
- Oct 1, 2015 21:30VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · grey · 1 witness
Boomerang metallic object in sky silent, went from a downward to upward
- Sep 20, 2015 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
3 vertical lights that seemed stationary
- Aug 18, 2015 20:45VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Large object with white light flew by
- Jun 23, 2015 15:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 25 min
Stationary lights that appeared to have tails and appeared to twinkle
- Feb 28, 2015 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Orange orb flying around in sky
- Jan 20, 2015 06:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Bright light slightly elongated, may have been 5 lights, didn't move, possibly
- Dec 12, 2014 00:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · multicoloured, irregular · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Object in the sky with multi colored blinking lights stationary
- Nov 29, 2014 20:30VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Blue and red lights moving in unison, bouncing up and down for half and hour(states has footage)
- Nov 16, 2014 06:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 witness · 3 min
Object in sky shot up into sky leaving an orange vapour trail
- Oct 5, 2014 04:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 1 sec
Triangular object moving in eratic movements
- Oct 3, 2014 19:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Orange lights in a triangular formation in sky
- Aug 18, 2014 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness
Green fireball seen in sky
- May 8, 2014 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 6 sec
Star like light that appeared to move in snake like pattern
- Feb 27, 2014VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Blinking star like light multi colors
- Feb 15, 2014 01:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
3 orange lights moving across sky
- Jan 15, 2014 09:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · yellow, fireball · 2 witnesses
Yellow light that appeared on fire that accelerated and climbed up into the sky
- December 2013 22:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, sphere
Photo of spheres in sky leaving light trails of different colors
- Nov 15, 2013VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · black, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Black metallic object with orange ball of light
- Aug 1, 2013 21:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Close encounter · red, sphere · 3 witnesses
Fiery orb sailed past 7th floor window, going SW, silent
- Jul 1, 2013VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 30 sec
2 orange balls of light moving across sky
- Jun 30, 2013 23:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
3 lights in triangle shape moving across sky, size of 5-6 moons
- Mar 16, 2013 23:00VictoriaUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 10 min
30 bright lights moving across sky hovering, turning
- Mar 16, 2013 22:45VictoriaExplained
Light at night · orange · 2 witnesses · 5 min
8 silent craft flying in silently in formation
- Mar 16, 2013 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 2 min
4 yellow lights moving E creating a circle then disappearing
- Jan 11, 2013 08:04VictoriaUnexplained
Object by day · black, fireball · 1 witness
Orange flash followed by black triangle stopped and hovered
- Jan 11, 2013 06:20VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, fireball · 1 witness
White light streaking across sky
- Jan 3, 2013 00:20VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, sphere · 1 witness · 2 sec
Green round object descending
- Jan 3, 2013 00:15VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 1 sec
Green ball of light falling from the sky
- Dec 31, 2012 20:15VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness
Object going N-S, "like something burning"
- Oct 29, 2012VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · purple, point of light · 1 witness
Lights coming through window, swooshing sound?
- Oct 7, 2012 01:40VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 45 sec
Light moving in sky, high alt., faded
- Sep 28, 2012 21:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
8 objects like "hot air balloon race" floating S-NE across ocean
- Sep 23, 2012 23:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 4 min
Object like "bright star" moving slowly E, flickered, vanished
- Sep 14, 2012VictoriaNot enough information
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness
Photos of object with 3 parts in clear blue sky
- Aug 25, 2012 22:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
4-6 objects like "deflated balloons" moving in straight line
- Jul 11, 2012 08:00VictoriaUnexplained
Object by day · black, irregular · 4 witnesses
Rotating metallic object emerged from light, hovered, vanished
- Jun 10, 2012 22:15VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 2 sec
Bright object passed E over city, very high
- Apr 22, 2012 22:30VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · white, triangle · 2 witnesses
Massive ship outlined in lights passed overhead slowly, silent
- Jan 26, 2012 01:43VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 sec
Glowing orb moved erratically in sky, left visual trail, vanished
- Aug 24, 2011 21:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Bright light moving over ocean
- Apr 27, 2011 22:00VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 1 sec
Ball of light moving irregularly in sky
- Jan 22, 2011VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Video: "amazing" UFO seen over city
- Jan 19, 2011 19:30VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Video of cloudlike formation near Moon in NE?
- Jan 19, 2011VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Video of "Moon's UFO chemtrails"?
- Jan 10, 2011 02:30VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness · 30 min
Video: 5 objects flying silently together W-E
- Dec 16, 2010VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Large starlike light faded from view
- Aug 14, 2010 02:30VictoriaNot enough information
Close encounter · white, point of light · 1 witness
Triangular formation of 3 lights with 4th in centre, flew near witness
- Jul 24, 2010VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 1 sec
"gas giant planet" seen in E
- Jul 5, 2010 23:40VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · oval · 1 sec
Light moving fast, stopped, changed direction & shot off
- Mar 18, 2010 19:15VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · black · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Object like "flying V of geese"
- Jan 20, 2010 07:50VictoriaNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 2 sec
Jellyfish-shaped object in W, moving slowly away
- Aug 30, 2009 04:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Star like objects looked like fireflies in sky, hovering and zipping around
- Aug 20, 2009 05:15VictoriaNot enough information
Close encounter · fireball · 1 sec
Flashing light in sky, lights in home dimmed and brightened, random lights on
- Jun 18, 2009 23:15VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · green, sphere · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Green light circling counter clockwise very fast pace, disappeared after 5
- Aug 10, 2008 15:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, round · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
Object moved S-N
- Aug 5, 2008 14:03VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
2 objects Seen on video of oceanview
- Jul 27, 2008 01:20VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Many lights seen moving in sky
- Jun 12, 2008 14:40VictoriaUnexplained
Object by day · black · 1 witness
Pilots saw object @1500 ft. moving slowly to NW, vanished
- May 28, 2008 23:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Moving starlike object like satellite vanished
- Apr 5, 2008VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light in W going E slowly
- Dec 4, 2007 21:15VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Ball of light descended S-N, dropped below horizon
- Nov 27, 2007 15:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · grey, irregular · 2 witnesses · 7 min
Strange cloud in NE, long & narrow like jet trail
- Nov 1, 2007 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Satellite-like object moving W-SE, reversed direction
- November 2007 10:30VictoriaNot enough information
Object by day · grey, disc · 1 witness
Object like seagull,, floating, wings not moving
- Sep 11, 2007 16:10VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
Object "like ball of fluff" in sky, wobbling, floating
- Sep 7, 2007 21:30VictoriaNot enough information
Object at night · disc · 2 sec
Object like dome with flat bottom, hovering, vanished
- Jul 9, 2007 11:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · grey, irregular · 1 witness
Object like sea gull flew N-S, very high
- Jun 21, 2007 23:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
Stationary light in sky, flashing colours
- March 2007 22:00VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · black, triangle · 1 witness
Huge triangle craft with 3 lights on sides, flew low over house
- Nov 24, 2006 02:45Victoria
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 180 min
- Dec 18, 2005 03:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Red&green flashing light in sky, stationary
- Jul 24, 2005 01:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Stationary starlike light shot quickly to another position, disappeared
- Jul 1, 2005 03:07VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Flash lit up sky; stationary star began moving; dizziness, frightened
- Jun 30, 2005 02:00VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
2 lights zigzagged rapidly overhead, flew over mountains.
- May 27, 2005 22:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Several orange lights "doing maneuvers"
- Jun 19, 2004 15:00VictoriaNot enough information
Object by day · red, irregular · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Object changing shape as it went N-S, no wings, very high
- Jun 3, 2004 02:45VictoriaExplained
Light at night · fireball
Bright fireball
- May 18, 2004 22:35VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Light going S-N, 2 other smaller lights shot out of it E and W
- May 2004 16:00VictoriaUnexplained
Object at night · grey, irregular · 1 witness
Object making high-pitched humming, moving slowly N
- Mar 31, 2004 19:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 15 sec
Bright object with spark-like tail burned up as it flew
- Mar 28, 2004 20:45VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Bright light appeared bwtn. Venus & Moon, faded rapidly
- Jun 30, 2003 23:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Light came down through clouds, shone searchlight on ocean
- Apr 24, 2003 22:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 5 min
3 lights in triangular formation going SE
- Apr 16, 2003 02:40VictoriaUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
2 lights flew in corkscrew pattern together from S-N, then went W
- Dec 21, 2002 09:20VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness · 10 sec
Ball flew into cloud, disappeared
- Nov 1, 2002 15:35VictoriaNot enough information
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness
"fuselage" with o wings flew quickly past another airplane in sky
- Apr 10, 2002 21:23VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
Ball of light moved W-E, went into clouds
- Dec 13, 2000 08:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · black · 1 witness
Observed unusual object spinning erratically above tree tops. Departed straight up.
- Jan 28, 2000 05:36VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Several star-like lights. One apparently moved at high speed.
- January 2000 23:00VictoriaPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 180 min
First observed triangular object, then bizarre cloud.
- Oct 17, 1999 07:55VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Tear drop with 2 points'; low in E; moved very slowly
- May 12, 1999 20:30VictoriaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 8 min
3 "fiery" objects "danced" around and entered ocean (?)
- Sep 23, 1998 21:10VictoriaExplained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Fireball. Travelled east to west.
- May 20, 1998 18:17VictoriaPossibly explained
Object by day · cigar
Flight crew of a 757 reported seeing a "missile" fly under their plane.
- Sep 22, 1993 04:53VictoriaExplained
Light at night · fireball · 5 sec
- Aug 17, 1993 22:40VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · 30 witnesses
- July 1993 03:00VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
- March 1993VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · 300 witnesses
- Mar 15, 1991 21:00VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
UFO seen?
- Jul 12, 1990 00:55VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 15 min
UFO seen?
- May 1990VictoriaNot enough information
Light at night
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.