UFOs / Canada sightings / Nova Scotia
UFO sightings in Nova Scotia
687 UFO reports from Nova Scotia since 1989. 43 were never explained.
- 687 reports
- 43 unexplained
- 211 towns
- 2025 busiest year
UnexplainedNot enough informationPossibly explainedExplained
How the reports were rated
- 6% unexplained
- 27% possibly explained
- 60% not enough information
- 6% explained
What people saw
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Mar 25, 2008 23:30Hammonds PlainsUnexplained
Close encounter, beings seen · irregular · 1 sec
X-shaped object chased at over 200kph, missing time?
- March 2007 01:00Hammonds PlainsUnexplained
Close encounter, traces left · irregular · 1 sec
Domed object hovering over witness, physiological effects
Abduction claim · irregular · 2 sec
Lights seen, fog appeared, witness missing time, physical effects
- Aug 13, 2002 02:15Cow BayUnexplained
Close encounter, traces left · white, triangle · 1 witness
Triangular object blocked out sky
- Feb 16, 2008 18:15EnglishtownUnexplained
Object at night · blue, triangle · 3 witnesses · 60 sec
3 triangular craft rose up from ocean, flew away
- Dec 23, 2018 22:30YarmouthUnexplained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 2 witnesses · 45 min
Radar/visual observation of object over ocean; no aircraft in area
- Jan 21, 2014 18:30GraftonUnexplained
Object at night · green · 2 min
V shaped object in sky had green glow, made of metal plates, size of 2 small planes
- Aug 18, 2006 01:18Black PointUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, disc · 1 witness · 7 min
First observed simple blue NL. Several minutes later observed slow-moving disc flying just over neighbour's house. Hovered for seve
- Jun 28, 2003 20:00Glace BayUnexplained
Object by day · white, disc · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
Saucer slowly flew above witnesses, siren noise, flew off to N
- Jul 28, 1992 21:40Big BaddeckUnexplained
Object at night · yellow, irregular · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
Nrc n92/47; light with zig-zag 1992
Object at night · white, triangle · 1 witness · 60 sec
Object with 5 lights silently glided over city
- Jan 8, 2013 18:35MusquodoboitUnexplained
Object by day · multicoloured, sphere · 2 witnesses
Large ball, many lights, beeping noises
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Towns
- Halifax 116
- Sydney 32
- Truro 23
- Bridgewater 20
- Dartmouth 19
- Glace Bay 18
- Antigonish 11
- Amherst 11
- Cape Breton 10
- Hammonds Plains 7
- Lower Sackville 7
- Eastern Passage 7
- Yarmouth 7
- Chester 7
- Lunenburg 7
- Windsor 6
- Liverpool 5
- Bedford 5
- Middleton 5
- Trenton 5
- Fall River 4
- Barrington 4
- Elmsdale 4
- Westville 4
- Cole Harbour 4
- New Waterford 4
- Digby 4
- Harrietsfield 4
- Lake Echo 3
- Cape Sable Island 3
- Melmerby Beach 3
- Annapolis Valley 3
- Springhill 3
- Waterville 3
- Annapolis County 3
- Wallace 3
- New Glasgow 3
- Stewiacke 3
- North Sydney 3
- Bible Hill 3
- Sydney Mines 3
- Shelburne 3
- Molega Lake 3
- Tantallon 3
- Salmon River 3
- Mulgrave 3
- Kentville 3
- Ingonish 3
- Black Point 3
- Havre Boucher 2
- Pottle Lake 2
- Pubnico 2
- New Minas 2
- Port Hood 2
- Eskasoni 2
- Spryfield 2
- River Denys 2
- Bakers Settlement 2
- Sable Island 2
- Hatchet Lake 2
Latest reports from Nova Scotia
The 300 most recent of 687. Every report is on the map above, and each town in the list has its own page.
- Dec 28, 2025Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 2 sec
- Dec 26, 2025Wentworth Mountains
Object by day · black, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 18, 2025 19:10Havre Boucher
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 7 min
- Dec 18, 2025Truro
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 3, 2025 17:05Truro
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 25, 2025 20:33Pottle LakePossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photos: "glowing light that appeared to be constricting, rotating, and
- Nov 23, 2025 01:31Truro
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 23, 2025 01:28Truro
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 21, 2025 21:17Truro
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 20, 2025Truro
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 6, 2025 03:30Oxford
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
- Nov 6, 2025 03:15Glace Bay
Unusual event · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Nov 4, 2025Halifax
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 29, 2025Truro
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 24, 2025 18:25Lawrencetown Beach
Object by day · orange, fireball · 1 witness
- Oct 23, 2025Christies Beach
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 20, 2025 06:47Place not given
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Oct 18, 2025Antigonish
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Oct 12, 2025 01:40Glace Bay
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
- Oct 11, 2025Pubnico
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 6, 2025 03:59Halifax
Photo or video · white, irregular · 4 witnesses
- Oct 5, 2025 18:51Hammonds Plains
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 5, 2025 08:45Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Oct 4, 2025 21:24Lake Echo
Object by day · multicoloured, irregular · 1 witness
- Oct 4, 2025 02:53Liverpool
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
- Oct 4, 2025Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- October 2025Dartmouth
Photo or video · orange, irregular · 1 witness
- October 2025Dingwall
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- October 2025Inverness
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
- October 2025Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- October 2025Truro
Light at night · fireball · 1 witness · 1 sec
- Sep 27, 2025 21:00Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 22, 2025 21:11Bridgewater
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 22, 2025 03:00Antigonish
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 21, 2025 22:35Liverpool
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
- Aug 27, 2025 19:57Barrington PassageExplained
Object at night · orange, cigar · 1 witness
Video: 3 objects traveling in sky [NB: aircraft]
- Aug 23, 2025 01:30Bridgewater
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
- Aug 18, 2025Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Aug 16, 2025 01:15Cape Sable Island
Object at night · irregular · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Aug 12, 2025 23:38Melmerby Beach
Object at night · orange, irregular · 1 witness
- Aug 8, 2025 22:00Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 240 min
- Aug 6, 2025 05:30Annapolis Valley
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
- Aug 4, 2025New Minas
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Aug 4, 2025Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- August 2025Truro
Object at night · orange, irregular · 1 witness
- Jul 14, 2025Glace Bay
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Jul 10, 2025Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 20 sec
- Jul 4, 2025 12:00Dartmouth
Object by day · silver, sphere · 1 witness
- July 2025Fall River
Object by day · grey, cigar · 1 witness
- July 2025Port Hood
Unusual event · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 28, 2025Wentworth
Photo or video · white, sphere · 2 witnesses
- May 18, 2025 22:30Springhill
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 90 min
- May 8, 2025 21:10Upper Vaughan
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
- May 5, 2025 23:45DebertPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
Video: "big bright light shining right at my house and hovered"
- May 4, 2025 21:15Glace Bay
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- May 3, 2025 22:00New Haven
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
- Apr 30, 2025Lower Sackville
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Apr 17, 2025Halifax
Object at night · irregular · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Apr 12, 2025 20:00Waterville
Object at night · orange, cigar · 1 witness
- April 2025Halifax
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
- April 2025Liverpool
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
- April 2025Sydney
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Mar 20, 2025Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Mar 19, 2025 23:06Annapolis County
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Mar 19, 2025 21:00Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Mar 12, 2025Burlington
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Feb 13, 2025 22:30Western Head
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
- Feb 12, 2025 20:30Halifax
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Feb 12, 2025St. Margaret's Bay
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Feb 11, 2025 23:00Barrington
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 180 min
- Feb 7, 2025 20:14Porters Lake
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Feb 4, 2025 01:30Eskasoni
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Feb 2, 2025Wallace
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
- February 2025Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- February 2025Sydney
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
- Jan 25, 2025 20:20Tatamagouche
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Jan 25, 2025 12:30Lower Sackville
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness · 1 sec
- Jan 22, 2025 03:00Eastern Passage
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness · 180 min
- Jan 18, 2025 17:44Hants County
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jan 3, 2025 22:00Bridgewater
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jan 1, 2025Bridgewater
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
- January 2025 20:47Baker Settlement
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
- January 2025 19:15Lake Echo
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
- January 2025 19:00Hammonds Plains
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 120 min
- January 2025 16:45Bedford
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 120 min
- January 2025Halifax
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- January 2025Larry Uteck
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- January 2025Membertou
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- January 2025Pottle Lake
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- January 2025Springhill
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- January 2025Sydney
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 31, 2024 23:20Bridgewater
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses
- Dec 31, 2024 20:30Place not givenPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: flash seen in sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Dec 31, 2024 17:59Spryfield
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Dec 29, 2024Bridgewater
Photo or video · green, irregular · 1 witness
- Dec 28, 2024 18:45AntigonishPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
"3 r & w flashing lights (assume large drones), 1 out front & 2 behind forming
- Dec 28, 2024Sackville
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Dec 26, 2024 23:00River Denys
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 240 min
- Dec 26, 2024 16:30Bridgetown
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 150 min
- Dec 19, 2024New Glasgow
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 17, 2024 19:00Place not given
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Dec 17, 2024Stewiacke
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 17, 2024Yarmouth
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 17, 2024Place not given
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Dec 16, 2024 20:22Bakers Settlement
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
- Dec 16, 2024 20:00East Hants
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 5 min
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Dec 16, 2024 19:25Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Dec 16, 2024 19:18Eastern Passage
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024 16:43Sydney
Object by day · white, fireball · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024 16:30Elmsdale
Object by day · yellow, irregular · 1 witness · 20 min
- Dec 16, 2024 16:30North Sydney
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024 16:25Elmsdale
Object by day · orange, fireball · 1 witness · 20 min
- Dec 16, 2024 16:09Sydney
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness · 20 min
- Dec 16, 2024 14:00Glace Bay
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024Bakers Settlement
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
- Dec 16, 2024Bible Hill
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Dec 16, 2024Eastern Passage
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024Shelburne Harbour
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024Truro
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 16, 2024Yarmouth
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 15, 2024 19:25Halifax
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 15, 2024 17:10Ingramport
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 15, 2024 16:43Sydney
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Dec 15, 2024 04:00Halifax
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
- Dec 15, 2024Westville
Object at night · multicoloured, sphere · 1 witness
- Dec 15, 2024Yarmouth
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 14, 2024 07:00Halifax
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness
- Dec 14, 2024 07:00Lower Sackville
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 sec
- Dec 13, 2024 17:30Sydney
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Dec 9, 2024 15:30Yarmouth
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
- Dec 2, 2024 19:00AmherstPossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Video: Bright light stationary in S, went W at high speed, stopped, hovered,
- Nov 30, 2024 21:00Hants County
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Nov 30, 2024 17:32Halifax
Object at night · white, fireball · 1 witness
- Nov 30, 2024Fall River
Object at night · white, fireball · 1 witness
- Nov 30, 2024Howie Centre
Object at night · white, oval · 1 witness
- Nov 29, 2024 19:10AmherstPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Video: light came from S, hovered, went E, hovered, etc.
- Nov 29, 2024 19:00AmherstPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Photo: light from S flashing r/g, turned, stationary, went off; 2nd did same [NB:
- Nov 29, 2024 17:52Antigonish
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 sec
- Nov 17, 2024 17:33Halifax
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
- Nov 10, 2024 19:00Sable Island
Light at night · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Nov 10, 2024Dartmouth
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 20 min
- Nov 3, 2024Hilden
Object by day · irregular · 8 witnesses · 1 sec
- Nov 2, 2024 19:00Hatchet Lake
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
- Nov 1, 2024 23:00Hatchet Lake
Object at night · yellow, triangle · 2 witnesses
- Nov 1, 2024 18:50North River
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 31, 2024 23:00Hubley
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 20, 2024 20:00Musquodoboit Harbour
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 20, 2024Bridgewater
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 2 sec
- Oct 10, 2024Hantsport
Photo or video · white, boomerang · 1 witness
- Jul 18, 2024 02:30Lawrencetown
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jul 6, 2024 17:00Sydney River
Object by day · orange, irregular · 1 witness
- Jul 5, 2024 17:00North Sydney
Object by day · yellow, irregular · 1 witness
- Jun 2, 2024Bayers Lake
Object by day · black, sphere · 1 witness
- May 25, 2024 23:47Bear River
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Apr 20, 2024 21:46Annapolis Valley
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 16 min
- Apr 20, 2024 21:46Waterville
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
- Apr 12, 2024Halifax
Object by day · green, irregular · 4 witnesses
- Feb 3, 2024Windsor
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 26, 2023 00:45Cole HarbourNot enough information
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: doorbell cam caught odd object [NB: moon?]
- Nov 24, 2023 05:00AmherstPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: light in sky; spinning?
- Nov 19, 2023 18:19ChesterPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: starlike lights in sky
- Nov 14, 2023ChesterNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: starlike object heading E across sky
- Nov 12, 2023 23:00DartmouthNot enough information
Object at night · blue, irregular · 2 witnesses
Photo: saturn-shaped object stationary in NW, periodically pulsated
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
"starlike things" moving 5 at a time across sky
- Nov 12, 2023 19:00Place not givenPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Single light shot straight into sky, lit up whole area, was gone in an instant
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Nov 12, 2023TruroExplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 min
5 lights moving from W-E [NB: Starlink]
- Nov 3, 2023 06:33Bras D'OrPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: light high in sky heading SE
- November 2023WindsorNot enough information
Photo or video · green, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: odd object, probable lens flare
- November 2023BridgewaterPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Photo: weird light in SE blinking all colors, thru binoculars could see 2 lights
- November 2023LunenburgNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: several starlike objects in sky
- November 2023MasstownPossibly explained
Photo or video · orange, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: lights in sky? [NB: reflections in car windshield]
- Oct 31, 2023 20:22LunenburgPossibly explained
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: odd object, zoomed and enhanced, seems to show structure and writing
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: light in E sky "blinks in and out all night"
- Oct 29, 2023 01:30MiddletonNot enough information
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: object found on photo of Moon
- Oct 29, 2023CansoExplained
Photo or video · grey, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: object over ocean at pier [NB: bird]
- Oct 23, 2023 20:34AmherstNot enough information
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
Photo: odd object in sky disappeared suddenly
- Oct 23, 2023 20:30Shag HarbourPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: plasma type of craft zig zagging and changing colors
- Oct 19, 2023 18:15Sydney MinesPossibly explained
Object by day · orange, fireball · 1 witness
Photo: streak in W sky [NB: contrail]
- Oct 18, 2023BeaverbankNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured · 1 witness
Photo: odd cluster of lights?
- Oct 17, 2023 19:50LunenburgPossibly explained
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: odd object, zoomed and enhanced, seems to show structure and writing
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: starlike object in daytime sky
- October 2023AntigonishExplained
Object by day · silver, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: odd object over rainbow? [NB: seagull]
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
CADORS 2023A1073: pilots reported "a flighting light above their flight level of
- Sep 24, 2023GoffsNot enough information
Object by day · 3 witnesses
Object "size of a stadium," 4-5 stories high, hovering ~ 200 feet off valley floor
- Sep 18, 2023Herring CovePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Dozen or more starlike lights following same path across sky
- Sep 17, 2023Place not givenPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Video of line of lights moving in sky
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 15, 2023 08:00Place not givenNot enough information
Object by day · sphere · 1 sec
Orb close to me, just above trees, coming down, and had a beam of light to the
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Aug 28, 2023 22:30Murphy LakeNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: video of light in sky over highway?
- Aug 23, 2023 20:04WindsorPossibly explained
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: onj. in sky at sunset [NB: plane]
- Aug 23, 2023 04:32DartmouthNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: starlike object dropped, looked like it went both directions left and right
- Aug 21, 2023TruroNot enough information
Unusual event · 1 witness
Short, inconsistent and close sound heard; no UFO seen
- Aug 19, 2023BridgewaterNot enough information
Object at night · round · 1 sec
Brightest thing in sky, started pulsing, vanished, then getting huge & insanely
- Aug 15, 2023Place not givenPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: starlike lights in sky?
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Erratic light over city?
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
Line of blue lights in W? [NB: Starlink?]
- Aug 12, 2023 21:47LunenburgPossibly explained
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: zoomed/enhanced object with structure/details?
- Aug 2, 2023Bible HillPossibly explained
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness
Photo: tubelike object slowly moving in sky
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright flash high in the sky and then dark smoke.. Too high for a firework and
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: odd object under moon? [NB: lens flare?]
Object by day · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photo (video): distant light over city [NB: likely plane]
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Video: distant light went S-N; repeated 35-40 times! [NB: Starlink?]
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light moving across sky in distance, moved behind trees and
- Jul 27, 2023 09:00Place not givenExplained
Photo or video · black, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: object found on photo of Bluenose [NB: insect]
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jun 12, 2023 22:10LunenburgExplained
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
"string of lights moving across the sky", W-E
- Jun 12, 2023Place not givenPossibly explained
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
Photo: bar of light moving across sky, like "blimp"
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- May 31, 2023 22:38La HaveExplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: bright objects floating slowly downward [NB: flares]
- May 29, 2023 23:10Lower SackvillePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Odd light receding into distance
- May 29, 2023 21:40BridgewaterPossibly explained
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: "dancing lights' found on video [NB: lens flares]
Object by day · yellow, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: jet contrail
- May 24, 2023LiverpoolExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: "greatest thing I've ever seen", bright object near. Moon [NB: planet in exact
- May 5, 2023Eastern PassageNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: light moving in night sky
- Apr 22, 2023 21:00Place not givenNot enough information
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
Green light falling from sky at an angle
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Apr 11, 2023Annapolis ValleyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: light in sky
- Apr 9, 2023Fall RiverNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: cluster of lights low in sky
- Apr 8, 2023 20:45Eastern PassagePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Light moving N, with occasional bright flashes
- Apr 1, 2023 21:45BridgewaterNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: lights caught on cam
- April 2023Eastern PassageNot enough information
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: lighted object over ocean?
- Mar 28, 2023 18:20Hammonds PlainsNot enough information
Photo or video · silver, sphere · 1 witness
Photo: metallic object in sky
- Mar 3, 2023 20:30NewportPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Large ball of light descended straight down until it disappeared in the tree line
- Feb 27, 2023 15:23St. Margaret'sNot enough information
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: 3 objects in sky [NB: birds? aircraft? no details provided]
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Feb 14, 2023 11:07Place not givenNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Flight BA34N (Miami-London) reported unidentified lights approximately10 deg.
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
CADORS 2023A0138: pilot saw "unusual lights, moving erratically 40000ft to
- Dec 8, 2022Truro
Object by day · orange, irregular · 1 witness · 45 min
- Dec 7, 2022New Waterford
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 150 min
- Nov 28, 2022Antigonish
Object at night · white, irregular · 3 witnesses
- Nov 19, 2022 23:19East Chezzetcook
Photo or video · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 18, 2022Shelburne
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 16, 2022Mill Village
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Nov 8, 2022 06:55Musquodoboit
Object by day · orange, irregular · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Flash of light then hard left and back into space
- Nov 4, 2022Bridgewater
Object by day · irregular · 5 witnesses · 1 sec
- Nov 2, 2022 19:22Place not given
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Nov 2, 2022PubnicoPossibly explained
Object by day · orange, irregular · 1 witness · 60 sec
Illuminated contrail
- November 2022Upper Kennetcook
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Peach coloured light moved up, down, up and vanished
- Oct 23, 2022Chester
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 9, 2022 21:00Halifax
Object at night · red, irregular · 1 witness · 15 sec
- Oct 6, 2022Trenton
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Close encounter · white, point of light · 1 witness
12 tiny lights flew into car, entered side mirror, zipped up?
- Oct 4, 2022 19:46Trenton
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
- Oct 3, 2022 02:00Hughes IslandNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Aircraft reported a bright light above at their 12 o'clock 2022A0982
- October 2022Halifax
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
- October 2022Barrington
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 28, 2022Musquodoboit
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 27, 2022Elderbank
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 26, 2022 04:00Annapolis County
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 25, 2022Place not given
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 16, 2022Shemoque
Object at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 1, 2022Halifax
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Sep 1, 2022Place not given
Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Sep 1, 2022Georgefield
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- September 2022Lucasville
Object by day · yellow, irregular · 1 witness
- September 2022Halifax
Photo or video · black, cigar · 1 witness
- September 2022Molega Lake
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Aug 28, 2022 23:00Mount Uniacke
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
- Aug 25, 2022Middleton
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Aug 18, 2022 23:00Barrington
Object at night · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Aug 18, 2022Sydney
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Aug 16, 2022 20:30Barrington
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Aug 11, 2022Shelburne
Photo or video · orange, sphere · 1 witness
- Aug 5, 2022Wallace
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Object by day · black · 1 witness
Small RPAS seen at 1,600ft 2022A0721
- Jul 22, 2022 21:50BridgewaterPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Long line of lights going S-N
- Jun 25, 2022 18:45SpryfieldPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, cigar · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Metallic object with fins, moving slowly in sky
- Dec 30, 2021Place not given
Photo or video · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Oct 21, 2021 11:42WestvilleNot enough information
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: lights in clouds, imaged with "thermo app"
- Oct 13, 2021 17:23WestvilleNot enough information
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: objects imaged with "thermal cellphone app"
- September 2021Place not given
Object by day · yellow, irregular · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Aug 16, 2021 03:00Margaretsville
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Aug 15, 2021 23:30Port Hastings
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 45 min
- Aug 14, 2021Place not given
Object by day · white, irregular · 2 witnesses
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Aug 12, 2021Pictou County
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
- Aug 4, 2021 05:00Noel Shore
Object at night · white, cigar · 2 witnesses · 2 min
- Jul 31, 2021 20:30Middleton
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness
- Jul 31, 2021Yarmouth
Photo or video · sphere · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jul 28, 2021Sherbrooke
Object by day · cigar · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jul 5, 2021 22:55Five HousesPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Bright light appeared to hover, over water, move around
- Jun 25, 2021 01:30Jordan Falls
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 25, 2021North Grant
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
- Jun 24, 2021 05:00Halifax
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
- Jun 24, 2021 04:50Kennetcook
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 24, 2021Truro
Close encounter, beings seen · pink, irregular · 1 witness
- Jun 23, 2021 01:00Truro
Close encounter, traces left · point of light · 7 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 21, 2021Truro
Object at night · irregular · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 18, 2021 22:00Pictou
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Jun 18, 2021 05:00Pictou
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 16, 2021Sackville
Photo or video · white, irregular · 1 witness
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jun 13, 2021Milford
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 12, 2021 00:00Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- Jun 2, 2021 21:30Place not given
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 1 sec
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Jun 1, 2021 22:00Bayers Lake
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- June 2021Halifax
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- May 26, 2021 23:00Spoon IslandUnexplained
Object at night · white, disc · 1 witness · 2 min
Disc with lights slowly floated by
- May 18, 2021Tantallon
Photo or video · irregular · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
- May 17, 2021 01:08Cole HarbourExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Curved line of lights moving across sky
- May 17, 2021Halifax
Object at night · white, point of light · 4 witnesses
- May 16, 2021Sydney
Photo or video · white, round · 1 witness
- May 15, 2021 21:59New GlasgowExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 7 min
Multiple objects like pin points moving in sky
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 42 sec
Bright object appeared, moved in arc, vanished
- May 10, 2021Kings County
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses
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.
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