Canada sightings / Ontario / Barrie
UFO sightings in Barrie, Ontario
68 UFO reports from Barrie since 1997. The busiest year was 2012, with 14. The most common shape after plain lights: sphere. 1 was never explained.
- 68 reports
- 1 unexplained
- 1997 first report
- 2024 latest
How the reports were rated
- 1% unexplained
- 50% possibly explained
- 44% not enough information
- 4% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Aug 9, 2014 21:15BarrieUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 1 witness · 40 sec
Large triangle shaped object with red pulsating light in centre moving slowly, 10 miles from Canadian base
Every report from Barrie
- Dec 28, 2024Barrie
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
- Mar 27, 2023 22:00Barrie
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
- Aug 12, 2022 23:15BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · red, triangle · 1 witness · 12 min
2 triangular crafts hovering over lake
- Jun 22, 2022Barrie
Object at night · cigar · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- May 10, 2021 23:48BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Photo: lights appeared, moved in strange pattern, vanished,
- Dec 2, 2020 22:00BarrieNot enough information
Photo or video · point of light · 1 sec
Video: fast-moving object using CE-5 protocols
- Nov 14, 2020BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 1 sec
Video: brief flash of light considered alien craft, CE-5 protocol
- Oct 2, 2020 22:00BarrieExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: small object darting from Moon, night vision camera [NB: artefact]
- Jul 3, 2020 22:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Video: "UFO signaling, becoming much brighter" [NB: CE-5 protocol]
- May 28, 2020BarriePossibly explained
Photo or video · black, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: black spot found on photo
- Apr 9, 2020 20:25BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness
Unknown helicopter flying without any lights at all, in S
- Oct 20, 2019 20:50BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · point of light
Photo: photo shows various lights in sky
- Oct 6, 2019 20:00BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · rectangle
Photo: photo shows a fuzzy rectangular object in sky
- Oct 5, 2019 22:00BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · point of light
Photo: photo of two lights in sky
- Aug 30, 2019 22:00BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · triangle
Photo: photo shows triangle of lights in sky
- Aug 20, 2019 22:00BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · point of light
Photo: two bright lights in sky
- Aug 4, 2019 22:30BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 1 sec
Two objects flying parallel then appeared to join
- Jul 1, 2019 22:00BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 13 min
Video: bright light in sky
- May 27, 2019 00:30BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Triangular object with 4 white lights silent in sky, lost sight of it
- Sep 30, 2015 20:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses · 45 sec
Orange glowing object in sky
- August 2015 10:00BarriePossibly explained
Object by day · square · 1 witness · 10 sec
Squarish object rotating just over power lines
- May 17, 2015 21:30BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Bright orange lights moving across sky (photo)
- Aug 23, 2014 20:50BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, rectangle · 3 witnesses
2 orange rectangular objects moving across sky
- Aug 9, 2014 21:15BarrieUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 1 witness · 40 sec
Large triangle shaped object with red pulsating light in centre moving slowly, 10 miles from Canadian base
- Jul 5, 2014 00:01BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light moving fast, then turned red and shot off into sky
- Jun 2, 2014 23:38BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Large bright light slowly descending, stop and move eastward
- Nov 21, 2013 19:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
3 bright objects heading north with no sound
- Nov 6, 2013 17:30BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 30 min
Flashing red/green light in sky
- May 11, 2013 21:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Strange moving light in many directions
- Oct 26, 2012 23:30BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
7-8 objects rose from skyline in SE
- Oct 26, 2012BarrieExplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
10-15 lights going N-S [Chinese lanterns]
- Aug 30, 2012 20:30BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Plane followed by 4 glowing orbs
- Aug 18, 2012BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 4 witnesses
8 balls of light came into view 1x1, went out
- Aug 6, 2012 18:15BarriePossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Object with tail like comet heading W
- Jul 18, 2012 21:40BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · red, sphere · 2 witnesses
Orb floated W-E, fluctuated, hovered & faded out
- Apr 7, 2012 21:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Glowing light going N-S, vanished in SW
- Mar 13, 2012BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
2 bright lights side by side
- Jan 28, 2012 22:45BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
Object like "bag of fire" moved slowly over houses
- Jan 1, 2012 00:05BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 3 witnesses
3 lights in triangle, disappeared 1 by 1
- Jan 1, 2012 00:05BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 40 witnesses
3 lights in diamond shape (?) flew across sky
- Jan 1, 2012 00:01BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
4 lights in diamond shape; one went out?
- Jan 1, 2012 00:00BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Video: 3 objects in triangle formation, then 2 more
- Jan 1, 2012 00:00BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · irregular · 2 witnesses · 40 min
Searchlights crossing one another in sky
- Dec 31, 2011 23:59BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
3 lights in triangle formation seen briefly
- Jun 26, 2011 22:50BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
2 lights in SW
- Jan 1, 2011 00:00BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · orange · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
2 gliding spheres went W to E
- Dec 31, 2010 23:59BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Orbs floating over homes
- Nov 26, 2010 03:30BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness
Object like exhaust, moving fast
- Nov 7, 2010 17:40BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · 1 witness
Quick flash of light followed by green streak of light. Lasted a few seconds
- Sep 21, 2010 22:03BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Bright object moved slowly S, became smaller, vanished
- Sep 22, 2008 22:13BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
2 lights blinked out after 30 secs each
- Jul 28, 2008 22:15BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Moving light seemed to cross path of other satellites
- Jul 6, 2008 22:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Fast-moving starlike object, heading NE
- Apr 9, 2008 21:00BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · sphere · 1 sec
Bright ball of light going N
- Mar 10, 2008 13:00BarriePossibly explained
Object by day · silver, fireball · 2 witnesses
Fireball with long tail, falling straight down
- Mar 5, 2008 23:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · green, fireball · 2 witnesses
Green streak of light like fireworks
- Nov 10, 2007 05:00BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · green, sphere · 2 witnesses · 120 min
Starlike object with erratic movements in sky
- Oct 25, 2007 19:30BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 4 witnesses
Several lights moving in sky
- Sep 10, 2006 05:04Barrie
Light at night · light · 5 witnesses
- Aug 31, 2003 00:31BarrieExplained
Light at night · fireball · 6 sec
Bolide with long trail exploded, sound heard
- Aug 31, 2003 00:30BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Intense light like "aircraft exploded" came up behind car
- Aug 4, 2001 20:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Object flew 3x speed of jet, caught up to it and disappeared
- Aug 5, 2000 12:00Barrie
Light at night · white, lights · 1 witness
- March 2000 14:00BarrieNot enough information
Light at night · 6 witnesses
Observed extremely bright light across the lake.
- Sep 21, 1997 17:00BarriePossibly explained
Object by day · silver, disc · 30 witnesses · 60 min
"hat brim disc shape"; shiny object in sky, slowly moving W and getting lower
- Sep 21, 1997BarriePossibly explained
Object at night · red, sphere · 10 witnesses
Globe seen over wide area; "appeared translucent, covered with web"
- Aug 8, 1997 23:00BarriePossibly explained
Light at night · amber, point of light · 4 witnesses · 45 min
Object "moved up and down and side to side" ... "but not a lot"
- Aug 2, 1997 23:00BarrieNot enough information
Object at night · red, oval · 1 witness
"oval/round object flashing amber/red color on its underside"
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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.