Canada sightings / Ontario / Oshawa
UFO sightings in Oshawa, Ontario
116 UFO reports from Oshawa since 1989. The busiest year was 2012, with 15. The most common shape after plain lights: sphere. 12 were never explained.
- 116 reports
- 12 unexplained
- 1989 first report
- 2021 latest
How the reports were rated
- 10% unexplained
- 55% possibly explained
- 30% not enough information
- 4% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Aug 13, 2005 23:26OshawaUnexplained
Close encounter · white, sphere · 1 witness · 3 sec
Ball of light flew close by witness, rapidly
- May 8, 2007 22:00OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Huge "beige" object maneuevered around multicoloured flashing light
- Aug 10, 2014 21:15OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses
Large triangle with 3 red lights on corners flying slowly with a quiet sound
- Oct 19, 2009 01:40OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · blue, diamond · 1 witness
5 diamond shape objects in V formation with blue/grey lights
- Oct 3, 2009 00:15OshawaUnexplained
Light at night · sphere · 2 witnesses · 15 min
A circle of lights that split into four radiating outwards
- Mar 7, 2009 05:25OshawaUnexplained
Light at night · blue, disc · 1 witness
Star like object had 4 poles sticking out of centre, at the end of poles were
Every report from Oshawa
- Sep 12, 2021 20:21OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · white, triangle · 3 witnesses · 2 min
Bright object appeared directly overhead, moved off
- May 16, 2021 22:27Oshawa
Object at night · white, cigar · 1 witness
- Jul 26, 2020 23:00OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Photo: bright light in sky
- Jul 26, 2020 17:19OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness
Video: "fast moving bright white ‘spherical ‘ object" heading S over lake
- Jun 27, 2020OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 2 sec
Photo: square object with lights came out of cloud, passed over witnesses
- Sep 22, 2019 21:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: 3 orange lights in sky
- Aug 20, 2019 10:47OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · 1 witness
"unknown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying in a circuit over airport; not seen by ATC
- Sep 29, 2018 16:43OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Photo: distant arc-shaped object going E-W
- Jul 3, 2016 10:05OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · black, cigar · 1 witness · 3 min
Long dark object with flashing green light flying high in sky
- Jun 22, 2016 09:30OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · black, disc · 1 witness
Disc-shaped object with no lights or sounds, hovering over Lake Ontario
- Apr 9, 2016 22:20OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 7 sec
Red light moving quickly with no sound and pulsating light
- Mar 3, 2016 23:40OshawaNot enough information
Object at night · white · 1 witness
2 white objects hovering in the sky
- Dec 28, 2014 22:27OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · orange, irregular · 1 witness
Long orange shaped cloud
- Aug 31, 2014 21:48OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 30 sec
Orange ball of light moving across sky
- Aug 21, 2014 21:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Small strobing pulsing lights seen in sky
- Aug 10, 2014 21:15OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses
Large triangle with 3 red lights on corners flying slowly with a quiet sound
- Jul 2, 2014 21:30OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · sphere · 1 sec
Ball of light moving across lake
- Jun 19, 2014OshawaNot enough information
point of light
Bright light flew across sky
- Apr 18, 2014 22:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
3 green lights flying quickly, moving back and forth, in formation ooo,then dropped to ground in a field
- Apr 2, 2014 21:00OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 5 sec
2 orange balls of light moving across sky slowly
- November 2013 19:15OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses
Triangle of red lights flashing in sky
- Aug 10, 2013OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 6 witnesses · 10 min
20 orange objects moving across sky
- Jul 13, 2013 18:10OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · disc · 1 witness · 10 min
Whie object glinting in sky (photos)
- Jul 13, 2013OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light
9-12 objects in sky followed by 2 helicopters
- Jul 13, 2013OshawaNot enough information
Object by day
Something was seen in the daylight over a building
- Jul 1, 2013OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night
Light in sky caught on video
- Jun 30, 2013 00:48OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · yellow, sphere · 2 witnesses · 12 sec
Spheres in sky that changed to amber meteor (photo)
- Jun 29, 2013 00:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Orange light in sky which changed to white
- Jun 15, 2013 22:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 3 min
3 orange lights moving across sky
- Jun 15, 2013 22:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Glowing orange object floating across sky
- Jun 14, 2013 23:31OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · red, sphere · 1 witness · 2 min
Video: red/white flashing lights moving slowly across sky
- Jun 14, 2013 23:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Video: red and white flashing lights no sound, flying low altitude
- Jun 14, 2013OshawaPossibly explained
point of light · 1 sec
Video: red flashing lights moving towards power plant
- Dec 13, 2012 23:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 25 min
Falling lights, streaking
- Sep 2, 2012 21:30OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
Ball of light going E-W overhead
- Sep 2, 2012 21:00OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 60 sec
Large ball of light moving steadily E-W
- Sep 2, 2012 21:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Light in N, going E-W
- Aug 5, 2012 22:00OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
Dozens of objects moving in sky
- Jul 30, 2012 03:30OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Orb stationary, hovering, low in sky
- Jul 28, 2012 23:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 8 witnesses
4 orbs heading S
- Jun 30, 2012 22:30OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 5 witnesses
Silent objects moving S
- Jun 30, 2012OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · black, sphere · 2 witnesses
Object moving across sky, beneath clouds
- May 12, 2012 23:00OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
2 lights moving together at steady speed
- May 8, 2012 23:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Object like satellite going slowly N, brightening, fading
- Apr 18, 2012 21:15OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
2 lights going S
- Mar 7, 2012 11:30OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness
Object came down slowly, with jerking side to side motion
- Feb 28, 2012 07:18OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Object like contrail in photo
- Jan 21, 2012 00:00OshawaExplained
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Several orbs chasing each other, converging, in sky [Searchlights]
- Dec 31, 2011 20:25OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Bright light zig-zagging in sky, faded to red
- Oct 28, 2011 23:00OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 10 min
4 slowly-rising objects going NE, faded to red, vanished
- May 24, 2011 23:21OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
3 lights in triangular formation
- May 2011 22:30OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary orb in NE, 2nd approached, both flew off
- May 2011OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Orbs seen (?)
- Jan 13, 2011 07:16OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
"strong" light made of 2 bright lights, stationary, vanished
- Jan 5, 2011 21:00OshawaExplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 min
Stationary bright starlike object in W [Jupiter]
- Jan 1, 2011 00:20OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · red · 6 witnesses
10 objects, 3 at a time flew overhead
- Jan 1, 2011 00:20OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
10 lights moving fast NE in "scattered V formation"
- Dec 19, 2010 23:40OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · blue · 1 witness
Light seen moving around in unusual patterns
- Nov 28, 2010OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · sphere · 1 witness · 60 min
Object low on horizon, something shot to ground?
- Sep 19, 2010 18:48OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness · 2 min
Object flew E, high in sky
- Aug 24, 2010 22:07OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 sec
Bright flash lit up sky
- Jul 11, 2010 13:51OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness · 30 sec
J-shaped object moved high in sky NW-NE, south of airport
- Jul 9, 2010 01:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 120 min
Stationary light below cloud cover making odd movements
- Jun 25, 2010 23:47OshawaExplained
Object at night · white, sphere · 4 witnesses · 15 sec
Bright light appeared, moved slowly, dimmed & vanished [ISS]
- Apr 13, 2010 21:30OshawaNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Kite-like object, very fast, going N, veered E
- Mar 15, 2010 21:20OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Object came out of cloud, from NW
- Mar 15, 2010 21:18OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 15 sec
V-shaped formation of faint lights, like "Canadian Geese"
- Jan 18, 2010 21:35OshawaUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 3 witnesses
4 lights low in sky moving slow, stopped, then sped overhead
- Oct 19, 2009 01:40OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · blue, diamond · 1 witness
5 diamond shape objects in V formation with blue/grey lights
- Oct 3, 2009 00:15OshawaUnexplained
Light at night · sphere · 2 witnesses · 15 min
A circle of lights that split into four radiating outwards
- May 22, 2009 19:30OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · black, irregular · 1 witness
Black vertical object with frayed edges drifting across sky in straight line
- Mar 7, 2009 05:25OshawaUnexplained
Light at night · blue, disc · 1 witness
Star like object had 4 poles sticking out of centre, at the end of poles were
- Nov 29, 2008 18:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 15 sec
Blinking light moving in sky near. Airport
- Nov 21, 2008 23:30OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · white, fireball · 2 witnesses · 2 sec
Horizontal fireball heading S
- Oct 22, 2008 19:50OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Starlike object descended, stopped, then moved again
- Sep 20, 2008 20:45OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 10 sec
2 satellite-like objects Going S
- Aug 20, 2008 00:39OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Round "shooting star", with trail, very fast
- May 28, 2008 23:10OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Ball of light moving W-NE, faded, followed by flash
- May 24, 2008 18:30OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 15 sec
Missile-like object in E flew N-S
- Mar 16, 2008 20:00OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Diamond-shaped formation of several lights, moved together across road, faded
- Mar 13, 2008 19:15OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
Very high light going WSW, vanished
- Sep 22, 2007 23:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Object with flashing colours heading NE
- Sep 22, 2007 09:30OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · white, point of light · 1 witness
Orb caught on photo
- May 23, 2007 20:00OshawaNot enough information
Object at night · 1 witness
Object discovered on photo
- May 13, 2007 20:05OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
2 object flew over baseball diamond
- May 8, 2007 22:00OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Huge "beige" object maneuevered around multicoloured flashing light
- May 6, 2007 12:36OshawaUnexplained
Object by day · white, irregular · 1 witness
Translucent tube appaered in sky, going S-N
- Apr 26, 2007 21:30OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Object with several lights flew overhead
- Mar 23, 2007 21:15OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses
Stationary light joined by others, vanished
- Mar 22, 2007 21:15OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
Stationary light rose, then flew around witnesses
- Mar 21, 2007 21:15OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
Flashing light headed W, then N
- Mar 20, 2007 21:15OshawaUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Noiseless object with lights zig-zagged overhead, moved away
- Mar 1, 2007 05:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 1 witness · 1 sec
Streak of light going N-S, ended in burst
- Dec 23, 2006 12:30Oshawa
Object by day · white, disc · 1 witness
- Sep 9, 2006 21:10OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured · 2 witnesses
Two people observed 12 lights in sky, hovering, changing colours. Same witnesses as 20060905
- Sep 5, 2006 20:45OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured · 2 witnesses · 25 min
Two people observed 5 lights in sky, hovering, changing colours.
- Aug 9, 2006 14:45OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 1 sec
Very briefly observed object at quite some distance. Disappeared
- Apr 6, 2006 22:35OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · amber · 1 witness · 7 sec
Meteor like object with descending trajectory but appeared to level out.
- Jan 27, 2006 13:00OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · white · 1 witness
Photos not seen by UFOROM, but are said to show an oblong object in a vertical position and a rounder object.
- Jan 15, 2006 10:45OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Witness has observed numerous white lights on numerous occassions. Took photo on this day. Tiny white circle visible.
- Dec 13, 2005 17:30OshawaExplained
Light at night · fireball · 2 sec
Fragmenting fireball
- Sep 10, 2005 11:00OshawaNot enough information
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness · 30 min
Black morphing object with red flashing light
- Sep 1, 2005 09:40OshawaPossibly explained
Object by day · black, cigar · 1 witness · 5 sec
Streamlined oblong object, flew swiftly E
- Aug 13, 2005 23:26OshawaUnexplained
Close encounter · white, sphere · 1 witness · 3 sec
Ball of light flew close by witness, rapidly
- Feb 12, 2005 23:55OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 3 sec
Small light heading W, horizontally over houses
- Sep 20, 2004 10:30OshawaUnexplained
Object by day · 2 witnesses · 15 min
Circle of light like "solar eclipse" moved slowly to E, disappeared
- Aug 1, 2003 21:30OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 45 min
12 squarish lights going E-W leaving trails of sparks
- Mar 18, 2003 20:10OshawaExplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 40 sec
Video of lights near Moon shown to be camera lens reflection
- Jun 10, 2002 23:30OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Object "came in front of me and went to the left"
- Nov 6, 2000OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · green, triangle · 1 witness
Flashing lights in wide triangle formation.
- Jul 16, 1997 00:45OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · 2 witnesses
Flash of light that didn't seem like it was going away
- Mar 27, 1997 21:52OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Saw pairs going east-west, north-south and south-north
- Mar 27, 1997 20:10OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
3 objects this time; third following a pair
- Mar 27, 1997 19:40OshawaPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness · 4 sec
2 lights heading in direction of Toronto
- Dec 14, 1991 00:55OshawaPossibly explained
Object at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness · 1 sec
Bright object with tail
- Apr 22, 1989 23:20OshawaNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Erratic moving lights
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.