Canada sightings / Ontario / Sudbury
UFO sightings in Sudbury, Ontario
79 UFO reports from Sudbury since 1991. The busiest year was 2013, with 8. The most common shape after plain lights: fireball. 8 were never explained.
- 79 reports
- 8 unexplained
- 1991 first report
- 2023 latest
How the reports were rated
- 10% unexplained
- 30% possibly explained
- 53% not enough information
- 6% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Jun 5, 1998 23:49SudburyUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Observed two objects-a larger bright obect with a smaller orange light trailing it. The small light merged with main light. No sound.
- Feb 26, 1996 15:00SudburyUnexplained
Object by day · brown, disc · 1 witness · 2 min
Solid, layered object, high alt.; moving S, then E; photos show only a "tiny dark
- Oct 30, 2017 17:05SudburyUnexplained
Object by day · white, disc · 1 witness
Object going E, knifing through clouds, high in sky
- Sep 13, 2013SudburyUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Time exposure photo showing group of objects maneuvering
- Jul 13, 2013 20:00SudburyUnexplained
Object at night · orange, triangle · 1 witness
Triangular object with orange light in middle moving slowly
- Jun 18, 2010 01:54SudburyUnexplained
Light at night · purple, point of light · 2 witnesses · 8 min
2 lights hovering near. smokestack, danced around, flew off
Every report from Sudbury
- Aug 22, 2023SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: slow, steady object moving SE, low in sky
- Aug 22, 2023SudburyPossibly explained
Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness
Photo: silent object going SE across sky
- Sep 16, 2021Sudbury
Photo or video · blue, disc · 1 witness
- May 21, 2021 23:20SudburyExplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
40 lights flying in straight line
- Jul 4, 2020SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · black, disc · 2 witnesses
Object darted across sky?
- May 30, 2019 10:15SudburyPossibly explained
Object by day · 1 witness
"unknown aircraft, origin & destination unknown, transited through Sudbury control zone E-W at 3300 feet"
- Jul 25, 2018 18:00SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · silver, point of light · 2 witnesses
Contrails criss-crossing sky, object turning circles around airliner
- Jul 25, 2018 18:00SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · silver, point of light · 2 witnesses
Object making circles around jet in sky, contrails
- Jul 20, 2018 16:00SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · silver · 3 witnesses
Object followed airliner, performed maneuvers, disappeared
- Oct 30, 2017 17:05SudburyUnexplained
Object by day · white, disc · 1 witness
Object going E, knifing through clouds, high in sky
- Jun 14, 2017 02:00SudburyExplained
Object at night · white, rectangle · 1 witness
Odd lights on water tower; photos
- May 11, 2017SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Crew of airliner said to have seen bright light on approach
- Apr 14, 2017SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · yellow · 2 witnesses
Object like chevron going NE-SW, returned SW-NE, zoomed away
- Jan 30, 2017SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 1 sec
Object like submarine with cauliflower top paced bus
- May 18, 2015 21:20SudburyPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, fireball · 2 witnesses
Orange fireball seen in sky
- Jan 2, 2015 22:00SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness
Flashing green colored light in sky, could have been Air Ambulance
- Jan 18, 2014 21:10SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light
Red light in sky moving slowly
- Jan 12, 2014 22:45SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Star like object that flickered and moved about then disappeared
- November 2013 17:00SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
Unusual light in sky
- Sep 13, 2013SudburyUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Time exposure photo showing group of objects maneuvering
- Jul 13, 2013 20:00SudburyUnexplained
Object at night · orange, triangle · 1 witness
Triangular object with orange light in middle moving slowly
- Jul 13, 2013 14:00SudburyPossibly explained
Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness · 15 sec
Silver grey object moving in strange pattern
- July 2013SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
2 bright stars took off together at high rate of speed
- July 2013SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
2 starlike lights "took off" together and flew away rapidly
- Mar 18, 2013 19:30SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · oval · 1 sec
Oval craft hovering over house making electrical sounds
- Jan 1, 2013 00:05SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light
Five globes of light across the sky disappeard followed by one more
- December 2012 20:30SudburyPossibly explained
Object at night · red, sphere · 1 witness · 20 min
6 balls of light silently going E-W over city, faded in distance
- Jun 30, 2012 01:35SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · orange · 1 witness
Object flew below clouds, turned & flew away
- Apr 3, 2012 20:45SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 3 sec
Object like doughnut or funnel in sky
- Apr 3, 2012 20:45SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · irregular · 2 sec
Luminescent funnel shaped cloud
- Apr 3, 2011 02:00SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
Light in sky seen, then others
- Sep 10, 2010SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Starlike light moving across sky, stopped, dimmed & vanished
- Aug 28, 2010 10:08SudburyPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness · 6 sec
Object high in sky going S, flashed light
- Aug 10, 2010SudburyNot enough information
Unusual event · 1 witness
Unusual object seen in sky?
- Jul 1, 2010 22:15SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · cigar · 5 witnesses · 15 sec
Cylinder with fireball came near, stopped & hovered, flew up into space
- Jul 1, 2010SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 3 witnesses
Lights in sky seen during fireworks display
- Jun 18, 2010 01:54SudburyUnexplained
Light at night · purple, point of light · 2 witnesses · 8 min
2 lights hovering near. smokestack, danced around, flew off
- Feb 4, 2010SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
Stationary light in sky
- Nov 17, 2009 19:20SudburyExplained
Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness
White flash of light, likely Leonid meteor shower
- May 22, 2009 22:10SudburyPossibly explained
Object at night · black, sphere · 1 witness
Large black object above sphere in sky
- Mar 16, 2008 23:10SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses
Slow-moving object with lights, loud noise
- Mar 16, 2008 01:35SudburyPossibly explained
Object at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness
Ball of fire with long red tail, going NE
- Mar 10, 2008 13:00SudburyPossibly explained
Object by day · green, fireball · 2 witnesses
Bright fireball with tail
- Mar 4, 2008 22:00SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · oval · 1 sec
Object with lights and other object hanging below?
- Dec 20, 2007 17:40SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · white, cigar · 5 witnesses
Cylindrical object with light, sphere & neon craft
- Oct 25, 2007 01:15SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · triangle · 1 witness · 10 sec
4 glowing triangles in W moving S
- October 2007 22:00SudburyNot enough information
Object at night · red, oval · 1 witness · 10 sec
Maroon object, very high, no lights (?)
- Apr 22, 2007 00:14SudburyUnexplained
Object at night · red, cigar · 1 witness · 12 sec
Object with glowing ends, banded, high speed
- Apr 21, 2007 02:22SudburyUnexplained
Object at night · red, cigar · 1 witness · 12 sec
Object with glowing ends, banded, high speed
- Mar 18, 2007 23:20SudburyPossibly explained
Object at night · yellow, fireball · 1 witness · 3 sec
Fireball going S-N
- Mar 17, 2007 23:20SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 3 sec
Bright streak in sky, disappeared
- Dec 28, 2006SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · green · 3 witnesses
Blurry noiseless circle.
- Dec 1, 2005 17:30SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness
Object with trail flew N-SE. burned up
- Oct 26, 2005 17:05SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 3 sec
Bright concentrated light like plane making emergency landing
- Aug 2, 2005 00:50SudburyExplained
Light at night · fireball · 8 sec
Slow-moving fireball
- Aug 20, 2004 04:00SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 110 min
Video of light in sky
- Jan 9, 2003 20:36SudburyExplained
Light at night · orange, fireball · 3 sec
Bolide moving near. Big Dipper, large streak, broke into pieces
- Jul 10, 2002 10:15SudburyPossibly explained
Object by day · grey, irregular · 1 witness · 2 min
Dark "flying wing" with reddish trailing edge flew overhead
- Aug 25, 2000 22:25Sudbury
Light at night · red, ball · 2 witnesses
- Aug 21, 2000 21:30Sudbury
Light at night · white, lights · 1 witness
- May 6, 2000 23:45Sudbury
Light at night · light · 3 witnesses · 30 sec
- Mar 26, 2000 20:30Sudbury
Light at night · light · 5 witnesses · 3 sec
- Mar 16, 2000 21:45Sudbury
Light at night · light · 3 witnesses
- Mar 29, 1999 23:15Sudbury
Light at night · red, triangle · 1 witness
- Dec 7, 1998 23:45SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 7 min
Observed a light in the distance gradually fade away.
- Sep 4, 1998 20:50SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · red · 2 witnesses · 9 min
Observed a red light (that later turned white) flying near communication towers. Disappeared off in the distance.
- Aug 13, 1998 22:06SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · 1 witness
Observed light fade away from sight-did not dip below horizon. Approximately 35 degrees above horizon.
- Aug 5, 1998 23:00SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · 2 witnesses
Witnesses claimed they were followed a long distance by a strange light. Two pictures taken did not come out.
- Jul 18, 1998SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · yellow · 5 witnesses · 120 min
Observed the light move up and down behind the trees. Eventually the one remaining witness (a boy) observed it turn blue and strea
- Jun 5, 1998 23:49SudburyUnexplained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
Observed two objects-a larger bright obect with a smaller orange light trailing it. The small light merged with main light. No sound.
- Nov 23, 1996 16:55SudburyPossibly explained
Object by day · grey, round · 2 witnesses · 4 min
Featureless object with tail; slowly moved near stacks; no flashing lights
- Nov 23, 1996 16:23Sudbury
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
- Aug 17, 1996 02:02SudburyNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Several lights seen maneuvering in sky; witness used flashlight to signal them
- Apr 28, 1996 21:30SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 15 min
4 streaks heading W; later, saw 4 going ENE; then, 2 red balls of light
- Feb 26, 1996 15:00SudburyUnexplained
Object by day · brown, disc · 1 witness · 2 min
Solid, layered object, high alt.; moving S, then E; photos show only a "tiny dark
- Nov 12, 1993 18:00SudburyPossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, fireball · 10 sec
Nrc136
- Aug 28, 1993 21:30SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · black, cigar · 1 witness · 60 min
Nrc085
- Aug 11, 1993 21:00SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · white, disc · 1 witness · 4 sec
Nrc079
- Sep 1, 1991 12:18SudburyNot enough information
Object by day · silver, disc · 3 witnesses · 4 min
Oval metallic object with discontinuous movement
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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.