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UFO sightings in Whitby, Ontario

37 UFO reports from Whitby since 2004. The busiest year was 2007, with 10. The most common shape after plain lights: triangle. 4 were never explained.

  • 37 reports
  • 4 unexplained
  • 2004 first report
  • 2023 latest

How the reports were rated

  • 11% unexplained
  • 70% possibly explained
  • 16% not enough information
  • 3% explained

Reports by year

Unexplained cases worth reading

  1. Feb 14, 2009 19:00WhitbyUnexplained

    Light at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 120 min

    Triangular object that had smaller triangles with flame streaks of blue and

  2. Jul 21, 2007 23:00WhitbyUnexplained

    Object at night · white, triangle · 2 witnesses · 5 sec

    Object flew quickly over witness

  3. Mar 20, 2007 21:15WhitbyUnexplained

    Object at night · red, triangle · 3 witnesses

    Object with flashing lights flew overhead

  4. Mar 8, 2007 14:30WhitbyUnexplained

    Object by day · disc · 2 sec

    Huge disc, hovering, then moved to NW

Every report from Whitby

  1. Jun 21, 2023 22:10WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · green, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min

    Light appeared, vanished, reappeared elsewhere, etc.

  2. Nov 6, 2022 01:52WhitbyNot enough information

    Photo or video · 1 witness

    Fast moving object leaving a dotted line trail streaking across the sky E-W

  3. Aug 6, 2021 01:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 23 min

    Photo: very bright light on horizon in SSW

  4. Jan 7, 2015 00:10WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 1 sec

    3 bright lights in sky in triangle formation stationary

  5. Dec 24, 2014 20:05WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 min

    8 orange lights moving across sky in formation

  6. Jul 13, 2014WhitbyPossibly explained

    orange, sphere · 1 witness

    Round orange light moving quickly across sky

  7. Jul 26, 2013 22:20WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min

    Video of multi colored light in sky

  8. Jun 18, 2013 01:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    2 bright lights moving down from cloud toward house, then going up again into

  9. June 2013WhitbyPossibly explained

    multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness

    Low flying lights moving in a jerky fashion

  10. September 2012WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses · 30 sec

    Floating "flexible patio lantern" with bulb inside

  11. Mar 31, 2012 21:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Slow-moving light in W, going N-S, no flashing lights

  12. Sep 18, 2010 20:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses

    Object going N-S along horizon, disappeared

  13. May 22, 2010 21:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses

    12-14 lights in line rose from near airport, went into clouds

  14. Jun 5, 2009 23:00WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object at night · sphere · 2 witnesses · 2 sec

    2 lights in sky making 90 degree turns seen on video

  15. Feb 14, 2009 19:00WhitbyUnexplained

    Light at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 120 min

    Triangular object that had smaller triangles with flame streaks of blue and

  16. Oct 12, 2008 20:00WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object at night · orange, rectangle · 10 witnesses · 30 sec

    Diamond-shaped object with lights underneath moved S-N

  17. Mar 10, 2008 13:00WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object by day · fireball · 1 sec

    Teardrop-shaped fireball

  18. Mar 9, 2008 23:00WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 30 min

    Stationary light in sky; video

  19. Feb 28, 2008 21:00WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec

    Green fireworks falling from sky

  20. Feb 27, 2008 18:35WhitbyNot enough information

    Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses

    Bright pulsating light, stationary, "blipped out"

  21. Oct 5, 2007WhitbyNot enough information

    green · 1 witness

    Bright flash outside window

  22. Sep 12, 2007WhitbyNot enough information

    Object at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses

    Structured craft flew over apartment block

  23. Jul 21, 2007 23:00WhitbyUnexplained

    Object at night · white, triangle · 2 witnesses · 5 sec

    Object flew quickly over witness

  24. Jul 4, 2007 19:02WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Ball of light flying fast W-E

  25. Jun 13, 2007 23:15WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · point of light · 2 sec

    Starlike object began moving, followed by a second

  26. Apr 2, 2007 22:15WhitbyNot enough information

    Object at night · white, triangle · 2 witnesses · 2 min

    Odd-shaped light hanging over downtown, 5 miles away

  27. Mar 20, 2007 21:15WhitbyUnexplained

    Object at night · red, triangle · 3 witnesses

    Object with flashing lights flew overhead

  28. Mar 19, 2007 23:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness

    Stationary light, very far away, vanished

  29. Mar 8, 2007 14:30WhitbyUnexplained

    Object by day · disc · 2 sec

    Huge disc, hovering, then moved to NW

  30. Feb 16, 2007 23:40WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object by day · oval · 1 witness · 5 sec

    3 objects In formation going W, split up, flew very fast

  31. Mar 27, 2006 00:36WhitbyNot enough information

    Light at night · red · 2 witnesses

    Two solid red lights seen moving very fast. Est. alt. Of 20,000 to 30,000 ft. First witness saw lights, phoned second witness that they

  32. Dec 12, 2005 22:00WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · green, fireball · 1 witness · 3 sec

    Large spherical object moving quickly E, downward to horizon

  33. Oct 30, 2005 21:00WhitbyExplained

    Light at night · fireball · 2 sec

    Slow-moving fireball

  34. Jul 10, 2005 11:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness · 30 sec

    Round object seemed to "tumble" as it traveled E-W

  35. Jun 25, 2005 22:40WhitbyPossibly explained

    Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec

    Starlike object moving S-N

  36. Feb 24, 2005 18:50WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object at night · white, triangle · 1 witness

    Object with bright lights hovering in NE, then moved slowly to E

  37. Sep 19, 2004 13:30WhitbyPossibly explained

    Object by day · silver, irregular · 2 witnesses · 8 min

    Semi-spherical object high in sky, no trail or sound

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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.