Canada sightings / Quebec / Gatineau
UFO sightings in Gatineau, Quebec
86 UFO reports from Gatineau since 1993. The busiest year was 2012, with 12. The most common shape after plain lights: irregular. 7 were never explained.
- 86 reports
- 7 unexplained
- 1993 first report
- 2025 latest
How the reports were rated
- 8% unexplained
- 42% possibly explained
- 45% not enough information
- 5% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Feb 21, 2017 00:00GatineauUnexplained
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Abducted, entities all around, bit one of their arms, images transferred into
- Jul 3, 2014 23:30GatineauUnexplained
Close encounter · white, rectangle · 1 witness · 5 min
Object moving over field; light "scanning" ground, loud noise
- Aug 4, 2023 18:30GatineauUnexplained
Object by day · silver, irregular · 1 witness
"metal object in the shape of an enormous ticking clock" (tic tac) flew near
- Nov 4, 1996 20:45GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · white, triangle · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Family observed triangle 95 metres wide, at an altitude of 50 feet.
- Jul 20, 2020 22:00GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 2 sec
Triangle object flew over car quickly moving erratically, then quickly flew away
- Jul 6, 2020 22:53GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 1 witness · 2 sec
Object the shape of flying lamp post seen in sky
Every report from Gatineau
- Oct 21, 2025 17:15GatineauNot enough information
Photo or video · white, cigar · 2 witnesses
Photo: "Flying discs above the Ottawa River" [NB: reflection?]
- Aug 14, 2025 03:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: stationary lights in sky, appear, vanish, reappear, etc.
- Feb 5, 2025 19:50GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses
No footage: object like "dandelion flower seed head with a blurry white tail."
- Feb 5, 2024 17:30GatineauExplained
Object at night · red, fireball · 2 witnesses
Photo: "smoke trail" in sky [NB: contrail]
- Aug 4, 2023 18:30GatineauUnexplained
Object by day · silver, irregular · 1 witness
"metal object in the shape of an enormous ticking clock" (tic tac) flew near
- Oct 18, 2021GatineauExplained
Photo or video · irregular · 1 sec
Photo: lens flare found on photo
- Oct 6, 2021 20:40GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Photo: light in sky?
- Aug 20, 2021 17:00Gatineau
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 15 sec
- Jul 20, 2020 22:00GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · triangle · 2 sec
Triangle object flew over car quickly moving erratically, then quickly flew away
- Jul 6, 2020 22:53GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · irregular · 1 witness · 2 sec
Object the shape of flying lamp post seen in sky
- Mar 15, 2019 00:00GatineauNot enough information
Close encounter, beings seen · 1 witness
Light illuminated room, little man appeared and carried her somewhere
- Oct 28, 2018 00:00GatineauNot enough information
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Bedroom visitation by entity?
- Sep 22, 2018 20:40GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Bright dot moving fast, slowed, stopped, then disappeared
- Sep 10, 2018 21:30GatineauPossibly explained
Close encounter · multicoloured, cigar · 1 witness · 20 sec
Elongated object with lights flew near witness
- Sep 8, 2018 11:51GatineauPossibly explained
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 3 min
Object moving over city, chased by 2 fighter jets
- Sep 2, 2018GatineauPossibly explained
Object by day · red, cigar · 2 witnesses
Elongated object reflecting sun's rays slowly moved across sky
- Aug 18, 2018 22:00GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, triangle · 2 witnesses
Photo: triangular object with lights, over city?
- Aug 16, 2018 21:22GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses
Fast moving light in sky
- Jul 11, 2018 21:00GatineauPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness
Photo: stationary object in sky
- Apr 27, 2018 21:50GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · yellow, irregular · 2 witnesses
Rectangular object became wider? vanished
- Jan 1, 2018 00:00GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 3 witnesses
Video: several lights moving in sky slowly, then stationary
- Dec 30, 2017 00:00GatineauNot enough information
Abduction claim · irregular · 1 sec
Witness heard engine noise, thought was UFO? bedroom alien encounter?
- Oct 27, 2017 01:33GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
20 red/yellow/white lights in the sky, moving strangely
- Oct 16, 2017 21:43GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · green, fireball · 2 witnesses
Green fireball in the sky
- Oct 9, 2017 08:45GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Lights in the sky moving very fast
- Oct 5, 2017 23:00GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · green, fireball · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Green fireball slowly falling
- Sep 20, 2017 22:50GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 2 sec
Triangle shaped object with white and blue lights
- Sep 16, 2017 20:00GatineauNot enough information
Object by day · white, sphere · 4 witnesses
White light that looked like a spiral in binoculars
- Apr 8, 2017 21:15GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
2 orange lights zigzagging fast in the sky
- Feb 21, 2017 00:00GatineauUnexplained
Abduction claim · 1 witness
Abducted, entities all around, bit one of their arms, images transferred into
- Jan 2, 2017 18:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
Yellow bouncing light in the sky, disappeared
- Nov 11, 2016 06:10GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Stationary object in sky, very bright; split in 2, reformed
- Aug 30, 2016 20:15GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
7 large lights lined up in a horizontal curve, rearranging into a different
- Jun 19, 2016 22:38GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · fireball · 1 sec
Strange fireball flying relatively fast. Witness was a former CAF
- Jun 14, 2016 21:30GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
White light with a trail, slowly flying, passing over the witnesses 3 times
- May 24, 2016 21:45GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Distant light in video?
- Feb 17, 2016 19:00GatineauNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 2 witnesses · 2 sec
2 yellow spheres with blue "birdlike" objects inside them
- Nov 1, 2015 17:10GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness
Object with smoke trail moving in arc in sky
- Nov 1, 2015 02:00GatineauNot enough information
Unusual event · 1 witness · 20 min
Hissing noise heard; later, became mechanical sound
- Oct 17, 2015 21:00GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Stationary light in sky, flashing occasionally
- Sep 27, 2015 21:50GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · orange, sphere · 2 witnesses
Object seen?
- Jul 22, 2015 22:30GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · irregular · 2 witnesses · 5 min
"large shape" with lights near Parliament Hill
- Jul 18, 2015 21:50GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 4 witnesses
2 orange lights seen in sky
- Jun 6, 2015 22:15GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, cigar · 2 witnesses · 5 min
2 objects in sky moving slowly
- Jul 3, 2014 23:30GatineauUnexplained
Close encounter · white, rectangle · 1 witness · 5 min
Object moving over field; light "scanning" ground, loud noise
- Jun 29, 2014 22:15GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
Orange sphere moving slowly across sky
- Oct 20, 2013 20:30GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · blue, irregular · 1 witness
3 blue elongated circles in sky
- Jul 13, 2013 22:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
3 large orange lights flying over
- Jun 20, 2013 21:45GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
3 orange lights moving in the sky across the river
- Apr 14, 2013GatineauPossibly explained
point of light
Bright light strobing in sky
- Oct 17, 2012 02:00GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Light going in circle over city
- Jul 31, 2012 03:30GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 10 min
2 stationary objects in E
- May 12, 2012 11:15GatineauPossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 1 witness
Ball of light seen in sky, vanished after a few seconds
- May 10, 2012 04:34GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness · 8 min
Object like "full moon poking out of cloud, glowing with beams"
- May 6, 2012 21:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Helicopter flying in area where lights seen descending
- May 5, 2012 21:34GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 60 min
Stationary lights, flashing?
- May 4, 2012 23:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 1 witness · 92 min
2 lights in sky
- Apr 14, 2012 21:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · red, point of light · 1 witness
3 lights flew low over building
- Apr 12, 2012 21:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses · 135 min
Light in sky dimmed, brightened, dimmed
- Apr 10, 2012 21:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Foggy light seen?
- Apr 7, 2012 21:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
4 lights going over city
- Apr 7, 2012 21:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Foggy light flying over river in distance, descended, vanished
- Jan 22, 2011 18:45GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, irregular · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Horizontal line dissipated, brightened
- Aug 10, 2010 15:50GatineauNot enough information
Object by day · white, cigar · 2 witnesses
Cylindrical slow moving object above clouds(?)
- Jul 7, 2010 22:15GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses
Bright light in sky vanished, then "ribbon of light" flashed & disappeared
- Aug 7, 2009 19:56GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · sphere
Many balls of light in the sky
- Jan 1, 2008 01:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 4 witnesses · 25 min
6 bright lights flying erratically
- Jan 1, 2008 00:30GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
Bright lights seen
- Nov 11, 2007 05:30GatineauExplained
Object at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 60 min
Photos of light in SE moving slowly W
- May 11, 2007 21:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 5 sec
3 lights seen moving S-N, very fast, no noise
- Apr 18, 2007 22:26GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · grey, cigar · 1 witness · 3 sec
Object red at both ends flew fast S-N, horizontal
- Jul 12, 2006 22:00GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · orange, point of light · 2 witnesses
First observed three lights in triangular formation. One light disappeared. See 20060712 Quebec City case
- Apr 8, 2006 20:04GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · orange, triangle · 3 witnesses
No sound. Pictures were taken by two of the witnesses. Pictures not seen by UFOROM
- Dec 13, 2005 17:24GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · fireball
Fireball seen
- Jul 28, 2005 20:45GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · yellow, disc · 1 witness · 20 sec
- Jul 15, 2005 03:10GatineauPossibly explained
Object at night · white, sphere · 1 witness · 90 min
Spherical object like "beehive" in sky, 10 more objects seen
- Jan 28, 2005 18:30GatineauNot enough information
Close encounter · red, irregular · 5 witnesses · 120 min
Odd lights & boomerang-shaped object maneuvering over house
- Oct 14, 2004 00:00GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · cigar · 3 sec
Comet-shaped object high overhead
- Jan 26, 2004 23:00GatineauNot enough information
Object at night · cigar · 1 witness · 80 min
Stationary cloudlike object high in sky, lights seen nearby
- Jan 23, 2003 19:00GatineauExplained
Light at night · fireball · 3 sec
Bolide
- Mar 14, 1997 20:05GatineauNot enough information
Light at night · orange · 1 witness
"definite orange light" seen
- Dec 12, 1996 02:30Gatineau
Light at night · blue, sphere · 1 witness · 5 min
- Nov 4, 1996 20:45GatineauUnexplained
Object at night · white, triangle · 3 witnesses · 3 min
Family observed triangle 95 metres wide, at an altitude of 50 feet.
- May 2, 1994 23:00Gatineau
Light at night · 1 witness · 60 min
- Apr 2, 1993 21:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 2 witnesses
- Mar 9, 1993 21:30GatineauPossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 1 sec
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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.