UFOs / Canada sightings / Yukon
UFO sightings in Yukon
172 UFO reports from Yukon since 1990, most of them from Whitehorse. 34 were never explained.
- 172 reports
- 34 unexplained
- 30 towns
- 2000 busiest year
UnexplainedNot enough informationPossibly explainedExplained
How the reports were rated
- 20% unexplained
- 39% possibly explained
- 39% not enough information
- 2% explained
What people saw
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
Close encounter · silver, sphere · 10 witnesses · 2 min
Blinking object flew thru valley
Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 60 sec
Large fuselage-shaped object flew among trees, over road
Object by day · white · 3 witnesses · 10 min
Mother and daughter observed object dart up and down vertically. The period of oscillation was about half a second. Moved behind c
Object at night · black, triangle · 10 witnesses · 5 min
Object with lights: aurora aircraft?
Object at night · grey, irregular · 1 witness · 2 min
Metallic object with arms hovering in sky, rose into cloud
- Oct 30, 2004 20:00Watson LakeUnexplained
Object at night · blue, cigar · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Object with rows of lights flew ahead, dashed right & back, resumed flight
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses · 45 min
Object with lights moving slowly over witnesses
Object by day · silver, oval · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Spinning object reflecting Sun, went up into clouds & down again
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 30 min
Self-lit object with trail, hopped forward in flight slowly behind mountains
- Jul 2, 1998 09:45Emerald LakeUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Witness observed softball sized object fly over him. Appeared metallic
Light at night · blue, round · 1 witness
Observed light hover and then "zoom up and over a mountain"
- Jun 18, 1997 23:00Lake LabergeUnexplained
Object by day · black, triangle · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
"flapping sound"; black triangle "shook" then flew away at high speed
Towns
- Whitehorse 99
- Dawson City 7
- Marsh Lake 6
- Watson Lake 5
- Lake Laberge 5
- Braeburn 4
- Mayo 4
- Dawson 3
- Tagish Lake 2
- Haines Junction 2
- Teslin 2
- Ross River 2
- Carcross 2
- Pelly Crossing 2
- Faro 2
- Brewery Creek Mine 2
- Sheldon Lake 2
- Haeckel Hill 1
- Riverdale 1
- Mount McDonald 1
- Deep Creek 1
- Mayo Road 1
- Yukon Crossing 1
- Elsa 1
- Fort Selkirk 1
- Montague House 1
- Upper Liard 1
- Tagish 1
- Emerald Lake 1
- Beaver Creek 1
Latest reports from Yukon
The 172 most recent. Every report is on the map above, and each town in the list has its own page.
- Jan 23, 2025 19:00BraeburnNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
No footage: 50 fly in from the east and set up the constellation in minutes
- Jan 22, 2025 19:00BraeburnNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
No footage: appeared to be one craft entering another, flying off very fast
- Feb 19, 2015 20:15Tagish LakePossibly explained
Light at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness
irregular · 1 sec
Cloud that looks giant flat screen tv over Whitehorse
- Jul 19, 2013Place not givenNot enough information
Light at night · point of light
Video on Youtube of lights in sky in Yukon
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
2 lights moving in night sky 1x1
Object at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses
Object with bright LED lights, flickering, dropped down
Object at night · grey, irregular · 1 witness · 2 min
Metallic object with arms hovering in sky, rose into cloud
Close encounter · disc · 1 witness · 20 sec
Stationary craft over city, with 8 bright lights, engine noise
- Mar 22, 2012 21:20Haeckel HillPossibly explained
Object at night · oval · 1 witness · 3 sec
Light pulsed high in sky, shot down behind hill
- Feb 29, 2012 21:00Heckell HillNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, oval · 2 witnesses
Large object over trees, sparkling
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Oct 28, 2011 22:30Dawson CityUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, irregular · 2 witnesses
Circular object pulsated, became cloudy, changed colours, vanished
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 180 min
Odd light making "figure eights", glowed brightly
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Light moved across sky, faded near horizon
- Dec 25, 2010 22:30DawsonNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 2 min
3 objects approached, took off to S
Object at night · fireball · 3 witnesses · 20 sec
Disintegrating fireball seen over wide area
Object by day · silver, oval · 1 witness
Object traveling in sky, no wings, steady speed
Object at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
Bright fireball in N, very fast, no trail
- Nov 8, 2008 01:15Marsh LakeNot enough information
Object at night · multicoloured, round · 1 witness · 30 min
Video of circular light with halo
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 7 witnesses · 30 min
Video of flashing lights, hovering
- Oct 6, 2008 23:00Haines JunctionUnexplained
Object at night · disc · 2 sec
Lights "peered"into car window, then flew off
- September 2008Watson LakeNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
2 bright objects Going N-S, went out, on again
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
2 lights seen over mountains., one vanished
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 20 sec
Object with halo moved over witnesses
Object at night · fireball
"typical UFO", suddenly fire, big bang, no smoke
- May 7, 2007 18:30RiverdaleUnexplained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
4 balls of light "dancing" over mountains.
Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Car enveloped in blue light
Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 180 min
Object hovering over parking lot, descended slowly, quiet sound
Object at night · multicoloured, rectangle · 1 witness
Many lights in square formation, moved quickly, stopped, vanished
- Jan 4, 2007 06:00TeslinPossibly explained
Object at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness · 30 sec
"headlight up in sky" with orange sparks
Object at night · orange, sphere · 4 witnesses · 6 min
2 lights moved towards house, separated, ascended
- Jan 28, 2005 19:39Dawson CityExplained
Light at night · fireball · 4 sec
Slow-moving fireball, split into 4 fragments
- Oct 30, 2004 20:00Watson LakeUnexplained
Object at night · blue, cigar · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Object with rows of lights flew ahead, dashed right & back, resumed flight
Light at night · yellow, fireball · 2 witnesses · 2 sec
Bright light falling N-S, no tail
- Oct 21, 2003 03:00Mount McDonaldUnexplained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Triangle of 12 lights moving erratically on horizon
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses · 45 min
Object with lights moving slowly over witnesses
Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 60 sec
Large fuselage-shaped object flew among trees, over road
Object by day · silver, fireball · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Object with flashing lights "crashed" S of city
Object at night · black, sphere · 1 witness · 2 sec
Round dark object moving very quickly out the corner of eye
- Mar 12, 2003Ross RiverNot enough information
Light at night · fireball
Fireball reported (?)
Object by day · black, point of light · 1 witness · 45 sec
Stationary object near. contrail
- Feb 25, 2003 23:00MayoNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light flew by, stopped, then moved up & down
- Feb 24, 2003MayoNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light flew by, stopped, then moved up & down
- Feb 23, 2003 23:00MayoNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Bright light flew by, stopped, then moved up & down
Object at night · green, oval · 1 witness
Object with lights around rim, going to NW over mountains.
Object at night · green, oval · 1 witness · 4 min
Object with lights around rim, going to NW over mountains.
- Feb 21, 2003 03:00MayoPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness · 25 min
Lights flashing behind trees, moving back and forth
- Feb 20, 2003 21:15CarcrossUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Object moving E-W, split into 2 parts, each going off in diff. direction
- Jan 15, 2003 20:45Pelly CrossingPossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
Egg-shaped light flew very fast E-W above treetops
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Stationary light on mountains., suddenly flew up into cloud in NW
Object at night · yellow, irregular · 1 witness · 10 sec
Rectangular object with speckles flew over witness, stopped, flew off
Object at night · white, boomerang · 2 witnesses · 3 min
V-shaped object hovered, then rotated and descended
Object by day · pink · 1 witness · 3 min
Cloud like "vortex" appeared over mountains; stationary
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 10 min
Globe-like object near. Venus, became stationary, then disappeared
- August 2002 02:00CarcrossPossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 4 witnesses · 10 min
Starlike lights "danced" for witnesses
Object by day · silver, oval · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Spinning object reflecting Sun, went up into clouds & down again
Object by day · black, cigar · 1 witness · 3 sec
Object high in cloudy sky, moving NE, went behind trees
- March 2002DawsonNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 3 sec
Y-shaped pattern of lights blinked one at a time, moved as group
- Feb 7, 2002Dawson CityPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, fireball · 1 witness
Fireball with many colours
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Trio of lights moved slowly overhead; NOSS
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Satellite "stopped dead" then changed direction several times
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
1 light in sky, 2nd high on mountains, going on and off
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
Object with 6 or 7 smaller lights following, moving NW
Light at night · fireball · 2 sec
Many witnesses observed a "meteor" with a long tail
Object by day · irregular · 1 witness · 60 sec
Metallic object low on horizon moving S
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Video taken of light in E below mountains. Top
- Jan 29, 2002 06:40Marsh LakeNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Light descended to highway, stopped & hovered
- Jan 28, 2002 16:30Marsh LakeUnexplained
Object at night · green, irregular · 1 witness
Glowing patch of light appeared over dump, then disappeared
- Jan 26, 2002 07:15Marsh LakePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Blinking starlike object stationary "all night"
- Jan 25, 2002 18:40Marsh LakeNot enough information
Object at night · green, disc · 1 witness · 2 sec
Saucer flew in front of car, stopped, disappeared
- Nov 18, 2001 03:00BraeburnPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 5 witnesses · 6 min
Strange display of lights' moved erratically in front of mountains
Object by day · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 6 min
Circular object hovered, glowed, gained altitude [weather balloon]
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 2 sec
Rushing noise heard, light appeared in SW, flared & vanished
Object at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 10 sec
Half and egg' with exhaust traveled in straight line, disappeared
- Nov 11, 2001 04:00Policeman's PointUnexplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
Several lights on oval-shaped object, flew on irregular path
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Group of lights behaving 'weird', then went S
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Group of lights seen pacing aircraft, then vanished in E
- Jul 21, 2001 01:00FaroUnexplained
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 10 sec
2 objects rose up from ground, arched over landscape
- May 31, 2001 16:30Deep CreekUnexplained
Object by day · black, cigar · 1 witness · 5 min
Stationary, thin horizontal black line with square ends
- Mar 7, 2001 21:08Watson LakePossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 2 witnesses · 12 min
Light low on horizon, moving slowly, blinked & faded from view
Light at night · fireball · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Very bright star' going E at high speed
Light at night · red, point of light · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Lights on horizon 'big as a Timbit', swiveled then shot away
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
Lights followed woman to Herbies Grocery Store
Light at night · irregular · 2 sec
Laser beam shining down on houses'
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Light emitting flash, moving N, 'too freaky and fast for plane'
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 30 min
Self-lit object with trail, hopped forward in flight slowly behind mountains
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
Black frayed rope' silhouetted in sky over mountain
- Jan 1, 2001 18:00Lake LabergeNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Bright light in sky 'looked strange'
- Dec 14, 2000 17:45Little Fox Lake
Light at night · orange, ball · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Dec 13, 2000 03:55Lake Laberge
Light at night · lights · 1 witness · 10 sec
- Dec 4, 2000 09:00Whitehorse
Light at night · blue, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
- Nov 20, 2000 15:20Whitehorse
Object by day · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
- Nov 18, 2000 19:30Lake Laberge
Light at night · triangle · 4 witnesses · 1 sec
- Nov 15, 2000 03:00Mayo Road
Unusual event · 1 witness · 5 min
- Oct 28, 2000 21:30Dawson City
Light at night · point of light · 3 witnesses · 60 min
- Oct 18, 2000 00:11Yukon Crossing
Light at night · lights · 2 witnesses · 3 min
- Oct 16, 2000 20:30Whitehorse
Light at night · light · 5 witnesses · 1 sec
- Oct 15, 2000 20:15Whitehorse
Light at night · white, light · 1 witness · 10 min
- Oct 13, 2000 08:50Whitehorse
Object by day · silver, square · 1 witness · 10 sec
- Oct 11, 2000 08:30Whitehorse
Light at night · 2 witnesses · 20 sec
- Sep 15, 2000 01:30Dawson
Close encounter · orange · 2 witnesses · 20 sec
- Aug 29, 2000 04:45Whitehorse
Light at night · fireball · 1 witness
- Aug 23, 2000Dawson City
Light at night · lights · 5 witnesses · 3 sec
- Aug 2, 2000Teslin
Light at night · white, light · 2 witnesses · 3 min
- Jul 16, 2000 14:30Whitehorse
Object by day · ball · 4 witnesses · 3 sec
- Apr 1, 2000 00:00Pelly Crossing
Light at night · red, lights · 3 witnesses
- Mar 30, 2000 05:00Little Fox Lake
Close encounter · blue, saucer · 2 witnesses
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Mar 26, 2000 01:00Place not given
4 witnesses
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- Mar 25, 2000 23:15Whitehorse
Light at night · light · 1 witness
- Feb 14, 2000 21:15Elsa
Light at night · ball · 2 witnesses
- Jan 24, 2000 11:00Braeburn
Object by day · silver, disc · 1 witness
Light at night · green
Large meteor-air burst
- Jan 4, 2000 20:45Whitehorse
Light at night · 1 witness · 2 sec
- 2000Fort Selkirk
Light at night · lights · 2 witnesses · 5 min
- Dec 18, 1999 20:30Marsh LakePossibly explained
Light at night · red · 3 witnesses · 15 min
Square assortment of lights"; Medivac flight?
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Low-flying lights near airport; plane?
Object by day · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 4 min
Light "like someone holding a mirror", then faded
- November 1999Montague HousePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 5 min
Light made "acrobatics" then disappeared
Unusual event
UFS (unidentified flying sound)
- Sep 28, 1999 20:00FaroNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Flashing light seen briefly, then seen later in journey
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Distant light, stationary, gthen "zoomed" away
- Jul 25, 1999 23:20Watson LakeUnexplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 8 min
Star" moved slowly then accelerated out of sight
- Jul 24, 1999 00:30Dawson CityPossibly explained
Light at night · blue, point of light · 3 witnesses · 4 sec
Powder blue orb" descended then went up again
- Jul 15, 1999 00:38Tagish LakePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Bright light started moving and went out of view
Object by day · black · 1 witness · 15 min
Dark object like eagle flew straight, slowly, near mountains.
- April 1999Dawson CityPossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 6 witnesses · 30 min
2 sets of multicolored lights, some moving erratically
- Mar 13, 1999Upper LiardNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses
Moving light canged direction, changed to "strange blue"
- Mar 5, 1999 21:00Brewery Creek MinePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Multifaceted light 'just over horizon'; dropped, bobbed up again
- Feb 25, 1999Brewery Creek MinePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
3 lights rotating, moving up & down slightly; gone next night
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
Several lights, flashes, moving erratically
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Stationary light in distance blinked out; snowmobile?
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
2 white, 1 red flashing, 1 blue light; made "strange turn"
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
3 lights in formation, moving S-E, no noise
Light at night · orange, round · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Zig-zagged in sky, far away
Light at night · white, fireball · 3 witnesses · 2 sec
Bolide breaking apart, moving downward
- Dec 20, 1998 17:50Lake LabergePossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 5 witnesses · 4 sec
Light streaked thru sky; boom heard
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
3 lights in triangle seen briefly; not plane?
Light at night · white, round · 2 witnesses
Slowly moving light at treettop level
- Sep 6, 1998 22:00TagishPossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Moving, flashing light; Iridium?
Object at night · yellow, disc · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Object with yellow windows stationary, went below treeline
- September 1998Watson LakeNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 min
Light; high alt.; high speed; 10 mins?
Object by day · gold, round · 1 witness · 10 sec
Sm. object moving slowly; high alt.?
Light at night · white, round · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Light moved below treeline; aircraft?
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Row of lights descended slowly; airliner?
- Aug 13, 1998MacKintosh LodgeExplained
Photo or video · silver
Photo of saucer admitted to be hoax
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
- August 1998Alaska HighwayNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
Witnesses followed by bright light
Placed in the middle of the province: the town was not found.
Object by day · silver, cigar · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
2 cigars with bumps, near. airport, faded from view
- Jul 2, 1998 09:45Emerald LakeUnexplained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Witness observed softball sized object fly over him. Appeared metallic
Close encounter · white · 1 witness · 2 min
Object like "eclipse" flew overhead, disappeared
Object by day · white · 3 witnesses · 10 min
Mother and daughter observed object dart up and down vertically. The period of oscillation was about half a second. Moved behind c
Light at night · blue, round · 1 witness
Observed light hover and then "zoom up and over a mountain"
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Satellite stopped, then continued
Object by day · white · 1 witness · 15 sec
While driving to work, witness observed a bright reflective object. Lost sight of it behind mountain.
Object by day · 1 witness · 10 sec
Witness observed a reflective object dart across sky.
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
4 lights moving in formation
Light at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Witnesses observed triangular shape of lights iin distance. Lost sight of it after went behind clouds.
- Dec 4, 1997 17:10Sheldon LakePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 140 min
Bright light appeared to follow snowmobilers; had pole sticking out with another
Light at night · orange, fireball
'burning' light moving too fast for plane over horizon, jerked to side &
Object at night · pink · 1 witness · 2 sec
"gelatin capsule" shot between bldgs. towards SSE
Light at night · green, round · 1 witness · 1 sec
Glowing green ball streaked through sky SE
Object by day · irregular · 1 witness · 30 sec
"unusual-looking vapour trail"
- Jun 18, 1997 23:00Lake LabergeUnexplained
Object by day · black, triangle · 2 witnesses · 60 sec
"flapping sound"; black triangle "shook" then flew away at high speed
- June 1997Beaver CreekNot enough information
Object by day · point of light · 1 sec
"formation of 3 lights"; est. height: 30,000 ft.
Object at night · white, round · 4 witnesses · 45 min
Family chased by object as they drove along roads
- Dec 31, 1994 17:00Ross River
Light at night · white · 1 witness
- Dec 24, 1994 05:00Haines JunctionPossibly explained
Light at night · 1 witness · 120 min
Lights "flew in and out of mountaintops"; prob. stars?
- Dec 20, 1994Sheldon Lake
Light at night · green, lights · 1 witness · 120 min
Object at night · black, triangle · 10 witnesses · 5 min
Object with lights: aurora aircraft?
Close encounter · silver, sphere · 10 witnesses · 2 min
Blinking object flew thru valley
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Rotating lights
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 90 sec
Probable bolide
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Probable satellite
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.
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