Canada sightings / Yukon / Whitehorse
UFO sightings in Whitehorse, Yukon
99 UFO reports from Whitehorse since 1990. The busiest year was 1998, with 16. The most common shape after plain lights: fireball. 21 were never explained.
- 99 reports
- 21 unexplained
- 1990 first report
- 2013 latest
How the reports were rated
- 21% unexplained
- 46% possibly explained
- 30% not enough information
- 2% explained
Reports by year
Unexplained cases worth reading
- Apr 15, 1992 06:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Close encounter · silver, sphere · 10 witnesses · 2 min
Blinking object flew thru valley
- Aug 10, 2003 14:22WhitehorseUnexplained
Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 60 sec
Large fuselage-shaped object flew among trees, over road
- Apr 6, 1998 19:30WhitehorseUnexplained
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
- June 1992 20:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · black, triangle · 10 witnesses · 5 min
Object with lights: aurora aircraft?
- Oct 20, 2012 18:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · grey, irregular · 1 witness · 2 min
Metallic object with arms hovering in sky, rose into cloud
- Sep 21, 2003WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses · 45 min
Object with lights moving slowly over witnesses
Every report from Whitehorse
- November 2013WhitehorseNot enough information
irregular · 1 sec
Cloud that looks giant flat screen tv over Whitehorse
- Dec 31, 2012 21:45WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness
2 lights moving in night sky 1x1
- Dec 21, 2012 22:45WhitehorseNot enough information
Object at night · white, irregular · 2 witnesses
Object with bright LED lights, flickering, dropped down
- Oct 20, 2012 18:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · grey, irregular · 1 witness · 2 min
Metallic object with arms hovering in sky, rose into cloud
- Apr 27, 2012 23:30WhitehorseNot enough information
Close encounter · disc · 1 witness · 20 sec
Stationary craft over city, with 8 bright lights, engine noise
- Aug 6, 2011 02:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 3 witnesses · 180 min
Odd light making "figure eights", glowed brightly
- Feb 5, 2011 06:50WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
Light moved across sky, faded near horizon
- Aug 16, 2010 00:58WhitehorseExplained
Object at night · fireball · 3 witnesses · 20 sec
Disintegrating fireball seen over wide area
- July 2010 07:00WhitehorseNot enough information
Object by day · silver, oval · 1 witness
Object traveling in sky, no wings, steady speed
- Dec 17, 2008 08:45WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, fireball · 1 witness · 2 sec
Bright fireball in N, very fast, no trail
- Nov 7, 2008 01:10WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 7 witnesses · 30 min
Video of flashing lights, hovering
- Feb 14, 2008 09:00WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 2 sec
2 lights seen over mountains., one vanished
- Aug 21, 2007 01:50WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 20 sec
Object with halo moved over witnesses
- May 30, 2007 22:30WhitehorseNot enough information
Object at night · fireball
"typical UFO", suddenly fire, big bang, no smoke
- Mar 30, 2007WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Car enveloped in blue light
- Mar 29, 2007 19:00WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · blue · 2 witnesses · 180 min
Object hovering over parking lot, descended slowly, quiet sound
- Mar 3, 2007 05:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · multicoloured, rectangle · 1 witness
Many lights in square formation, moved quickly, stopped, vanished
- Feb 5, 2005 21:15WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 4 witnesses · 6 min
2 lights moved towards house, separated, ascended
- Mar 22, 2004 20:35WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, fireball · 2 witnesses · 2 sec
Bright light falling N-S, no tail
- Sep 21, 2003WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · red, triangle · 2 witnesses · 45 min
Object with lights moving slowly over witnesses
- Aug 10, 2003 14:22WhitehorseUnexplained
Object by day · silver, cigar · 1 witness · 60 sec
Large fuselage-shaped object flew among trees, over road
- Jul 29, 2003 14:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · silver, fireball · 2 witnesses · 5 sec
Object with flashing lights "crashed" S of city
- Jul 24, 2003 00:15WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object at night · black, sphere · 1 witness · 2 sec
Round dark object moving very quickly out the corner of eye
- Feb 26, 2003 15:19WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · black, point of light · 1 witness · 45 sec
Stationary object near. contrail
- Feb 22, 2003 07:00WhitehorseNot enough information
Object at night · green, oval · 1 witness
Object with lights around rim, going to NW over mountains.
- Feb 21, 2003 07:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · green, oval · 1 witness · 4 min
Object with lights around rim, going to NW over mountains.
- Jan 14, 2003 07:45WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
Stationary light on mountains., suddenly flew up into cloud in NW
- Nov 14, 2002 00:05WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · yellow, irregular · 1 witness · 10 sec
Rectangular object with speckles flew over witness, stopped, flew off
- Sep 25, 2002 20:30WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · white, boomerang · 2 witnesses · 3 min
V-shaped object hovered, then rotated and descended
- Sep 20, 2002 07:30WhitehorseUnexplained
Object by day · pink · 1 witness · 3 min
Cloud like "vortex" appeared over mountains; stationary
- Sep 15, 2002 22:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object at night · orange, sphere · 1 witness · 10 min
Globe-like object near. Venus, became stationary, then disappeared
- Mar 22, 2002 20:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object by day · silver, oval · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Spinning object reflecting Sun, went up into clouds & down again
- Mar 21, 2002 18:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · black, cigar · 1 witness · 3 sec
Object high in cloudy sky, moving NE, went behind trees
- Feb 6, 2002 21:45WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
Trio of lights moved slowly overhead; NOSS
- Feb 2, 2002 19:45WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 2 witnesses · 30 min
Satellite "stopped dead" then changed direction several times
- Feb 2, 2002 07:00WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness
1 light in sky, 2nd high on mountains, going on and off
- Jan 31, 2002 21:20WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
Object with 6 or 7 smaller lights following, moving NW
- Jan 31, 2002 21:10WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 2 sec
Many witnesses observed a "meteor" with a long tail
- Jan 31, 2002 16:10WhitehorseNot enough information
Object by day · irregular · 1 witness · 60 sec
Metallic object low on horizon moving S
- Jan 30, 2002 07:30WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Video taken of light in E below mountains. Top
- Nov 16, 2001 15:15WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · white, sphere · 2 witnesses · 6 min
Circular object hovered, glowed, gained altitude [weather balloon]
- Nov 14, 2001 18:35WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · yellow, point of light · 1 witness · 2 sec
Rushing noise heard, light appeared in SW, flared & vanished
- Nov 11, 2001 04:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 10 sec
Half and egg' with exhaust traveled in straight line, disappeared
- Oct 26, 2001 03:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · multicoloured, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Group of lights behaving 'weird', then went S
- Sep 5, 2001 21:48WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Group of lights seen pacing aircraft, then vanished in E
- February 2001 18:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · fireball · 2 witnesses · 1 sec
Very bright star' going E at high speed
- Jan 21, 2001 21:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Light at night · red, point of light · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Lights on horizon 'big as a Timbit', swiveled then shot away
- Jan 21, 2001WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · blue, point of light · 1 witness
Lights followed woman to Herbies Grocery Store
- Jan 21, 2001WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · irregular · 2 sec
Laser beam shining down on houses'
- Jan 18, 2001 23:55WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 10 sec
Light emitting flash, moving N, 'too freaky and fast for plane'
- Jan 5, 2001 10:30WhitehorseUnexplained
Object by day · white, cigar · 1 witness · 30 min
Self-lit object with trail, hopped forward in flight slowly behind mountains
- Jan 5, 2001 09:53WhitehorseNot enough information
Object by day · black, irregular · 1 witness
Black frayed rope' silhouetted in sky over mountain
- 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
- 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
- Aug 29, 2000 04:45Whitehorse
Light at night · fireball · 1 witness
- Jul 16, 2000 14:30Whitehorse
Object by day · ball · 4 witnesses · 3 sec
- Mar 25, 2000 23:15Whitehorse
Light at night · light · 1 witness
- Jan 18, 2000 08:45WhitehorseExplained
Light at night · green
Large meteor-air burst
- Jan 4, 2000 20:45Whitehorse
Light at night · 1 witness · 2 sec
- Dec 7, 1999 18:40WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · point of light · 1 sec
Low-flying lights near airport; plane?
- Nov 20, 1999 14:12WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 4 min
Light "like someone holding a mirror", then faded
- Oct 24, 1999 01:15WhitehorseUnexplained
Unusual event
UFS (unidentified flying sound)
- September 1999 02:00WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 min
Distant light, stationary, gthen "zoomed" away
- May 9, 1999 13:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · black · 1 witness · 15 min
Dark object like eagle flew straight, slowly, near mountains.
- Feb 16, 1999 22:30WhitehorseUnexplained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 20 min
Several lights, flashes, moving erratically
- Feb 16, 1999 22:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · orange, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Stationary light in distance blinked out; snowmobile?
- Feb 16, 1999 19:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness
2 white, 1 red flashing, 1 blue light; made "strange turn"
- Feb 8, 1999 21:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 3 min
3 lights in formation, moving S-E, no noise
- Jan 16, 1999 21:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Light at night · orange, round · 2 witnesses · 30 sec
Zig-zagged in sky, far away
- Dec 25, 1998 23:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 3 witnesses · 2 sec
Bolide breaking apart, moving downward
- Dec 4, 1998 08:15WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 5 sec
3 lights in triangle seen briefly; not plane?
- Oct 24, 1998WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, round · 2 witnesses
Slowly moving light at treettop level
- Sep 6, 1998 00:25WhitehorseNot enough information
Object at night · yellow, disc · 2 witnesses · 10 min
Object with yellow windows stationary, went below treeline
- Aug 27, 1998 22:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · gold, round · 1 witness · 10 sec
Sm. object moving slowly; high alt.?
- Aug 23, 1998 22:40WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, round · 3 witnesses · 5 min
Light moved below treeline; aircraft?
- Aug 16, 1998 23:20WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Row of lights descended slowly; airliner?
- Jul 18, 1998 15:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · silver, cigar · 2 witnesses · 90 sec
2 cigars with bumps, near. airport, faded from view
- Apr 7, 1998 23:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Close encounter · white · 1 witness · 2 min
Object like "eclipse" flew overhead, disappeared
- Apr 6, 1998 19:30WhitehorseUnexplained
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
- April 1998 03:30WhitehorseUnexplained
Light at night · blue, round · 1 witness
Observed light hover and then "zoom up and over a mountain"
- March 1998WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 60 sec
Satellite stopped, then continued
- February 1998 07:50WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · white · 1 witness · 15 sec
While driving to work, witness observed a bright reflective object. Lost sight of it behind mountain.
- February 1998 07:50WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · 1 witness · 10 sec
Witness observed a reflective object dart across sky.
- January 1998 22:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
4 lights moving in formation
- 1998WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · triangle · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Witnesses observed triangular shape of lights iin distance. Lost sight of it after went behind clouds.
- Nov 4, 1997 19:49WhitehorseNot enough information
Light at night · orange, fireball
'burning' light moving too fast for plane over horizon, jerked to side &
- Oct 10, 1997 04:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object at night · pink · 1 witness · 2 sec
"gelatin capsule" shot between bldgs. towards SSE
- Oct 6, 1997 03:00WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · green, round · 1 witness · 1 sec
Glowing green ball streaked through sky SE
- Sep 8, 1997WhitehorsePossibly explained
Object by day · irregular · 1 witness · 30 sec
"unusual-looking vapour trail"
- Mar 30, 1997 22:30WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · white, round · 4 witnesses · 45 min
Family chased by object as they drove along roads
- June 1992 20:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Object at night · black, triangle · 10 witnesses · 5 min
Object with lights: aurora aircraft?
- Apr 15, 1992 06:00WhitehorseUnexplained
Close encounter · silver, sphere · 10 witnesses · 2 min
Blinking object flew thru valley
- Mar 11, 1992 02:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 2 witnesses · 2 min
Rotating lights
- Feb 28, 1991 20:15WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, fireball · 1 witness · 90 sec
Probable bolide
- Aug 23, 1990 02:30WhitehorsePossibly explained
Light at night · white, point of light · 1 witness · 30 sec
Probable satellite
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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.