5 Best Canadian UFO Sightings of the Year

5 Best Canadian UFO Sightings of the Year
An illustration of an unidentified flying object (UFO). (Shutterstock*)
Tara MacIsaac
3/14/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

The following sightings were chosen by Ufology Research group in its 2013 Canadian UFO Sighting Survey published this week.

 

 1. ‘A Massive Hotel’ Overhead

On Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m., children sledding in Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, on the East Coast, saw an object described as “a massive hotel” fly over a house and out of sight.

Musquodoboit
Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Canada (Google Maps)

 

2. Rectangular Object Whistles

On May 4 at 2:45 a.m. in St. Jerome, Quebec, a man standing on his balcony saw a large rectangular object move over the treetops before disappearing. It made a whistling sound.

St. Jerome
St. Jerome, Quebec, Canada (Google Maps)

 

3. Air-Traffic Controller Sees V-Shaped Formation

On Sept. 27 at 8:51 p.m. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, an air traffic controller saw four lights moving together in a V-shaped formation at a height of 1,000 to 2,000 feet. He did not believe they were ordinary aircraft.

Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Google Maps)

 

4. Former Helicopter Pilot Sees 50 Lights Moving in Same Direction

On Sept. 28 at 8:13 p.m. in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, a former helicopter pilot and two other witnesses saw about 50 lights moving together in pairs. They watched for about five minutes.

Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada (Google Maps)

 

5. Police Investigate Lights Captured on Phone Camera

On Jan. 25, 2013 at 9:23 p.m., a woman on Tsuu T’ina Reserve in Alberta, saw strange lights near her home that flew away. Military helicopters were seen in the area afterward, and police investigated the report. The Canadian government used to follow up on some UFO reports, but decided in 2011 to leave UFO investigations to civilians.

Tsuu T’ina Reserve
Tsuu T’ina Reserve, Alberta, Canada (Google Maps)

 

*Illustration of a UFO via Shutterstock