UFO sightings in Canada

1967, Falcon Lake, Manitoba incident
Main article: Falcon Lake Incident
Stefan Michalak was burned by one of two flying saucers with which he reportedly came into contact on May 19, 1967 in Falcon Lake, Manitoba.

1967, Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia incident
Main article: Shag Harbour incident
The incident was the purported crash of an Unidentified Flying Object in Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia in October 1967.

1969, Prince George, B.C. UFO

In Prince George, British Columbia, three unrelated witnesses reported a strange, round object in the late afternoon sky on January 1, 1969. The sphere radiated a yellow-orange light and appeared to ascend from 2,000 to 10,000 feet.

1975-1976, Southern Manitoba
Main article: Charlie Redstar
Several sightings were reported of a red glowing UFO, sometimes described as «mischievous» or «playful», sighted in Southern Manitoba in 1975 and 1976.

1990, Montreal aerial phenomenon

On November 7, 1990, in Montreal, Quebec, witnesses reported a round, metallic object of about 540 metres wide over the rooftop pool of the Bonaventure Hotel. Eyewitnesses saw eight to 10 lights forming into a circle above them, giving off bright white rays. The phenomenon lasted three hours, from 7 to 10 p.m., and moved slowly northwards. While no one could identify the lights, few, according to the next day’s report in La Presse, were ready to express their belief that they were visited by aliens.

A few witnesses say what they saw in a televised interview on CBC:
An aerial phenomenon over Montreal

2006, Ajax, Ontario

A UFO was photographed in Ajax, Ontario.

2007, Chilliwack, British Columbia
Dave Francis and Kelly McDonald witnessed a UFO over UCFV campus in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Francis said, «I really think it was a UFO. I don’t really care if anybody else believes me … it was the craziest thing I ever saw. Whatever it was, they were moving from place to place as a unit just faded away.» McDonald said, «I know that I saw something that wasn’t from here. I’ve never seen anything move that way. It wasn’t birds. it broke apart into 20 or more of these little spheres … birds don’t dive-bomb in at each other.»

2010, Harbour Mille incident
Main article: Harbour Mille incident
During the night of January 25, 2010, witnesses in Harbour Mille, Newfoundland and Labrador reported multiple UFO sightings. A photograph taken by a resident revealed one of the UFOs to resemble a missile. An investigation by the community’s police force and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is under way, though the Office of the Prime Minister has stated that the UFOS were not missiles. another minor report of this incident came from Calgary where boys playing hockey reported seeing similar objects where they stated «We thought they were transformers»

Canadian UFO survey results

According to the 2002 Canadian UFO Survey published by Ufology Research of Manitoba, Toronto had the largest number of sightings with 34, followed by Vancouver with 31 and Terrace, B.C. with 25 reports. In 2002, a typical UFO sighting lasted approximately 15 minutes.

The Canadian Federal Government currently (2007) directs all UFO sightings to Chris Rutkowski of Ufology Research of Manitoba.