Country dossier

UFO sightings in Canada: documented cases, reports, and evidence

Canada has 6 documented UFO/UAP cases in this archive, spanning 1954 to 1996. This page groups the national record so readers can compare case dates, evidence types, official context, and representative reports before opening the full dossiers.

Archive profile

Canada

Case count: 6
Time span: 1954-1996
Main evidence types: Witness reports / Images and video / Official records / Physical traces

Representative cases

1996Yukon giant UFOWitnesses in Yukon reported a large object crossing the sky in 1996.1978Clarenville UFO sightingA police officer and other witnesses reported and photographed lights near Clarenville.19671967 Duhamel UFO landing marksOn 5 August 1967, farmer Edgar Schielke found four circular or elliptical tracks in pasture near Duhamel, Alberta, after heavy rain. No one reported seeing a craft make the marks. A Defence Research Establishment Suffield scientist inspected the site on 11 August and produced Memorandum 49/67, which documented the traces but did not determine their cause.19671967 Falcon Lake IncidentOn 20 May 1967, Stefan Michalak reported a close encounter near Falcon Lake followed by burns and site-related material; the medical and archival trail makes it more documented than many encounter stories, but there was no independent witness to the object.

Complete case list

Canada

1996Yukon giant UFOWitnesses in Yukon reported a large object crossing the sky in 1996.CanadaGrade C / DISPUTED 1978Clarenville UFO sightingA police officer and other witnesses reported and photographed lights near Clarenville.CanadaGrade B / DISPUTED 19671967 Duhamel UFO landing marksOn 5 August 1967, farmer Edgar Schielke found four circular or elliptical tracks in pasture near Duhamel, Alberta, after heavy rain. No one reported seeing a craft make the marks. A Defence Research Establishment Suffield scientist inspected the site on 11 August and produced Memorandum 49/67, which documented the traces but did not determine their cause.CanadaGrade B / INSUFFICIENT DATA 19671967 Falcon Lake IncidentOn 20 May 1967, Stefan Michalak reported a close encounter near Falcon Lake followed by burns and site-related material; the medical and archival trail makes it more documented than many encounter stories, but there was no independent witness to the object.CanadaGrade B / DISPUTED 1967Shag Harbour UFO incidentWitnesses reported lights descending into the water near Shag Harbour, prompting search activity.CanadaGrade B / UNRESOLVED 19541954 BOAC Labrador UFO sightingDuring the night of 29-30 June 1954, a BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser flying from New York toward London via Goose Bay reported a large dark or luminous formation accompanied by six smaller objects near the Labrador-Quebec route. Captain James Howard, other crew and passengers watched for roughly eighteen to twenty-two minutes before the objects faded from view.CanadaGrade B / UNRESOLVED