2001 Canadian UFO Survey Data
Year Month Day Time Location Province Type Duration Colour Witness Shape Strangeness Reliability Source Evaluation Comments
2001 1 1 1630 Mantoulin Island ON NL 360 yellow 2 round 5 4 NUFORC P comet-shaped objs.; stationary
2001 1 1 1800 Lake Laberge YK NL   white 1 ps 2 2 UFOBC I bright light in sky 'looked strange'
2001 1 1 115 Sudbury ON NL 60   4 ps 4 4 MUFON U large stationary obj. emitted smoke, then disappeared
2001 1 2 1710 Vernon BC NL 300 white 1 ps 4 6 UFOBC U large light encircled by numerous other lights
2001 1 3 625 Alma PQ NL 10 blue 2 ps 4 7 DOT I ligne comme une etoile"; star with tail
2001 1 5 1620 North Bay ON NL     2 fireball 3 4 NUFORC P fireball over Lake Nipissing with long tail; no sparks
2001 1 5 130 Surrey BC NL     1 fireball 2 3 NUFORC P fireball emitted smaller light
2001 1 5 2000 Kelowna BC ND 300 red 3 irregular 5 6 UFOBC I lemon-shaped obj "swinging back and forth" then moved higher
2001 1 5 953 Whitehorse YK DD   black 1 irregular 4 2 UFOBC I black frayed rope' silhouetted in sky over mountain
2001 1 5 1030 Whitehorse YK DD 1800 white 1 cigar 6 7 UFOBC U self-lit obj w/trail, hopped forward in flight slowly behind mtn
2001 1 6 2106 Toronto ON NL   multi 1 ps 4 8 DOT I airline pilot saw r/g/w flashing lights; not on radar
2001 1 8   Pangnirtung NU NL     1 ps 3 9 RCMP I light seen in distance (see next day)
2001 1 9 1830 Pangnirtung NU ND 1200 red 3 cigar 5 10 RCMP P police watched "cylindrical bright red object" low on horizon
2001 1 10 645 Vaudreuil PQ NL 900 white 1 ps 3 7 DOT P bright light went W, stopped, went E over highway
2001 1 10 645 Vaudreuil PQ ND 240   1 cigar 3 4 NUFORC P bright obj. hovered, moved over highway, changed shape
2001 1 11 2030 Ottawa ON ND 120 red 1 triangle 6 6 Updates U self-lit obj, rotating, moving SE
2001 1 13 1750 Heckmondwike BC ND   grey 1 boomerang 5 4 NUFORC I obj. blocked stars; moved over witness; no lights or noise
2001 1 13 1900 Glace Bay NS NL   multi 1 ps 2 7 MUFON E stationary light low in sky, flashing wildly, changing colour
2001 1 15 700 Wanham AB       3   2 2 NUFORC I UFO reported to radio station; few details
2001 1 17 725 Lively ON NL   white 2 fireball 3 4 MUFON P ball of light moved over highway S-N
2001 1 18 1754 Hudson PQ ND   red 1 cigar 5 4 NUFORC U tubelike thing" w/lights flashing as they moved along its length
2001 1 18 2355 Whitehorse YK NL 10 white 1 ps 2 4 UFOBC P light emitting flash, moving N, 'too freaky and fast for plane'
2001 1 21 40 Toronto ON ND 120 gold 1 sphere 5 6 NUFORC U slow-moving golden ball moving W-S; videotaped
2001 1 21 2100 Whitehorse YK NL 300 red 3 ps 4 6 UFOBC U lights on horizon 'big as a Timbit', swiveled then shot away
2001 1 21   Whitehorse YK NL   blue 1 ps 4 2 UFOBC I lights followed woman to Herbies Grocery Store
2001 1 21   Whitehorse YK NL     2 irregular 3 2 UFOBC I laser beam shining down on houses'
2001 1 22 1712 Burnaby BC NL   blue 1 fireball 3 4 NUFORC P streak of light with green tail heading ENE
2001 1 22 759 Saskatoon SK NL     4 fireball 2 4 NUFORC E 4 fireballs reported to astronomer; btw 0101220759-0101230010
2001 1 22 2030 Winnipeg MB NL 5 blue 1 fireball 3 8 UFOROM E teardrop w/2 red tails of sparks
2001 1 23 1930 King's County NS NL     1 ps 2 2 NUFORC I strange light" seen in sky; no other details
2001 1 23 900 Vancouver BC DD 120 silver 2 cigar 5 6 UFOBC I huge" cylindrical obj. w/"falling leaf motion"
2001 1 24 547 Thunder Bay ON NL     2 fireball 3 4 Internet P fireball illuminated ground; headed ESE; tail seen; fragmented
2001 1 25 1900 Surrey BC NL 7200 white 10 ps 3 8 UFOBC P bright light in W w/"strobe", moved slowly N [Venus]
2001 1 27 2100 Burnaby BC NL 2400 red 3 ps 4 7 UFOBC P pulsating light circling Vancouver [aircraft]
2001 1 29 2200 Garden Bay BC NL   multi 1 ps 3 5 UFOBC I starlike obj moving erratically; responded to flashlight signals
2001 1 31 1530 Gjoa Haven NU DD 60   10 cigar 5 8 DOT U 2 "shining lights" seen; expl: "condensation trail from jet"
2001 2 1 1800 St-Rose-Laval PQ NL 5400 red 1   2 5 DOT I clear obj. of no specific fom"; moved slowly away; disappeared
2001 2 2   Garden Bay BC ND 5400 blue 1 cigar 5 5 UFOBC I large obj hovering over island; humming sound; other lights seen
2001 2 3   Garden Bay BC NL     1 sphere 3 3 NUFORC I newspaper received reports of round obj w/fins; Venus?
2001 2 3 40 White Rock BC NL 2 yellow 1 sphere 3 5 UFOBC P circle of light in W, 20 deg alt, shrunk rapidly like moving W
2001 2 4 1800 St-Rose-Laval PQ NL 5400 red 1   2 5 DOT I clear obj. of no specific fom"; moved slowly away; disappeared
2001 2 4 2358 Vancouver BC ND 10 black 1 irregular 5 2 NUFORC I floating garbage bag" flew quickly over the city
2001 2 6 915 Burnaby BC DD 600 silver 2 cigar 3 4 UFOBC I capsule-shaped obj hung motionless high in sky
2001 2 10 2300 Roberts Creek BC DD 7200 blue 2 irregular 3 5 UFOBC I revolving line w/different colors", "pulling apart, back together"
2001 2 11 2000 Sherridon MB ND     1 oval 5 3 NUFORC I oval w/sphere at bottom; lights moving on side
2001 2 11 2015 North Vancouver BC NL 600 white 2 ps 2 5 UFOBC P stationary light, 20 deg alt
2001 2 14 2250 Donacona PQ C1 60 black 1 cigar 3 2 SOSOVNI I large obj. passed overhead, moving 30km/h, going S
2001 2 15 1345 Port Coquitlam BC DD 15   2 irregular 2 4 NUFORC P impulse engine contrails"; no objs. seen
2001 2 15 2130 Tofino BC NL 120 multi 2 ps 2 5 UFOBC P stationary light w/changing colours [Venus]
2001 2 18 1905 Burnaby BC NL 60 white 1 ps 3 5 UFOBC P light moving E, entered cloud & disappeared
2001 2 19 2334 Vancouver BC NL 1200 multi 2 ps 2 5 UFOBC P stationary light in SE
2001 2 25 145 Surrey BC ND 10 white 1 boomerang 4 6 UFOBC P odd obj w/unusual flight path, appearance unlike plane
2001 2 25 1830 Vernon BC NL 180 white 1 ps 3 5 UFOBC P bright light in W, moved S
2001 2 27 2115 Irricana AB ND 300 grey 1 triangle 5 4 NUFORC U tri. w/lights on tips; r,b,g, lights on back surface; low hum
2001 2   1800 Whitehorse YK NL 1   2 fireball 2 4 UFOBC P very bright star' going E at high speed
2001 3 1   Sechelt BC NL 1200 white 4 ps 3 4 UFOBC I strange lights cavorting over Texada Island"
2001 3 2 2300 Steveston BC NL   white 1 ps 3 3 UFOBC P stationary obj over Strait of Juan de Fuca
2001 3 2   Granum AB UX     1   6 5 AUFOSG I glowing obj seen in sky, then car windshield broken
2001 3 2 1900 Lethbridge AB ND 120   1 ps 5 5 AUFOSG P light 'collapsed in on itself', leaving a black dot which flew away
2001 3 3 434 Waterdown ON NL   white 1 ps 3 5 NUFORC P very bright light surrounded by blinking lights; dog barking
2001 3 5 2100 Kuujjuaraapik PQ C1 7200 multi 3 ps 3 8 DOT P noiseless obj. w/lights moved slowly towards ground; faded
2001 3 5 500 Sechelt BC NL 1200 multi 2 ps 3 4 UFOBC P star" bobbing & changing colour over transmisison lines
2001 3 6 2200 Ottawa ON ND     1 cigar 4 3 Internet I stationary obj. "3 football fields"; "length of a bridge"
2001 3 6 1900 Pender Harbour BC NL 4   1 ps 3 4 UFOBC P lrg light "dropped out of sky', moving fast S-N
2001 3 7   Ottawa ON ND 600 grey 1 disc 5 6 Internet U 1/2 sz of football field; windows; 1000 ft alt; low rumbling
2001 3 7   Ottawa ON NL     1 ps 3 5 Internet I lights moving over river; ice cracked next morning
2001 3 7   Sechelt BC NL   orange 4 ps 3 3 UFOBC I lights seen
2001 3 7 2108 Watson Lake YK NL 720 blue 2 ps 3 6 UFOBC P light low on horizon, moving slowly, blinked & faded from view
2001 3 8 2110 Pender Harbour BC ND 420 white 1 disc 3 5 UFOBC P burning" light in SW over island
2001 3 10 2100 Dollard-des-Ormeaux PQ NL   blue 1 fireball 3 4 NUFORC P bright fireball streak down, over horizon
2001 3 10   Surrey BC ND 2 yellow 1 disc 4 5 UFOBC P glowing discs dropped out of clouds, shot under then in again
2001 3 11 2140 Fort Erie ON NL 3   1 triangle 2 4 NUFORC P obj. moved W-E across sky; no sound
2001 3 11 1830 Calgary AB DD 600 red 1 irregular 6 8 AUFOSG U cluster of balls flew over witness, photos taken
2001 3 12 2130 Thunder Bay ON C1 15 red 1 sphere 5 4 NUFORC U BOL moving in circle; dropped down; grey obj. in its place
2001 3 13 2345 Ladysmith BC NL 30 orange 2 sphere 3 5 NUFORC P BOL w/tail flew E; no sound; shrank until disappeared
2001 3 13 2300 Roberts Creek BC NL   orange 2 sphere 2 5 UFOBC P ball of light dropping sparks, going S-N
2001 3 13 2350 Gibson's BC NL 60 orange 2 sphere 3 5 UFOBC P ball of light moving S-N, near horizon
2001 3 13 2350 Vancouver BC NL 15 orange 1 ps 3 4 Internet P solid non-flashing light went quickly S-N
2001 3 17 430 Pender Harbour BC UX     1 irregular 2 5 UFOBC P huge flash of light lit up ground
2001 3 19 1300 Cambridge ON DD 420   1 ps 4 4 NUFORC P 5 obj. higher, smaller than planes; aerial maneuvers
2001 3 21 1845 Sooke BC NL 900   3 ps 2 6 UFOBC P bright light in W seemed to be moving side to side
2001 3 23 2130 Surrey BC NL 1200 white 1 ps 6 6 UFOBC U 2 lights going N-S stopped, maneuvered, joined, ejected red ball
2001 3 25 2255 North Bay ON NL   multi 1 ps 2 6 DOT P obj. over Lake Nipissing; flashing b,r,g lights; stationary
2001 3 25 2230 Kingston ON NL 20 green 2 fireball 2 4 NUFORC P fireball streaked NNE
2001 3 25 1100 Burnaby BC DD     1 cigar 6 4 NUFORC I obj. not seen, but appeared on frame of digital camera
2001 3 26 2128 East-Farnham PQ NL 3600   2 ps 2 3 SOSOVNI P bright starlike obj. w/many lights around it
2001 3 27 220 Montreal PQ NL   green 1 fireball 2 4 NUFORC P obj. w/intense flame; no noise; "didn't crash"
2001 3 27 2100 Irricana AB ND 180   1 triangle 4 5 AUFOSG I 3 lights changed direction, reflective bottom surface, moved E-W
2001 4 1 1200 Tissaluk Lake NU NL     2 fireball 3 6 DOT I obj. "falling from sky"; police witnesses on hunting trip
2001 4 1 2230 Etzikom AB NL     3 irregular 6 9 AUFOSG U funnel shaped flames coming down"; crater found later nearby
2001 4 1 2042 Surrey BC NL 900   2 ps 4 5 UFOBC I light moved W-NW then NW-S then to N, rapidly, through trees
2001 4 2 1800 Roslin ON C1     1 triangle 5 4 NUFORC I obj. 200 yds away casting odd shadow; took off, gone in 3 secs
2001 4 3 745 Edmonton AB DD   silver 1 disc 3 4 AUFOSG I obj. flying below airliner, no contrail
2001 4 4 2320 Saskatoon SK NL 3000 multi 2 ps 3 4 NUFORC P spinning, flashing colours; stationary
2001 4 6 2230 Vancouver BC NL 3600 multi 1 ps 2 4 NUFORC P energy mass of concentric circles"; moved SW-W along horizon
2001 4 9 330 Salmon Arm BC UX     1 irregular 2 4 UFOBC P light from window filled room; faint "talking" heard
2001 4 10 2045 Welland ON C3     2 irregular 7 4 NUFORC I flashlight beam on rocks; pinkish entity looking at witnesses
2001 4 10 40 Surrey BC NL 180 orange 2 ps 4 6 UFOBC U ball of light dropping "molten red wax" as it moved slowly W-SE
2001 4 10 1440 Surrey BC NL 1200   1 ps 2 5 UFOBC P bright obj in W moved slowly downward, then "turned off"
2001 4 11 740 Trenton ON NL 10   1 ps 2 4 NUFORC P stationary light began moving, disappeared
2001 4 19 2230 Edmonton AB ND 600 white 2 sphere 3 5 AUFOSG I huge ball of light faded, displayed 5 other lights on surface
2001 4 20 2207 North Vancouver BC ND 10   1 triangle 4 4 NUFORC I 3 faint circles in tri. pattern; moved W-E; no noise
2001 4 20 2215 Burnaby BC NL   red 1 ps 3 5 UFOBC P red orb" moving S-N, slowly then became a "blurred streak"
2001 4 21 433 Dawson Creek BC NL   green 2 sphere 3 5 NUFORC P ball-shaped light moved quickly horizontally; no sound;
2001 4 23   Salmon Arm BC C4   blue 1   7 5 UFOBC U 2 shadowy figures "danced" around bed; blue glow
2001 4 25 2250 Powell River BC ND 5   1 triangle 3 4 NUFORC I dark triangle with 4 lights moved W-E rapidly
2001 4 25 1810 Ajax ON DD   silver 1 triangle 5 4 NUFORC U small cone-shaped obj.; no wings; flew SW-NW
2001 4 26 2300 Surrey BC ND 120 yellow 1 sphere 4 6 UFOBC P transparent sphere w/3 interior lights; moved, stopped
2001 4 28 2300 Montreal PQ NL 60 black 10 triangle 4 2 SOSOVNI I discs flying along with large lighted triangle
2001 4 29 2148 Quebec City PQ NL     1 ps 3 4 NUFORC I d'un objet contenant deux lumieres pales sem-trasparentes
2001 4 29 1635 London ON NL 1800 blue 3 ps 3 5 NUFORC U 3 lights moved slightly in triangular formation; 4th stationary
2001 4 29 2050 Surrey BC NL 45 white 2 ps 3 6 UFOBC P bright light w/o nav lights descended below clouds, rose again
2001 4     Vernon BC C3     3   9 1 UFOROM I campers encountered aliens in forest; photo
2001 5 1 2140 Ottawa ON ND 60   1 irregular 5 6 Internet P 9 dark objs. in formation; witness said was not geese
2001 5 2 10 Hazelton BC ND     1 cigar 5 5 UFOBC I obj with 3 lights moving through trees nr house; no sound
2001 5 3 2200 Quebec City PQ ND     1 disc 5 4 NUFORC I fast moving light made sharp turns, changed shape; odd noise
2001 5 5 2238 Surrey BC NL 10 red 1 ps 2 5 UFOBC P light like parachute flare grew dimmer to ember & winked out
2001 5 7 430 Lac La Biche AB ND   silver 1 diamond 3 8 DOT P square with concave sides; got dimmer as it moved away
2001 5 7 2210 Peterborough ON C4 2700 black 1 triangle 7 4 NUFORC I obj. moved over witness; "message" heard; missing time?
2001 5 10 2205 Winnipeg MB NL 7 blue 1 fireball 3 6 UFOROM P obj. w/trail of broken lights went S-E
2001 5 10 1730 Ladner BC DD 60 white 1 sphere 4 6 UFOBC P elliptical obj going S made 3 loops as plane flew by
2001 5 10 1700 Ladner BC DD 45   1 irregular 5 5 UFOBC I rubiks cubes" joined together made loops as jet flew by
2001 5 13 1845 Ferme-Neuve PQ DD 60   2 cigar 5 4 NUFORC I stationary bright obj. vanished, reappeared & disappeared again
2001 5 16 1020 Ottawa ON NL 1500   2 ps 4 4 MUFON I odd lights moving in patterns near airport
2001 5 20 200 Ottawa ON NL 7200 orange 2 ps 3 4 NUFORC P lights like "a planet or something" moved erratically in sky
2001 5 20 130 Yarmouth NS NL 7200   1 ps 3 5 NUFORC P lights like "a planet" moved erratically in sky for hours
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