News Release

16 July 2008

Many More UFOs Seen Over Canada in 2007: Study

The 2007 Canadian UFO Survey has been released, showing a significant increase in the number of

UFO sightings filed in Canada last year. The study was prepared by Ufology Research, an

independent, non-profit research organization based in Winnipeg, Canada.

Researchers examined 836 UFO sighting reports from across the country in 2007, an increase of

almost 12 per cent over 2006. Reports had been filed by witnesses with government and military

agencies, police, civilian UFO groups and several online UFO websites.

Of the hundreds of cases, only a fraction - about 16 per cent - were labeled as unexplained after

review by investigators. Only about one per cent of the total were "high quality unknowns" that were

both unexplained and had above-average levels of investigation and documentation.

"Last year saw the second-highest number of UFO reports filed in Canada in a single year, since we

began collecting data in 1989," says Chris Rutkowski, lead researcher for the study. He notes that New

Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec each had all-time record high numbers of UFO reports

in 2007.

Cases ranged from the relatively commonplace reports of starlike lights maneuvering oddly in the night

sky to large, structured craft with lights moving ponderously overhead to the amazement of witnesses,

such the one seen on March 3 over Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia. In Granisle, British Columbia, a

"blacklight-coloured" object moved across the sky accompanied by odd clouds on November 29,

while in North Tryon, Prince Edward Island, on December 26, a small shiny object flew in a

corkscrew-like manner through the late afternoon sky, leaving behind a strange smoke trail.

Ufology Research's statistical analyses of the Canadian UFO data found details such as that most UFO

sightings have two witnesses, most UFO are white in colour and that the typical sighting in 2007 lasted

an average of 17 minutes. And "flying saucers" are comparatively rare, with reports of triangles and

spheres much more common.

Rutkowski notes: "People continue to report unusual objects in the sky, and some of the objects do not

have obvious explanations. Many witnesses are pilots, police and other individuals with reasonably

good observing capabilities and good judgment."

However, Rutkowski cautions that contrary to popular opinion, there is still no incontrovertible

evidence that some UFO cases involve extraterrestrial contact.

"The continued reporting of UFOs by the public and the increase in numbers of UFO reports suggest a

need for further examination of the phenomenon by social, medical and/or physical scientists," he adds.

"This is a fascinating field for study, whether one believes or doubts that UFOs are 'real.'"

The Canadian UFO Survey can be found at: http://survey.canadianuforeport.com

For further information contact:

Ufology Research

e-mail: canadianuforeport@hotmail.com