Canadians reported nearly 2,000 sightings of unidentified flying objects last year, setting a new record a national survey found. The annual Canadian UFO Survey found that Canadians reported seeing 1,981 UFOs in 2012, nearly doubling the previous record of 1,004 that was set in 2008.
The annual survey, compiled by the Manitoba-based research group UFOlogy, was released earlier this week. The survey marks the 24th year the group has tracked UFO sightings in Canada.
According to the group, Ontario residents reported seeing the most UFOs, with more than 40 per cent of all sightings in the country occurring in the province of Ontario. Canadians captured videos and images of supposed UFOs and posted them online. In one video posted to YouTube, a strange green light appears above Winnipeg.
The man who captured the video says Winnipeg may be part of a wider extraterrestrial corridor.
“Like highways, you know … and maybe we’re in the middle of one highway,” Eduardo Pogorelsky said.
If UFO spotters are to be believed, five Canadian cities are the top UFO hotspots: Toronto, Calgary, Kelowna, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Reports of the sightings ranged from flying saucers in British Columbia, to dark guitar-shaped objects in Ontario Then there was one very strange case in Newfoundland, UFOlogy research coordinator Chris Rutkowski told CTV News.
“A number of people had watched a glowing object move from side to side in the sky, and then dash away very, very quickly,” he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rutkowski told CTV News Channel that for years the number of UFO sightings in Canada had remained fairly constant.
“We thought that they had plateaued or peaked a few years ago, when there were about 1,000 cases reported in Canada. But last year they jumped 100 per cent: 2,000 reports in Canada alone,” he said.
Rutkowski said the research group tracks UFO sightings because it is a fairly common phenomenon, with roughly 10 per cent of Canadians believing that they’ve seen them.
“Now whether we’re looking at a physical phenomenon or perhaps a sociological or a psychological phenomenon, the fact is that people are seeing things,” he said, adding that many of the reported sightings can be explained but around seven-and-a-half per cent of the cases remain unexplained out of the entire body of data.
Experts say there are a number of possible explanations behind the sudden surge in sightings, including more secret military exercises, an increase in reporting due to greater access to computers or an increase in the public’s interest in space. On the other hand that seven-and-a-half percent represents a lot of UFO's.
Manitoba Museum astronomer Scott Young said that people often can’t recognize everyday objects in the sky such as stars, meteorites or flocks of geese. He said that after interviewing witnesses and scouting locations, many of the reported sightings could be explained. However, he said, there are cases that the research group couldn’t explain, forcing them to “scientifically shrug” their shoulders and say: “We don’t know.”
He said he believes that there probably is life out there somewhere. “The truth is out there, but unfortunately we’re stuck down here,” he said.
The annual survey, compiled by the Manitoba-based research group UFOlogy, was released earlier this week. The survey marks the 24th year the group has tracked UFO sightings in Canada.
Unidentified Flying Objects are seen in the sky. Canadians reported nearly 2,000 sightings of UFOs last year, setting a new record a national survey found.
UFOlogy research coordinator Chris Rutkowski works at his computer, May 2013.
The man who captured the video says Winnipeg may be part of a wider extraterrestrial corridor.
“Like highways, you know … and maybe we’re in the middle of one highway,” Eduardo Pogorelsky said.
If UFO spotters are to be believed, five Canadian cities are the top UFO hotspots: Toronto, Calgary, Kelowna, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Reports of the sightings ranged from flying saucers in British Columbia, to dark guitar-shaped objects in Ontario Then there was one very strange case in Newfoundland, UFOlogy research coordinator Chris Rutkowski told CTV News.
“A number of people had watched a glowing object move from side to side in the sky, and then dash away very, very quickly,” he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rutkowski told CTV News Channel that for years the number of UFO sightings in Canada had remained fairly constant.
“We thought that they had plateaued or peaked a few years ago, when there were about 1,000 cases reported in Canada. But last year they jumped 100 per cent: 2,000 reports in Canada alone,” he said.
Rutkowski said the research group tracks UFO sightings because it is a fairly common phenomenon, with roughly 10 per cent of Canadians believing that they’ve seen them.
“Now whether we’re looking at a physical phenomenon or perhaps a sociological or a psychological phenomenon, the fact is that people are seeing things,” he said, adding that many of the reported sightings can be explained but around seven-and-a-half per cent of the cases remain unexplained out of the entire body of data.
Experts say there are a number of possible explanations behind the sudden surge in sightings, including more secret military exercises, an increase in reporting due to greater access to computers or an increase in the public’s interest in space. On the other hand that seven-and-a-half percent represents a lot of UFO's.
Manitoba Museum astronomer Scott Young said that people often can’t recognize everyday objects in the sky such as stars, meteorites or flocks of geese. He said that after interviewing witnesses and scouting locations, many of the reported sightings could be explained. However, he said, there are cases that the research group couldn’t explain, forcing them to “scientifically shrug” their shoulders and say: “We don’t know.”
He said he believes that there probably is life out there somewhere. “The truth is out there, but unfortunately we’re stuck down here,” he said.
On the map ( which I could not copy) many of the sightings were near cities that formed a continuous line across Canada. A flight path perhaps? Makes sense to me. If there is intelligent life out there, then of course, they are observing us. Wouldn't we do the same in their place? And I don't blame them a bit for not coming down to introduce themselves. All we do is bicker and murder each other ...when we are not too busy destroying our planet.
I told to the journalist that I discovered latter that i videoed the ISS and wasn't an UFO but they put the note anyway.
ReplyDeleteBy the way,we have in Winnipeg a large group of experiencerss and we have monthly meetings to share experiences. It is a safe place were nobody will tell you that you are cocoo. Eduardo Pogorelsky