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SUBJECT: THE 1992 CANADIAN UFO SURVEY FILE: UFO3168
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The 1992
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CANADIAN UFO SURVEY
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Compiled by
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Chris A. Rutkowski
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Contributors:
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Paul Anderson
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Roy Bauer
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Grant Cameron
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Daniel Clairmont
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Graham Conway
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Lorne Goldfader
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Robert Hawkes
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Gordon Kijek
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Victor Lourenco
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Christian Page
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Michael Strainic
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Tom Theophanous
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Ruth Walde
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Bonnie Wheeler
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Published by
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Ufology Research of Manitoba
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Box 1918
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Canada R3C 3R2
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The 1992 Canadian UFO Survey
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Since 1989, UFO case data has been solicited from all known and
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active investigators and researchers in Canada for analyses and
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comparison with other compilations. Before that time, individual
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researchers would normally maintain their own files, with little or no
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communication with others. Even representatives of major UFO
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organizations often do not regularly submit case data, and the parent
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organizations themselves tend not to do much analyses with the data they
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do receive.
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After favourable responses from the publication of previous
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Canadian UFO Surveys, UFOROM decided to continue the systematic
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collection of raw UFO report data in Canada and prepare yearly reports
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for general circulation. It has been always felt that the dissemination
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of such data would be of great advantage to researchers, so it is
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presented here once again as data with some analysis.
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The response from Canadian researchers to requests for 1992 data
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was better than in previous years. More cases were submitted from more
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investigators, including those in Ontario, resulting in a marked
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increase in the number of cases used in the analyses. While this
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prevents direct comparisons with previous years, this has the advantage
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of being more comprehensive. There are still those researchers,
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however, who, for whatever reasons, do not submit cases for the annual
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survey. In addition, some researchers do not maintain useable case
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files and do not retain quantitative criteria in their investigations
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(for example, contactee groups). It is now suspected that only a small
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fraction of "active" ufologists and self-proclaimed "researchers"
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actually investigate cases and maintain useable records.
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In 1989, 141 UFO reports were obtained for analysis. In 1990, 194
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reports were recorded. In 1991, 165 reports were received. In 1992,
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223 cases were examined. These reports came from contributing
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investigators' files, press clippings and the files of the National
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Research Council of Canada. The NRC routinely receives UFO reports from
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private citizens and from RCMP, civic police and military personnel.
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The number of cases in 1992 represents a 35% increase over the
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previous year, which had been a 15% decrease from that of 1990.
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Assuming an average of 180 cases per year, the variation is uniform in
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either direction, and we can suggest that the number of UFO reports per
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year in Canada is relatively constant, even allowing for the influx of
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cases from new contributors.
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In 1992, there were apparent significant increases in the number of
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reports in Manitoba, while there was an apparent decrease in reports in
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Alberta and Quebec. As usual, British Columbia represents the largest
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fraction of UFO reports of all the provinces. Since 1990, BC has
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garnered between 35% and 40% of the total number of cases per year. As
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mentioned in previous annual reports, this is partly due to the highly
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efficient UFO reporting system in that province, and the comparatively
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large number of active investigators. The rest of the Provinces appear
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to have had average numbers of reports in 1991.
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TABLE 1
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Distribution of UFO Reports by Province
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BC AB SK MB ON PQ NB PEI NS NF YK NWT
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1989 15 16 18 22 34 28 1 - 3 3 - 1
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1990 76 9 10 20 21 36 7 3 5 4 1 2
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1991 59 22 7 6 30 16 9 1 7 4 1 -
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1992 90 8 9 23 56 10 9 - 3 4 3 1
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The monthly breakdowns of reports during each year show slightly
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different patterns from those of previous years. In 1989, there was a
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significant increase in UFO reports in the late fall, with other months
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maintaining what appeared to be a fairly constant "normal" level of
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reports. But 1990 saw two major increases in report numbers in two
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months: April and August. The "normal" level of monthly report numbers
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appeared to be constant in other months, with minor fluctuations. In
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1991, reports peaked in August, but there was no single obvious trough,
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and there were an abnormally large number of reports in the winter
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months. The 1992 breakdown again shows no clear trend in monthly
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distribution. In fact, reports are fairly evenly distributed throughout
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the year, with no marked increase in reports in either summer or winter.
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This is curious, since previous analyses of UFO reports have almost
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always shown a peak in the summer months, as would be expected because
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most UFO sightings are simple NLs and there are generally more outdoor
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observers available during the summer months. This would be especially
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expected in Canada, where the seasonal temperatures vary considerably,
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and there is much less evening outdoor activity in the winter.
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Nevertheless, UFO report numbers were not significantly less in the
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winter than in the summer. An average of 18 UFO reports per month was
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calculated from the data.
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TABLE 2
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UFO Reports per Month
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J F M A M J J A S O N D
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1989 13 9 6 9 5 9 5 5 12 32 27 9
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1990 17 7 6 47 10 10 9 47 15 16 10 -
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1991 13 7 17 12 7 12 16 25 16 12 11 17
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1992 15 16 27 16 22 16 23 19 11 16 21 21
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Selecting only the cases labelled "unknown," two peaks are seen:
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one in March and the other in July. Other months are distributed more
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evenly. While it is tempting to regard these two peaks as real
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anomalies, given the relatively small number of cases in the sample, it
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is more likely that they are statistical artefacts.
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TABLE 2A
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Monthly Breakdown of Unknowns
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J F M A M J J A S O N D
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1992 2 2 8 3 5 4 11 1 3 4 5 1
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An analysis by report type shows a similar breakdown to that found
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in previous years. The numbers of cases of a particular type remained
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roughly constant except for the category of Nocturnal Lights, which
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exhibited nearly a twofold increase in 1990. However, numbers of NLs
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were closer to a 1989 level in 1991. Relative numbers of specific
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report types remained within a close range of previous years' values.
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Nocturnal lights, for example, were 60% of all reports in 1989, 73% on
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1990, 67% in 1991, and 61% in 1992. In general, NLs can be said to
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comprise about two-thirds of all UFO reports.
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TABLE 3
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UFO Report Types
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NL ND DD CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 EV RD PH
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1989 84 20 16 10 7 - 2 2 - -
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1990 141 24 15 2 1 - 4 3 - -
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1991 110 26 13 7 4 1 2 - 1 1
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1992 135 44 20 13 5 2 3 - - 1
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For those unfamiliar with the categories, a summary follows:
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NL (Nocturnal Light) - light source in night sky
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ND (Nocturnal Disc) - light source in night sky that appears to
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have a definite shape
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DD (Daylight Disc) - unknown object observed during daytime hours
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CE1 (Close Encounter of the First Kind) - ND or DD occurring within
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200 metres of a witness
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CE2 (Close Encounter of the Second Kind) - CE1 where physical
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effects left or noted
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CE3 (Close Encounter of the Third Kind) - CE1 where
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figures/entities are encountered
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CE4 (Close Encounter of the Fourth Kind) - an alleged "abduction"
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or "contact" experience
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EV (Evidence) - a case where physical traces left by an event are
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the primary claim
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RD (Radar) - UFOs observed on radar
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PH (Photograph) - photograph(s) of a UFO, but no actual sighting
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The category of Nocturnal Disc was created by UFOROM for differentiation
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within its own report files. Similarly, Evidence is also an ad hoc
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creation, and may not be applicable by other researchers. Normally,
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Evidence would include such physical traces as "crop circles", "landing
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rings" and "saucer nests". However, in 1990 there was a great increase
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in the numbers of such traces discovered in North America, and it was
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decided to treat these as separate from UFO reports in these Surveys.
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[For the record, there were 27 "crop circles" and related traces
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discovered in Canada in 1990, 39 in 1991, and 46 in 1992. Many of these
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were investigated by UFO researchers, and a few were reported to the
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NRC. UFOROM is associated with the North American Institute for Crop
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Circle Research, which investigates such cases and publishes separate
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reports on its findings.]
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The breakdown by evaluative conclusions for 1992 cases can be shown
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to be similar to results from previous years. There were three
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operative categories: Insufficient Information, Possible or Probable
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Explanation, and Unknown. Readers are warned that a classification of
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Unknown does not imply that an alien spacecraft was observed; no such
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interpretation can be made with certainty, based on the given data
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(though the probability of this scenario is admittedly never zero). In
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most cases, the evaluations are made subjectively by both the
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contributing investigators and the compiler of this report. The
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category of Unknown is adopted only if the contributed data or case
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report contains enough information that a conventional explanation
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cannot be satisfactorily proposed. This does not mean that the case
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will never be explained, but only that a viable explanation is not
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immediately obvious.
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In 1992, a change was adopted in order to include Explained cases
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in the statistics. While all categories of UFO reports were solicited
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from investigators, few included Explained cases in their submissions
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because they were not, by definition, unidentified flying objects.
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However, this raises several concerns. First, it is known that many
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UFOs become IFOs only after moderate investigative efforts. There is no
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question that many cases in the Possible or Probable category are in
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fact IFOs. Second, previous studies of UFO reports, including Blue Book
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and the Colorado project, tabulated IFOs as Explained cases and
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indicated these conclusions in their reports. Third, whether
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consciously or subconsciously, researchers may discard IFO cases as
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unnecessary and not submit them for the total analyses. This will,
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naturally, skew the statistics in favour of UFOs. As an illustration,
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one contributor to the annual survey noted that "dozens" of other UFO
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reports were received but not tabulated because they were immediately
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discernable as IFOs.
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In 1991, two UFO reports were Explained, but not included in the
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statistical calculations. In 1992, 17 were Explained, and were used in
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the annual breakdown of data.
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The hourly distribution of cases tended to follow the same pattern
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for 1992 as in previous years. There appears to be a peak near 2200
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hours local and a trough around 1000 hours local. In 1992, a secondary
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peak near 2300 hours local was also evident.
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TABLE 4
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UFO Reports by Conclusion
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1989 1990 1991 1992
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# % # % # % # %
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Insufficient Info. 74 52.5 90 46.4 80 49.1 83 37
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Poss./Prob. Expl. 47 33.3 78 40.2 69 42.3 74 33
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Unknown 20 14.2 26 13.4 14 8.6 49 22
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Explained - - - - (2) - 17 8
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The average number of witnesses per case went down from a value of
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2.12/case in 1989 to 1.4/case in 1990, then up again to 1.91/case in
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1991. In 1992, the average number of witnesses was up again, at
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2.36/case. It is not known what this may indicate. It is possible that
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there might have been a tendency for only one of a pair or group of
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witnesses to report an incident in some situations, and, hence, this
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value would wax or wane depending on the social factor. This may have
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been true in the NRC files, which may not reflect the total number of
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witnesses sharing a UFO experience. However, these figures still show
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that a typical UFO experience has more than one witness, supporting the
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contention that UFO sightings represent observations of physical
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phenomena. In fact, other studies, including the 1992 analyses, suggest
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that the typical UFO experience is shared by at least two witnesses.
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The category of Duration is interesting in that it represents the
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subjective length of time the UFO experience lasted. Naturally, these
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times are greatly suspect because it is known that people tend to
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misjudge the flow of time. However, some people can be good at
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estimating time, so this value has some meaning. Although an estimate
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of "one hour" may be in error by several minutes, it is unlikely that
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the correct value would be, for example, one minute (disregarding the
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claims of "missing time" during the abduction category of experiences).
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Furthermore, there have been cases when a UFO was observed and clocked
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accurately, so that we can be reasonably certain that UFO events can
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last considerable periods of time. The average duration of a sighting
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can be calculated as a summation of all given durations then divided by
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the number of cases with a stated duration. The resulting value for
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1991 was about 12 minutes, down from 19 minutes in 1990. In 1992, the
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value is again around 12 minutes. This surprisingly long duration is
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likely due to the large number of sightings lasting only a few seconds
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combined with a few that lasted several hours.
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In cases where a colour of an object was reported in 1992, the most
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common colour was white (55 cases), followed distantly by red (24
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cases). Other colours were also represented, although there is a
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noticeable change from previous years, when green was a dominant colour.
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Since most UFOs are nocturnal starlike objects, the abundance of white
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objects is not surprising. The green coloured objects were, in general,
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bolides, which were seen in significant numbers in 1991 and 1992.
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Summary of Results
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As with previous annual Surveys, the 1992 Survey does not offer any
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positive proof of the physical reality of UFOs. However, it does show
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that some phenomenon which is called a UFO is continually being observed
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by witnesses. The typical UFO sighting is that of two people observing
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a moving, distant white or red light for a period of over 15 minutes.
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In most cases, the UFO is likely to be eventually identified as a
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conventional object such as an astronomical object. However, in a small
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percentage of cases, some UFOs do not appear to have an easy explanation
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and they may be given the label of "unknown".
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What are these "unknowns"? An additional classification is useful
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to try and better understand this kind of report. In the gathering of
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data for the study, a value was assigned for a personal evaluation of
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the Reliability of the report. This value gives the likelihood that a
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UFO experience "really" occurred as described by the witness. Granted,
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it is impossible for any investigator to judge this absolute value;
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often, a subjective value for two categories of "strangeness" and
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"reliability" is assigned. The Reliability value is a subjective value
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imposed by the investigator or compiler (or both) with a scale such that
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the low values represent cases with little information content and
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observers of limited observing abilities and the higher values represent
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those cases with excellent witnesses (pilots, police, etc.) and also are
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well-investigated. Naturally, cases with higher values are preferred.
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The Strangeness value is another subjective evaluation of the case, and
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assigned a value of 0 to 9, based on the peculiarity of the experience.
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NLs with little variance from the appearance of a star or aircraft are
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given low Strangeness values, while cases involving entities or
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structured craft observed at close range and therefore unlikely to be
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conventional objects) are given high Strangeness values.
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The average Reliability of reports was 6.21, and the average
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Strangeness was 5.64. In other words, most UFO reports are only
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slightly unusual (perhaps a light maneuvering in an odd manner unlike an
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aircraft's normal flight pattern), and are either minimally-
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investigated, reported by average observers, or both.
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More revealing is the ratio of Strangeness/Reliability. This is a
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measure of the unusual nature of a case versus its information content.
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A ratio of unity suggests that an "uninteresting" case, probably
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explained easily as a conventional object, has a low information
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content. Alternatively, unity can suggest a case with high Strangeness,
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perhaps a Close Encounter, has high information content and is well-
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investigated. A ratio near zero implies a conventional object that is
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well-observed and is well-investigated. A ratio greater than unity
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implies a report has high strangeness but low information content. A
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possible such case would be a close encounter case that is not well-
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investigated, and may be more anecdotal than "real".
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Explained reports had an average S/R ratio of 0.586. Cases with
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Possible or Probable explanations had an average ratio of 0.690. Cases
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with Insufficient Information had ratios greater than unity, at 1.062,
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and Unknown cases had an average ratio of 1.092. From these values, we
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can suggest that as the Strangeness of reports increase, so does their
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likelihood of being poorly investigated and of having less credible
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witnesses.
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Cases were coded and entered into an ACCESS database on a common PC
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clone environment. The coding key is as follows:
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Example:
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9920115 1636 BC Fort Nelson DD 6 7 1.30 2 Red Disc P Sound
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heard
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Field: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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Field 1 is the date, in YYYMMDD format (UFOROM is now coding to
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allow for the next millennium).
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Field 2 is the time, according to the 24-hour clock, local time.
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Field 3 is the Province.
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Field 4 is the Geographical Location, or common map name.
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Field 5 is the Modified Hynek Classification.
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Field 6 is the Strangeness, as described in the text.
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Field 7 is the Reliability, as described in the text.
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Field 8 is the duration of the sighting, in minutes and seconds
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(i.e. 2 minutes, 15 seconds is 002.15)
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Field 9 is the number of witnesses.
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Field 10 is the colour of the primary object.
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Field 11 is the shape of the primary object.
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Field 12 is the Conclusion given to the case: I = Insufficient
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information for an assessment; P = Possible or probable
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explanation, given the facts; E = Explained; or U = Unknown or
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unexplained at the present time.
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Field 13 contains any short comments that distinguish individual
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cases.
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A further breakdown of Unknowns can be done to select only those
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cases with high Reliability (i.e. Reliability 8). In the 1991 study,
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only 12 cases (7.3%) were high-reliability unknowns. In 1992, this
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number was 17 cases (7.62%). This agrees reasonably well with the 1989
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results (4.9%) and with the 1990 results (4.6%), but is slightly higher
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for reasons that could include sampling techniques and inconsistent
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subjective evaluations.
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The 1992 high-reliability cases were the following:
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ND Case 9920122 1940 NB Woodstock
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NL Case 9920202 2000 NB Hartland
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ND Case 9920304 2130 ON Toronto
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ND Case 9920419 0130 NF Gander
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PH Case 9920502 1200 BC Kelowna
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C1 Case 9920503 2010 BC Squamish
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NL Case 9920513 2204 BC Langley
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ND Case 9920624 0015 BC Vancouver
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DD Case 9920703 0840 BC Kyuquot
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ND Case 9920717 2200 AB Fairview
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NL Case 9920720 1215 ON Toronto *
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ND Case 9920720 2358 MB Winnipeg
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ND Case 9920721 2330 MB Winnipeg
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C1 Case 9920915 2300 BC Summerland
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ND Case 9921007 1930 SK Moosomin
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C4 Case 9921101 0200 MB Winnipeg
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C1 Case 9921127 2000 SK Saskatoon
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The interpretation of this list is that these cases were among the
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most challenging of all the reports received in 1992. It should be
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noted that many UFO cases go unreported, and that there may be ten times
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as many UFO sightings that go unreported as those which get reported to
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public, private or military agencies. Furthermore, it should be noted
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that some cases with lower reliability ratings suffer only from
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incomplete investigations, and that they may well be more mysterious
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than those on the above list.
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NL Case 9920720 has erroneous data, as 1215 is hardly a nocturnal
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time. The single C4 case needs some explanation as well. In general,
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Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind are "abductions," and are difficult
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to use as data in analyses. Often, C4s occur throughout an
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experiencer's life. Furthermore, an exact time of an abduction is
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rarely given or deduced by investigators. In fact, some C4s are only
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uncovered through the (controversial) use of hypnosis, and the time of
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occurrence is vague or in dispute. Because abduction experiences are
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difficult to pigeonhole into various rigid categories and time
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constraints, it is usually inadvisable to include such cases in UFO
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report analyses. The C4 case included in the above list did seem to
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provide enough data for inclusion. The date and time were accurately
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known, and represented a single event, not an ongoing series of
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experiences. In addition, the witness voluntarily provided details of
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the experience and submitted to an investigation.
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In future analyses of UFO data, it is unlikely that similar C4s
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will be included. The experiences do not lend themselves to statistical
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comparisons with other UFO reports, and can be interpreted in many ways.
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The C4s included in the 1992 Canadian UFO Survey provided insight into
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the problems involved in their objective evaluation.
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We have learned that UFOs are constantly being reported at a rate
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of about ten per month across all of Canada, and one or two per month in
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most provinces. Witnesses range from farmhands to airline pilots and
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from teachers to police. Witnesses represent all age groups and racial
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origin. What is being observed? In most cases, only ordinary objects.
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However, this begs a question. If people are reporting things that can
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be explained, then the objects they observed were "really" there. Were
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the objects we can't identify "really" there as well? If so, what were
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they?
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These are questions only continued, rational research can answer,
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and only if researchers have the support and encouragement of both
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scientists and the public.
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Chris A. Rutkowski
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Ufology Research of Manitoba
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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29 March 1992
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Further Comments
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It is most instructive to compare the UFOROM analyses with those of
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the National Sighting Research Center of New Jersey, headed by Paul
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Ferrughelli. The NSRC results have been reported in a series of
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publications, a recent one being the National Sighting Yearbook 1991.
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The NSRC collected UFO reports from newspaper clippings and UFO
|
|
publications, and analyzed the raw UFO data. Because of the difference
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in data sources, a comparison with the UFOROM results will not be true.
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However, it is still interesting to compare the two studies.
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The NSRC tabulated a total of 195 American UFO reports in 1990, and
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197 in 1992. These numbers are comparable with those of Canada for the
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same years. However, because of the larger population, it is likely
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that the USA had many, many more sightings that were never obtained
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through the NSRC's sampling technique.
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The NSRC study revealed essentially a reversed monthly distribution
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for UFO reports compared with Canada. Whereas US sightings peaked in
|
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the winter and had a noticeable trough in the summer, the Canadian peaks
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are traditionally in the summer. However, the 1991 Canadian
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|
distribution was much more even, with peaks in both winter and summer.
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Grouping the two studies together yields a monthly distribution with
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troughs in mid-summer and mid-winter, with slight variations month-to-
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|
month. It is possible to speculate that with adequate report sampling,
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there would be no monthly variation in the number of sightings, except
|
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for major flaps which would be more noticeable in an international
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survey. The 1992 monthly distribution is much more uniform, The 1992
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American data had monthly distribution peaks in March, September and
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October. No such peaks were evident in the Canadian data.
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|
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Like the Canadian study, the American data was unevenly distributed
|
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throughout the country. Most American reports in the 1991 study
|
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generally came from just two states, Florida and Indiana. The Florida
|
|
flap is likely due to the Gulf Breeze reports which receive a great deal
|
|
of media attention. The distribution of sighting duration was nearly
|
|
identical to the Canadian study. The average duration of a typical UFO
|
|
sighting is about 15 minutes.
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|
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For the hourly distribution of UFO cases, the American study found
|
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a symmetrical distribution with a pronounced peak at 9 PM local time and
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a trough at around 9 AM local time. Canadian distributions are normally
|
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about one hour later in each peak, but are otherwise identical in
|
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distribution. Breakdown by Hynek classification yields identical
|
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distributions within both American and Canadian studies, with NLs being
|
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overwhelmingly predominant.
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|
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In summary, Ferrughelli's analyses of American UFO data yield
|
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results remarkably similar to the UFOROM Canadian studies, despite the
|
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differences in collection procedures. The most marked discrepancy
|
|
between the two studies was in the monthly distribution of UFO reports.
|
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This was probably an artefact of the NSRC sampling technique, which does
|
|
not involve solicitation of UFO reports from investigators but
|
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significantly relies upon newspaper accounts for many of its cases. The
|
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two studies are complementary, and will aid further research into the
|
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UFO phenomenon.
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[Reference: Ferrughelli, P. National Sighting Yearbook 1991. National
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Sighting Research Center, 60 Allen Drive, Wayne, NJ
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07470.]
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Here is the 1992 Canadian UFO Survey sighting database in text format.
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1,9920105,2300,BC,SQUAMISH,NL,1,2,.02,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,SUSPECTED
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METEORITE
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2,9920107,245,BC,SARDIS,NL,5,4,7.5,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,I,JUMPING STAR
|
|
3,9920212,603,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,1,4,20,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,CONVENTIONAL
|
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AIRCRAFT?
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4,9920215,1425,BC,SURREY,DD,5,4,1,1,,IRREGULAR,I,ODD-SHAPED CLOUD AND
|
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LIGHT
|
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5,9920216,2100,BC,LADYSMITH,NL,2,2,10,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,STAR
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6,9920220,2305,BC,QUESNEL,NL,7,6,55,3,,RECTANGLE,I,PLATE WITH COLUMNS?
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7,9920223,300,BC,RICHMOND,NL,5,4,5,1,,IRREGULAR,I,CHANGED SHAPE SEVERAL
|
|
TIMES
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8,9920307,1200,BC,SURREY,DD,7,5,20,1,SILVER,DISC,U,OBJECT APPEARED
|
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METALLIC AND STRUCTURED
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9,9920309,2000,BC,SURREY,ND,3,5,10,1,VARIABLE,OVAL,I,CHANGED COLOURS
|
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10,9920309,200,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,ND,2,5,60,1,RED,POINT SOURCE,P,RED AND
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BLUE FLASHING LIGHTS
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11,9920311,2205,BC,PENTICTON,NL,1,4,.01,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,METEORITE
|
|
12,9920317,2111,BC,PRINCE GEORGE,NL,7,7,.3,2,GREEN,IRREGULAR,U, LONG,
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GREEN, FLUORESCENT TUBE
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|
13,9920317,1330,BC,KITTIMAT,NL,7,5,15,1,,CRESCENT,U,1/4 MOON-SHAPED
|
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OBJECT, MOVING
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14,9920318,305,BC,HORSESHOE BAY,NL,2,5,.03,1,WHITE,IRREGULAR,P,SLOW,
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BRIGHT STREAK
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15,9920320,1315,BC,VANCOUVER,DD,7,6,1,2,,SQUARE,I,
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16,9920321,1000,BC,HEFFLEY CREEK,NL,3,4,30,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,STROBE,
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|
FLASHES
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17,9920326,25,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,3,5,5,3,,POINT SOURCE,I,SATELLITE
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|
18,9920327,2310,BC,RICHMOND,NL,1,5,60,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,PLANET
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|
19,9920401,1600,BC,MISSION,C1,8,7,45,2,,,I,OBJECT SEEN IN THE SKY
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|
20,9920401,300,BC,WHITE ROCK,NL,5,4,.1,1,,POINT SOURCE,I,ROTATING, THEN
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SPLIT IN TWO
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|
21,9920402,215,BC,LILLOOET,NL,4,3,1,1,,POINT SOURCE,I,LIGHTS JUMPING UP
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AND DOWN
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|
22,9920404,115,BC,NEW WESTMINISTER,NL,6,6,.15,1,,TRIANGLE,P,
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23,9920510,2100,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,NL,1,2,.1,1,,,I,
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24,9920520,2330,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,5,3,2,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,7 LIGHTS,
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ALTERNATING FLASHES
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25,9920524,0,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,NL,6,6,10,1,,TRIANGLE,U,V SHAPED OBJECT,
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NO SOUND
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|
26,9920528,1500,BC,SURREY,DD,4,3,5,2,,,I,OBJECT WAS MOVING OVER POWER
|
|
LINES
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|
27,9920603,1845,BC,WHISTLER,NL,7,7,.25,1,,IRREGULAR,U,TOP-SHAPED OBJECT,
|
|
HOVERED
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|
28,9920604,2015,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,7,5,2,2,,IRREGULAR,U,SILENT PLATFORM IN
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|
SKY
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|
29,9920606,2000,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,1,2,.01,1,,,I,
|
|
30,9920612,1924,BC,PITT MEADOWS,NL,7,2,12,1,,,I,OPAQUE OBJECT;
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|
ALTERNATIVELY MOVING AND STOPPING
|
|
31,9920703,840,BC,KYUQUOT,DD,8,8,90,1,,OVOID,U,SOLID-APPEARING EGG; SEEN
|
|
FROM TUGBOAT
|
|
32,9920708,2340,BC,SURREY,NL,1,2,.02,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,METEORITE
|
|
33,9920710,27,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,6,6,15,25,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,E,LASER
|
|
SHINING ON CLOUDS
|
|
34,9920711,2135,BC,CHILLIWACK,NL,4,4,120,1,,,I,UNDEFINED OBJECT, MOVING
|
|
35,9920716,1910,BC,SURREY,NL,1,2,.1,1,WHITE,,E,CAR LIGHTS
|
|
36,9920719,305,BC,WEST VANCOUVER,C3,9,6,1,2,,,U,ENCOUNTER WITH ENTITIES
|
|
37,9920817,100,BC,SURREY,NL,4,4,15,4,,,U,
|
|
38,9920818,1918,BC,COQUITLAM,NL,4,2,.1,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,E,DISTANT
|
|
HELICOPTER
|
|
39,9920831,320,BC,DUNCAN,NL,8,6,60,2,,IRREGULAR,I,CYLINDER WITH ARMS
|
|
40,9920901,1530,BC,VANCOUVER,DD,6,3,30,2,,ROUND,I,MOVING FAST
|
|
41,9920906,1650,BC,WEST VANCOUVER,NL,2,2,25,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,E,STAR
|
|
42,9921011,0,BC,NELSON,NL,5,5,.03,3,,SPHERE,I,BOUNCING BALL IN SKY
|
|
43,9921013,2100,BC,SECHELT,ND,7,6,40,1,,DISC,U,ROCKING BACK AND FORTH
|
|
44,9921015,2245,BC,VANCOUVER,ND,5,3,.05,1,,ROUND,I,ROUND OBJECT WITH
|
|
LIGHTS
|
|
45,9921021,23,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,NL,6,3,10,2,,,I,FLUORESCENT LIGHT
|
|
46,9921021,250,BC,BURNABY,NL,6,5,2,1,,,I,3 SMALL OBJECTS, ONE LARGE
|
|
47,9921029,1930,BC,VERNON,NL,2,2,.1,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,STAR
|
|
48,9921116,30,BC,DELTA,ND,7,3,4,1,,TRIANGLE,U,DELTA WING; NOISE HEARD
|
|
49,9921119,535,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,1,2,.15,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,BUOY OR BOAT
|
|
LIGHT
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|
50,9921205,2000,BC,WILLIAMS LAKE,ND,7,6,8,1,,ROUND,U,BLINKING OBJECT
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|
51,9921213,2310,BC,WHITE ROCK,NL,2,3,60,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,OBJECT
|
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BOBBING IN THE AIR
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52,9921214,2300,BC,WHITE ROCK,NL,2,3,90,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,OBJECT
|
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BOBBING IN THE AIR
|
|
53,9921225,430,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,NL,8,3,30,1,,IRREGULAR,I,PENCIL SHAPE,
|
|
THEN FANNED OUT
|
|
54,9920829,120,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,C2,9,7,30,2,,,I,DOG'S FUR CAME OUT
|
|
AFTER ENCOUNTER
|
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55,9921123,2320,BC,BURNABY,NL,5,4,5,1,,CIGAR,I,TORPEDO-SHAPED OBJECT
|
|
56,9921207,1915,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,6,2,60,1,WHITE,,E,SEARCHLIGHT
|
|
57,9920112,1900,ON,LAMBTON,C4,9,6,30,1,WHITE,,I,'ABDUCTION'?
|
|
58,9920120,2000,NB,WOODSTOCK,NL,8,8,10,10,,POINT SOURCE,I,VIDEO TAKEN BY
|
|
SOME WITNESSES
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|
59,9920120,200,ON,BRACEBRIDGE,C4,9,6,30,2,,,I,'ABDUCTION'; ENTITIES SEEN
|
|
60,9920124,2215,BC,ALEXIS CREEK,ND,8,8,1,3,YELLOW,TRIANGLE,I,DELTA, SLOW
|
|
MOVING
|
|
61,9920126,1945,ON,LAMBTON,C1,7,8,60,4,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,P,PHOTOS
|
|
TAKEN; STAR?
|
|
62,9920200,2000,ON,MISSISSAUGA,ND,8,5,1,3,,DISC,I,SUCER WITH LIGHTS
|
|
63,9920202,2000,NB,HARTLAND,NL,9,9,2.5,2,,TRIANGLE,U,VIDEO OF TRIANGLES;
|
|
'BOW TIE'
|
|
64,9920218,630,BC,KAMLOOPS,C1,6,8,.15,1,RED,,P,CAME WITHIN 100FT;
|
|
DISAPPEARED
|
|
65,9920218,630,BC,KAMLOOPS,ND,6,8,.2,1,BLUE,ROUND,P,SHINY BALL WITH TAIL
|
|
66,9920218,630,BC,KAMLOOPS,ND,6,8,.1,2,BLUE,ROUND,P,SILVER/BLUE OBJ.
|
|
WITH TAIL
|
|
67,9920218,1830,BC,COQUITLAM,NL,6,8,.2,2,WHITE,,E,'BLOWTORCH LIGHT'
|
|
68,9920218,1825,BC,RICHMOND,NL,6,8,.1,1,BLUE,,P,BOLIDE?
|
|
69,9920218,1830,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,6,8,.15,2,GREEN,,E,BOLIDE
|
|
70,9920218,630,BC,KAMLOOPS,NL,4,9,.1,20,BLUE,,E,BOLIDE
|
|
71,9920311,230,YK,WHITEHORSE,NL,7,8,2,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,GROUP OF
|
|
ROTATING LIGHTS
|
|
72,9920312,1830,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,5,9,.15,2,WHITE,,P,'LIGHT STREAK'
|
|
73,9920326,1730,BC,SURREY,NL,9,7,5,1,YELLOW,POINT SOURCE,U,BRIGHT LIGHT
|
|
ENTERED CLOUD; DISSIPATED
|
|
74,9920415,600,YK,WHITEHORSE,C1,9,7,2.3,10,SILVER,BALL,U,GLOBE;BLINKING
|
|
LIGHT;FLEW THRU VALLEY
|
|
75,9920419,130,NF,GANDER,ND,8,9,8,3,RED,RECTANGLE,U,VIDEO OF WHITE OBJ
|
|
W/RED UNDERCARRIAGE
|
|
76,9920501,1945,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,ND,6,6,1,4,RED,,I,
|
|
77,9920502,1200,BC,KELOWNA,PH,8,8,5,3,,,U,HORSES REACTING;PHOTO OF
|
|
SAUCER IMAGE
|
|
78,9920503,2010,BC,SQUAMISH,C1,9,8,4,3,ORANGE,DISC,U,SLOW-
|
|
MOVING;DISCONTINUOUS TRAJECTORY
|
|
79,9920503,2130,BC,VANCOUVER,ND,7,8,.15,2,GREY,CIGAR,P,OBJ W/DULL
|
|
GLOW;VERY FAST;1000FT?
|
|
80,9920504,2350,BC,WHITE ROCK,C1,8,7,2,2,SILVER,DISC,U,SILVER/ORANGE
|
|
DISC MOVING AT TREETOP LEVEL
|
|
81,9920506,2015,BC,WEST VANCOUVER,NL,6,8,.3,1,RED,OVAL,I,HOVERED; MOVED
|
|
AWAY
|
|
82,9920513,2204,BC,LANGLEY,NL,7,9,3,1,RED,POINT SOURCE,U,3 LIGHTS MOVING
|
|
TOGETHER
|
|
83,9920517,2130,BC,NEW WESTMINSTER,C1,8,5,10,3,SILVER,DISC,I,DISC WITH
|
|
BLUE 'LASER BEAMS'
|
|
84,9920600,2000,YK,WHITEHORSE,ND,7,7,5,10,BLACK,TRIANGLE,U,TRIANGLE WITH
|
|
LIGHTS: AURORA AIRCRAFT?
|
|
85,9920602,1240,ON,PORT PERRY,NL,7,9,.25,6,YELLOW,POINT
|
|
SOURCE,P,MAGNESIUM FLARES
|
|
86,9920624,15,BC,VANCOUVER,ND,8,8,1.3,1,ORANGE,TRIANGLE,U,ORANGE GLOW
|
|
W/WHITE HAZE; LIGHTS ON EDGE
|
|
87,9920710,2300,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,NL,8,9,.3,3,WHITE,POINT
|
|
SOURCE,P,'METEOR' DESCENDED THEN ROSE AGAIN
|
|
88,9920720,1215,ON,TORONTO,NL,8,8,4,3,RED,,U,'LASER' SHINING ON GROUND;
|
|
ANIMALS SCARED
|
|
89,9920810,2000,AB,GUY,ND,8,4,1.3,3,GREY,DISC,I,PALE DISC, FLASH OF
|
|
LIGHT
|
|
90,9920813,1250,ON,HAMILTON,NL,7,8,2,5,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,I,VIDEO TAKEN
|
|
NEAR BINBROOK
|
|
91,9920824,2000,SK,SASKATOON,NL,8,9,20,20,YELLOW,,E,MILITARY EXERCISE
|
|
92,9920915,2300,BC,SUMMERLAND,C1,9,8,20,3,GREY,DISC,U,'BIGGER THAN
|
|
HOUSE'; BLUE BEAM
|
|
93,9921007,1930,SK,MOOSOMIN,ND,8,8,10,1,BLACK,DISC,U,DISC WITH LIGHTS
|
|
MANEUVERED NR. WITNESS
|
|
94,9921025,1400,BC,NORTH VANCOUVER,DD,7,8,15,2,WHITE,,P,'HI-TECH' PLANE
|
|
FLYING NR. OTHER PLANES; NO SOUND
|
|
95,9921103,1745,BC,CAMPBELL RIVER,ND,7,7,.3,2,GREY,TRIANGLE,U,'WING'
|
|
WITH LIGHTS ON EDGES
|
|
96,9921126,1820,BC,OLIVER,NL,7,7,1.5,1,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,I,SIGHTINGS
|
|
ALSO REPORTED IN USA
|
|
97,9921126,1950,SK,SASKATOON,NL,5,9,480,4,RED,POINT SOURCE,P,'YO-YO
|
|
MOVEMENTS'; PROBABLE STAR
|
|
98,9921126,2000,SK,SASKATOON,NL,6,8,60,10,,,I,MANY REPORTS OF OBJ. &
|
|
LIGHTS
|
|
99,9921127,2000,SK,SASKATOON,C1,8,8,.45,1,GREY,TRIANGLE,U,'BOOMERANG'
|
|
OVERFLEW CAR; LIGHTS ON EDGES
|
|
100,9921200,2000,BC,108 MILE HOUSE,ND,8,8,1,4,BLUE,CYLINDER,I,LARGE
|
|
CYLINDERS MOVING AT TREETOP LEVEL
|
|
101,9921200,200,BC,HORSESHOE BAY,C1,8,9,20,1,YELLOW,,I,INTENSE LIGHT
|
|
OVER CAR, FOLLOWED WITNESS
|
|
102,9921218,400,BC,LAC LA HACHE,C3,9,7,30,1,,,I,3 ENTITIES SEEN BY
|
|
CHILD; VERY UPSET
|
|
103,9920831,2215,NB,ALMA,NL,3,9,.06,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,E,BOLIDE
|
|
104,9920901,2220,NB,SACKVILLE,NL,3,9,.02,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,E,BOLIDE
|
|
105,9920913,2114,ON,LONDON,NL,3,9,.04,1,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,E,BOLIDE
|
|
106,9920915,0,NB,SACKVILLE,NL,3,9,.02,1,,POINT SOURCE,E,BOLIDE
|
|
107,9921013,18,ON,LONDON,NL,3,9,.01,2,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,E,BOLIDE,
|
|
FRAGMENTED
|
|
108,9921121,0,ON,OTTAWA,NL,3,5,.01,1,,POINT SOURCE,I,PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
109,9921203,2000,AB,FORT MCMURRAY,NL,3,9,.1,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,E,BOLIDE
|
|
110,9921209,2245,PQ,TADOUSSAC,NL,6,9,.02,1,,POINT SOURCE,I,'LOUD BANG'
|
|
111,9921216,645,SK,SASKATOON,NL,3,9,1,5,,POINT SOURCE,I,PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
112,9920325,2000,MB,CROSS LAKE,NL,7,7,30,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,VIDEO OF
|
|
'STARS';APPARITION OF VIRGIN MARY
|
|
113,9920813,100,ON,WINONA,NL,6,7,20,1,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,I,2 LIGHTS
|
|
MOVING NEAR CN TOWER
|
|
114,9920813,0,ON,HAMILTON,NL,5,5,15,1,WHITE,,I,
|
|
116,9920814,100,ON,HAMILTON,NL,6,7,2,1,ORANGE,,I,7 LIGHTS IN TRIANGULAR
|
|
FORMATION
|
|
117,9920505,2100,ON,BELMONT,DD,8,7,1,4,WHITE,DISC,P,5 PHOTOS IN
|
|
SEQUENCE; BLIMP?
|
|
118,9920112,1900,ON,SARNIA,ND,6,6,30,1,,,I,HOVERED,MOVED TOWARDS WITNESS
|
|
119,9920125,200,ON,GRAVENHURST,NL,5,4,5,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,OBJ. OVER
|
|
TREES; WITNESS 5 YRS. OLD
|
|
120,9920125,0,ON,PENETANGUSHING,NL,4,7,1,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,DISTANT
|
|
LIGHT, HIGH SPEED
|
|
121,9920320,2200,ON,HAMILTON,ND,7,7,2,2,RED,DISC,I,DISC FOLLOWED CAR
|
|
122,9920505,2230,ON,LONDON,NL,4,7,5,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,BRIGHT LIGHT
|
|
MOVING NEAR HORIZON
|
|
123,9920531,2345,ON,TORONTO,ND,6,7,5,1,WHITE,TRIANGLE,I,WEDGE-SHAPED
|
|
OBJ. WITH COLOURED LIGHTS
|
|
124,9920524,2000,ON,MISSISSAUGA,NL,3,6,3,6,WHITE,POINT
|
|
SOURCE,P,SLOW-MOVING; 1KM DISTANT?
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125,9920530,2300,ON,SCARBOROUGH,NL,5,7,5,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,3 PAIRS
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OF LIGHTS MOVING OVER LAKE
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126,9920520,1600,ON,UXBRIDGE,DD,8,7,30,2,,TRIANGLE,I,HOVERING OBJECT;
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4000FT ALT.?
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127,9920602,1600,ON,SCARBOROUGH,DD,7,7,3,2,SILVER,IRREGULAR,I,'BUMPY'
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OBJ. VARYING SPEED
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128,9920721,30,ON,TORONTO,NL,7,7,3,4,,,I,'LASER BEAM' ON GROUND; NOISE
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LIKE TRUCK BRAKES
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129,9920813,50,ON,GLANBROOK,ND,6,7,4,2,,ROUND,I,VIDEO OF HOVERING BRIGHT
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OBJECT
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130,9921024,2000,ON,POINT PELEE,NL,4,6,60,5,,POINT SOURCE,I,UNUSUAL
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DISTANT LIGHTS
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131,9921103,2000,ON,TORONTO,ND,6,6,.3,1,,TRIANGLE,I,
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132,9921203,200,ON,TORONTO,NL,3,7,1,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,MULTIPLE
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HOVERING LIGHTS
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133,9920315,2215,ON,MISSISSAUGA,C1,8,6,4,2,GREEN,DISC,U,100 YDS AWAY;
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METALLIC WITH LIGHTS
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134,9920304,2130,ON,TORONTO,ND,8,8,45,8,GREEN,IRREGULAR,U,'FLUORESCENT
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LIGHT' STATIONARY ABOVE CLOUDS
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135,9920102,1630,NF,WESLEYVILLE,DD,6,6,6,1,BLACK,ROUND,I,NRC N92/1
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136,9920109,1720,PQ,AYLMER,DD,8,5,1,1,WHITE,DISC,U,NRC N92/2; DRAWING; 8
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YR. OLD GIRL; NOISE HEARD
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137,9920117,1800,BC,TOFINO,ND,4,7,.1,2,YELLOW,TRIANGLE,E,NRC N92/3;
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BOLIDE
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138,9920122,1940,NB,WOODSTOCK,ND,8,8,80,2,BLUE,TRIANGLE,U,NRC N92/4; 10
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MIN. VIDEO
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139,9920117,2050,MB,BIRDS HILL PARK,NL,6,6,10,1,RED,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
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N92/5; 3 TRIOS OF LIGHTS NR. HORIZON
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140,9920214,655,PQ,VICTORIAVILLE,NL,4,5,10,2,RED,ROUND,I,NRC N92/6;
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ROUGE GLOBES, EN LIGNE
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141,9920224,2005,NB,LAKEVILLE,NL,3,5,.1,1,RED,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/7;
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LIGHTS FLASHING ACROSS A FIELD
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142,9920303,20,BC,FORT NELSON,ND,7,6,2,3,GREEN,CIGAR,U,NRC N92/8;
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HOVERING OBJ. WITH LIGHTS; ZIG-ZAGGED
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143,9920304,1935,MB,THOMPSON,NL,3,7,.02,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
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N92/9; PILOT OBSERVED FIREBALL
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144,9920306,2145,NS,DALHOUSIE,NL,7,6,4,1,ORANGE,,I,NRC N92/11;
|
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GLOWING,STOPPED THEN 'BURST AWAY'
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145,9920310,217,,,NL,6,7,2,3,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/12; PILOT&CREW
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WITNESSES
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146,9920311,1549,BC,,DD,7,5,1,3,,,I,NRC N92/13; SPINNING OBJECT WITH
|
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LIGHTS
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147,9920314,0,,BUTTONVILLE,NL,3,6,.02,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/14;
|
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PROB. BOLIDE
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148,9920306,2240,MB,THOMPSON,C2,9,6,15,3,BLUE,,P,NRC N92/10/17; HAIRY
|
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CREATURE W/RED EYES
|
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150,9920402,118,MB,MCCREARY,C1,8,6,.05,2,RED,,U,NRC N92/20;ROUND RED
|
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'BULBS' DISAPPEARED
|
|
151,9920402,2358,ON,THORNHILL,NL,4,6,2,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
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N92/21; LIGHTS ZIG-ZAGGED
|
|
152,9920408,2200,NF,ST.JOHNS,NL,3,6,.15,1,,,P,NRC N92/22; FIREBALL
|
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W/SMOKE TRAIL
|
|
153,9920411,346,MB,DAUPHIN,NL,6,6,5,1,RED,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/23;
|
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'LATER' LIGHT ON ROAD AHEAD
|
|
154,9920414,800,ON,OTTAWA,NL,3,6,.03,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/24;
|
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PROB. BOLIDE
|
|
155,9920419,2000,NF,COBB,ND,6,6,2,2,ORANGE,ROUND,I,NRC N92/25;
|
|
156,9920426,10,NT,FORT SMITH,NL,3,6,.05,1,BLUE,,P,NRC N92/26; PROBABLE
|
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BOLIDE; 'STREAK'
|
|
157,9920427,1200,ON,MERRICKVILLE,DD,7,6,.02,1,RED,CIGAR,I,NRC N92/27;
|
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TORPEDO-SHAPED, FLASHING FIRE ON SIDES
|
|
158,9920427,0,,,NL,3,6,.05,1,GREEN,,P,NRC N92/28; BLUE TRAIL
|
|
159,9920429,2210,MB,WINNIPEG,NL,4,6,.15,2,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
|
N92/29; GROUPS OF LIGHTS, NO SOUND
|
|
160,9920507,2230,SK,RADISSON,NL,4,6,3,1,RED,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/30;
|
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FLASHING LIGHT NR. HORIZON
|
|
161,9920524,900,PQ,THURSO,NL,3,6,.02,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/31;
|
|
ROND AVEC TRAINEE
|
|
162,9920500,2245,ON,OTTAWA,ND,4,5,6,1,WHITE,,I,NRC N92/32; OBLONG LIGHTS
|
|
163,9920601,2150,ON,,C1,7,6,6,2,RED,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/33; 'POWER
|
|
INTERRUPTION' AS LIGHT WAS SEEN
|
|
164,9920601,100,ON,,ND,5,5,5,1,WHITE,,I,NRC N92/34; 20X SIZE OF SUN, NR.
|
|
HORIZON
|
|
165,9920611,2330,ON,CORNWALL,NL,3,6,.1,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/35;
|
|
FALLING LIGHT
|
|
166,9920615,148,BC,SURREY,ND,4,7,.04,2,ORANGE,ROUND,P,NRC N92/36;
|
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FALLING BALL, BROKE IN PIECES IN AIR
|
|
167,9920615,2200,ON,BRACEBRIDGE,ND,4,7,.02,2,WHITE,ROUND,P,NRC N92/37;
|
|
ORANGE&BLUE TAIL, SIZE OF MOON
|
|
168,9920622,0,PQ,STE-SABINE,DD,7,5,1,1,,DISC,I,NRC N92/38; PHOTO&SKETCH
|
|
OF SAUCER
|
|
169,9920628,2155,PQ,TROIS-RIVIERES,NL,4,6,.02,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
|
N92/40; PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
170,9920706,323,AB,TABER,C2,8,7,10,1,BLACK,DISC,U,NRC N92/41; SAUCER 20M
|
|
AWAY, UGMS FOUND LATER
|
|
171,9920706,2215,ON,OTTAWA,ND,6,6,5,1,,OVAL,P,NRC N92/42; MCDONALD'S
|
|
BLIMP?
|
|
172,9920715,2150,ON,,NL,4,6,10,1,RED,,I,NRC N92/43 'LARGE COMET'
|
|
173,9920715,2120,BC,NELSON,NL,3,6,.02,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/44;
|
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3X SIZE OF EVENING STAR
|
|
174,9920717,2200,AB,FAIRVIEW,ND,8,8,30,50,SILVER,IRREGULAR,U,NRC N92/45;
|
|
NOT A BALLOON, RCMP WITNESSES AS WELL
|
|
175,9920722,2200,NB,ALLARDVILLE,DD,8,7,5,4,WHITE,TRIANGLE,U,NRC N92/46;
|
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DRAWING OF UNUSUAL CRAFT
|
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176,9920728,2140,NS,BIG BADDECK,ND,7,7,.3,2,YELLOW,IRREGULAR,U,NRC
|
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N92/47; LIGHT W/ZIG-ZAG APPENDAGE
|
|
177,9920729,2302,NB,FREDERICTON,NL,3,6,.01,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
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N92/48; PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
178,9920730,2324,BC,MISSION,ND,7,6,.15,1,YELLOW,DISC,I,NRC N92/49; UPPER
|
|
PART W/8 LIGHTS, YELLOW ON LOWER
|
|
179,9920818,2001,BC,VANCOUVER,NL,3,6,.1,1,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
|
N92/50; PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
180,9920819,2300,AB,CALGARY,NL,6,6,3,1,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/51;
|
|
HUMMING SOUND
|
|
181,9920820,430,ON,,NL,6,6,30,1,,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/52; PILOT
|
|
WITNESS TO 15 LIGHTS IN ROWS
|
|
182,9920825,2320,ON,,ND,8,5,20,1,,DISC,I,NRC N92/53; 'UPSIDE DOWN SOUP
|
|
BOWL', HOVERING
|
|
183,9920831,310,PQ,MONTREAL,NL,6,5,20,1,,,I,NRC N92/54
|
|
184,9920907,2020,SK,LA RONGE,NL,3,7,.02,1,YELLOW,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
|
N92/55; PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
|
|
185,9920907,2040,SK,LA RONGE,NL,3,7,.03,1,YELLOW,POINT SOURCE,E,NRC
|
|
N92/55; 'REAL PRETTY ONE', BOLIDE
|
|
186,9920913,905,,,NL,3,5,.1,1,ORANGE,,P,NRC N92/57; SMOKE TRAIL; BOLIDE
|
|
187,9920930,2300,PQ,HEMMINGFORD,DD,7,7,15,2,SILVER,TRIANGLE,U,NRC
|
|
N92/58; 'OVNI A TRES GRANDE CIRCONFERENCE'
|
|
188,9921007,1905,ON,OTTAWA,NL,7,6,.4,1,,,I,NRC N92/59; 4 LIGHTS IN
|
|
SQUARE, MOVING
|
|
189,9921009,1855,ON,,NL,4,7,.3,2,WHITE,,P,NRC N92/60; SEEN FRM PLANE
|
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OVER LAKE ERIE
|
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190,9921009,1930,ON,TORONTO,NL,4,6,.2,2,,,P,NRC N92/61; LINEAR LIGHT
|
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SEEN FRM APT.
|
|
191,9921013,2100,AB,HYTHE,NL,6,6,120,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,U,NRC N92/62;
|
|
STROBE LIGHT IN DENSE FOREST
|
|
192,9921028,2030,NS,,NL,6,6,1,1,,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/63; MANY LIGHTS
|
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SEEN
|
|
193,9921105,2224,,,NL,3,5,.4,1,,,P,NRC N92/64; LEFT SMOKE TRAIL
|
|
194,9921108,1830,MB,LUNDAR,C2,8,7,.1,1,WHITE,,U,NRC N92/65; CAR STOPPED
|
|
WHEN 'SPARKLERS' APPEARED
|
|
195,9921111,1800,PQ,POINTE-AU-TREMBLES,ND,7,6,30,1,RED,,I,NRC N92/66; 3
|
|
LIGHTS BRIGHTER THEN DIMMER
|
|
196,9921119,130,,,NL,5,5,5,2,RED,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/67
|
|
197,9921120,632,ON,OTTAWA,NL,3,6,.03,1,GREEN,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/68;
|
|
PROBABLE BOLIDE
|
|
198,9921120,640,ON,NORTH BAY,NL,3,6,.02,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
|
N92/70
|
|
199,9921121,2320,ON,OTTAWA,NL,6,6,15,2,YELLOW,POINT SOURCE,I,NRC N92/71;
|
|
FORMATIONS OF LIGHTS, HIGH ALTITUDE
|
|
200,9921127,2250,AB,FORT MCMURRAY,NL,5,6,1.5,2,RED,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC
|
|
N92/72; FLARE?
|
|
201,9921128,1930,AB,IRMA,NL,4,7,1,2,,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/73; PROBABLE
|
|
BOLIDE
|
|
202,9921205,2150,ON,,NL,4,5,10,1,BLUE,,I,NRC N92/74
|
|
203,9921208,743,ON,VERNON,NL,4,6,.2,1,BLUE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/75;
|
|
PROB.BOLIDE
|
|
204,9921208,745,ON,OTTAWA,NL,3,6,.03,1,,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/76
|
|
205,9921208,750,ON,,NL,4,5,.15,0,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,NRC N92/77
|
|
206,9921209,1745,ON,,NL,5,5,25,2,ORANGE,ROUND,I,NRC N92/78; STATIONARY
|
|
ROUND OBJ.
|
|
207,9921213,545,ON,,NL,3,7,.1,1,RED,,P,NRC N92/79
|
|
208,9921213,755,ON,,NL,5,5,20,1,BLACK,ROUND,I,NRC N92/80; ROUND OBJ.
|
|
WITH SMOKE TRAIL
|
|
209,9921225,1920,ON,,ND,7,7,2,3,WHITE,CIGAR,U,NRC N92/81; UNKNOWN OBJ.
|
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SEEN FROM AIRCRAFT
|
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210,9921225,1930,PQ,SALLUIT,NL,5,5,1,1,,,I,NRC N92/82
|
|
212,9920331,2230,MB,PINE RIVER,C2,7,7,.05,3,WHITE,,U,'DUST KICKED UP';
|
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FLASH SEEN
|
|
213,9920300,2300,MB,WINNIPEG,NL,6,7,.1,2,WHITE,,P,6 LIGHTS IN ECHELON
|
|
FORMATION
|
|
214,9920509,1800,MB,WINNIPEG,DD,6,7,.05,1,SILVER,CIGAR,P,'LIKE PLANE
|
|
GOING DOWN'
|
|
215,9920600,2000,MB,WINNIPEG,NL,6,6,.15,1,WHITE,,P,6 LIGHTS IN DIAMOND
|
|
FORMATION
|
|
216,9920717,2300,MB,TYNDALL,NL,6,7,.05,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,P,FOUR BLUE
|
|
LIGHTS FOLLOWING A WHITE ONE
|
|
217,9920720,2358,MB,WINNIPEG,ND,7,8,.11,2,RED,DISC,U,PILOT SAW FORMATION
|
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OF 6 DISCS
|
|
218,9920721,2000,MB,WINNIPEG,ND,7,6,15,3,WHITE,OVAL,U,'ALUMINUM' OBJ.
|
|
MOVED SLOWLY IN ARC
|
|
219,9920721,2330,MB,WINNIPEG,ND,7,8,.2,2,WHITE,TRIANGLE,U,PILOT SAW 4
|
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'DELTAS' IN V-FORMATION
|
|
220,9920722,2000,MB,WINNIPEG,DD,7,6,8,1,WHITE,DISC,U,'LIKE PIECE OF THE
|
|
MOON'
|
|
221,9920800,2000,MB,WINNIPEG,NL,6,3,1,1,RED,,I,LUMINOUS OBJECT
|
|
222,9920819,2255,MB,WINNIPEG,ND,5,7,1,1,WHITE,,P,VIDEO OF SLOW-MOVING
|
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LIGHT NR. AIRPORT
|
|
223,9920912,2300,MB,WINNIPEG,NL,6,7,.1,1,WHITE,POINT SOURCE,U,13 DISCS
|
|
IN FORMATION SEEN BY PILOT
|
|
224,9921017,1800,MB,ASHERN,DD,8,7,1,1,BLACK,TRIANGLE,U,'MANTA RAY'
|
|
FLYING SLOWLY NEAR HOUSE
|
|
225,9921101,200,MB,WINNIPEG,C4,9,8,30,1,,,U,ABDUCTION REPORTED BY NURSE
|
|
226,9921103,1700,MB,WINNIPEG,NL,3,5,.2,1,ORANGE,POINT SOURCE,P,'FLARE
|
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MOVING DOWN'
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--
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Chris Rutkowski - rutkows@ccu.umanitoba.ca
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University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada
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