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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

According to Ufology Research, there were more than twice the number of UFO sightings in 2012than in 2011. In fact, there were record numbers of UFO sightings in almost every province.

Source: canadianuforeport.com

1989

141

1993

489 1998

194

2004

882

2011

986

reportedsightings

of UFOs

2012

1,981

5

Average number of UFOsightings reportedeach day:

2012s sightingsBy province

Ontario had 41%of all sightings

In total, only 279sightings have ever been

reported in the

Territories since 1989

Only 2% of all sightings

in 2012 were closeencounters 44Number of timesfigures/entities

have reportedly beenencountered since

1989

42Number of timespeople havereported anabductionor contactexperience

since 1989

(1,070)

54%of the 1,981 sightings in2012 were light(s) in thenight sky

(1,076)

55%were starlike-shapedobjects (the classic flyingsaucer shape only accountedfor 3% of sightings)

Wild for UFOs

10-11 p.m.

Most sightings wereobserved from

12

6

9 3

orangeThe most common colourof light seen was

Total reported sightingsBy year

822

124399

6

Yukon

124

23

6141

2

B.C.

323Alta.

55

Sask.Man. Ont.

Que.

N.B.

N.S.

P.E.I.

N.L.

109

136150

180 166

140

272

283

194

151

81

116

J F M A M J J A S O N D

By month

(546reports)

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