The 2016 Canadian UFO Survey was just released, locals reported strange shapes and lights in the sky

Sault Ste. Marie was mentioned three times in a report on Canadian UFO activity that came out recently.

On Mar. 29, 2017, Manitoba-based UFOlogy released the 2016 Canadian UFO Survey, a compilation of UFO sightings from UFO researchers across Canada and the United States.

Out of the 1,131 filed reports last year, three of them came from Sault Ste. Marie:

On Jun. 7 at 8:15 p.m. a “diamond-shaped object with red and white lights, some flashing” and “moving slowly” was seen in the area.

On Aug. 2 at 12:30 p.m. a report of an “object like two cylinders with attaching centre pieces” was seen “moving amongst clouds”.

On Sept. 15 at 10:18 p.m. a “pointed symmetrical disc emitting white light with pulsating/flashing red light” was reported.

In an essay accompanying the report, UFOlogy highlighted a trend of increased UFO sightings in Canada since 1989.

2016 was the fifth year in a row that there were over 1000 reported sightings.

The report also includes four sightings in Sudbury, four in Thunder Bay, two in North Bay, and one in Elliot Lake

The group sourced their data from cases directly reported to them, Canadian government agencies, Canadian civilian UFO organizations, and U.S. groups like Mutual UFO Network and the National UFO Reporting Center.