But this year, it happened again.
January 1, 2013, saw many UFO sightings reported to various websites and organizations across Canada, including Vike, Davenport, Ufology Research, PSICAN and others. There are a few possible reasons, as I see it. First, there are more people outside on New Year's Eve than most nights during the Canadian winter. hence, more potential witnesses. Second, the oft-invoked Chinese lanterns are definitely launched on New Year's Eve by revelers.
Sightings from New Year's Day are split between early-morning sightings and early evening reports. The former are likely caused by a combination of the two effects noted above. Why there would be a cluster of evening cases is not clear.
Here is a preliminary list of the cases from January 1, 2013:
12:00 MIDNIGHTFORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB4 BRIGHT YELLOW LIGHTS IN PERFECT SQUARE, WITH 5THFOLLOWING BEHIND, HEADING E. DISAPPEARED AFTER 3 MINS.
12:00 "ABRED LIGHT MOVING ACROSS SKY, NOT BLINKING, NO SOUND.
AFTER MIDNIGHTFORT SASKATCHEWAN, ABSAW 2 LIGHTS "WIZ AROUND THE LAKE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THEN DISAPPEAR."
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHTLANGLEY, BCTHREE REDDISH-ORANGE LIGHTS SLOWLY GOING E-W, FADED 1 BY 1 AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE
12:02 AMWINNIPEG, MB5 BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS GROUPED IN SKY, TURNED RED ONE BY ONE AND FLASHED AND VANISHED. ALL HEADED NORTH.
12:03 AMWINNIPEG, MB4 "CRAFT" IN SKY: RED-ORANGE OBJECTS, AS IF ON FIRE, HEADING NORTH. VANISHED BY 12:08 AM.
12:10 AMWHISTLER, BC2 AMBER-COLOURED LIGHTS TRAVELING SOUTH FOR 10 TO15 SECONDS.
12:20 AMWATERLOO, ONTWO ORANGE/YELLOW LIGHTS NOISELESSLY FLEW LOW IN SKY, VANISHED AFTER 2 MINS.
12:20 AMWOODBRIDGE, ON5 YELLOW/ORANGE OBJS. WITH INCANDESCENT GLOW. GOING SE, FLICKERED AS THEY FLEW NOISELESSLY.
12:34 AMPRINCE ALBERT, SKFOUR ORANGE LIGHTS "FLOATING AROUND THE SKY." MOVED FAST, THEN SLOWLY, CROSSED PATHS.
1:00 AMTORONTO, ONBALL OR ORANGE/YELLOW LIGHT STEADILY GOING SE, WENT BEHIND CLOUD.
1:00 AMTORONTO, ONLIGHT OVER CITY. WAS ORIGINALLY WHITE, TURNED ORANGE, THEN RED. CLIMBED HEADING SE, THEN DIMMED UNTIL LOST TO SIGHT.
7:45 PMWASAGA BEACH, ONORANGE LIGHT GOING W-E OVER GEORGIAN BAY. DUARATION ABOUT 1 MINUTE.
8:13 PMMONTREAL, PQFOUR BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS HOVERING OVER WEST MONTREAL.
8:15 PMMONTREAL, PQ6 LIGHTS OVER MONTREAL ISLAND.
9:30 PMHORNBY ISLAND, BCLARGE RED OBJECT IN ORANGE MIST ROSE FROM HORIZON FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. AND 10 BLUE "ORBS" EXTENDED IN ARCH ACROSS SKY, FOR EIGHT HOURS.
10:00 PMKITSILANO, BCRED-ORANGE LIGHT GOING ESE, STOPPED FOR 2 MINS, THEN GAINED ALTITUDE AND DIMMED.
10:00 PMKITSILANO, BC3 ORANGE LIGHTS IN SKY, 2 MOVING EAST AND RISING, 3RDDROPPING LOWER
Just an added note, however: In addition to the nineteen reports from January 19, there were seven from December 31, 2012, supporting the "New Year's Eve Effect."
Reference: dark-sky-misteries.blogspot.com
