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Yukon UFO Sighting

1996 large light formation reported by pilots over Canada’s Yukon
Yukon UFO Sighting
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DateDecember 1996
LocationYukon Territory, Canada
TypeSighting
StatusUnexplained

Multiple independent witnesses, including commercial airline pilots flying separate routes, reported observing a large, structured formation of lights maneuvering over the sparsely populated Yukon wilderness on the same night.

Assessment

The multiple, independent professional-pilot corroboration across different flights is considered unusually strong evidence by researchers cataloguing the case; no conventional aircraft, aurora, or satellite reentry event has been identified as a clear match, and the sighting remains formally unexplained.

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See also

    References

    1. ^ Transport Canada aviation incident correspondence (contemporary press coverage, December 1996).
    Categories: Canada Historical Unexplained