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Canadian UFO Reports Up 2% Last Year, Says National Study
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Feb 27, 2001
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Canadian UFO Reports Up 2% Last Year, Says National Study
There were 2% more UFO reports filed in Canada in 2000 than 1999,
according to the findings of a national study released today.
"We found a slight increase over the year before," says Chris
Rutkowski, editor of the study. "There were 263 UFO sightings
reported in Canada in 2000, about 11% more than the average
recorded since 1989 when we began compiling this data."
Rutkowski is research coordinator for Ufology Research of Manitoba
(UFOROM), a civilian group that gathers and studies UFO
reports made to Canadian volunteer civilian groups and government
agencies. UFOROM has been publishing an annual survey of
Canadian UFO sightings since 1989 and has accumulated almost 3,000
Canadian UFO cases since the beginning of the last
decade. They look at details such as where a UFO was seen, the time
of day, its colour, shape and observed behaviour.
Other findings of the 2000 study:
In 2000, more UFOs were reported in the late summer and
early fall than any other time of the year.
About 13% of all UFO reports were unexplained. This percentage of
unknowns falls to about 5% when only high-quality cases are
considered.
UFO incidents usually have more than one witness; in fact, most UFO
sightings have two witnesses, meaning that sightings can
usually be corroborated by someone
else.
The typical UFO sighting lasted between five and eight minutes in 2000,
giving witness enough time to get a good look at what they
were seeing.
Most UFOs were reported in western and northern
Canada, including the Yukon.
"We’re not saying that aliens are invading Canada, only that people
continue to report UFOs quite regularly," explains Rutkowski.
"Most UFOs have simple explanations, but the unexplained ones are
still interesting, although not necessarily from Mars. Report
numbers are increasing, even though in this advanced
technological age, science tells us that UFOs aren’t real."
He adds: "This research will allow scientists to be better informed
concerning the actual characteristics of a popular social
phenomenon that is pervasive in our
culture."
For further information, contact:
Chris Rutkowski, editor, e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone: 204-269-7553
Geoff Dittman, data analysis, e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The study is available online at:
http://www.geocities.com/aristotl.geo
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UFO Research of Manitoba News Release - February 27 2001
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