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10 places where UFOs are most often spotted

What’s that strange light in the sky over Kelowna?

The Maclean's Book of Lists, Vol. 2

Here are the 10 provinces and territories where unidentified flying objects are most often reported, by total number of UFO sightings from 1989 to 2011, according to the Canadian UFO Survey:

1. Ontario 3,126
2. British Columbia 3,073
3. Alberta 1,044
4. Quebec 941
5. Manitoba 886
6. Saskatchewan 575
7. Nova Scotia 328
8. New Brunswick 205
9. Yukon 163
10. Newfoundland 109

Here are the five cities with the most UFO reports in 2011:

1. Toronto 34
2. Calgary 26
3. Kelowna, B.C. 19
4. Winnipeg 18
5. Vancouver 17


The Maclean’s Book of Lists, Vol. 2, is now available at www.macleans.ca/bookoflists, in the iBookstore, and on newsstands.

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