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Sky Canada Project report (PDF)

Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada · 2025 · 30 pages · text from the file's own layer

The Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada issued this June 2025 report of the Sky Canada Project, which reviewed how public reports of unidentified aerial phenomena are handled in Canada. It finds no cohesive, standardized reporting system, no official public platform, limited analysis and little scientific involvement. It compares approaches in the United States, France and Chile, includes a commissioned public survey, and makes fourteen recommendations, including naming a lead federal agency, creating a dedicated reporting service and cooperating with AARO, NASA, GEIPAN and SEFAA.

  • p. 4 …in the global effort to elucidate the nature of UAPs. Adopting a science-based, collaborative approach…
  • p. 5 …if what they are seeing is a natural phenomenon, a new type of aircraft or something…
  • p. 6 …have become comprehensible, enriching our grasp of nature. Yet, despite these monumental strides, the sky retains…
  • p. 7 …how complex it is to distinguish between natural occurrences, common technological devices and potential security concerns…
  • p. 8 …This could range from natural phenomena to advanced human-made technology and may include fraud and…
  • p. 10 …Sprites are a natural phenomena that occur high above thun- derstorm clouds and produce luminous red…
  • p. 11 …applications directly related to UAPs at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC…
  • p. 13 …Incidence and Reporting Given the ephemeral nature of UAP sightings, reporting and analyzing them can bring…
  • p. 15 …It should be noted that participation in these consultations was entirely voluntary in nature. The type…
  • p. 16 …When members of the public contact the RCMP, the nature of the call is assessed and…
  • p. 19 …the world, people are captivated, their eyes fixed on the sky, marveling at such natural spectacles.
  • p. 20 …This approach enables the PLA to rapidly determine whether observed objects are foreign aircraft, natural occurrences…
  • p. 21 …The fragmented nature of UAP reporting across various depart- ments and agencies in Canada complicates the…
  • p. 24 …How strongly do you agree or disagree with the statement: “The nature of some UAPs has…
Chart 6: How strongly do you agree or disagree with the statement:
“At present, there is no proof of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations”?
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't Know∕No Response
25% 13%21% 23% 12% 6%
Only half of respondents agree that there is no proof of the
existence of extraterrestrial civilizations.
2. Interest in UAPs
Chart 7: How much attention, if any, have you paid to stories
about UAPs over the past two or three years?
Two-thirds of respondents have paid at least some attention
to stories about UAPs.
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
Don't Know∕No Response
A lot of attention
Some attention
A little attention
No attention at all
7% 26% 34% 31% 2%
News about UAP
sightings in Canada
Coverage of UAPs in
mainstream media
Coverage of UAPs
in social media
The majority of respondents are interested in news about UAP sightings
in Canada and coverage of UAPs in mainstream media.
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024
Chart 8: In general, how interested are you, if at all, in each of the following?
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Not very interested
Not at all interested
Don't Know∕No Response
23% 16%39% 17% 5%
15% 21%36% 23% 6%
11% 31%27% 23% 7%
News about UAP
sightings in the
United States
News about UAP
sightings outside
Canada∕
United States
Chart 9: In general, how interested are you, if at all, in each of the following?
More than half of respondents are at least somewhat interested in news about
UAPs outside Canada.
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Not very interested
Not at all interested
Don't Know∕
No Response
18% 35% 21%20% 5%
17% 34% 22%20% 6%
Source: Earnscliffe, 2024

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