Yukon Mothership Sighting
At least 31 witnesses across the Yukon Territory saw a UFO so large it blocked out the sky—estimated at one mile or more in length. Truckers, families, and indigenous peoples watched the same massive craft. It became Canada's largest mass UFO sighting.
The Mothership Over Canada
On December 11, 1996, witnesses across the Yukon Territory observed a UFO of staggering size—estimates ranged from a mile to multiple miles in length. At least 31 people across multiple communities saw the same craft. It remains Canada’s most significant mass UFO sighting.
The Night
December 11, 1996:
- Yukon Territory
- Multiple communities
- Clear visibility
- Evening hours
- Mass sighting
The Witnesses
Who saw it:
- 31+ confirmed
- Truck drivers
- Families
- First Nations peoples
- Various locations
The Size
Estimated scale:
- One mile minimum
- Some say larger
- Blocked starfield
- Enormous
- Beyond anything known
The Shape
Description:
- Cigar or cylindrical
- Multiple lights
- Rows of windows?
- Structured
- Not natural
The Lights
What was visible:
- Multiple colors
- Rows of lights
- Window-like
- Patterned
- Clearly artificial
Geographic Spread
Where seen:
- Fox Lake
- Carmacks
- Pelly Crossing
- Multiple communities
- Same time
Fox Lake
Key location:
- Family sighting
- Excellent view
- Duration observed
- Multiple witnesses
- Detailed account
The Fox Lake Family
What they saw:
- Massive craft
- Overhead
- Multiple minutes
- Lights visible
- Terrified
Trucker Sightings
Highway witnesses:
- Multiple drivers
- Alaska Highway
- Same craft
- Same time
- Independent
First Nations Reports
Indigenous witnesses:
- Traditional territory
- Also saw craft
- Similar description
- Different locations
- Corroborating
Investigation
Who looked:
- Martin Jasek
- UFO*BC organization
- Witness interviews
- Comprehensive
- Well-documented
The Duration
How long:
- Multiple minutes
- Slow movement
- Prolonged observation
- Detailed viewing
- Not brief
Altitude
How low:
- Relatively close
- Clear detail visible
- Not high altitude
- Impressive
- Overwhelming
The Report
Documentation:
- 31 witnesses
- Detailed interviews
- Sketches
- Comprehensive case file
- Published
No Explanation
Official response:
- No military activity
- No civilian aircraft
- No natural explanation
- Unknown
- Still unsolved
The Scale Problem
Why significant:
- Size unprecedented
- Multiple communities
- Same time
- Same description
- Not misidentification
Canadian Context
National importance:
- Largest Canadian sighting
- Multiple credible witnesses
- Remote location
- No light pollution
- Clear observation
Significance
31+ witnesses across the Yukon Territory observing a mile-wide UFO simultaneously in one of Canada’s most credible mass sightings.
Legacy
The Yukon Mothership proved that some UFOs are too big to miss—a mile-wide craft seen by dozens of people across multiple communities cannot be explained away as Venus or a weather balloon.