UFO sightings in Canada doubled in 2012, breaking previous record
Canadians saw more UFOs than ever before, according to Huffington Post.
In 2012, 1,981 sightings (compared to 986 in 2011) were reported, according to CBC News.
"It's something across the board," said Canadian science writer Chris Rutkowski, director of Ufology Research, who has compiled the Canada UFO report since 1989.
"People in Canada were actually looking up into the sky more [in 2012] than in previous years."
CBC News acquired documents under the Canadian Access to Information Act, indicating that government no longer has an interest in investigating UFOs.
Last year's UFO sightings were collected by civilian groups, who forward the information to Rutkowski.
"It is very easy to report online, anonymously, without any worry about judgment or retribution, so I think it is very likely people will be reporting things more often to civilian organizations," Rutkowski told CBC News.
The types of UFOs reported throughout Canada include typically seen disc-shaped objects, large squares, triangular black craft, balls of fire and even objects shaped like guitar picks.
"Just because there are a lot of unidentified things in the sky, that does not mean we are being invaded by aliens," he added.