Canada’s preeminent ufologist has seen an uptick in reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent days suggesting more Canadians are turning their eyes to the sky after U.S.
fighter jets shot down three separate objects over the weekend. Chris Rutkowski, with Ufology Research in Winnipeg, has been collecting and analyzing Canadian data on unidentified flying objects, or unidentified aerial phenomena as it’s more recently been referred to as, for nearly 35 years.
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and Canadian governments “unprecedented” decision to take action against the objects, Rutkowski has received a number of sighting descriptions, including one on an Ontario highway near Cambridge where someone said they saw a “black rectangle” move across the highway. “People are keeping a closer eye to the skies and thankfully are reporting them so that we can get some data on what people are seeing,” said Rutkowski.