{"type":"events","slug":"1990-montreal-ufo-case","title":"Montreal UFO Case","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1990-montreal-ufo-case","description":"Multiple witnesses near Montreal watched a bright rotating object hover silently before darting away","date":"1990-11-07T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Sighting"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":3,"status":"unknown","lat":45.5019,"lng":-73.5674,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Unusual display over La Prairie\n\nResidents of La Prairie and surrounding suburbs observed a luminous disc rotating slowly with multicolored lights. Several police officers confirmed the sighting and filed reports.[^1][^2][^4]\n\n## Media attention\n\nThe Canadian press covered the event extensively, prompting official inquiries.[^3][^5] Investigators from UFO-Quebec interviewed dozens of witnesses yet found no conventional explanation. Interest faded after no further activity occurred.\n\n\n[^1]: [GARPAN: New witnesses of UFO Place Bonaventure, 7 November 1990](https://garpan.ca/en/nouveaux-temoins-de-lovni-de-la-place-bonaventure-7-novembre-1990/)\n[^2]: [Wikipedia: UFO sightings in Canada - 1990 Montreal aerial phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Canada#1990_Montreal_aerial_phenomenon)\n[^3]: [24 heures: Il y a 30 ans, un OVNI dans le ciel du centre-ville de Montréal](https://www.24heures.ca/2020/11/07/il-y-a-30-ans-un-ovni-dans-le-ciel-du-centre-ville-de-montreal)\n[^4]: [GARPAN: Nouveaux témoins de l'ovni de la Place Bonaventure](https://garpan.ca/nouveaux-temoins-de-lovni-de-la-place-bonaventure-7-novembre-1990/)\n[^5]: [Wikipedia: UFO sightings in Canada - 1990 Montreal aerial phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Canada#1990_Montreal_aerial_phenomenon)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1990-montreal-ufo-case","title":"Montreal UFO Case","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1990-montreal-ufo-case","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Multiple witnesses near Montreal watched a bright rotating object hover silently before darting away"]}