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Plane in sky last night (11pm) from ottawa(above riverside shooting range)

Unknown2 witnessesSighting reportAug 16, 2026, 11:00 PMOttawa

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

51

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

r/UFOs

Live sighting record e9cf33c8-3fe6-42d9-8bf6-e6ddf17edc7d.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset8:10 PM
Day length14h 05m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsModerate drizzle
Temperature66°F
Cloud cover94% · Overcast
Wind8 mph
Precipitation0.7 mm

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerPerseids · 100 ZHR
Peak windowAug 12

Context notes

Heavy cloud cover (94%) — limited visibility

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Aug 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

Timezone

Eastern Time

Location

Ottawa

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

I saw it last night sitting on a bench with a random stranger who saw the exact same thing. There was a huge looking star and then realized it was moving "slowly" like a plane or satellite and then like headlights in front of a car, lights went on creating like an arc of light, just like headlights. Then like a big Shockwave of "mist" exploded arround it in a perfect circle, It dispersed as the ring grew larger and larger, anyone knows what it is? Planes spraying stuff or what? submitted by /...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowAug 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

Witnesses place the encounter near Ottawa.

PublishedAug 17, 2026, 12:42 AM

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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