Research and Investigation into Anomalous Light Phenomena
on and over Lake Ontario, Ontario, Canada
NOTE: These balls of light above and below were recorded using a Pentax SLR mounted on a Celestron 8" reflector during the evening of 11 August 2001 starting at approximately 8.30pm. I was located on the South shore of Lake Ontario in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Just before we had seen the golden balls of light out over the lake in March 1997 there had been multiple sightings of anomalous lights over the city of
We named the golden lights, "orbs" - spheres of golden light.
NOTE: When reference is made to "orbs" we are not referring to the spheres sometimes caught on camera using flash photography.
An article discussing such spheres found in photography may be read here.
After our first sighting on the 22nd of March 1997 I posted a short note on an Internet forum, briefly stating what had been seen, and asking if anyone had any information available on these lights.I believe that I opened the flood gates with that one little post. Many people sent me thoughts and information, philosophies, theories and so on. Some provided me with reports of similar sightings elsewhere or asked for information on appearance, flight dynamics, size etc. Of course there were the fearnmongers too.
But, when I look back on all this, it was a good group of people. Some are still continuing along the path with me, but now it's 2025 and new people have come on board.
We have watched and recorded. Whatever this phenomenon is, on our lake, surrounded by millions of people, it hasn't gone away.