While driving north along Highway 400, the crackling voice of a commercial pilot came through the airband radio, conveying a sense of wonder and concern that immediately grabbed my attention. The pilot, somewhere near 24,000 feet, described an extraordinary sight: a formation moving fast and high, unlike any conventional jets he’d ever seen. “It looked like a group of ducks,” he said, “but flying at 25,100 feet and incredibly fast, whatever it was!”
This curious encounter, lasting about ten minutes, took place high above Toronto, Ontario. The pilot’s uncertain tone and baffled description suggested something out of the ordinary, something even the Toronto air traffic controllers could not identify. Oddly, there were aircraft nearby, sometimes chasing the mysterious formation, but no confirmation or clear explanation came through.
The whole scene had the aura of a Ramsey Campbell tale—an eerie pulse beneath the hum of conventional aviation, a fleeting glimpse of something that belonged to another realm entirely. This report, picked up over the airband radio, remains a compelling mystery in the skies above Canada’s largest city, leaving us with more questions than answers about what was truly up there that night.