Since January, several Northern communities have reported sightings of strange lights in the sky above their communities. Michael Strainic, Canadian director of the Mutual UFO Network, said he has had about 50 reports of sightings of strange lights from the NWT in recent weeks. "We have a pile of names and reports," he said, from his Vancouver office. "We'll probably be left with a good 10 percent that can't be explained. Not all of these are misperceptions. This has come on quickly and built rapidly... it'll basically die out in a couple of weeks or all hell will break loose." Strainic said while he believes some genuine UFOs have been seen, the majority of the sightings can probably be attributed to astronomical objects, misperceptions or military exercises. Lights that stay in one place for extended periods of time, or are seen in the same place nightly, are probably stars or planets, he said. But his office has also had reports from about seven Northerners who have said that the strange lights hovered over them and stopped the engine of their snowmobile or automobile. These are the reports he gives most credence. Strainic said his organization is investigating all the reports it receives from the NWT, but some people are reluctant to talk.