April 1 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on April 1, plus 35 Canadian UFO sightings.

1897
In the old newspapers
Kansas City swears to the strange lights
Kansas City, Kansas
On April Fools' Day, many respectable citizens of Kansas City, Kansas, solemnly declared they had seen the strange lights at 8 p.m., and the papers printed an affidavit. Two nights later, thousands in Kansas City said the visitor came back.

Canadian UFO sightings on April 1

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 35 sightings on April 1 between 1989 and today, most in 2001 (3). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba.

1990 · Mission, British Columbia · Contact or abduction claim, 3 witnesses
UFOs seen, paranormal events, missing time?
2016 · Surrey, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Teardrop-shaped object with blue on the rounded part, maroon-coloured
2020 · North York, Ontario · Daylight disc
Photo: many photos of cluster of bright objects that were stationary in sky
1992 · Mission, British Columbia · Close encounter, 2700 witnesses
Object seen in the sky?
2011 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Video: "UFO spy plane" leaving contrail in sky

Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.

The US Air Force opened 820 Project Blue Book files for sightings in April, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.