April 14 in strange history

3 strange events from history happened on April 14, plus 65 Canadian UFO sightings.

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Famous UFO case
The Nuremberg sky battle
Nuremberg, Germany
At dawn, crowds in Nuremberg watched spheres, crosses and tubes seem to battle in front of the sun, then fall to earth in smoke.
1897
In the old newspapers
A letter from the airship Pegasus
Appleton, Wisconsin
A message said to have been dropped from the airship was found in a red stocking near Appleton. It named the craft Pegasus, and papers asked whether it was a canard.
1897
In the old newspapers
A rabbi's story of a landing near Beaumont
Beaumont, Texas
Rabbi A. Levy of Beaumont said the airship landed on a farm near his home one night, and that he went to the spot and heard what the travellers had told people there.

Canadian UFO sightings on April 14

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 65 sightings on April 14 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (6). Most came from Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario.

1997 · Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
"when I looked out over the water about a mile off shore I saw a black triangle
1990 · White Rock, British Columbia · Close encounter
UFO "over end of driveway"?
2017 · Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec · Daylight disc
Orange light moving quickly, it exploded into a green light
2019 · Kelowna, British Columbia · Daylight disc
"possible drone/balloon 200 feet below" aircraft on final descent
2011 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Video: distant dark object in sky
2005 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 3 witnesses
Starlike light moved back and forth near Moon, then flew into cloud

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.