April 16 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on April 16, plus 34 Canadian UFO sightings.

1897
In the old newspapers
Settling on a meadow near Birmingham, Iowa
Birmingham, Iowa
William Walters and others said an airship settled onto a meadow a mile from town in the morning. As they ran toward it, it rose gracefully when they were 100 yards away. They described two men in the car and a machine about 100 feet long and 20 feet wide.

Canadian UFO sightings on April 16

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 34 sightings on April 16 between 1989 and today, most in 2023 (4). Most came from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec.

1990 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Contact or abduction claim
Alleged abduction?
2003 · Drumheller, Alberta · Close encounter with traces, 2 witnesses
Bright, burning object fell in yard, smouldered, small shiny object found
2023 · Mississauga, Ontario · Daylight disc
Object went from boomerang to cylinder, then tic tac, ascended, became distant
2023 · Lennoxville, Quebec · Daylight disc
Photo: "funny triangle-shaped cloud", then tiny objects throughout sky
2023 · Lennoxville, Quebec · Physical traces
Photo: tiny objects found on photo of sky?
2023 · Mississauga, Ontario · Daylight disc

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.