April 4 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on April 4, plus 26 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1897In the old newspapers
A light hanging from a canoe-shaped bag
Omaha, Nebraska
A widely reprinted Omaha dispatch said a light had floated over Nebraska for months and was being hotly debated. Some described it hanging from a canoe-shaped bag, and rumour credited a German inventor. The story ran in at least sixteen papers.
Canadian UFO sightings on April 4
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 26 sightings on April 4 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (6). Most came from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec.
The strangest ones
- 2004 · Starbuck, Manitoba · Daylight disc
Dark object flying 260 heading at 75 ft. alt., 125 mph., silent - 2015 · Laval, Quebec · Daylight disc
Round object moved left to right at unusual speed
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.