April 8 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on April 8, plus 30 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1891In the old newspapers
A gorilla in the hills around Vernon
Vernon, Indiana
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported a gorilla-like creature in the rugged hills around Vernon, Indiana, near a cavern a local man claimed to have found years earlier. The paper wondered if it was Darwin's missing link.
Canadian UFO sightings on April 8
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 30 sightings on April 8 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (5). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario.
The strangest ones
- 2008 · , Manitoba · Daylight disc
Chubby object like 3 spheres together, hovered, zipped away - 2005 · Lloydminster, Saskatchewan · Daylight disc
Dim light leaving contrail in sky - 2005 · Lloydminster, Saskatchewan · Daylight disc
Daylight fireball seen, with trail lasting 6 minutes - 2023 · Lincoln, New Brunswick · Daylight disc
Bright object falling down, had long tail - 2024 · Bonfield, Ontario · Contact or abduction claim, 9 witnesses
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.