April 9 in strange history
2 strange events from history happened on April 9, plus 38 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1897In the old newspapers
Chicago and Evanston stare at four lights
Evanston, Illinois
On two nights, crowds in Chicago, Evanston and other lakeside towns watched a moving group of lights, white in front with green and smaller white lights on the sides. Evanston families gathered on Davis Field with telescopes and field glasses.
- 1897In the old newspapers
Every station agent from West Liberty to Cedar Rapids
West Liberty, Iowa
Hundreds of people in eastern Iowa reported the airship, and dispatches said every telegraph operator and station agent on the railroad between West Liberty and Cedar Rapids had seen it.
Canadian UFO sightings on April 9
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 38 sightings on April 9 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (4). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.
The strangest ones
- 2013 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc, 6 witnesses
2 pyramidal objects floating on the horizon - 1990 · Dauphin, Manitoba · Daylight disc
Object "squarish on top, rounded on bottom" moving in & out of clouds
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.