August 16 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on August 16, plus 58 Canadian UFO sightings.

1896
In the old newspapers
The Provincetown sea serpent was a turtle
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Captain Richard Horton of the fishing schooner Minnehaha was said to have captured the sea serpent off Provincetown. It turned out to be a large loggerhead turtle that put up a hard fight.

Canadian UFO sightings on August 16

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 58 sightings on August 16 between 1989 and today, most in 2013 (6). Most came from Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

1990 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Close encounter with beings
White bar of light seen; "probable abduction"?
1991 · Sussex Corners, New Brunswick · Close encounter, 2 witnesses
Object size of hot-air balloon; nearly collided with car?
2015 · Victoriaville, Quebec · Daylight disc, 4 witnesses
Black object appeared in the sky and within 5 seconds disappeared
2015 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc
2 white balls in the sky during daylight, joined together, vanished
2024 · Saint-Jérôme, Quebec · Daylight disc
Photo: dark "furrow" in cloud; small object near end of furrow?
2020 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Physical traces
Photo: "rod" found on photo

Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.

The US Air Force opened 1,178 Project Blue Book files for sightings in August, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.