August 19 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on August 19, plus 135 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1886In the old newspapers
A child-sized 'what is it' hunting frogs
Sycamore, Ohio
Several people near Sycamore described an animal the size of a four- or five-year-old child when it stood up, with monkey-like feet, short reddish-brown hair, a flat nose, fox ears and big fangs.
Canadian UFO sightings on August 19
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 135 sightings on August 19 between 1989 and today, most in 2022 (51). Most came from Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia.
The strangest ones
- 2004 · Vernon, British Columbia · Close encounter with traces
Globe of light appeared over airport, flared greatly, affected witness - 2017 · Laval, Quebec · Daylight disc, 5 witnesses
Many bright triangular objects following at 45 min intervals, disappearing after - 2022 · Laval, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object with portholes moving slowly in sky - 2006 · Fort St. John, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
High speed (?) object caught in two photos. - 2016 · Saint Nicolas, Quebec · Daylight disc, 4 witnesses
2 large orange lights moving fairly quickly until disappearing completely - 2018 · Lake Kenogami, Quebec · Close encounter, 2 witnesses
Object with reactors on each side, flew over cottage
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.