August 21 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on August 21, plus 61 Canadian UFO sightings.

1955
Close encounter
The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter
Kelly, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
A Kentucky farm family said small glowing-eyed creatures besieged their house for hours and shrugged off gunfire.

Canadian UFO sightings on August 21

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 61 sightings on August 21 between 1989 and today, most in 2000 (6). Most came from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec.

2023 · Wheatley, Ontario · Close encounter
"UFO landed in my backyard got pictures+ more"
2015 · Orford, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Light moved left to right, down, to the right, etc then disappeared
1999 · Surrey, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Object seen near plane; moved randomly; balloon?
2020 · , Quebec · Physical traces
Video: UFO in sky? UFO-Quebec
2005 · Pitt Meadows, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Reflective globe stationary in sky
2017 · Brossard, Quebec · Physical traces
Bright dots in photos during an eclipse of the sun

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.