August 23 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on August 23, plus 65 Canadian UFO sightings.

1886
In the old newspapers
A sailing party meets the serpent off Gloucester
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An old sailor, the president of Gloucester's council, a customs officer and a sea captain said they sailed within a few hundred feet of what looked like a floating spar nearly 100 feet long.

Canadian UFO sightings on August 23

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 65 sightings on August 23 between 1989 and today, most in 2014 (10). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.

2002 · Houston, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Shiny cylindrical object videotaped as it flew
2003 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc, 3 witnesses
Saucer with protrusions flew over cars on highway
2009 · St. Norbert, Manitoba · Close encounter, 3 witnesses
Triangular object in sky with droning sound creating pain and nausea for
1997 · Mission, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 10 witnesses
Viewed through binocs, some had "a tail coming out the back"; receded
2012 · High River, Alberta · Daylight disc
Object like black ball moving fast under clouds
2019 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc
Triangular object with red and green lights moving erratically, disappeared behind cloud

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.