August 26 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on August 26, plus 68 Canadian UFO sightings.

1976
Close encounter
The Allagash abductions
Eagle Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine, USA
Four canoeists in the Maine woods saw a glowing sphere; years later, under hypnosis, they described being taken aboard.

Canadian UFO sightings on August 26

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 68 sightings on August 26 between 1989 and today, most in 2011 (8). Most came from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec.

2004 · Sydney, Nova Scotia · Contact or abduction claim
Lights seen, fog appeared, witness missing time, physical effects
1989 · Williams Lake, British Columbia · Close encounter
Pilot & passenger watched object near plane in flight
2005 · Scarborough, Ontario · Daylight disc
Hook-shaped object, stationary, then straightened and shot W
2006 · Spring Bank, Alberta · Daylight disc
People in three different aircraft around airport observed object. Not seen by airport tower or picked up on radar.
2018 · Rivieres-des-Prairies, Quebec · Daylight disc
Objects moving in sky
2005 · Earl's Cove, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Small discs moving slowly E, near Ferry

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.