August 5 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on August 5, plus 63 Canadian UFO sightings.

1891
In the old newspapers
The dragons of Fresno
Selma, California
A St. Louis Republic story said reputable citizens in a Fresno County farming district swore they had seen and hunted two dragons with fifteen-foot wings and featherless bodies, which seized fowls with three snaps of their jaws.

Canadian UFO sightings on August 5

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 63 sightings on August 5 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (8). Most came from Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario.

2005 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Dark object near bright light and sailboat, near or on water
2018 · Bromont, Quebec · Daylight disc
CIRVIS report from aircraft of "balloon or drone" @FL200
2022 · Lac à Jack, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object in sky stationary, then moved and vanished
2002 · St. Andrews, Manitoba · Daylight disc
7-8 "jet fighters" followed an airliner
2004 · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc
Slow-moving, high objects seen and photos taken
2008 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Photo of odd object on surface of lake

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.