December 22 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on December 22, plus 25 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1909In the old newspapers
Thousands watch an airship circle Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Shortly before 6 p.m., a light appeared over Worcester, hovered, left and came back to circle the city four times, sweeping a powerful searchlight over the crowds. Thousands filled the streets. Tillinghast was out of town, and the story ran in more than forty papers.
Canadian UFO sightings on December 22
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 25 sightings on December 22 between 1989 and today, most in 2011 (6). Most came from British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec.
The strangest ones
- 2003 · Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador · Daylight disc
Dark object with flames moving slowly W - 2004 · Burnaby, British Columbia · Daylight disc
6 rods captured on KatKam - 1990 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Close encounter
Light seen? - 1997 · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc
Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.
The US Air Force opened 617 Project Blue Book files for sightings in December, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.