December 26 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on December 26, plus 62 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1980Military encounter
Rendlesham Forest
RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
US airmen guarding RAF Woodbridge went into Rendlesham Forest after seeing lights and described a glowing, triangular craft. Two nights later deputy base commander Lt. Col. Charles Halt led a team back and recorded the search on tape.
Canadian UFO sightings on December 26
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 62 sightings on December 26 between 1989 and today, most in 2017 (25). Most came from Quebec, Ontario, Alberta.
The strangest ones
- 2007 · North Tryon, Prince Edward Island · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Small object spiraling in sky, creating dark smoke trail - 2012 · Bonnyville, Alberta · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object with tail falling NE-NW - 2025 · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · Physical traces
- 2025 · Wentworth Mountains, 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.