December 31 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on December 31, plus 71 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1978Famous UFO case
The Kaikōura lights
Off the Kaikōura coast, South Island, New Zealand
A TV crew on a New Zealand cargo flight filmed bright lights pacing the plane, while Wellington radar tracked unknown targets.
Canadian UFO sightings on December 31
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 71 sightings on December 31 between 1989 and today, most in 2011 (14). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.
The strangest ones
- 2016 · Rimouski, Quebec · Contact or abduction claim
"they contacted me" - 2020 · , Nova Scotia · Physical traces
Photo: object "green with spots" found on photos [NB: lens flare]
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.