December 6 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on December 6, plus 15 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1897In the old newspapers
A locomotive engineer's light in the sky
Hinckley, Minnesota
John J. Hussey, engineer of the day train down from Duluth on the Eastern Minnesota, reported a strange light in the heavens that people supposed was an airship, months after the main wave had ended.
Canadian UFO sightings on December 6
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 15 sightings on December 6 between 1989 and today, most in 2010 (4). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan.
The strangest ones
- 1996 · Cambridge, Ontario · Close encounter
3 lights in sky; witness ran; object chased, landed "in front of me"; "I stared at it - 2016 · Abbotsford, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Photos of 2 object moving high in SE [aircraft] - 2007 · Sarnia, Ontario · Daylight disc
Object with portholes exited, entered clouds - 2020 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Object moved in straight line across sky
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.