February 1 in strange history
2 strange events from history happened on February 1, plus 26 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1909In the old newspapers
An eagle tries to carry off a girl
Pitcairn, New York
Josiah Olmtree, a farmer on the edge of the Adirondacks, said a huge eagle that had been raiding his sheep's feed swooped on his eight-year-old daughter in the yard, and he barely saved her.
- 1959Mystery
The Dyatlov Pass incident
Kholat Syakhl, northern Ural Mountains, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Nine experienced ski hikers cut their way out of their tent on a Ural mountainside and died in the snow.
Canadian UFO sightings on February 1
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 26 sightings on February 1 between 1989 and today, most in 2002 (5). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario.
The strangest ones
- 2009 · Ottawa, Ontario · Close encounter, 2 witnesses
Big star that became bigger and smaller, changing shape and colors, had - 2016 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc
Dark object with red lights moved slowly over city - 2005 · Knowlton, Quebec · Daylight disc
Circular or disc-shaped object near horizon
Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.
The US Air Force opened 648 Project Blue Book files for sightings in February, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.