February 21 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on February 21, plus 44 Canadian UFO sightings.

1921
In the old newspapers
A farmer kills the Queen Anne's County 'gorilla'
Centreville, Maryland
After days of stories about a ferocious "gorilla" near Centreville, a farmer killed it on his land. Rumour said he choked it with his bare hands; he said he shot it, and thought it was a cross between a bulldog and a Newfoundland.

Canadian UFO sightings on February 21

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 44 sightings on February 21 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (17). Most came from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario.

2015 · Sainte-Croix, Quebec · Daylight disc
Large grey alien reported seen
2003 · Eglington, Prince Edward Island · Close encounter with traces, 5 witnesses
3 hovering lights, power went out, skidoos stopped, melted snow
2017 · Gatineau, Quebec · Contact or abduction claim
Abducted, entities all around, bit one of their arms, images transferred into
2025 · Kasabonika, Ontario · Daylight disc
No footage: object seen hovering, moving slowly?
2007 · St. Catharines, Ontario · Daylight disc
Translucent rough sphere hanging in sky, disappeared
2007 · Cochrane, Alberta · Daylight disc
Long bright shape hanging in sky

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.