January 16 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on January 16, plus 38 Canadian UFO sightings.

1958
Famous UFO case
The Trindade Island photographs
Trindade Island, Brazil (South Atlantic)
A photographer on a Brazilian Navy ship shot a ringed disc flying over Trindade Island; the president released the photos.

Canadian UFO sightings on January 16

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 38 sightings on January 16 between 1989 and today, most in 1990 (4). Most came from Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario.

2005 · Valleyfield, Newfoundland and Labrador · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object like "flying paint can", 300ft in alt., moving NE
2005 · New-Wes-Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador · Daylight disc, 4 witnesses
Object like "paint can" flying over landscape & houses; RCMP called
2007 · Calgary, Alberta · Daylight disc
Banana-shaped object flying quickly, vanished
2012 · Montreal, Quebec · Close encounter with traces
Stationary object near road; radio signal interference
1989 · Bovert, Quebec · Daylight disc
Round light appeared in sky, stationary, vanished
2005 · Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador · Daylight disc
Unusual object seen

Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.

The US Air Force opened 663 Project Blue Book files for sightings in January, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.