January 20 in strange history

2 strange events from history happened on January 20, plus 44 Canadian UFO sightings.

1909
In the old newspapers
A red neck through the dining-room window
Vineland, New Jersey
A Vineland correspondent wrote that Moses Carter was reading in his dining room when the creature smashed the window and pushed in a long, bright red neck, with eyes like arc lamps and a three-pronged tongue. The story was played for thrills.
1996
Close encounter
The Varginha incident
Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Three young women in Varginha said they saw a crouching creature with red eyes, sparking rumours of a captured alien.

Canadian UFO sightings on January 20

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 44 sightings on January 20 between 1989 and today, most in 2008 (4). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario.

2008 · Richmond, Ontario · Close encounter with traces, 2 witnesses
Odd light moving in sky, loud noises heard, footsteps
2010 · Victoria, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Jellyfish-shaped object in W, moving slowly away
2013 · Langley, British Columbia · Daylight disc
White cylindrical object that went bright blue back to white
2015 · Ottawa, Ontario · Daylight disc
Vertical light streaks in sky
1992 · Bracebridge, Ontario · Contact or abduction claim, 1800 witnesses
Abduction; entities seen?
2005 · Scarborough, Ontario · Daylight disc
Small distant object high in sky

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.