January 21 in strange history
3 strange events from history happened on January 21, plus 43 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1909In the old newspapers
Tracks at Groveville, Trenton and Mount Holly
Trenton, New Jersey
Harry Clymer of Groveville found hoof prints in his back yard, and Clarence Williams saw similar tracks in Trenton's City Park. Both said they looked like a small horse's, but in pairs with gaps that suggested great leaps.
- 1988Famous UFO case
The Knowles family on the Nullarbor
Eyre Highway, Nullarbor Plain, Australia
A family crossing the Nullarbor said a glowing egg-shaped object came down on their car, lifted it and left a black dust.
- 2015Military encounter
Gimbal and GoFast videos
Off the US East Coast
F/A-18 crews training off the East Coast filmed objects with their targeting pods, including one that seemed to rotate (Gimbal) and one skimming over the water (GoFast). Pilots said they saw such objects almost daily in 2014 and 2015.
Canadian UFO sightings on January 21
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 43 sightings on January 21 between 1989 and today, most in 2021 (5). Most came from Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario.
The strangest ones
- 2007 · Burlington, Ontario · Daylight disc
Domed object moved slowly, sped away; video? - 2016 · Shawinigan, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Two flashing lights alternating green and red in the sky - 2008 · Prince George, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Rectangular "chunk of rainbow" in sky - 2013 · Sardis, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Light in sky that appeared to be on fire - 2015 · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc
Diamond shaped object appeared to hover then float slowly away - 2018 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
CIRVIS report by pilot of balloon at 15,000 ft
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.