January 24 in strange history
2 strange events from history happened on January 24, plus 20 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1890In the old newspapers
An unknown night beast at White Sulphur
White Sulphur, Kentucky
Something seen only at night around White Sulphur attacked dogs and bit a farmer's fat hogs, which died showing signs of rabies. Those who glimpsed it called it a hyena, a tiger or a wildcat, and dogs refused to leave the houses.
- 1891In the old newspapers
A wild man who lives on grass
Wayne, New Jersey
The mountain hamlet of Mountain View in Passaic County was alarmed by a wild man in the woods who was said to live on grass. Hunting parties searched the woods in every direction.
Canadian UFO sightings on January 24
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 20 sightings on January 24 between 1989 and today, most in 2019 (4). Most came from Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia.
The strangest ones
- 2010 · Gaspesie, Quebec · Daylight disc
Rectangular object with long smoke trail, light - 2007 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc
Short "line" in sky, moving strangely - 2013 · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc
Seven white streaks flying together in sky - 2000 · Braeburn, Yukon · Daylight disc
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.