January 6 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on January 6, plus 34 Canadian UFO sightings.

1904
In the old newspapers
A flying monster on Stansbury Island
Grantsville, Utah
Two hunters back from Stansbury Island described a 60-foot creature like a fish, an alligator and a bat combined, at home in the air, on the beach and in the salt water. They said they watched it for three days.

Canadian UFO sightings on January 6

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 34 sightings on January 6 between 1989 and today, most in 2017 (7). Most came from Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia.

2025 · Quebec City, Quebec · Physical traces
Photos: "Bright star in random motion. Photos magnified 10 times, all different"
2006 · Netley, Manitoba · Daylight disc
No nose, large cockpit over centre of wings, slow flight
2019 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc
A bright light moving across the sky for 3 minutes
2004 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Daylight disc
Video detection of daytime fireball
2017 · Saint Hubert, Quebec · Physical traces
Green rectangular object seen in photo after being taken
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.