January 7 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on January 7, plus 35 Canadian UFO sightings.

1948
Famous UFO case
The death of Captain Mantell
Near Franklin, Kentucky, USA
A fighter pilot sent after a UFO over Kentucky climbed too high, blacked out and crashed.

Canadian UFO sightings on January 7

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 35 sightings on January 7 between 1989 and today, most in 2017 (6). Most came from Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario.

2016 · Berthierville, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Disc-shaped object changing directions but staying the same speed with no
2017 · Trois-Rivieres, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Spherical object moving slowly before disappearing
2014 · Armstrong, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Red object in sky with photo
2009 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc
Fireballl in sky with flaming tail for 2-3 seconds
2021 · Levis, Quebec · Daylight disc
Stationary ball of light, slowly began to move away
1997 · Lachute, Quebec · Close encounter, 3 witnesses

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.