January 8 in strange history
2 strange events from history happened on January 8, plus 30 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1981Famous UFO case
The Trans-en-Provence landing
Trans-en-Provence, Var, France
A French farmer saw a grey saucer land and take off; government scientists found compressed, heated soil and stressed plants.
- 2008Famous UFO case
The Stephenville lights
Stephenville, Texas, USA
A small Texas town reported a mile-wide craft of bright lights chased by jets; the Air Force later admitted F-16s were up.
Canadian UFO sightings on January 8
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 30 sightings on January 8 between 1989 and today, most in 1994 (5). Most came from Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia.
The strangest ones
- 2013 · Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Large ball, many lights, beeping noises - 2011 · Richmond Hill, Ontario · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Metallic sphere reflecting Sun in W - 2013 · Calgary, Alberta · Daylight disc
Hovering yellow light moving in all directions followed by blue light - 2015 · Truro, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc
2 black objects that looked liked planes flying close together, had a comet like - 2016 · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Aircraft moving North suddenly vanishes - 2024 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
CADORS 2024O0033: TCAS alert but "no traffic observable"
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.