July 20 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on July 20, plus 66 Canadian UFO sightings.

1896
In the old newspapers
Minot's wild man
Minot, Maine
Half a dozen people near Minot said they saw a ragged, heavily whiskered wild man close up in broad daylight before he vanished into the woods.

Canadian UFO sightings on July 20

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 66 sightings on July 20 between 1989 and today, most in 2008 (8). Most came from Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

2001 · Fergus, Ontario · Close encounter with beings, 4 witnesses
Anon. rpt: glow in forest; pointy-eared creatures [prob. hoax]
2005 · Keefer Lake, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 3 witnesses
Object like 2 floating tanks or cylinders, flying N-W
2007 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Close encounter with traces, 2 witnesses
Fireball seen; marks on witness' skin next day(?)
2018 · Sudbury, Ontario · Daylight disc, 3 witnesses
Object followed airliner, performed maneuvers, disappeared
2008 · Sarnia, Ontario · Daylight disc, 3 witnesses
Box-shaped object passed overhead, W-E
2017 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object shaped like "dessert fork" came out of fog, stationary, vanished

Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.

The US Air Force opened 1,143 Project Blue Book files for sightings in July, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.