June 4 in strange history
3 strange events from history happened on June 4, plus 27 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1897In the old newspapers
Woodcutters fight a hairy wild man near Rome, Ohio
Ohio
Weeks after a wild man frightened people near Rome, Ohio, two woodcutters, Charles Lukins and Bob Former, said they met him while cutting timber. After a hard struggle they drove the gorilla-like figure, which wore nothing but long curly hair, back into its retreat.
- 1897In the old newspapers
The steamer Shark meets a 100-foot serpent
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Captain Handy McKown's fishing steamer Shark, returning from herring fishing near Pumpkin Rock, passed an immense sea serpent 80 to 100 feet long with a head four feet across, swimming with part of its neck out of the water.
- 1909In the old newspapers
Spring Valley's posse hunts the devil bird
Spring Valley, New York
Armed men searched the hills and swamps around Spring Valley for the Jersey devil bird, or bombat, described as having an immense head, a small hairy body and arms with web-like skin. Locals refused to believe the Atlantic City capture.
Canadian UFO sightings on June 4
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 27 sightings on June 4 between 1989 and today, most in 2006 (5). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta.
The strangest ones
- 1989 · Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador · Close encounter, 6 witnesses
Structured object moved over cars, town - 2006 · Houston, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 4 witnesses
Extremely bright object, highly maneuverable, shooting sparks - 2003 · Calgary, Alberta · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object like "grocery bag" at high alt., heading E - 2004 · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Daylight disc
Rounded "A" moving irregularly in sky, then flew away - 2016 · Hope, British Columbia · Physical traces
Blurry object in photo - 2004 · Prince George, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Starlike object in daytime sky, stationary, flashed and was gone
Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.
The US Air Force opened 698 Project Blue Book files for sightings in June, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.