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March 12 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on March 12, plus 43 Canadian UFO sightings.

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  1. 1907
    In the old newspapers

    A horned 'young sea serpent' in the Long Beach surf

    Long Beach, California

    Something about fifteen feet long with three horn-like bristles on its head and a tail split into three barbed points played in the breakers in front of the lifesaving station for half an hour, leaping half out of the water twice.

Canadian UFO sightings on March 12

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 43 sightings on March 12 between 1989 and today, most in 2005 (17). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario.

The strangest ones

  • 2004 · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Close encounter with beings
    Small figure seen near. beam of light, burn marks, loud noises?
  • 1996 · Trout Lake, Northwest Territories · Close encounter with traces, 2 witnesses
    2 object, approximately 30m in diameter, 1 on ground, 1 hovering; later, 2 rectangular
  • 2012 · Bowen Island, British Columbia · Close encounter with traces
    Flashes of light, power flickered on/off; mechanical voice heard?
  • 2005 · Burnaby, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
    Shiny object in E, stationary, changed colour, disappeared
  • 2012 · Antigonish, Nova Scotia · Physical traces
    "weird white ball" near Sun in photos
  • 2005 · Whiterock, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
    Light-coloured object traveled W-E, at high speed, red line around body

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

The US Air Force opened 792 Project Blue Book files for sightings in March, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.

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