May 16 in strange history

What happened on May 16 in the world of UFOs, monsters and mysteries, plus 40 Canadian UFO sightings.

No famous case or old newspaper story we know of is dated May 16. Yet. Seen something on this date? Report it.

Canadian UFO sightings on May 16

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 40 sightings on May 16 between 1989 and today, most in 2021 (12). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.

2019 · Connaught, Ontario · Close encounter with beings
Drawing: witness saw 6-ft-tall humanoid with no neck
2015 · Surrey, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Triangle object with wings and low hum flying across sky
2020 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Video: 2 objects came together, collided, disappeared
2020 · Rivière des Outaouais, Quebec · Daylight disc
Black rectangle seemed to form from cloud then disappear(photo)
2023 · Yorkton, Saskatchewan · Physical traces
Photo: videocam caught "light traveling west to east very slowly." Flashed,
2021 · Edmonton, Alberta · Daylight disc

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

The US Air Force opened 758 Project Blue Book files for sightings in May, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.