May 20 in strange history

2 strange events from history happened on May 20, plus 58 Canadian UFO sightings.

1899
In the old newspapers
A thing with arms rises off Ship John Light
Bayside, New Jersey
Three sturgeon fishermen said a black creature with a lighter face reared eight feet out of the water a few feet from their boat, and that arms came out about three feet below its shoulders. One of them quit fishing and went home to Salem, and several boats were short of crew.
1967
Close encounter
The Falcon Lake incident
Falcon Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada
A Winnipeg prospector said a landed craft burned his chest in a grid pattern; CBC has called it Canada's best-documented UFO case.

Canadian UFO sightings on May 20

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 58 sightings on May 20 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (21). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.

1992 · Uxbridge, Ontario · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Hovering object; 4000ft alt.?
2004 · Hazelton, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 5 witnesses
Odd craft stationary over trees
1998 · Victoria, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Flight crew of a 757 reported seeing a "missile" fly under their plane.
2010 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc
Shape-changing object in NW flew slowly, split in 2
2012 · Lake Simcoe, Ontario · Physical traces
UFOs found on photos
2017 · Val-des-Monts, Quebec · Daylight disc
White round object moving quickly and erratically then disappeared

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.