May 8 in strange history

What happened on May 8 in the world of UFOs, monsters and mysteries, plus 34 Canadian UFO sightings.

No famous case or old newspaper story we know of is dated May 8. Yet. Seen something on this date? Report it.

Canadian UFO sightings on May 8

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 34 sightings on May 8 between 1989 and today, most in 2004 (4). Most came from British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta.

2018 · Neufchatel, Quebec · Contact or abduction claim
Encounter with humanoid creatures?
2019 · Kitchener, Ontario · Daylight disc
Object zipped across sky and vanished behind cloud
2010 · Surrey, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Rectangular object with point, moving slowly E-S
2018 · Valleyfield, Quebec · Daylight disc
Photo: stationary object in WNW low on horizon
2025 · Upper Vaughan, Nova Scotia · Physical traces

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.