October 15 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on October 15, plus 48 Canadian UFO sightings.

1957
Close encounter
The Antônio Vilas-Boas abduction
São Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A young Brazilian farmer said helmeted beings dragged him from his tractor into an egg-shaped craft one night in 1957.

Canadian UFO sightings on October 15

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 48 sightings on October 15 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (9). Most came from British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario.

1995 · Yellowknife, Northwest Territories · Daylight disc
Square object moved slowly over witness; humming noise
2010 · Glace Bay, Nova Scotia · Close encounter
Object with "something at the end" made weird noise, hovered over witnesses
2010 · Tofino, British Columbia · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Vertical object titled, vanished suddenly
2025 · Rimouski, Quebec · Daylight disc
No footage: "tarnished, coppery metallic object" flew towards witness, climbed
2001 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Daylight disc
After developing, photos showed object in sky over city
2010 · Brantford, Ontario · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Object hovered near. horizon, vanished

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

The US Air Force opened 890 Project Blue Book files for sightings in October, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.