October 24 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on October 24, plus 54 Canadian UFO sightings.

1968
Military encounter
Minot B-52 encounter
Minot AFB, North Dakota
Missile maintenance crews reported a large, glowing object near the launch sites, and a B-52 crew returning to Minot tracked it on radar as it paced the bomber. It is one of the best-documented cases in the Blue Book files.

Canadian UFO sightings on October 24

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 54 sightings on October 24 between 1989 and today, most in 2017 (6). Most came from Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia.

1998 · Ramsey Lake, Ontario · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Observed an object that had two tear-drope shaped balls connected by a tube. Measured two and a half inches long at arms length.
2015 · Repentigny, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
2 stationary spheres over city; vanished
1989 · Duncan, British Columbia · Close encounter, 3 witnesses
Object like "car in the sky" over highway
2017 · Vancouver, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Shiny speck in sky, moving about; photos
2018 · Waterloo, Quebec · Daylight disc
Elongated object moving slowly, like cloud, but "dazzling"
2005 · La Baie, Quebec · Daylight disc
Aluminum-coloured object, low, stationary

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.