October 5 in strange history

What happened on October 5 in the world of UFOs, monsters and mysteries, plus 50 Canadian UFO sightings.

No famous case or old newspaper story we know of is dated October 5. Yet. Seen something on this date? Report it.

Canadian UFO sightings on October 5

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 50 sightings on October 5 between 1989 and today, most in 2016 (6). Most came from Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan.

1997 · Thunder Bay, Ontario · Daylight disc
Elliptical ball dived, then headed off at high speed
2010 · Montreal, Quebec · Close encounter, 3 witnesses
Large structured "craft" moving low over city
2018 · St. Catharines, Ontario · Daylight disc
CIRVIS report of "unidentified aircraft" seen?
2021 · Richmond, British Columbia · Daylight disc
2 groups of several shiny objects underneath cloud
2001 · Lac La Biche, Alberta · Daylight disc
2 objects, flying together, then 1 went SW, other SE; left trails
2004 · Larouche, Quebec · Daylight disc
Very high object with wide contrail

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.