September 17 in strange history
1 strange event from history happened on September 17, plus 51 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1950Mystery
The Bermuda Triangle
North Atlantic, between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico
The patch of ocean said to swallow ships and planes, a legend that began in a 1950 newspaper article.
Canadian UFO sightings on September 17
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 51 sightings on September 17 between 1989 and today, most in 1998 (6). Most came from Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia.
The strangest ones
- 2004 · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Close encounter with traces, 2 witnesses
Submarine-shaped object with many lights, humming, mesmerising - 2004 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Object like half-circle with many lights, cross on top and "horns" - 2007 · Drummondville, Quebec · Close encounter, 4 witnesses
Dark object with lights moved in zig-zag near home, over trees; buzzing heard - 2023 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc
Photo of disc shaped object in sky, no other details - 2005 · Scarborough, Ontario · Daylight disc
Cross-shaped object with green ball on top, floated S - 2022 · Saint-Amable, Quebec · Daylight disc
Bright spot in the daytime sky
Source: the Canadian UFO Survey, Ufology Research. Explore every Canadian sighting.
The US Air Force opened 935 Project Blue Book files for sightings in September, 1947 to 1969. Browse the Air Force files.