September 19 in strange history
3 strange events from history happened on September 19, plus 40 Canadian UFO sightings.
- 1896In the old newspapers
Rumours of a wild man on the Hudson
Irvington, New York
For weeks, women and children in Irvington-on-the-Hudson said a wild man in tattered clothes was lurking in the woods along Hartman Lane, near a railroad agent's house.
- 1961Close encounter
The Betty and Barney Hill abduction
Near Lincoln and Indian Head, White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA
A couple driving through New Hampshire saw a craft with figures at its windows and later recalled being taken aboard.
- 1976Military encounter
Tehran F-4 intercept
Tehran, Iran
Two Iranian F-4 Phantom jets were sent after a bright light over Tehran. Each lost instruments and communications as it closed in, and one crew said a smaller object came at them before the weapons panel failed. A US Defense Intelligence Agency memo called it a classic case.
Canadian UFO sightings on September 19
The Canadian UFO Survey logged 40 sightings on September 19 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (5). Most came from Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.
The strangest ones
- 1991 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc
Craft flying low; landed? - 2004 · Coquitlam, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Large spherical cloud stationary, well-defined, then slowly dissipated - 2021 · Parry Sound, Ontario · Daylight disc
CADORS 2021O2248: "dome shaped" object came within 10 ft of aircraft - 1999 · North Vancouver, British Columbia · Daylight disc
8-9 objects, some with tails; very high; "NORAD notified" - 2007 · Niagara Falls, Ontario · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
"dark diagonal sphere tilted on its side" (?) - 2019 · Chatham-Kent, Ontario · Daylight disc
White aircraft with thick wings, no body seen, lights on each wing (close to airport)
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.