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September 20 in strange history

1 strange event from history happened on September 20, plus 66 Canadian UFO sightings.

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  1. 1977
    Famous UFO case

    The Petrozavodsk jellyfish

    Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia (then USSR)

    Before dawn, a glowing "jellyfish" hung over a Soviet city and rained rays of light; sightings came in from Finland to the Pacific.

Canadian UFO sightings on September 20

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 66 sightings on September 20 between 1989 and today, most in 2008 (7). Most came from Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec.

The strangest ones

  • 2015 · St-Rosaire, Quebec · Close encounter with traces
    Squarish object "like Fiat" on field, took off with lights; sulfur smell; traces found on
  • 2006 · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Daylight disc
    Two objects seen individually, moving in straight lines but making sharp turns. Shimmering.
  • 2013 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
    Brown rectangle box floating over house no noise
  • 2002 · Whitehorse, Yukon · Daylight disc
    Cloud like "vortex" appeared over mountains; stationary
  • 2007 · Nanaimo, British Columbia · Close encounter
    Bowling-ball-sized object flew over car
  • 2015 · Red Deer, Alberta · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
    Large bright light in sky that appeared to follow witness

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.

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