September 8 in strange history

3 strange events from history happened on September 8, plus 34 Canadian UFO sightings.

1886
In the old newspapers
Something lifts a rowboat in the Connecticut River
Cromwell, Connecticut
Colonel Stocking and Silas Sage said that while they rowed across the river their boat was struck from below and lifted nearly out of the water. They then saw a serpent close to 100 feet long with its head ten feet up, churning off upriver.
1891
In the old newspapers
An eagle and a child at Echo Lake
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
A dispatch from Sault Ste. Marie said a Chippewa guide setting out from his home on Echo Lake saw an enormous bald eagle circling, and the paper reported that the bird killed his baby daughter, who had been left outside the door.
1904
In the old newspapers
Three women see a serpent in Devils Lake
Devils Lake, North Dakota
Three women walking the beach by the Chautauqua grounds saw, through opera glasses, a great snake-headed animal covered in black scales swimming toward the north shore, leaving a trail of foam.

Canadian UFO sightings on September 8

The Canadian UFO Survey logged 34 sightings on September 8 between 1989 and today, most in 2012 (7). Most came from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta.

1995 · Montreal, Quebec · Daylight disc, 2 witnesses
Round like birthday cake"; metallic; height of 747; moving W towards Sun
2024 · Granby, Quebec · Close encounter
Laser revealed nearby objects?
2009 · Toronto, Ontario · Daylight disc
Low flying ufo over highway which then took off and became a large star
2013 · Pickering, Ontario · Daylight disc
Metallic disc hovering in sky for about 15 seconds
2018 · Gatineau, Quebec · Daylight disc
Object moving over city, chased by 2 fighter jets
2007 · White Rock, British Columbia · Daylight disc
Object found on photo

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.