Sunday, April 23, 2017
Significant Canadian UFO Cases in 1967
From all accounts, 1967 was a big year for UFOs in Canada. It was a major wave year around the world, and Canada was a part of it.
Not only was there a large number of UFO sightings in Canada that year, but many of the cases were truly remarkable, with many Close Encounters, reputable witnesses, and objects that seemed to defy explanation. In addition, many of the cases were intensively investigated by military officials, police and other recognized authority.
One writer called 1967: "The Year We Were Invaded Without Knowing It." (http://www.ufobc.ca/History/1960/1967invasion_v2.htm)
In addition, 1967 was also the year the Department of National Defence transferred its files to the National Research Council. It was believed that most of the reports did not pose a threat to national security, but that rather “a number of investigations of the reports suggest the possibility of UFOs exhibiting some unique scientific information or advanced technology which could possibly contribute to scientific or technical research.”
Also, an official memo dated November 1967 listed three cases that were "unsolved": Falcon Lake, Duhamel. and Shag Harbour.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/ufo/002029-2500.01-e.html
In a two-part blog post elsewhere, I gave a list of all known Canadian UFO cases in 1967, with citations and/or sources.
http://uforum.blogspot.ca/2017/04/1967-year-ufos-invaded-canada.html
http://uforum.blogspot.ca/2017/04/1967-year-ufos-invaded-canada-part-2.html
But below, I have pulled out details on a few dozen Canadian UFO cases from 1967 that are the most interesting or unusual, and in some cases, well-documented.
Significant Canadian UFO cases reported in 1967
7 January 1967; 11:00-11:05
p.m. (AST)
Goose Bay AFB, Labrador
Goose AFB Radar Air
Traffic Control (RATCON) radar detected target at 30 miles SW, when target was
at 4-6 miles S traveling at very high speed, Goose RATCON notified ADC radar
site FPS-93 ground radar operators at the 641at AC&W Squadron, which
tracked target at 180° (S0 degrees for first 8 sweeps at 200 knots (230 mph)
then 4 sweeps at 2,100 knots (2,400 mph).
Target lost over Goose AFB.
Radars on different frequencies detected the object. USAF MAC C-97 [C-54?] pilot Lt Col Gorecki
was on approach to Goose runway 27 [heading W] when he sighted moving star-like
steady white light visually at estimated 5,000 to 7,000 ft overtaking his 160-knot
[180 knots?] aircraft [at 7,000 ft? headed N ?]. [Object heading 015 degrees True at high
speed, disappeared in the N.] (Sparks;
Blue Book files; NICAP; Project 1947) 5+ mins 3+ witnesses
radar-visual)
21 February 1967
Yorkton, SK
Telex to CANADFORCEHED
from CANRADSQN YORKTON
“Sighted object near CKDS
Channel 3 TV Tower, 12 miles west of Yorkton. The object appeared to be three
or four hundred yards in the air about 70 degrees to the left of their car. It
was a bright whitish blue with orange and red flashing out of it. It made no
noticeable noise. It hovered for two or three minutes then shot north at a
terrific speed for about half a mile where it again hovered for six or seven
minutes. The observers continued to STN Yorkton as the object remained
hovering, A light was seen to the west of the STN by Commissionaire Mr. Young
when Miss McGirr returned here. By this time the object was fading out slowly
to the west.”
UFOROM Files
26 April 1967 9:30 p.m.
EDT
Kitchener, Ontario
Brian Dorscht saw a small
cylinder, estimated 3 feet in diameter and 5 feet tall, with flashing lights.
The object landed, deploying six legs when it was about 4 feet from the ground.
A whirring sound during landing stopped once the object was at rest. Ground
impressions (physical traces) were found at the landing site. (NICAP report
form and unidentified newspaper clipping dated 9/8/67 in NICAP files.)
28 April 1967 9:00 p.m.
EDT
Toronto, Ontario
A real estate agent and
occupants of three other cars saw a shiny, metallic-appearing flattened sphere
an estimated 20 feet in diameter and 15 feet tall, with a band of alternate
non-blinking red and green body lights around the middle. The object hovered
just above tree-top level for about 2 minutes, then dropped down about 10 feet.
The witness became frightened and fled before the object disappeared. (NICAP
report form; U.F.O. Investigator,
May-June 1967, p. 3.)
7 May 1967; 2:00 a.m. MST
Edmonton, Alberta
Ricky Banyard, a
14-year-old boy and four others, including Glenn Coates, saw a spherical object
with spinning top and bottom and with red and green lights (body lights) which
they followed and observed for 4 hours through binoculars. As it hovered at
about 200 feet altitude, a "white ribbon of light" (light beam) was
emitted from the bottom of the object illuminating the ground. A "muffled
whistling noise" was heard as the object hovered. Then a "screaming noise"
like a jet engine starting up was heard, all lights went out, and the object
took off with 7-8 explosive sounds. Black streaks were found on the charred
road surface (physical traces). (Edmonton
Journal, 5/8/67, copy in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 1,
May-June 1967, p. 3; APRO Bulletin,
May-June 1967, p. 7; Phillips, 1975, p. 48.)
20 May 1967, shortly after
noon
Falcon Lake, Manitoba
Witness approached landed
object, violet light, rushing air sound, voices heard; experienced severe burns
on chest, weight loss, and vomiting ((Hall, 2001, pp. 209-212; Clark, 1996, pp.
191-200; Craig, 1995, pp. 14-27; Gillmor, 1969, p. 316, Case 22; Story, 1980,
pp. 230-31; International UFO Reporter,
Nov.-Dec. 1987, pp. 21- T, 24; Journal of
UFO Studies, New Series, Vol. 5, pp. 1-34; Flying Saucer Review, 1981, vol. 27, no. 1,pp. 14-16; FSR, vol. 27 no. 2, pp. 15-18; FSR, vol. 27 no. 3, pp. 21-15; Winnipeg Free Press 5/23/67; The Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba
5/22/67).
Summer 1967
Quebec
Dennis Leger, 12 ans, and
Michel Montreuil, 15 ans, were riding their bicycles across a farm field when
they suddenly came upon a “stationary transparent vehicle” hovering about 15
feet above the ground. Inside the transparent object the boys could see three
black creatures “like Michelin man” about 4 feet tall. One was standing by
itself on the left while the others were sitting on the right.
Source: Donald Cyr
3 June 1967, 10:00 pm
Lake Nipissing, Ontario
A Lake Nipissing, Ontario
buoy tender observed green and white lights between two small islands. Thinking
another boatman might be in trouble, the buoy tender headed toward the lights.
He was about 100 feet away when the lights rose from the water 'with a whoosh'
and sped off into the night.
[NB: Not a UFO case, but still a
significant development in Canadian ufology! In 1967, for a creative project
honouring Canada’s Centennial, a proposal was made by the town council of St.
Paul, Alberta, to build the world's first UFO Landing Pad as a unique landmark.
The Government of Canada approved the project and was so impressed, during the
project’s grand opening on June 3, 1967, St. Paul was declared the Centennial
Capital of Canada. During its dedication, then Minister of Defence Paul Hellyer
cut the ribbon to officially open the structure, an interesting foreshadowing
of Hellyer’s claims in recent years that the U.S. government is covering up the
existence of alien beings and that tall white aliens walk the Las Vegas Strip.
Weighing just over 130 tons, the large flat concrete landing pad contains a
time capsule to be opened on the 100-year anniversary of the pad’s opening in
2067. A large map of Canada made from stones from each of the provinces adorns
the rear of the pad. In the 1990’s, Mayor Paul Langevin officially opened an
adjacent UFO tourist information centre to welcome visitors. Some of the items
on display at the center were purchased from the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO
Studies. The St. Paul center maintains a toll-free number for people to call
and report their own sightings. The hotline is 1-888-See-UFOs,
(1-888-733-8367). http://www.town.stpaul.ab.ca/Tourist-Information]
5 June 1967; 1:00 p.m. CDT
Selkirk, Manitoba
An RCMP officer and a RCAF
squadron leader saw a silvery circular or slightly oblong object flying rapidly
to the north with a wobbling motion. The object was visible for about 15
seconds. (Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba, 6/29/67, copy in NICAP files; Winnipeg Free Press 6/7/67 with date of
sighting indicated as June 6, copy in NICAP files; case reported to the
University of Colorado Project).
13 June 1967 02:30
Caledonia, Ontario
Cigar shaped craft with
four evenly spaced small windows, 36' long; smaller disc 15' diameter. Both
hovered 12' above ground. three small men, miner helmets on ground under boom
on cigar. Ground marks. At 2:30 a.m. Carmen Cuneo, a night shift worker at a
factory in Caledonia, Ontario saw two objects near the factory's scrap heap and
dump area: a large cigar-shaped object on the ground, 35 feet long by 15 feet
thick, and a hovering disc-shaped object about 15 feet in diameter. The smaller
object, tilted up at a 45-degree angle, had a row of orange-lighted windows
around its periphery. In the larger object were four square windows emitting a
pulsating orange light, and from one end of it projected upward at a 45 degree
angle a rod 15 feet long, bearing a large red light at the end. Beneath this
light moved three small humanoid figures about three feet tall, wearing miner's
hats with small lights on them. They were picking up and examining small
objects on the ground with quick, jerky movements. After watching for 10
minutes, Cuneo called co-worker Marvin Hannigan to see it, but by the time
Hannigan arrived the humanoids were gone. The two craft started very slowly to
rise straight up into the air. After they reached a height of 50 feet they
departed at about 40-45 mph without making a sound. At the landing site
branches were broken and the brush charred, and an oily liquid was found on the
ground.
18 June 1967; (0430Z 19
June 1967)
Shoal Lake, Ontario
A family crossing the lake
by boat saw a shiny, metallic-appearing oval object with a slight rise on top.
The object was an estimated 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet thick. When the
object approached the witnesses' boat, it took on an orange tinge. As the object
descended, the tops of trees on the shoreline were illuminated. Twice the
family approached the object, but retreated as the object swept toward their
boat. No sound was heard. Others on shore were alerted during the 15-minute
sighting, and one person reported static on the radio (EM effects). Trees with
wilted leaves on top were later noted (physical effects). The incident was very
thoroughly investigated by the RCMP and RCAF. NRC Case N67/71. (Bondarchuk,
1979, p. 31-34.)
30 June 1967 18:00
Thompson, Manitoba
A woman was walking
through her house when she heard an odd beeping sound. It was repeated at
regular intervals of about one second, and she wondered what was causing it.
She looked out her kitchen window, and saw dirt and loose pieces of paper
flying in a large circle around her house. Outside, she found her husband, who
had just come home, and five children staring up into the sky. A young boy was
holding her eight-year-old daughter down on the ground. Up in the sky a
rectangular object hung in the air, slowly rotating counter-clockwise and
showing alternating silver and black sides. It was black on its lower surface,
and made no noise. The object began moving off at an angle, stopped and
hovered, then continued towards the southeast. Until this time the circle of
dirt and dust had persisted, but it now died down. The whirlwind was confined
to the area immediately around their house and did not affect any other houses
on the street. When the object moved away, the dirt fell to the ground. Going
to the children, the woman found they were calming down except her daughter,
who seemed dazed. The boy explained that the five of them had been playing in
the yard when the object first appeared overhead. As they watched, her daughter
had been levitated into the air, apparently caused by the UFO in the sky. By
the time the other children had come to her aid she was about one meter off the
ground and her clothes had edged up her body. Her daughter said she did not
remember anything from the time she felt the wind until the time she recovered
after being dragged back to the ground.
3 July 1967, 6:30 pm
Nanton, Alberta
Warren Smith and two
companions were prospecting when they noticed a shiny, disc-shaped craft in the
air, estimated to be about 25 feet in diameter, and about 2,000 feet in
altitude, two miles away from them and approaching from the east. Smith took
two photos of it as it continued on, losing altitude, passing behind some trees
and then rising again. The photos were examined by both Canadian and American
authorities and were described as some of the best photos on record at the
time. An analysis by DND: oblate ellipsoid or torus, 40-50 feet diameter,
11.5-14 feet depth, metallic, shiny, minimum distance 2000 feet. The witnesses
signed statutory declarations to the effect that the photos were not a hoax; if
proven false, they would have been subject to prosecution under the Canada
Evidence Act. Nevertheless, the USAF-sponsored Condon Report felt it could also
have been a hand-thrown model and a hoax. Dr. J. Allen Hynek stated: “best
daylight disc photograph I have personally investigated.” That says it all!
Definitely one of the best of the early days.
Canadian UFO Report, Volume 1, #7, 1970
Case 57, in the Condon
Report, http://files.ncas.org/condon/text/case57.htm
15 July 1967, 5:00 pm
Shaunavon, SK
A school bus driver said
she took photographs of a bowl-shaped, dull aluminum object with an upturned
rim. The photos were sold to several magazines for an undisclosed sum. An UFO
investigator found that the object in the photographs was identical in
appearance to a “seismographic plug” used to cap oil wells, found commonly
throughout the surrounding area.
Winnipeg Tribune, December 8, 1967, page 1
5 August 1967
Duhamel, Alberta
Seven circular rings,
ranging in diameter from 31 to 35 feet, were found in a grassy field. One was
on sloping ground, and one ring smashed across a willow fence. Each ring was
about six inches wide. Military investigators were dispatched to the site for
an in-depth examination. In their final report, they noted that a “tremendous
weight” would have been required to make the rings, at least three times that
of a normal truck tire, and consistent with a “large aircraft or, presumably,
small spacecraft.” Canadian UFO Report,
Volume 1, #7, pp.. 25-26. Department of National Defence, Suffield Memorandum, #49/67
[NB: This could be considered the first documented "crop circle," found long before the phenomenon became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. What's most interesting is that the Duhamel circles were officially investigated and taken seriously by the military, something that has not been teh case in "modern" crop formations.]
15 August 1967 07:30
Port Perry, Ontario
At a farm area a young boy
heard a loud oscillating sound, going over a nearby hill he saw a landed disc
shaped craft on four metallic legs, it was actually hovering just above the
ground. On a platform around its perimeter, were seated eight to ten little men
about three-foot tall, they wore tight fitting brown clothing. A depressed
12-foot circular area was found on the ground later.
23 August 1967; 4:00 a.m.
EDT
Joyceville, Ontario
A man drove down a side
road to investigate a green light he saw in a field. His headlights illuminated
a large, metallic-appearing disc on or near the ground. It was shaped like an
inverted bowl and had three legs. The witness saw three beings about 3-4 feet
tall and wearing helmets (humanoids). They appeared to be gathering specimens.
When the beings noticed the witness, they "flew" (floated) into the
object and it took off silently at high speed. Burn marks and impressions
(physical traces) were found at the site. Reportedly, the police at nearby
Perth had a similar sighting. (Hall, 2001, p. 480; MUFON UFO Journal, August 1987, p. 19.)
23 August 1967; 9:45 p.m.
EDT
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A commercial pilot saw a
series of white lights that flashed on and off at 1-2 second intervals. Ground
radar showed a target at the approximate location of the lights, and said that
the object was in the sky and lower than 50,000 feet. The pilot lost sight of
the lights after about a minute, but Halifax radar tracked the objects as they
moved from 36 to 16 miles from the aircraft and the blips were still on radar
after the aircraft continued on its way. The object also was reported by a
separate ground witness. (Letter from witness, 8/31/67, NICAP files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 2,
Oct. 1967, p. 1; Weinstein, 1999, p. 36, from Flammonde, 1976.)
28 August 1967 12:45 am
Rivers, Manitoba
There were six witnesses,
three of whom were military personnel: LAC J. Hebert, LAC K. Taylor and CPL A
Fedun, all stationed at CFB Rivers, plus civilians Judy Ross, Leslie Dowdell
and Jacqueline Dowdell, all of Rivers. Hebert and Ross were driving one mile
east of Rivers, Taylor was 8 miles east, Fedun was in the town, and the
Dowdells were at a different location in the town. In other words, we have six
observers scattered across four different locations. Two more military
personnel, CPL K. McArthur and G. Stefanson, a Commissionaire, both at two
additional different locations on the Rivers base, reported hearing an
“explosion” that rattled windows and created “vibrations.” LAC Heberts car
detained at ME section. Body repairman states light dust on top of car is
unlike any other in his experience. There was some “bubbling” of paint on top.
This incident reported to TCHQ by base duty officer.
29 August 1967 11:10 p.m. EDT
Oka-sur-le-Lac
(Laurentians), Quebec
At night, a roar attracted
the attention of a child, Yvan Guindon, who went to the window. The cat and the
dog seemed frightened. There was a blinding object near the ground. (A ray of
light caused temporary blindness to the child for approximately three minutes.)
The object measured 12 x 30 feet 8 feet from the ground and 150 feet from the
window. It was wrapped in an umbrella of light and it used a beam to explore
the environment. It made a great start. The mother of the child believes she
heard the sound of three trees that were broken by the object. Reference: Henri
Bordeleau, I chased the pilots of flying
saucers, chap. 3; media; http://casufo.blogspot.ca Tuesday, January 5, 2016; Close Encounter; J.
Mesnard, C. Pavy, Spatial phenomena
16. Source: GARPAN
5 September 1967 12:30 am
Taber, Alberta
18-year-old Evan Evanson
was driving on Highway 36, one mile south of Highway 3, when he noticed his
pick-up truck was running hot and he stopped to let it cool. While he sat in
his truck, listening to the radio, he saw a large green object that looked like
two flattened bells one above the other. It was noiseless but beeping sounds
started coming from the radio. The object disappeared abruptly.
Canadian UFO Report, Volume 1, #7, 1970, p.26, (Calgary
Herald, 9/5/67, copies in NICAP files.)
4 October 1967 23:10
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia
At 11:20 p.m. Atlantic
Daylight Time at least one and most likely two separate UFOs dove or crashed
into the ocean near Bon Portage Island, in the area of Shag Harbour, Nova
Scotia. A little bit after 2300 an
unknown object with four bright lights flashing in sequence and estimated at 60
feet in diameter, was observed hovering over the ocean near this small fishing
village. Suddenly the mysterious object tilted at a 45-degree angle and then
rapidly descended to the sea below. Next there was an explosive noise and a
bright flash of light. Calls were made to the Barrington Passage RCMP
detachment. Initially, the authorities suspected that a conventional aircraft
had probably gone down, and so the immediate concern was for the rescue of
possible survivors. When three RCMP officers first arrived, they could still
observe the mystery object afloat about a half-mile out from shore. One of
them, Constable Ron Pond had seen the UFO before it went down, and was baffled
by its unusual appearance. Out on the ocean, the object gave a pale yellow
illumination and there was dense yellow foam on the water. When a coast guard
lifeboat and several fishing boats managed to get to the site, the object had
submerged beneath the waters, although sulfurous smelling yellow foam continued
to emerge from the waters, creating an estimated 80 ft wide and half a mile
long slick on the surface. Investigators came up with the following
discoveries: There was a secret military recovery attempt, it appears, at a
site some 25 miles up the coast near the community of Shelburne Nova Scotia.
Reportedly, the military secretly watched as another mystery object beneath the
waters approached and seemed to be making repairs to the first. In the
meantime, a Soviet submarine violated the then 12-mile international shore
limit, in an apparent effort to get close to the action. But then the two
mystery objects began to move off together, heading towards the Gulf of Maine,
where they allegedly resurfaced and flew off, witnessed in the vicinity of
Yarmouth, Maine. The same night as the Shag Harbour "crash" there
were several other substantial UFO sightings reported over eastern Canada. A
fishing vessel, with 18 men onboard (the M V Nickerson) observed four UFOs off
of Sambro, Nova Scotia. They even had solid returns on their Decca radar. This
occurred about a half hour before Shag Harbour. Also prior to Shag Harbour, the
pilot and co-pilot of Air Canada Flight 305 westbound between Sherbrooke and St
Jean, Quebec, reported UFO activity.
13 October 1967, 1:50 am
Elnora, Alberta
The object was sighted one
mile N of Elnora by several of the train's crew. Elnora is about 35 miles SE of
Red Deer. Engineer William (Ben) Benwick): "If I'd had a sling-shot, I
could have knocked it down". It was an unidentified flying object that
Benwick and other crew members of the CNR 443-North speed freight say followed
them early that Friday morning. Mr. Benwick, of Calgary, said the object flew
alongside the train at a distance of about 100 yards. On one occasion, he said
it dived toward the train and came much closer. At first he had been reluctant
to report the incident to a newspaper. "I thought everybody would take me
for a nut," he said. He told The Journal that the train was going at about
50 mph at the time and that the UFO followed along. When they stopped at Alix
to drop off a car, it stopped also and "Just hung there." It then
followed the train all the way into Mirror. Benwick described the UFO as being
a little more than the length of a boxcar in diameter, about 40 feet. It had
colored lights around the rim which flashed red, green, orange, and yellow. Its
top cone was black, and underneath there was a circle of glowing light, about
10 feet in diameter. "When we got to Mirror, I told the operator there
about it, and he asked what I had been drinking. I told him: 'There it is,
right in front of you,' and he just said: 'My God'." The CNR operator at
Mirror, Larry Mazure, later told Mr. Benwick that the UFO hovered about 15
miles east of Mirror for two hours more before it left. The same night, Mrs.
David Soppit, who lives about five miles west of Mirror, reported to The
Journal that she had heard a humming or whirring noise, and when she looked out
the window she saw an extremely fast moving light in the sky. The following
night, the engineer of another freight train, Hubert Schmidt, also reported the
sighting of a UFO.
22 October 1967; 10:00 pm
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Two real estate salesmen
saw three brilliant, 2-3 foot diameter, pulsating red lights floating over a
field, apparently body lights on a larger craft. A car stopped with six people
who also saw the lights. Two similar objects (apparent craft with body lights)
appeared, one illuminating the low cloud cover as it descended, and took up
positions relative to the first object (rendezvous). The three objects then
silently moved away in formation, changing positions to form a triangle.
Through binoculars, they could see the shape of the craft behind the lights
against the lighter background of the sky, resembling rectangular masses of
black glass. Dipping and bobbing, the formation approached power lines,
lighting the lines with a red glow as they flew by. They moved to a TV tower
area, now appearing as three pulsating orange-red lights. After 5 minutes, the
objects broke formation and flew away to the northwest in single file. Physical
traces, including small footprints, were found in the field at the site where
the object had been seen hovering. One witness reported a bad headache, leg
ache, burning on the face, chills, and other physiological effects suggestive
of exposure to ionizing radiation. (Bondarchuk, 1979, p. 47-50.)
25 October 1967; 3:15 pm
Wentworth Valley, Nova
Scotia
Raymond Putnam, rear
brakeman on "The Cabot" with Canadian National Railways, was
travelling between Halifax and Moncton. He opened the upper half of the door on
the left side of the last car, to get a breath of air and glanced up the side
of the train by Wentworth Station and saw over the trees a UFO. At first he
though it was something falling from the sky because there was green vapor
billowing from the top of it that he later thought might be the exhaust end of
the object when it was in flight. The UFO was tracking alongside the train at
treetop level, negating Putnam's first impression that it was falling. The
brakeman tried to watch it but at this point it was giving off such a terrific
light or radiation that although it was daylight he had trouble looking
directly at it. He put his hands up to cover his face and peered through his
fingers, first with one eye, then the other. When he looked away, he had
difficulty believing what he was seeing and would look again to reassure
himself that he was not imagining it. Fascinated, Putnam continued to watch the
UFO as it tagged along beside the train and sometimes just behind it, but still
off to the side. Sometimes it would swoop upwards to the tops of the mountains
a bit away from the train then would come back to it as the train clacked
through more moderate terrain. As it drifted away it seemed to bank, like an
aeroplane, "at a 45-degree angle with its rear-top end to the left and
later rolled on to a quarter turn so the flat sides were up and down.” Suddenly
a jet dove down from a high altitude and converged on the object, coming up on
it from behind and directly toward the “exhaust end” of the UFO. The object
leveled out and a short thin exhaust issued from behind it. Strangely now the
object began to elongate turning into a cigar shape, then a cigar shaped cloud,
then a long cloud. The cloud/UFO accelerated away to the west and to the left
of the sun with the jet in hot pursuit. Two other witnesses. 35 mins. Medical
effects. (MUFON's Nova Scotia Director, Steve MacLean, Don Ledger) http://www.nicap.org/reports/671025canada_report.htm
17 November 1967 17:45
Calgary, Alberta
David Seewalt, 13, started
a 3 minute walk home at 1745, but did not arrive until 1830 when he dashed in
and tried to hide under the bed, saying "I've been chased by a flying
saucer!" He seemed to be in shock and one of his shoes was missing, found
later in the road nearby. Five months later, he had a nightmare, after which he
told his father he knew what had happened to the missing time. Under regressive
hypnosis, the boy recounted having been abducted into a low flying UFO by means
of an orange light beam; inside the object he was undressed and examined by a
being with "a rough brown skin like crocodiles." It was assisted by
at least 3 other similar creatures and they communicated with each other in
voices that sounded "like a kazoo." Their hands had only 4 fingers.
David was wheeled into an "operating like" room for the examination;
at the conclusion, they put his clothes back on and beamed him back into the
field where he had been abducted.
29 November 1967
02:00
Yarmouth (Quinan?), Nova
Scotia
Percy McBride saw an
object the size of a car with a rounded back, a pointed end, and two or three
lights (body lights). It descended and landed in a clearing in woods for about
5 minutes. When the witness called out, the object took off quietly with flame
and lights. While the object was on the ground, there was a sound like several
radios on full blast all at once, contrasting with the quiet take-off including
discharge of flame. (The Vanguard,
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 12/6/67, copy in NICAP files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 4, Jan.-Feb. 1968, p. 6.)
Labels: 1967 Canada UFO Shag Harbour Falcon Lake Duhamel Alberta
Thursday, April 13, 2017
The Falcon Lake Case - In Brief
While described in detail elsewhere, here is a short version of the Falcon Lake UFO case of 1967:
Just north of Falcon Lake on May 20th, 1967, at 12:15 pm, amateur prospector Stefan Michalak looked up and saw two disc‑shaped objects, glowing bright red and descending
in his direction. One dropped down and appeared to land on a large, flat rock
about 150 feet away. It changed colour from red to grey, until it finally was
the colour of “hot stainless steel.”
Michalak knelt behind a rock
outcropping, trying to remain hidden from sight, making a sketch of the object
and noting things like waves of warm air radiating from the craft, the smell of
sulphur and the whirring of a fast electric motor and a hissing, as if air were
being expelled or taken in by the craft. Brilliant purple light flooded out of
slitlike openings in the upper part of the craft, and a door opened in the side
of the craft where he could see smaller lights inside. Michalak warily
approached to within 60 feet of the craft and heard two human‑like voices, one
with a higher pitch than the other. Convinced the craft was an American secret
test vehicle, he walked closer to the craft, ending up directly in front of the
open doorway.
Suddenly, the craft rotated
and an exhaust vent of some kind blasted hot gas hit him in the chest, setting
his shirt and undershirt on fire. Michalak immediately felt nauseous and his
forehead throbbed from a headache. He decided to return to Winnipeg where he
was taken to the Misericordia Hospital. He was tested for radiation
contamination, since some radiation was found at the site where Michalak said
he had his experience. He did exhibit some very unusual ailments, including
reported weight loss, peculiar burn marks on his chest and stomach, charred
hair, an odd rash and recurrent dizziness. He was interviewed by the RCAF and
RCMP. He led officials to the site, where the Department of Health and Welfare
found such high levels of radiation that they considered cordoning off the area
for a short while.
Michalak spent a great deal of
his own money traveling to the Mayo Clinic, as it was not covered by Medicare.
The results of the tests were negative; the physicians could find no
explanation for his symptoms, and psychiatrists concluded he was not the type
of person who would make up such a bizarre tale. If it was a hoax, it is the
most contrived on record, involving radiation, contaminated soil, medical
examinations and a flurry of interrogation by government officials at many
levels. Radioactive pieces of metal were even recovered from the site, leading to much speculation on what they are and how they got there.
Access to Information requests
and perusal of records in the National Archives of Canada have uncovered as
many as one hundred official documents about military and government
investigations of the incident. Civilian records and reports number in the
hundreds as well, helping to make the Falcon Lake case one of the
best-documented on record, easily surpassing some of the classic and well-known
UFO cases such as Roswell and Shag Harbour.
In the report of the United
States Government‑sponsored
UFO Project, the Condon Report, Michalak’s experience was described as
“unknown,” implying there was no explanation for his experience. Its concluding
remarks were impressive: “if (the case) were physically real, it would show the
existence of alien flying vehicles in our environment.”
The case is examined in detail in an upcoming book by Stan Michalak and Chris Rutkowski. A series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the incident is planned for May 1967.
The case is examined in detail in an upcoming book by Stan Michalak and Chris Rutkowski. A series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the incident is planned for May 1967.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
1967: The Year UFOs Invaded Canada
I have gone through all available records for notes or listings of Canadian UFO cases from 1967.
That year is significant, in my opinion, because of the many unusual sightings and trace cases reported during that year. It was a remarkable time in Canadian history - a decidedly different kind of historical record than usually promoted.
And, since this is Canada's 150th birthday, what a better time to look back on a remarkable period in our history.
And wonder...
1967: The Year UFOs Invaded Canada
Sources:
In
1967:
American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) establishes UFO subcommittee.
Wesleyan
University offers first credit course on UFOs.
Soviet
TV announcement reveals short-lived non-governmental UFO group.
“The
1967 UFO Chronology – The ‘Mother of all Sighting Waves’ ”
Created:
18 September 2006, Updated: 3 November 2012
NICAP.org
The
UFO chronology contains several case reports about UFO incidents that involve
U.S. military personnel: http://www.nicap.org/waves/1967fullrep.htm
UFO
DNA: The Encyclopedia of UFO Sightings
Breaking
the UFO Code Since 2006
Also:
the Manitoba UFO Catalogue (M-Files) of UFOROM
Note: Indented
listings are duplicate case reports with supplementary information.
Incidents and cases in italics are significant
non-Canadian events that occurred in 1967
1967 Case Listing, January to June
4 January 1967 –
Oak Bay, British Columbia
Three objects were
observed on the shore.
7 January 1967;
Goose Bay AFB, Labrador
(BBU), 11:00-11:05 p.m. (AST).
Goose AFB Radar Air
Traffic Control (RATCON) radar detected target at 30 miles SW, when target was
at 4-6 miles S traveling at very high speed, Goose RATCON notified ADC radar
site FPS-93 ground radar operators at the 641at AC&W Squadron, which
tracked target at 180° (S0 degrees for first 8 sweeps at 200 knots (230 mph)
then 4 sweeps at 2,100 knots (2,400 mph).
Target lost over Goose AFB.
Radars on different frequencies.
USAF MAC C-97 [C-54?] pilot Lt Col Gorecki was on approach to Goose
runway 27 [heading W] when he sighted moving star-like steady white light
visually at estimated 5,000 to 7,000 ft overtaking his 160-knot [180 knots?]
aircraft [at 7,000 ft? headed N ?].
[Object heading 015 degrees True at high speed, disappeared in the
N.] (Sparks; Blue Book files; NICAP;
Project 1947) 5+ mins 3+ witnesses radar-visual)
8
January 1967 - Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Pilot
and ground radar operators tracked object at 2,100 knots
13 January 1967 –
Hall Beach, Northwest
Territories
An unidentified object was
sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a
conventional explanation. Electromagnetic effects were noted. Nocturnal lights
were reported on the shore. Explanation: Satellite.
18 January 1967, After 1800
–
Bertie, Ontario
A flying disc was
observed. One disc was observed by several witnesses.
20 January 1967;
Lake Ontario
10:15 p.m. EST A pilot and
his three passengers saw a round, glowing white object the size of a large
apartment building, with a ring of red lights around it that blinked off and
on. The object was above the plane at about 2,000 feet. The pilot was so
disturbed by the sighting that he aborted the flight, returned to the airfield
and landed. (Letter to APRO dated April 2, 1967, posted on NICAP web site.)
25 January 1967 22:19 –
Montreal E 65M, Quebec
Air Canada 309 incident.
Nocturnal lights were observed by a group of witnesses.
27 January 1967
Beauport
(Capitale-Nationale), Quebec
An odd light intrigued a
family. Then, estimated on the ground at 2000 feet distance, it intrigued them
more. The 3 men leave on snowshoes believing that it is a plane in breakdown.
At 200 feet apart, they notice a saucer of 30 x 18 feet, oval, color aluminum
gray, dirty with 4 square and incandescent portholes, and what looked like a
red light at one end. The red halo becomes an enveloping orange net. The air
vibrated and there was a slight whirring. The object rose in a flash and
disappeared into the night becoming a tiny star in the sky towards the East and
Île d'Orléans. Snow would have melted (50 inches) and the grass would have been
burned.
(Indirectly reported by an
intermediary.)
Source: GARPAN
29 January 1967 20:30 –
Hamilton, Ontario
One disc was observed by
one witness in a rural area.
February, 1967
Mankota, SK
Sighting of UFO?
Project Blue Book Archive
1 February 1967 05:30 –
Midale, Saskatchewan
Bright white light hovered
over microwave relay tower.
2 February 1967 Night –
Hamilton, Ontario
One object was observed.
Feb.
3, 1967; Hamilton, Ontario
8:30
p.m. EST. A man saw an object estimated to be 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet
thick with a row of white lights and a tangerine-colored light on the bottom
(body lights). The object zipped back and forth at terrific speed. Observations
were made from various points coordinated by two-way radios. (Hamilton Spectator, 2/4/67, copy in
NICAP files.)
3
February 1967 19:30 - Hamilton, Ontario
Objects
were observed. Multiple independent witnesses. More than two discs, about 40
feet across, were observed by over 30 witnesses for a few seconds (Allen).
5 February 1967 18:45 –
Edmonton, Alberta
One object was observed by
several witnesses.
5 February 1967 18:55 –
Calgary, Alberta
A flying disc was
observed. One disc was observed by ten witnesses.
6 February 1967 06:30 –
Brantford N, Osborn,
Ontario
Flying discs were
observed. Five discs were observed by two witnesses.
6 February 1967 19:45 –
Spruce Grove, Alberta
8 February 1967 6:43 p.m.
EST.;
Deep River, Ontario
Several witnesses saw a
circular object with a core of dazzling, pulsating central yellow lights. From
this core, red lights appeared to be pulsating outward toward the rim. The
object was an estimated quarter of a mile away and remained visible for 40
minutes, during which time the witnesses’ TV would not work (EM effect). (Bondarchuk, 1979, pp.
124-126.)
10 February 1967 02:30 –
Haliburton, Ontario
Large yellow glowing
object flying at treetop level, loud roaring noise, as if from object hovering
over home. Explanation: Star.
10 February 1967 2:20 a.m.
EST.;
Caledonia, Ontario
A couple saw a
metallic-appearing, saucer-shaped object with bright red and white lights (body
lights). The object hovered for about 15 minutes and then flew away. A whirring
sound was heard. (Hamilton Spectator,
Ontario, 2/11/67, copy in NICAP files.)
11 February 1967 02:30 –
Hagersville, Ontario
A flying disc was
observed. One disc was observed.
12 February 1967 Night –
Climax, Saskatchewan
An object was sighted that
had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly
aircraft. One object, the size of the moon, was observed by several teenage
witnesses at a dump (Nerada).
14 February 1967;
Hannon, Ontario
Time not reported. A
saucer-shaped object (disc) with blinking red lights (body lights) forced a car
off the road. It returned and hovered in view of many witnesses, landing in a
nearby field. Marks were found in the snow (physical traces) at the landing
spot next day. (Letter dated 2/23/67 in NICAP files.)
15 February 1967 20:30 –
Stoney Creek, Ontario
A flying disc was
observed. Gravity effects were noted. One disc was observed by four witnesses
for 30 minutes.
15 February 1967 After
2100 –
Tapleytown, Ontario
One disc was observed by
one witness.
20 February 1967 10:30 p.m;
Limerick, Saskatchewan
A woman saw a bright
lighted object speed in and hover under a power line, then retrace its approach
path (reverse direction) as it left. House lights dimmed (EM effects) while the
light hovered. (NICAP report form.)
21 February 1967
Yorkton, SK
Telex to CANADFORCEHED
from CANRADSQN YORKTON
“Sighted object near CKDS
Channel 3 TV Tower, 12 miles west of Yorkton. The object appeared to be three
or four hundred yards in the air about 70 degrees to the left of their car. It
was a bright whitish blue with orange and red flashing out of it. It made no
noticeable noise. It hovered for two or three minutes then shot north at a
terrific speed for about half a mile where it again hovered for six or seven
minutes. The observers continued to STN Yorkton as the object remained
hovering, A light was seen to the west of the STN by Commissionaire Mr. Young
when Miss McGirr returned here. By this time the object was fading out slowly
to the west.”
UFOROM Files
24 February 1967 10:00
p.m. EST.;
Lucan, Ontario
Two members of a family
saw a glowing orange object, also seen separately by an Ontario provincial
policeman. Through a 55x telescope the object appeared to be oblong with a
peaked top, bluish glow, with red flashing lights, and a surrounding orange
glow (halo effect). The policeman described it as a "flashing
orangey-colored object." (London
Free Press, Ontario, 2/27/67, copy in NICAP files.)
26 February 1967 7:30 p.m.
EST.;
Wiarton, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EST. Nine people
in southeastern Ontario, including four provincial policemen, saw a bright
shining object with lights changing color from white to green (body lights).
The object appeared to have streamers of light around it. It flitted about,
hovered, and disappeared. (London Free
Press (Ontario) 2/27/67, copy in NICAP files.)
27 February 1967 7:30-8:30
p.m PST.;
Port McNeil, British
Columbia
Four people saw a large
bright oval with a tail, white on top, blue on bottom and later bright red. The
object at times traveled in a straight line, made turns (maneuvered),
disappeared, and reappeared. It was also viewed through a 45x telescope.
(Letter in NICAP files.)
27 February 1967 9:00 p.m.
MST (8:00 p.m.).;
Edmonton, Alberta
A woman saw a cigar-shaped
object with a red light on bottom and a white light on top (body lights) that
was hovering over a hospital and spinning. The object emitted a siren-like
sound. Other sightings reported about the same time were identified as RCAF
aircraft. (Edmonton Journal, 2/28/67,
copy in NICAP files.)
2 March 1967 Before 1800
PST - Aldergrove, British Columbia
A flying disc was observed
using optical instruments. Multiple independent witnesses. One disc was
observed by three witnesses for over 15 minutes.
3 March 1967
Yorkton, SK
Telex from CANRADSQN
Yorkton to CANFORCEHED. Red/orange/white UFO seen on clear night with stars
visible. Seen from RCMP Radio Room in Federal Building on 3rd Avenue
in Yorkton. Object was “very bright changing from red to orange to white and
back again. Appeared to be round in shape.”
UFOROM Files
4 March 1967 –
Summit Lake, British
Columbia
One object was observed in
snowy weather at an electric plant (Yamitski).
5 March 1967 Night –
Plevna, Ontario
An unusual object was
sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was
observed by two male witnesses on a farm.
*March 5, 1967; Minot AFB, North Dakota
ADC radar tracked an unidentified target descending
over the Minuteman ICBM missile silos of the 91st Strategic Missile Wing. Base
security teams saw a metallic, disc-shaped object ringed with bright flashing
lights moving slowly, maneuvering, then stopping and hovering about 500 ft
above ground. Object circled directly over the launch control facility. F-106
fighters were scrambled but at that moment object climbed straight up and
disappeared at high speed. (Ray Fowler; etc.)
6 March 1967;
Alberta
Cat. 9. Ground-visual,
civilian and military radar, airline crew observation.
8 March 1967 –
Port McNeill, British
Columbia
An unusual object was
sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was
observed by one female witness on the ocean (Flick).
8 March 1967 Night –
Dyers Bay, Ontario
Hovering object.
9 March 1967 Night –
Wasaga, Ontario
Photo
10 March 1967 20:05 –
Hamilton W Hwy403, Ontario
Hovering object.
12 March 1967 19:00 –
Port McNeill, British
Columbia
An unidentified object was
sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a
conventional explanation. One object was observed by two witnesses, a married
couple, at an electric plant (Siemens).
15 March 1967 24:00 –
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
One object was observed by
three witnesses for 180 minutes.
*March 16, 1967; Near Roy (about 30 miles NE of
Lewistown), MT (BBU)
8:45 a.m. E-Flight of 10 Minuteman nuclear ICBM's of
Malmstrom AFB, USAF 341st Strategic Missile Wing, SAC, were inexplicably
deactivated within 10 seconds of each other and for 1 day after UFO's hovered
near 2 missile silos. Followed a series of UFO sightings during early morning
hours by USAF security teams. Similar unexplained deactivation of Minuteman's
occurred with O-Flight earlier in the morning. (CUFON; NICAP; not in BB
files??)
20 March 1967 18:00 –
Destruction Bay, Yukon
An unusual object was
sighted that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was
observed by more than four witnesses for 30 minutes (Green).
22 March 1967 20:00 –
Waterloo, Ontario
A flying disc was
observed. One disc was observed by nine witnesses.
*March 24/25, 1967; Roy (about 30 miles NE of
Lewiston), Montana (BBU)
O-Flight of Malmstrom AFB, USAF 341st Strategic
Missile Wing, had unexplained deactivation of 6-8 Minuteman nuclear ICBM's
within several secs of each other during UFO close encounters involving a red
saucer shaped object in early morning hours. USAF security guard injured and
medivacked out. (Brad Sparks)
26 March 1967 –
Vancouver, British
Columbia
Photo. Explanation:
Planet.
26 March 1967 20:45 –
Altona, Manitoba
A very bright object at
ground level, illuminated the countryside with a pink glow.
March 1967 –
Kotcho Lake, British
Columbia
Nocturnal lights were
reported at a lake.
March 1967 –
Fort Nelson, Steamboat Mtn.,
British Columbia
Nocturnal lights were observed
by a male witness at a mountain (Arychuk).
Spring 1967 23:30 –
Banff Mt Norquay, British
Columbia -
An object was observed.
Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed in snowy weather by two
witnesses, a married couple, at a mountain for over three minutes (Mewburn).
April 1967 21:00 -
Scarborough, Ontario
Large domed disc
zig-zagged east rapidly to the west overhead. Made steady whirring or humming
sound.
1 April 1967 20:00 –
New Westminster, British
Columbia
Two boys saw an orange
disk, less than one meter in diameter, flying at high speed, stop and hover for
three minutes, 20 meters above ground.
2 April 1967 Before 1100 –
Wynyard S10.5M,
Saskatchewan
An unidentified object was
sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed
by one experienced male witness (Pereduda).
3 April 1967 –
Malton, Ontario
One object was observed.
3 April 1967 21:30 –
St John, Westfield, New
Brunswick
An unidentified object was
sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed
by more than one witness on a river (Tonner).
3 April 1967 22:30 –
Port Arthur, Ontario
An unidentified but
otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object, larger than a star, was
observed by one female witness for 30 minutes (Bennet).
3 April 1967 22:50 –
Ebenezer, Saskatchewan
An unusual object was
sighted by multiple witnesses, that had unconventional appearance and aerobatic
performance. One object was observed by two witnesses in a yard for ten minutes
(Fandrey; Neibrandt).
4 April 1967 –
Pleasant Lake, Nova Scotia
A flying disc was
observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One disc was observed by one witness
(Nickerson).
4 April 1967 18:30 –
Kitchener, Ontario
An unidentified object was
sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a
conventional explanation. Explanation: Meteor.
4 April 1967 21:13 –
Toronto, Ontario
One disc was observed by
several witnesses (Dorman).
4 April 1967 19:45 –
Peterborough, Ontario
Green sphere with red and
white lights blinking on and off, two vapor trails, red sparks. Object changed
direction when car did, stopped suddenly. Likely same case as next ones in
list. Date incorrect?
5
April 1967 19:45 - Peterborough, Ontario
Small
glowing sphere with metallic band, emitted two vapor trails, humming sound,
approached, paced car.
5
April, 1967 7:45 p.m. EST; Peterborough,
Ontario
About
450 miles north-northwest of Jonestown, a woman and her two children saw a
small glowing sphere with a metallic band approach their car. A humming sound
could be heard. The object emitted two vapor trails. It receded, then turned
and paced the car for several minutes before disappearing. (Peterborough Examiner 4/14/67.) About 45
minutes later in Welland, Ontario, about 165 miles northeast of Peterborough, a
man saw an object with bright blue light that moved slowly and hovered,
emitting a strange humming sound. (Letter 4/9/67 in NICAP files.)
5 April 1967 19:33 –
Ottawa Uplands Apt,
Ontario
A meteor-like object was
observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by several
witnesses (Toop).
5 April 1967 19:40 –
Toronto, Ontario
One object was observed.
5 April 1967 Evening –
Don Mills, Ontario
An unidentified object was
sighted by multiple independent witnesses, but with appearance and behavior
that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed
by one male witness (Zonnekyn).
5 April 1967 Evening –
Haileybury, Ontario
An unidentified object was
sighted by multiple independent witnesses, but with appearance and behavior
that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed
by one experienced male witness at a lake (Moore).
5 April 1967 Evening –
North Bay, Ontario
An unidentified object was
sighted by multiple independent witnesses, but with appearance and behavior
that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed
by one female witness (Stoughton).
5 April 1967 Evening –
Dorval, Quebec
One object was observed.
5 April 1967 20:25 –
Welland, Ontario
One object was observed by
one witness for 18 seconds (Tetroe).
6 April 1967 9:45 p.m. MST
(11:45 p.m. EST).;
Edmonton, Alberta
A Pacific Western Airlines
pilot and crew saw a dull orange-red object that flew erratically as it paced
the aircraft, then sped away. Confirmed by radar at Edmonton International
Airport (radar-visual). (Redden phone call, 4/7/67, NICAP files; Weinstein,
1999, p. 35 from Gillmor, 1969.) Same case as below.
6
April 1967 - Edmonton, Alberta
Object
paced airliner and tracked by radar
6
April 1967 21:30 - Edmonton, Alberta
CSU
incident. Explanation: Anomalous Propagation
6 April 1967 19:30 –
Metro, Ontario
A flying disc was
observed. One disc was observed by several witnesses.
8 April 1967 Around 0100 –
Mountjoy Township, Ontario
An object was observed.
Animal reactions to the object were reported. One green fireball was observed
by a female 13-year-old witness in a forest.
8 April 1967 After 2000 –
London, Ontario
Procession of objects.
9 April 1967 19:45 –
Silver Creek, British
Columbia
An unusual object was
sighted, that had unconventional appearance and performance. One object was
observed by two witnesses, a married couple, for over four minutes (McKay).
9 April 1967 Night –
Edmonton, Alberta
An unidentified object was
sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a
conventional explanation. One object was observed by three witnesses for 54
seconds.
11 April 1967 –
Chemong Lake, Ontario
Cigar-shaped object with
bright red and white lights, hum.
12 April 1967 8:15 p.m.
EST.;
Toronto, Ontario
An adult leader and 18 Girl
Guides saw four lens-shaped discs with flashing lights on the rims (body
lights). The objects circled the witnesses, and two shot away when an airplane
approached (aircraft avoidance). (Henry McKay report, 4/17/67, in NICAP files.)
Same report as below.
12
April 1967 20:15 - Toronto, Ontario
Four
lens-shaped discs with flashing lights on rims circled a group of 20 witnesses.
Two shot away on approach of aircraft.
13 April 1967 01:00 –
Baltimore, Ontario
One object was observed by
one witness on a farm.
13 April 1967 After 2000 –
Victoria, British Columbia
An object was observed.
Electromagnetic effects were noted. One object was observed by several
witnesses. Explanation: Meteor.
14 April 1967 01:15 –
Downsview, Ontario
Two rotating red glowing
dome-shaped objects separated by bar, hovered overhead, shot away rapidly to
the north.
14 April 1967 20:10 –
Cadboro Bay, British
Columbia
Unidentified but otherwise
conventional objects were sighted. Two objects were observed in clear weather
by two male teenage witnesses on the ocean.
15 April 1967 Night –
Cobourg, Ontario
Three objects were
observed by several witnesses.
16 April 1967 1:15 a.m.
EST.;
Downsville, Ontario
Two rotating red, glowing
dome-shaped objects separated by a bar (dumbbell shape) hovered overhead, then
accelerated away. (Letter dated 4/16/67 in NICAP files.) Same report as April
14, with different date.
26 April 1967 8:30 p.m.
EDT.;
St. Catherines, Ontario
An object with an
intensely bright. flashing red light descended, the red light stopped flashing
and turned green. Then a light beam shot out of the object, catching a dog and
the witness in its light for an instant. The object then flashed green, turned
yellow-white, and moved away with the lights flashing red, green, and yellow in
no particular order. As it moved away the object hovered, banked, and drifted
slowly. No sound was heard. (Report in NICAP files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 1, May-June 1967, p. 3.)
26
April 1967 – St. Catherines, Ontario
Dog
sitting very quietly as engulfed in UFO beam. Same case as above.
26
April 1967 20:30 – St. Catherines, Ontario
Animal
reaction. Object with intense red light descended, turned green, emitted light
beam onto neighbor's dog, object then flashed, turned yellow-white, moved away
erratically. Third report.
26 April 1967 21:00 –
Kitchener, Ontario
Ground marks. 1.5m tall
oil-drum shaped cylinder descends, extends 6 legs and lands. Traces: 6 marks in
ground. Four reports in total.
26
April 1967 21:00 - Kitchener, Ontario
Brian
Dorscht saw a dark object, measuring one meter in diameter, landed.
26
April 1967 9:30 p.m. EDT.; Kitchener, Ontario
A
witness saw a small cylinder, estimated 3 feet in diameter and 5 feet tall,
with flashing lights. The object landed, deploying six legs when it was about 4
feet from the ground. A whirring sound during landing stopped once the object
was at rest. Ground impressions (physical traces) were found at the landing
site. (NICAP report form and unidentified newspaper clipping dated 9/8/67 in
NICAP files.)
April
1967 Kitchener, Ontario
An
object 4 feet wide and 6 feet high, with a blinking green light and white
lights was observed around 9:00 pm. The object had six legs and a whirring
heard. The witness was buried. Six imprints were found.
Reference:
Henry McKay UFO Archives. Source: GARPAN
28 April 1967 9:00 p.m.
EDT.;
Toronto, Ontario
A real estate agent and
occupants of three other cars saw a shiny, metallic-appearing flattened sphere
an estimated 20 feet in diameter and 15 feet tall, with a band of alternate
non-blinking red and green body lights around the middle. The object hovered
just above tree-top level for about 2 minutes, then dropped down about 10 feet.
The witness became frightened and fled before the object disappeared. (NICAP
report form; U.F.O. Investigator,
May-June 1967, p. 3.)
28
April 1967 21:00 - Toronto, Ontario
Metallic
elliptical object with belt of alternate red and green lights, hovered,
descended, witness became frightened and fled scene. Second report.
28 April 1967 20:15 –
Downsview, Ontario - A flying disc was observed. One disc was
observed by two witnesses, a married couple, for over four minutes (Oosterdag).
May 1967 00:30 –
Vauxhall, Alberta - Electromagnetic effect: headlights died in
two separate cars. Distant Nocturnal light in sky, shape indiscernable.
May 1967
Swift Current, SK
A UFO was seen over a
house by some neighbours who tried phoning the owners but the line was always
busy. The next day, the neighbours inquired of the owners, who insisted that
they had not been on the phone that night.
Source: Grassroots UFOs, by Michael Swords, p.
199
May 1967 Evening –
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
An unidentified but
otherwise conventional object was sighted. One object was observed by one
female witness.
7 May 1967; 2:00 a.m. MST
Edmonton, Alberta
A 14-year-old boy and four
others saw a spherical object with spinning top and bottom and with red and
green lights (body lights) which they followed and observed for 4 hours. As it
hovered at about 200 feet altitude, a "white ribbon of light" (light
beam) was emitted from the bottom of the object illuminating the ground. A
"muffled whistling noise" was heard as the object hovered. Then a
"screaming noise" like a jet engine starting up was heard, all lights
went out, and the object took off with 7-8 explosive sounds. Black streaks were
found on the charred road surface (physical traces). (Edmonton Journal, 5/8/67, copy in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 1, May-June
1967, p. 3; APRO Bulletin, May-June
1967, p. 7; Phillips, 1975, p. 48.)
7
May 1967 02:00 - Edmonton, Alberta - An
object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability
of known earthly aircraft.
7
May 1967 02:00 - Edmonton, Alberta -
White beam of light came from bottom, made a muffled whistling noise as
it hovered,. Beam covered 6" rectangular area on ground. Several
cinder-like rocks and charred pebbles in burned area. Analysis.
7
May 1967 02:00 - Edmonton, Alberta -
Ricky Banyard, 14, saw a strange object in the sky and followed it with
a friend, Glenn Coates, through binoculars.
May
7, 1967 Edmonton, Alberta
At
around 2:00 am, a 14-year-old witness and his friends saw an object in the sky
and followed it. The object passed near a cemetery, emitting a whistled
whistle, emitted a ray of light, then left with a roar and a series of bangs.
Calcined rocks were found on the site.
Reference:
Henry McKay UFO Archives.
Source:
GARPAN
9 May 1967 Night –
Edmonton, Alberta
An object was sighted that
had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly
aircraft. One multi-colored domed disc was observed by two witnesses, a married
couple, for over five minutes.
*May 13, 1967; Colorado Springs, CO
4:40 MDT. At the Colorado Springs airport an object
was picked up on radar. During this time a Braniff flight was coming in for a
landing on runway 35. The track of the object behaved like a ghost echo,
perhaps a ground return being reflected from the Braniff aircraft. The object
blip appeared at about twice the range of the Braniff blip. When Braniff
touched down, however, the situation changed radically. The UFO blip pulled to
the right (east) and passed over the airport at an indicated height of about
200 ft. The object track passed within 1.5 miles of the control tower. The
object was not visible even through binoculars by personnel in the control
tower. This case was written up in the SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING
OBJECTS, conducted by the University of Colorado, and it was stated there: This
must remain as one of the most puzzling radar cases on record, and no
conclusion is possible at this time. It seems inconceivable that an anomalous
propagation echo would behave in the manner described, particularly with
respect to the reported altitude changes, even if AP had been likely at the
time. In view of the meteorological situation, it would seem that AP was rather
unlikely. Besides, what is the probability that an AP return would appear only
once, and at that time appear to execute a perfect practice ILS approach?
(Wilson)
15 May 1967; 10:00 p.m.
EDT
Scarborough, Ontario
Three witnesses 500 miles
to the northeast, in Scarborough, Ontario, saw an elongated object with one red
and one white light. It moved slowly, stopped, and slowly flew away. The object
responded to light flashes (light reaction) by a witness. (Air Force report
form, NICAP files.)
15
May 1967 22:00 - Scarborough, Ontario -
An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior
that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed
by three witnesses (Onley).
20 May 1967, shortly after
noon
Falcon Lake, Manitoba
Witness approached landed
object, violet light, rushing air sound, voices heard; experienced severe burns
on chest, weight loss, and vomiting ((Hall, 2001, pp. 209-212; Clark, 1996, pp.
191-200; Craig, 1995, pp. 14-27; Gillmor, 1969, p. 316, Case 22; Story, 1980,
pp. 230-31; International UFO Reporter,
Nov.-Dec. 1987, pp. 21- T, 24; Journal of
UFO Studies, New Series, Vol. 5, pp. 1-34; Flying Saucer Review, 1981, vol. 27, no. 1,pp. 14-16; FSR, vol. 27 no. 2, pp. 15-18; FSR, vol. 27 no. 3, pp. 21-15; Winnipeg Free Press 5/23/67; The Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba
5/22/67).
20
May 1967 - Falcon Lake, Manitoba - An
object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. An unidentifiable object
was observed at close range and caused physical effects.
20
May 1967 12:13 - Falcon Lake, Ontario -
Michalac case. Prospector suffers burns and radiation-sickness-like
symptoms after a close encounter with a red, glowing landed object. Voices
could be heard within the craft through an open hatch. Official explanation:
hoax.
Spring
1967 00:12 –
Manitoba
Objects
were sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of
known earthly aircraft. Two objects, about 40 feet across, were observed by one
witness for five minutes.
20 May 1967 20:30 –
Saskatoon Mountain,
Alberta
An object was observed.
Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by
several witnesses at a mountain.
21 May 1967 22:30 –
Saskatoon Mountain,
Alberta
An object was observed.
Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by
several witnesses at a mountain.
22 May 1967 22:30 –
Saskatoon Mountain,
Alberta
An object was observed.
Animal reactions to the object were reported. One object was observed by
several witnesses at a mountain.
23 May 1967 22:19
Magog, Quebec
Five people saw a flying
saucer that was bluish white, surrounded by light. It was moving about 50 feet
above the trees towards Sherbrooke. After three minutes, it had disappeared
behind trees.
La Tribune de Sherbrooke, May 24, 1967
24 May 1967 22:15 –
Chatham, Ontario
Hovering red light flew to
Lake Erie.
24 May 1967 7:15 pm
Cap-de-la-Madeline, Quebec
Two photos were taken of a
disc-shaped object during the 20 seconds it was in view. It was said to be the
size of a house and made a whistling sound as it flew.
The Nouvelliste,
May 26, 1967
Late May 1967 23:30 –
Tyndall, Manitoba
Red oval UFO approached
farmhouse.
May 31, 1967; 11:30 p.m.
CDT.
Beausejour, Manitoba
A woman reported a
luminous red, saucer-shaped object with blue light that approached from the
south and hovered about 125 yards away. A white light on the bottom became
brighter as the object hovered (luminosity/motion correlation), its glow
illuminating the ground. The object landed and left physical traces, including
a burned area and radioactive soil. (Winnipeg
Free Press, Manitoba, 7/21/67, copy in NICAP files; APRO Bulletin, May-June 1967, p. 2.)
31
May 1967 23:30 - Beausejour, Manitoba
UFO
came from south, stopped, hovered 125m away, white light on bottom brightened.
Burned area 25' diameter, radioactive soil found at spot.
May
31, 1967 Beausejour, Manitoba
A
woman thought she saw a UFO with a bright light coming from the south. Her
husband checked the site and found a circle of 25 feet (smoking two weeks
later?).
Reference:
Henry McKay UFO Archives; APRO.
Source:
GARPAN
June 1967 Pre-dawn –
Parksville, British
Columbia
A hovering object was
observed. Multiple independent witnesses. One object was observed by four
witnesses for 30 minutes (Bjornson).
Summer 1967, Quebec
Dennis Leger, 12 ans, and
Michel Montreuil, 15 ans, were riding their bicycles across a farm field when
they suddenly came upon a “stationary transparent vehicle” hovering about 15
feet above the ground. Inside the transparent object the boys could see three
black creatures “like Michelin man” about 4 feet tall. One was standing by
itself on the left while the others were sitting on the right.
Source: Donald Cyr
3 June 1967 –
Ottawa, Ontario
Psychologist and pilot
neighbor saw two saucer-shaped objects.
3 June 1967 22:00 –
Lake Nipissing, Ontario
Buoy Tender incident.
Shortly after 10 p.m., a
Lake Nipissing, Ontario buoy tender observed green and white lights between two
small islands. Thinking another boatman might be in trouble, the buoy tender
headed toward the lights. He was about 100 feet away when the lights rose from
the water 'with a whoosh' and sped off into the night.
Early June 1967 –
Mansfield, Ontario
Dark stationary object in
sky for 5 minutes, had vertical twin fins of flaming gases.
5 June 1967; 1:00 p.m.
CDT.
Selkirk, Manitoba,
A Mounted Policeman and a
Royal Canadian Air Force squadron leader saw a silvery circular or slightly
oblong object flying rapidly to the north with a wobbling motion. The object
was visible for about 15 seconds. (Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba, 6/29/67, copy
in NICAP files; Winnipeg Free Press
6/7/67 with date of sighting indicated as June 6, copy in NICAP files; case
reported to the University of Colorado Project).
6
June 1967 13:00 - Winnipeg, Manitoba -
RCMP Officer incident.
5 June 1967; 10:30 p.m.
PDT.
Vancouver Island, British
Columbia
Five neighbors saw a large
saucer-shaped, orange-yellow object with distinct edges. The object flew into
view, hovered for 2 minutes, tilted on edge, and took off at high speed. A
similar object appeared in the same spot, behaved similarly, but flew off in
another direction. The object was viewed through binoculars. (Letter dated
6/9/67, NICAP files.)
6 June 1967; 8:40 p.m.
CDT.
Colonsay, Saskatchewan
A former World War II
paratrooper and others saw an object with shiny, bright, white oval lights
(body lights). It approached within 400 feet, stopped, glided from
side-to-side, then sped away. (NICAP report form.)
10 June 1967
Yorkton, SK
A blue/white UFO was seen?
UFOROM files
11 June 1967; 11:30 p.m.
EDT.
Dorval, Montreal, Quebec
Two witnesses, including a
graduate student in psychology at Harvard, saw an oval, dull gray object with
three colored lights (body lights) and a glowing pink band around the middle.
The object moved slowly at tree-top level from lake to shore, hovered, then
moved behind trees, finally disappearing. It was estimated to have passed
100-150 feet away from the witnesses at eye level. (NICAP report form.)
11
June 1967 23:30 - Dorval, Quebec -
Structured object at low altitude.
11 June 1967 22:00 –
Trois Pistoles, Quebec
-
One white oval object was
observed by two witnesses.
June 13, 1967; 2:30 a.m.
Caledonia, Ontario
Three 3' to 4' tall
beings, light colored clothing, helmets, moved around beneath cigar-shaped
craft with windows. Physical traces found at site. (Hall, 1964-1967, pages
474-482, Vol. II, The UFO Evidence)
13
June 1967 02:30 - Caledonia, Ontario -
Cigar shaped craft with four evenly spaced small windows, 36' long;
smaller disc 15' diameter. Both hovered 12' above ground. three small men,
miner helmets on ground under boom on cigar. Ground marks. At 2:30 a.m. Carmen
Cuneo, a night shift worker at a factory in Caledonia, Ontario saw two objects
near the factory's scrap heap and dump area: a large cigar-shaped object on the
ground, 35 feet long by 15 feet thick, and a hovering disc-shaped object about
15 feet in diameter. The smaller object, tilted up at a 45-degree angle, had a
row of orange-lighted windows around its periphery. In the larger object were
four square windows emitting a pulsating orange light, and from one end of it
projected upward at a 45 degree angle a rod 15 feet long, bearing a large red light
at the end. Beneath this light moved three small humanoid figures about three
feet tall, wearing miner's hats with small lights on them. They were picking up
and examining small objects on the ground with quick, jerky movements. After
watching for 10 minutes, Cuneo called co-worker Marvin Hannigan to see it, but
by the time Hannigan arrived the humanoids were gone. The two craft started
very slowly to rise straight up into the air. After they reached a height of 50
feet they departed at about 40-45 mph without making a sound. At the landing
site branches were broken and the brush charred, and an oily liquid was found
on the ground.
June
13, 1967 Caledonia, Ontario
A
minor saw a UFO over the ground at 14 feet altitude. He saw three little beings
moving
around.
Later, a large hole and oily residues were found in the soil.
Reference:
Henry McKay UFO Archives; CUFOR.
Source:
GARPAN
June
15, 1967; Caledonia, Ontario
2:35
a.m. EDT. Two people saw two stationary objects, one disc-shaped and the other
cigar-shaped, on or near the ground in the vicinity of a factory for about 20
minutes. The cigar was described as being the size of a transport plane, and
had four windows, light pulsating from
inside, a large antenna with a red light, and other multicolored lights
(body lights). Three occupants less than 4 feet tall, in light colored
uniforms, and wearing "helmets" with four lights, were observed
scurrying around outside the cigar. The objects rose about 30 feet, banked
around a gypsum pile and disappeared to the southwest. Physical traces found at
the site included a burned area, disturbed grass, and an oily substance. (Cuneo
letter, 6/19/67, NICAP files; APRO Bulletin,
Nov. - Dec. 1967, p. 4.)
14 June 1967 –
Arnprior, Ontario -
Fireball or meteor,
blazing orange with tinge of green, long trailing tail, showering blue balls.
14 June 1967 20:45 –
Thorburn, Nova Scotia
-
Bright white light with
bluish-silver edges, moved fast across eastern horizon rapidly to the north,
then shot straight up.
16 June 1967 –
Port McNeill, British
Columbia -
Mrs. Wallace and family
saw for one hour a cone shape with green and red flashing lights, rotating.
18 June 1967; 0430Z 19
June 1967
Shoal Lake, Ontario
Evening. A family crossing
the lake by boat saw a shiny, metallic-appearing oval object with a slight rise
on top. The object was an estimated 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet thick. When
the object approached the witnesses' boat, it took on an orange tinge. As the
object descended, the tops of trees on the shoreline were illuminated. Twice
the family approached the object, but retreated as the object swept toward
their boat. No sound was heard. Others on shore were alerted during the
15-minute sighting, and one person reported static on the radio (EM effects).
Trees with wilted leaves on top were later noted (physical effects).
(Bondarchuk, 1979, p. 31-34.)
18
June 1967, 11:30 pm
Shoal
Lake, ON
At
least five witnesses travelling by boat saw a bright object hovering over trees
at a height of about 50 feet. The object suddenly descended and headed for the
witnesses, frightening them. It chased the group to the shore and remained for
10-15 minutes. It was metallic and oval with a “rise on top.” The incident was
very thoroughly investigated by the RCMP and RCAF. NRC Case N67/71.
18
June 1967 23:00 - Falcon Lake, Ontario -
Shiny, metallic object, 25 feet across and 10 feet, was witnessed by
multiple persons. Interference on radio was reported. (location incorrect)
20 June 1967 –
Caledonia, Ontario -
Men in black later
interviewed witnesses. Men in black were encountered by one experienced male
witness (Cuneo). A man in black was seen.
23 June 1967 00:40 –
North Bay, Ontario -
Three objects were
observed.
24 June 1967 –
Elk Falls Lookout, British
Columbia -
Very bright light disappeared.
24 June 1967 23:00 –
Vancouver, British
Columbia -
Flashing white light
shimmying from northwest .
24 June 1967 23:20 –
Campbell River, British
Columbia -
UFO at great speed
stopped, moved off sharply in another direction.
25 June 1967 Morning –
North Vancouver, British
Columbia -
While camping four boys
saw four UFOs from north to the south, at four different times early Sunday
morning. Explanation: Satellite.
27 June 1967; 1:00 pm.
CDT.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:00 pm. CDT. A couple saw
a glowing yellow object shaped like a large soup bowl (dome shaped). The object
hovered about 300 feet over a service station, moved slowly, hovered again over
a river, then disappeared below the tree line. (McPhillips report, NICAP
files.)
27
June 1967 23:00 - Winnipeg, Manitoba -
An unusual object was sighted, that had unconventional appearance and
performance. One domed disc was observed by two witnesses, a married couple
(Hawryluk). No sound was heard.
29 June 1967 –
Lasarre, Quebec -
Oval illuminated object
resembling flying saucer, noiseless, gained altitude east to the west.
30 June 1967 –
Beauceville, Quebec -
A meteor-like object was observed.
One fiery ball was observed by two witnesses at a mountain.
Mid-1967 –
Drumheller, Alberta -
An object was sighted that
had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly
aircraft. An unidentifiable object was observed at close range (Pears).
30 June 1967 00:15 –
St James, Manitoba -
Several objects were
observed by two witnesses for 90 minutes.
30 June 1967 18:00 –
Thompson, Manitoba -
Beeping heard. Whirlwind.
Silent metallic box rotates in the air. Girl levitated.
A woman was walking
through her house around six o'clock in the evening in Thompson, Manitoba when
she heard an odd beeping sound. It was repeated at regular intervals of about
one second, and she wondered what was causing it. She looked out her kitchen
window, and saw dirt and loose pieces of paper flying in a large circle around
her house. Outside, she found her husband, who had just come home, and five
children staring up into the sky. A young boy was holding her eight-year-old
daughter down on the ground. Up in the sky a rectangular object hung in the
air, slowly rotating counter-clockwise and showing alternating silver and black
sides. It was black on its lower surface, and made no noise. The object began
moving off at an angle, stopped and hovered, then continued towards the
southeast. Until this time the circle of dirt and dust had persisted, but it
now died down. The whirlwind was confined to the area immediately around their
house and did not affect any other houses on the street. When the object moved
away, the dirt fell to the ground. Going to the children, the woman found they
were calming down except her daughter, who seemed dazed. The boy explained that
the five of them had been playing in the yard when the object first appeared
overhead. As they watched, her daughter had been levitated into the air,
apparently caused by the UFO in the sky. By the time the other children had
come to her aid she was about one meter off the ground and her clothes had
edged up her body. Her daughter said she did not remember anything from the
time she felt the wind until the time she recovered after being dragged back to
the ground.
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