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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