1967 Shag Harbour incident
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The 1967 Shag Harbour incident is a famous Canadian UFO case in which multiple witnesses reported a low-flying object crashing into the waters off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, prompting an official government investigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1967 Shag Harbour incident canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian UFO case
ⓘ
UFO sighting ⓘ unidentified flying object incident ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shag Harbour UFO Festival
ⓘ
UFO lore in Canada ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| casualties | none confirmed ⓘ |
| classificationByResearchers | close encounter case ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1967-10-04 ⓘ |
| debrisRecovered | none reported ⓘ |
| featuredIn | UFO research literature ⓘ |
| followUpInvestigations | civilian UFO researchers ⓘ |
| governmentInvestigation | true ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | Shag Harbour UFO Interpretive Centre ⓘ |
| initialInterpretation | possible aircraft crash ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Department of National Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Department of National Defence
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryRecords | English ⓘ |
| location | Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Canadian newspapers
ⓘ
UFO documentaries ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lack of physical evidence
ⓘ
multiple independent witnesses ⓘ official multi-agency investigation ⓘ status as one of Canada’s best-known UFO cases ⓘ |
| officialClassification | unsolved ⓘ |
| officialExplanation | no conventional explanation found ⓘ |
| phenomenonType | unidentified flying object ⓘ |
| radarConfirmation | disputed or unclear ⓘ |
| region | Shelburne County, Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| relatedTopic |
Canadian military UFO files
ⓘ
UFO sightings in Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| reportedObjectDescription |
low-flying object with lights
ⓘ
object appearing to crash into the water ⓘ |
| searchConductedBy |
Canadian Coast Guard
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Mounted Police ⓘ local fishing boats ⓘ |
| statusInUfology | classic UFO case ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| triggeredSearchAndRescue | true ⓘ |
| witnessCount | multiple witnesses ⓘ |
| witnessType |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
ⓘ
surface form:
RCMP officers
civilian witnesses ⓘ local fishermen ⓘ |
| year | 1967 ⓘ |
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