Shag Harbour Incident (1967)

On October 4, 1967, multiple witnesses including RCMP officers and fishermen observed a large illuminated object crash into the waters of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. A yellow light approximately 60 feet across descended at a 45-degree angle, hit the water with a flash and loud bang, then floated on the surface trailing yellow foam. Coast Guard, RCMP, and local fishermen reached the impact zone but found only dense yellow sulfurous foam. The object had sunk. Canadian military divers searched the area. Government documents confirm the incident was classified as a genuine UFO event — not aircraft debris, not a meteorite. Declassified Canadian DND records use the term 'UFO' without qualification. Some researchers claim the object moved 25 miles underwater to a submarine detection site at Government Point before being joined by a second USO. Naval vessels reportedly monitored the objects for days before they departed. Called 'Canada's Roswell,' it remains one of the best-documented USO cases — a UAP entering water, witnessed by law enforcement, investigated by military, confirmed by government documents, and never explained.