Canadian Department of National Defence
Canadian government department that investigated Shag Harbour and Falcon Lake
| Canadian Department of National Defence | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Parent department | Government of Canada |
| Established | 1923 |
| Status | Active |
| Status | Active |
Canada’s Department of National Defence, together with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, investigated two of the country’s most significant UFO cases in 1967: the Shag Harbour Incident and the Falcon Lake Incident.
Historical role
Canada’s National Research Council also briefly operated Project Magnet (1950-1954), an early government scientific effort to investigate UFO magnetic-anomaly claims, making Canada one of the few countries with two independent early official UFO investigation efforts.
Current posture
Canada does not currently maintain a dedicated standing UFO investigation office comparable to AARO or GEIPAN; historical case files are held by Library and Archives Canada and have been substantially released through federal access-to-information requests.
[1]See also
References
- ^ Library and Archives Canada, Department of National Defence UFO file holdings.
- ^ Project Magnet historical records, National Research Council of Canada, 1950-54.