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Falcon Lake Incident

1967 close encounter and reported burns from a landed disc-shaped object
Falcon Lake Incident
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DateMay 20, 1967
LocationFalcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
TypePhysical encounter
Investigation
Key witnessStefan Michalak
StatusUnexplained

Amateur prospector Stefan Michalak reported encountering two landed, disc-shaped craft, one of which burned him through his clothing when he approached and touched its exhaust grate; he developed a grid-pattern burn pattern on his abdomen and later medical complications consistent with radiation-like exposure, according to examining physicians.

Assessment

A Canadian Department of National Defence investigation found soil radioactivity at the site elevated above background levels, though within a range some later reviewers considered inconclusive; the case is widely regarded, including by government investigators at the time, as one of the best-documented physical-evidence UFO cases in Canadian history, and it remains formally unexplained.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Rutkowski, C. (2005). Abducted! The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Alien Abduction Case, Falcon Lake analysis; Canadian DND investigation file.
Categories: Canada Historical Unexplained