Sightings1978

RCMP constable and residents report object over the water at Clarenville, Newfoundland

When: 26 Oct 1978
Where: Clarenville, Canada
Sources: 3 public sources

Clarenville, Newfoundland, where an object was reported over the water in 1978 Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

RCMP Constable James Blackwood and about a dozen residents reported a lit object hovering over the water between Clarenville and Random Island for about two hours before it rose and vanished. Blackwood said it mirrored his cruiser's lights. The Royal Canadian Mint marked the case on a 2020 coin.

Sources

Official1 oz. Pure Silver Glow-in-the-Dark Coin - Canada's Unexplained Phenomena - The Clarenville Event (opens in a new tab)Royal Canadian Mint / 2020
PressRetired Mountie recounts 1978 Clarenville UFO sighting (opens in a new tab)VOCM / 2020-10-13
PressRCM's third UFO coin features 1978 'Clarenville Event' (opens in a new tab)Canadian Coin News / 2020-10-08

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