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St. Paul, Alberta opens a UFO landing pad for Canada's centennial

When: 3 Jun 1967
Where: St. Paul, Canada
Sources: 2 public sources

The UFO landing pad St. Paul, Alberta built as its 1967 centennial project Line Fault, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The town of St. Paul, Alberta built a UFO landing pad as its main Canadian centennial project. Defence minister Paul Hellyer arrived by helicopter to open it, and Guinness lists it as the first official UFO landing pad.

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OtherFirst official UFO landing pad (opens in a new tab)Guinness World Records
OtherSt. Paul: UFO Landing Pad (archived) (opens in a new tab)Heritage Community Foundation, Alberta Online Encyclopedia (Archive-It copy)

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