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Shag Harbour UFO Crash

Multiple witnesses watched a UFO crash into the waters off Nova Scotia. Coast Guard, RCMP, and military divers searched but found nothing. Officially classified as a UFO by the Canadian government.

October 4, 1967
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
11+ witnesses

Canada’s Roswell

On October 4, 1967, multiple witnesses in Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia watched a UFO crash into the water. The Canadian government investigated, military divers searched, and the case was officially classified as a UFO—Canada’s only acknowledged crash.

The Location

Shag Harbour:

  • Nova Scotia
  • Small fishing village
  • Atlantic coast
  • October 1967
  • Remote area

The Sighting

What was seen:

  • Object in sky
  • Sequence of lights
  • Descended toward water
  • Apparent crash
  • Multiple witnesses

The Witnesses

Who saw it:

  • Local fishermen
  • RCMP officers
  • Families
  • Multiple vantage points
  • Independent observers

The Crash

What happened:

  • Object hit water
  • Stayed on surface
  • Yellow foam/light
  • Then sank
  • Witnesses watched

Immediate Response

Actions taken:

  • Thought plane crash
  • Coast Guard alerted
  • RCMP responded
  • Boats launched
  • Search began

What they found:

  • Yellow foam on water
  • Unusual material
  • Object gone
  • No survivors
  • No wreckage

Military Involvement

Canadian Forces:

  • Divers dispatched
  • Naval vessels
  • Underwater search
  • Found nothing
  • Extensive effort

The Yellow Foam

Strange evidence:

  • On water surface
  • Not aircraft fuel
  • Unknown origin
  • Collected samples
  • Never identified

Official Classification

Government position:

  • Filed as UFO
  • No explanation
  • Not plane crash
  • Not known object
  • Officially unidentified

The Cold War Angle

Speculation:

  • Soviet submarine?
  • US military?
  • Neither claimed
  • Would have retrieved
  • Rules them out

Later Claims

1990s revelations:

  • Object moved underwater
  • To Government Point
  • Second object joined
  • Then left together
  • Military watched

The USO Aspect

Unidentified Submerged Object:

  • Moved underwater
  • Still functional
  • Extended presence
  • Military aware
  • Remarkable claim

Chris Styles

Primary researcher:

  • Local investigator
  • Decades of research
  • Interviewed witnesses
  • Published findings
  • Kept case alive

Annual Festival

Shag Harbour today:

  • UFO festival
  • Tourist attraction
  • Commemorates event
  • Town identity
  • Museum exhibits

Significance

Government-acknowledged UFO crash with military search and official unidentified classification.

Legacy

Shag Harbour represents Canada’s most significant UFO case—an object that crashed, sank, possibly moved underwater, and was never explained.

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