Clarenville sighting
- Date
- 26 Oct 1978
- Place
- Clarenville and Random Island, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Unexplained
- Evidence strength
What was reported
In the early morning of 26 October 1978 about twelve people in Clarenville saw an oval object with a fin-like tail hovering over the water near Random Island, and the RCMP sent Constable James Blackwood, who watched it for one to two hours through a surveillance telescope. Blackwood said the object flashed back when he flashed his car's headlights at it. The RCMP filed a report; no photograph, radar data or trace exists, and no explanation was given. The Royal Canadian Mint later put the case on a commemorative coin.
What officials concluded
No conclusion stated
No official explanation has been given.
Strongest ordinary reading
None established
Evidence profile
Sensors1 of 9
- Yes: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnesses12 counted
- Yes: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- Yes: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
ShapeOther shape
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- Yes: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
- Wikipedia: UFO sightings in Canada (Clarenville, 1978)en.wikipedia.org
On the map
48.16° N, 53.97° W, plotted at the town or city
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