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1947
Canadians were still accustomed to looking towards the sky, keeping a watch for enemy aircraft. Although the war was over, people were conscious of the possibility of an attack due to the new threat of a cold war. As a result, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Department of National Defence received reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Although sightings in Canada had occurred before, it was at this time that the Department of National Defence and other government agencies began to collect information on UFOs.

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Clan Lake, Northwest Territories, June 22, 1960
Prince George, British Columbia, January 1, 1969
Duhamel, Alberta, August 1967
Falcon Lake, Manitoba, May 20, 1967
Shirley's Bay, Ontario, Project Magnet, 1952Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, October 4, 1967

 

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