Shag Harbour UFO Incident
Multiple witnesses. An RCMP investigation. Naval divers. And an object that entered the water off Nova Scotia — and vanished.
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Executive Summary
On the night of 4 October 1967, at least eleven independent witnesses in and around the fishing village of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, reported a low-flying object with flashing lights descend and impact the water. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Coast Guard, and Royal Canadian Navy launched a coordinated response. Naval divers searched the seabed. No debris, no aircraft loss, no explanation was ever officially recorded — and the case file remains in the Library and Archives Canada.
The Hidden Truth
What the headlines won't tell you
Shag Harbour is one of the very few UAP incidents in the world where the investigating government's own contemporaneous documents are publicly available. What the record does NOT contain is any conclusion about the object's nature — leaving the case both well-evidenced and unresolved.
Case Timeline
- 1967-10-04CORROBORATEDObject seen entering waterAt least eleven witnesses including fishing boat crews, highway drivers, and residents independently reported a low-flying object with four flashing lights descending at approximately 11:20 PM Atlantic Time.
- 1967-10-04GOVERNMENT RECORDRCMP respondsRCMP Constable Ron Pound and other officers arrived at the shoreline within the hour and observed a yellow foam on the water's surface approximately 250-300 meters offshore before it dispersed.
- 1967-10-05GOVERNMENT RECORDCoast Guard searchCanadian Coast Guard vessels conducted surface search operations throughout the day but found no wreckage, debris, oil slick, or any physical evidence of an aircraft or vessel crash.
- 1967-10-06GOVERNMENT RECORDHMCS Granby divers deployedNaval divers from HMCS Granby conducted underwater search operations on the seabed at the reported impact site but located no debris or physical evidence of any submerged object or craft.
- 1968-01-01GOVERNMENT RECORDFile closed, marked 'UFO'The Canadian Forces officially closed the incident file without determining what had entered the water, with the Department of National Defence classification remaining 'Unidentified Flying Object.'
- 1993-01-01CREDIBLE REPORTINGDocuments rediscoveredUFO researchers accessing Library and Archives Canada brought public attention to the declassified DND and RCMP files documenting the official 1967 search and investigation activities.
Key People
Organizations
Evidence Library
- documentpartial redactionOriginal RCMP incident file
Case docket including officers' contemporaneous notes, obtained via ATIA and archived at Library and Archives Canada.
- officialpartial redactionDND file classification 'UFO'
Department of National Defence formally listed the incident as UFO — one of very few cases where the term appears in a Canadian government record.
- documentWitness statements (multiple)
Independent statements from fishermen, motorists, and the youth group — obtained by the RCMP within 24 hours.
Evidence Gallery
Sources
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Investigation Network
Royal Canadian Mounted Police — First responders and lead civilian investigatorsGovernment Agency1 dossier
Royal Canadian Navy — HMCS Granby — Deployed clearance divers to search the impact areaGovernment Agency1 dossierThis dossier does not end here.
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