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Falcon Lake incident
The Falcon Lake Incident is a reported unidentified flying On July 28, Michalak and RCMP officers together
object (UFO) encounter near Falcon Lake, Manitoba, identified a semicircle on the rock face at the scene, 15
Canada claimed to have occurred on May 20, 1967 by Ste- feet in diameter, where the moss had been somehow re-
fan Michalak. moved. There were traces of radiation in a fault in the
rock across the center of the landing spot. No trace of ra-
Incident diation was found around the outer perimeter of the cir-
cle or in the moss or grass below the raised portion of the
According to authors Chris Rutkowski and Geoff Dittman, rock.
Michalak, a resident of Winnipeg, Canada, had taken a The radioactive material found in the rock fault was
short vacation in Whiteshell Provincial Park to prospect radium 226, a naturally occurring isotope in wide com-
veins of quartz near Falcon Lake when he spotted two mercial use and also found in nuclear reactor waste. They
cigar-shaped objects descending, one of which landed concluded that the level of radiation posed no danger to
near him. Michelak says he saw a door open and heard humans in the area.
voices from inside the object, after which he tried to Michalak died in 1999, age 83.[1] According to author
make contact in English and other languages but got no Graham Pepall, the Canadian Government identifies the
response. He claims to have burned his hand while at- Falcon Lake case as unsolved.[2]
tempting to examine "colourful glass" found around the
object and seen a grid-like exhaust vent that expelled gas
that burned his clothing.
See also
Rutkowski and Dittman write that Michalak felt pain • Project Magnet
and sickness after his encounter and was treated at a hos- • UFO sightings in Canada
pital, initially claiming the burns were caused by airplane • List of UFO sightings
exhaust. Michalak’s family physician reportedly stated • UFO
that Michalak was confused and dazed but rational, and
showed signs of hair loss and a series of raised oval-
shaped sores on Michalak’s chest and abdomen in a grid-
References
like pattern, similar to a first-degree burn. Reportedly, [1] ^ Rutkowski and Dittman 2006, p. 333.
health problems plagued Michalak for several months, [2] Pepall 2008, p. 50.
including lack of appetite, weight loss, swelling, and Bibliography
fainting spells, despite a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist stating • Pepall, Graham Edwin. It’s about You. Lulu, 2008. ISBN
that Michalak was free of "significant mental or emotion- 1-84799-500-4.
al illness." Michalak died in 1999, age 83.[1] • Rutkowski, Chris and Geoff Dittman. The Canadian
UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed. Toronto: Dundurn
Press Ltd, 2006. ISBN 978-1550026214.
Investigation
By late June 1967, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(RCMP) had taken an interest in Michalak’s claims. They
External links
could not identify the site on their own, and on June • The Falcon Lake Incident at About.com
1 they brought Michalak with them. However, Michalak • Michalak at Revista Vigília
could not locate the site, which raised further doubts re- • Canada’s Unidentified Flying Objects: The Search for
garding his claim. The RCMP also confirmed that Micha- the Unknown at Library and Archives Canada
lak had consumed multiple bottles of beer the night be- • Unsolved Mysteries episode: 1967 Falcon Lake
fore the sighting. Incident (Part I)
By June 26, Michalak had located the site and recov- • Unsolved Mysteries episode: 1967 Falcon Lake
ered personal belongings he had left there. The RCMP ob- Incident (Part II)
tained soil samples from the location, which they tested
for radioactivity. The tests were negative.
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