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Falcon Lake Incident of 1967: An Incredible Sighting that Left its Mark

The Falcon Lake Incident may be one of the most well-documented of all UFO cases. Stefan Michalak died in 1999 still unsure of what he'd seen.

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Falcon Lake Incident of 1967: An Incredible Sighting that Left its Mark
Canada, Manitoba / 9 minutes of reading Table Of Contents The Falcon Lake UFO EncounterThe After-EffectsThe InvestigationPossible ExplanationsMilitary CraftHoaxSomething Else?Falcon Lake Incident: Final ThoughtsI was only a year into high school when the episode of Unsolved Mysteries aired with a segment about a Canadian UFO encounter. Commonly known as the Falcon Lake Incident, the story is permeated with physical evidence and lasting physical effects which lend the story immense credibility.The story of the Falcon Lake UFO incident begins in May of 1967 when outdoor enthusiast Stefan Michalak not only witnesses a UFO, but has an extended encounter that ultimately leaves him injured and fighting a mysterious illness for the remainder of his life.The incident takes a place as one of the most well-documented sightings ever.<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="629" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Falcon-Lake-Map-1024x629.jpg" alt="Falcon Lake on a Map" class="wp-image-4186" srcset="https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Falcon-Lake-Map-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Falcon-Lake-Map-600x368.jpg 600w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Falcon-Lake-Map-300x184.jpg 300w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Falcon-Lake-Map-768x472.jpg 768w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Falcon-Lake-Map.jpg 1259w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Falcon Lake | Image Credit: Google MapsThe Falcon Lake UFO EncounterFalcon Lake is a tiny lake about 50 miles west of Lake Manitoba. The area is rich with quartz and silver veins. As a hobby geologist, Stefan Michalak regularly spent time in the hills around Falcon Lake exploring for mineral deposits.That May weekend, while he was prospecting, his attention was drawn to the lake by some geese. The geese had been startled by something and, according to Michalak, upon investigation he witnessed two cigarette shaped objects in the sky. One of them descended and appeared to land nearby.Stefan watched the object sitting there for about a half hour, and drew a sketch of what he saw before approaching it – he believed it to be a secret US military craft that was possibly in distress.<img decoding="async" width="1024" height="809" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ufo-sketch-1024x809.jpg" alt="Falcon Lake Incident Falcon Lake UFO sketch" class="wp-image-4191" srcset="https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ufo-sketch-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ufo-sketch-600x474.jpg 600w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ufo-sketch-300x237.jpg 300w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ufo-sketch-768x607.jpg 768w, https://alienufoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ufo-sketch.jpg 1180w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Stefan Michalak’s sketch of the object he witnessed at Falcon Lake | Image Source: UnknownHis sketch appears to be a classic flying saucer with a raised dome. His son, Stan recalled his father’s description of the craft was that the surface was flawless with the exception of a grid of holes:It was as though you had milled, out of a solid block of steel, this disc… this saucer with a dome on top. Stan Michalak during an interview on Unsolved MysteriesAfter approaching to just an arm’s reach, a door on the side of the craft opened. Michalak, still believing it to be as US military craft, began to call out asking if someone needed help but received no answer. Peering through the open door, the interior was so bright he had to put down the visor on his welding googles (which he used to protect his eyes while chipping at rocks) in order to see. Michalak claimed to have seen no people or beings inside the craft, but he did hear what appeared to be muffled voices during the initial door opening. He also claimed to have seen beams of light inside and what appeared to be control panels with flashing lights of different colors. He only got a short look before the door closed itself. Upon reaching out to touch the craft, the fingertips of the glove he was wearing melted.Moments later, the craft began to rotate and as the grid of holes on the hull got closer to Michalak, he was blown back by a blast of hot air which set his shirt and hat on fire.<img decoding="async" width="300" height="1...