REF: UAP/1960s/089Unexplained
1967-05-20

Falcon Lake / Stefan Michalak burns

Falcon Lake, MB · Canada·CE2 with physical injury·1960s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Prospector Michalak approached a landed craft; exhaust vent burned a grid pattern on his chest; treated for burns/radiation queries; RCMP/RCAF & Condon investigated; Canada's best-documented case.

§ BWitnesses

Stefan Michalak

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Medical records (grid burns); soil radiation tests; RCMP/RCAF files (declassified, Library & Archives Canada)

§ DOfficial Investigation

RCMP, RCAF, Condon Committee (unexplained)

§ EStatus Assessment

Officially unexplained; commemorated on Royal Canadian Mint coin (2018)

§ FVerifiable Sources

LAC declassified file; Rutkowski, 'When They Appeared' (2017); Condon Report