The Summer of UFOs: Canada’s 1975 Wave (with Chris Rutkowski)

Nighttime

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In the summer of 1975, Canada experienced one of its most intense and widespread waves of UFO activity. From glowing orbs lighting up the skies over Manitoba to structured craft witnessed by RCMP officers in Saskatchewan, hundreds of reports flooded in from across the country. Some sightings even left behind scorched earth and damaged vegetation—tangible traces of something unexplained. In this episode, we’re joined by Canadian UFO researcher Chris Rutkowski, who has spent decades cataloging and analyzing reports like these. Together, we explore the most notable cases from that summer, dig into the official government documentation, and ask the big question: what was really happening in Canada’s skies during Canada’s summer of UFOs? Links: Chris Rutkowski’s ‘ 50 Years Ago: Canada's "Summer of UFOs." ‘ - https://chrisrutkowski.substack.com/p/50-years-ago-canadas-summer-of-ufos Subscribe to the show: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.4	In the summer of 1975,
1:28.6	something strange was happening in the skies above Canada.
1:33.1	From coast to coast, hundreds of people reported witnessing glowing lights,
1:36.5	structured craft, and bizarre aerial phenomena.
1:40.5	Some of the sightings even left scorched earth and physical traces behind.
1:45.1	There were so many incidents that summer that the National Research Council and RCMP documented thousands of pages of eyewitness accounts. Reports coming from
1:50.5	everyday citizens, RCMP officers, air traffic controllers, and even military personnel. The
1:56.6	skies were so busy that year that it's become known as Canada's summer of UFOs.
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