1885) The Clarenville, N.L. Event, Canada: The third $20 Silver Proof Coin in the Coin Series titled - "Canada's Unexplained Phenomena", issued by the Royal Canadian Mint recalling this unexplained phenomenon: Year of Coin issue: 2020:
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The third UFO Coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's "Unexplained Phenomena Coin Series" depicts a widely witnessed event that took place in 1978.
The UFO incident in Clarenville N.L.(1978):
On 26.10.1978, 1:45 a.m.: Responding to a call, RCMP Constable James Blackwood arrived at the scene in Clarenville, N.L., where witnesses directed his attention to a brightly lit object in the sky.
Using binoculars and a high-powered scope, they observed the fin-tailed, oval-shaped craft as it hovered above the water near Random Island. It emitted no sound; and when the officer flashed the lightbar on his police cruiser, the mysterious craft instantly mimicked the lights. It remained in the area for nearly an hour before rising up suddenly and vanishing into the night, leaving no trace of its passage — except a credible eyewitness account.
The Commemorative Coin:
The Reverse of the $20 (Twenty Dollars) Silver Coin with a vertical orientation depicts an artist's rendering of the Clarenville N.L. UFO event.
The Reverse design by Adam Young is an artistic representation of a 1978 UFO event that took place in Clarenville, N.L. Rendered in a colourful and expressive art style, the landscape-oriented image shows the event from the perspective of the witnesses, including the RCMP officer whose police cruiser appears in the bottom right corner. The oval-shaped craft is seen hovering over Random Sound on a clear night. Black light-activated technology adds a bright glow to the mysterious object and its illuminated reflection on the water.
The Obverse of the $20 (Twenty Dollars) Silver Coin with a vertical orientation, depicts an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right.
The inscriptions are- "ELIZABETH II. 2020. D.G. REGINA. 20 DOLLARS".
The specification of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Canada; Coin Series Theme: Canada's Unexplained Phenomena Coin Series; Coin Theme: The Clarenville, N.L. Event; Denomination: $20 (Twenty Canadian Dollars); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.104 grams; Mint: Royal Canadian Mint; Mintage: 5,000 pieces; Coin Quality: Proof; Diameter/Size: 49.80 mm x 28.60 mm; Edge: Plain; Presentation Box: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes, Serialised; Designers: (Reverse) Adam Young, (Obverse) Susanna Blunt; Year of Coin issue: 2020; Special features: Black flashlight activated glow-in-the-dark.
- Great glow-in-the-dark effect. If one uses the black light flashlight (included) to activate the coin’s glow-in-the-dark features, the bright lights described by the witnesses become visible.
- Enhanced with black light-activated technology, this Coin presents a colourful retelling of this famous Canadian UFO event.
- The coin features a landscape orientation that allows for a sweeping waterfront view, and an expressive art style that gives it a distinct Newfoundland vibe.
A similar incident:
- Interestingly, a similar object was spotted in the area on 12.10.1978, two weeks prior to the UFO event depicted on this coin.
Blackwood, an aircraft enthusiast, was sceptical when he first arrived at the scene. Using a telescope retrieved from the detachment office, he studied the Boeing 737-sized craft through the magnified view. It appeared to be made of a dull, coarse-looking metal and had no doors or windows. Its bottom half was bathed in white light, with flashing blue lights on both sides and a red one on top.
The sighting was reported to the Department of National Defence. The National Research Council suggested it may have been the planet Jupiter casting its shadow on the water, but the witnesses was not convinced and stuck to his UFO sighting version.
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