What began as a routine prospecting trip for amateur geologist Stefan Michalak quickly spiraled into chaos after a face-to-face encounter with a mysterious craft in the Manitoba woods in 1967.
Afterwards, Stefan was left to deal with unexplainable, reoccurring health issues and a sudden media circus that completely upended his life.
Tune in this week as Chantel takes us on a wild ride through one of the most thoroughly documented and investigated UFO sightings in North American history and decide for yourself – was this a Hoax – or did Stefan truly encounter the unknown.
References:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (1967, June 28). Manitoba man claims close encounter with UFO [Television broadcast clip]. CBC Digital Archives. https://www.cbc.ca/archives
Cosgrove, J., & Meurer, T. (Executive Producers). (1992, November 4). Unsolved mysteries (Season 5, Episode 8) [TV series episode]. Cosgrove-Meurer Productions; Buena Vista Television.
Department of National Defence. (1967). Inquiry into sighting of unidentified flying object at Falcon Lake, Manitoba, 20 May 1967 (RCAF Project No. 67-422; Record Group 24, National Defence, Series E-1-c, Volume 24024, File HQ 1080-UFO). Library and Archives Canada.
Department of National Health and Welfare. (1967). Radiological analysis of soil and clothing samples: Falcon Lake incident (Radiation Protection Division Report File 42-D-12). Library and Archives Canada.
Michalak, S. (1967). My encounter with the UFO. Private Press.
Michalak, S., & Rutkowski, C. (2017). When they appeared: Falcon Lake 1967: The inside story of a close encounter. Beyond Words Publishing.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (1967). Investigation report: Stephen Michalak, unidentified flying object, Falcon Beach, Manitoba (File Ref: 67-915-42). Library and Archives Canada.
Rutkowski, C. (n.d.). The Chris Rutkowski UFO archive (MSS 433, PC 362). Archives & Special Collections, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
The Canadian Press. (2018, April 3). Royal Canadian Mint releases coin depicting Manitoba man’s UFO encounter. The Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/royal-canadian-mint-releases-coin-depicting-manitoba-man-s-ufo-encounter/article_71273254-8c38-5c22-b773-9c004b35b5d9.html
Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Falcon Lake incident. Wikipedia. Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Lake_Incident
Website that is trying to discredit:
Sakulich, A. (n.d.). The Falcon Lake incident. Three Dollar Kit. https://threedollarkit.weebly.com/falcon-lake.html
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