ZNN PRESS ROOM: THE SHAG HARBOUR AND SHELBURNE NOVA SCOTIA UFO INCIDENTS

U. S. and Canadian Navies entered Canadian waters under NATO Command in search of UFO

A ZNN REPORT

First published

Saturday, August 23, 2025

UPDATED

JANUARY 25, 2026

Toronto [ZNN] The Shag Harbour UFO Incident is one of Canada’s most famous unsolved mysteries. Far less known—but no less compelling—is the Shelburne Harbour Incident. Together, they form a story marked by controversy, unanswered questions, and decades of quiet denial.

ZNN won’t add another layer of speculation. Instead, we go straight to the source—Chris Styles, the researcher who has spent decades uncovering what really happened in the waters off Nova Scotia.

Chris Styles - Dark Object

Chris Styles, co-author of Dark Object, is not just another researcher poking around the UFO mystery. He is recognized internationally for his relentless pursuit of the facts behind the Shag Harbour UFO Incident and the lesser-known Shelburne Incident in Nova Scotia Canada.

ZNN has known Chris for years, spoken with him, and we can tell you - without hesitation - no one knows these cases better.

In April 2022, my good friend Richard Syrett—an incisive broadcaster and longtime colleague—interviewed Chris Styles. It was a conversation years in the making.

What Chris Styles presented wasn’t speculation. It was evidence: military documents, first-hand witness testimony, and facts buried well beyond public view.

Here is what you’ll discover in this interview:

Contrary to public perception, as Mr. Styles clearly points out, there is a significant difference between the October 4 1967 Shag Harbour incident and the one that occurred at Shelburne Harbour October 12, 1960, some 7 years earlier!

The response to these incidents was not routine. It was extreme.

Both the U.S. and Canadian navies—18 vessels in total, supported by divers—entered Canadian waters under NATO command.

Officials assumed a DEFCON 1 military posture [Defense Readiness Condition]—the highest possible state of readiness—for something on the Shelburne Harbour seabed.

That “something” was not just an object. It was a craft. And it was not unoccupied.

Military divers filmed the event.

This is not wild speculation or folklore. It is documented fact, corroborated by witnesses, naval personnel, and government records. And yet—it was buried. Shoved aside. Disguised as just another Cold War exercise.

For decades, the narrative has been controlled, minimized and ridiculed. But Chris Styles has done what few others have the persistence—or the courage—to do: he has dragged the truth back into the light.

The Shag Harbour case is often called “the world’s only government-documented UFO crash.” Think about that. And then ask yourself: why have the Shag Harbour and Shelburne UFO incidents been ignored, diminished, and locked away from public view?

The Canadian government's Omission

In stark contrast, ZNN’s research reveals that the Canadian government’s Sky Canada Project report sidesteps the documented facts surrounding both UFO incidents.

Shag Harbour is mentioned only in passing, stripped of context, with no reference to the active involvement of U.S. and Canadian naval forces—an omission that fundamentally alters the public understanding of what occurred.

For Canadian citizens and specifically the Canadian government, the Shag Harbour and Shelburne UFO incidents as revealed in the podcast below and in the book by Chris Styles - Dark Object - mark a day of reckoning.

Our conclusion? The truth resides in this day of reckoning.

The question is: Are we finally ready to face it?

If readers are truly interested in the nuances of this revelatory information, we urge you to listen to Richard Syrett and Chris Styles as they unravel this astounding story. You will hear evidence of a cover-up so profound, it makes Roswell look like a rehearsal.

What you can do next

Interested in digging deeper?

First, listen to the Richard Syrett–Chris Styles interview (April 2022). This is a key moment where evidence and testimony are laid out publicly.

Read “Dark Object” by Chris Styles The book focuses on Shag Harbour but may touch on Shelburne as well, or Styles may have other unpublished or forthcoming material.

Freedom of Information Requests (Canada)

If ZNN and Styles’ claims are accurate, some of those documents (redacted or not) may be FOIA-accessible through Library and Archives Canada or DND channels.

Engage with the Sky Canada Project - Citizens can demand clarification or petition for inclusion of these historic cases in any Phase 2 or follow-up research.

Contact your Member of Parliament to respectfully request they look into this matter. HERE

Contact the Parliamentary Science and Research Committee HERE to respectfully request both the SKY CANADA PROJECT and the Shag Harbour and Shelburne Harbour incidents be placed on their agenda for discussion, analysis and presentation to the Minister of Defence. [The Standing Committee on Science and Research studies all matters relating to science and research, including any reports of the Chief Science Advisor Dr. Mona Nemer.]