City File · Bakersfield 8 cases on file · 1947–1948
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Paranormal events in Bakersfield

The Spooky Valley archive holds 8 documented paranormal cases in Bakersfield. The earliest dates to 1947 and the most recent to 1948, a span of 1 years.

Reporting in Bakersfield is led by the UFO sighting, with 8 UFO sightings on file. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.

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Source document: 18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1
UFO 1948

Bakersfield, California UFO Sighting (March 8, 1948) — USAF Files

Bakersfield, California

A first saucer wave case from Bakersfield, California. On March 8, 1948, an employee of the Pacific General Electric Company, Mr.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172
UFO 1948

Bakersfield, California UAP Encounter, 1948 — USAAF Box 7 #106

Bakersfield, California

Documentation from the U.S. Army Air Forces archives details a 1948 unidentified object sighting near Bakersfield, California, released via the PURSUE program.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Bakersfield, California (June 1, 1947)

Bakersfield, California

A first saucer wave case from Bakersfield, California. Experienced pilot Dick Rankin reported observing a formation of ten flying discs over Bakersfield, California.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
UFO 1947

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, Bakersfield, California (June 14, 1947)

Bakersfield, California

A first saucer wave case from Bakersfield, California. Experienced pilot Dick Rankin reported seeing a formation of ten flying discs over Bakersfield, California.

Source document: 18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1
UFO 1948

Bakersfield, California UFO Sighting (March 9, 1948) — USAF Files

Bakersfield, California

A first saucer wave case from Bakersfield, California. On March 5, 1948, Les Buchner observed two objects falling to earth from an unknown source near Bakersfield, California.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172
UFO 1947

Bakersfield, California UAP Encounter, 1947 — USAAF Box 7 #106

Bakersfield, California

Incident #106 of the U.S. Army Air Forces "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" series, archived in Box 7 of file 38_143685 and released by the Department of War on May 8, 2026 as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP E