City File · Catalina Island 6 cases on file · 1949–1981
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Paranormal events in Catalina Island

The Spooky Valley archive holds 6 documented paranormal cases in Catalina Island. The earliest dates to 1949 and the most recent to 1981, a span of 32 years.

Reporting in Catalina Island is led by the UFO sighting, with 5 UFO sightings and 1 unexplained event on file. Of these, 1 is verified against primary-source documentation. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.

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UFO 1955

Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, March 15, 1955 — Department of War File

Catalina Island, California

The file contains a report by Paul J. Carr of Avalon, California, who reported observing a bright orange object, approximately the size of a nickel held at arm’s length, on the evening of March 15, 1955.

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UFO 1953

Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, November 16, 1953 — Department of War File

Catalina Island, California

The file contains a report of a round, purplish-white object above Catalina Island on November 16, 1953. The report describes the object as remaining stationary, then moving northwest toward Los Angeles over approximately 10 minutes on a level flight path.

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UFO 1952

Air Intelligence Information Report, Catalina Island, June 25, 1952 — Department of War File

Catalina Island, California

This file contains an Air Intelligence Information Report (AIIR), a standardized U.S. Air Force reporting form used to record raw information of potential intelligence value for later analysis. This AIIR records a June 25, 1952, incident over Catalina Island, California, in which three Boy…

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UFO 1949

Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, April 28, 1949 — Department of War File

Catalina Island, California

This file contains correspondence from Mr. Percy Wackey of Avalon, California to Mr. Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho. Mr. Wackey relayed that his wife and another individual reported observing six objects over Catalina Island on the night of April 28, 1949.