Paranormal events in Chesapeake Bay

The Spooky Valley archive holds 3 documented paranormal cases in Chesapeake Bay. The earliest dates to 1936 and the most recent to 1952, a span of 16 years.

Reporting in Chesapeake Bay is led by the cryptid encounter, with 2 cryptid encounters and 1 UFO sighting on file. Of these, 2 are verified against primary-source documentation. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.

2 Cryptid 1 UFO

Selected Cases

Featured from Chesapeake Bay

Classic domed saucer hovers above mirror-still water at dawn

UFO 1952

Nash-Fortenberry Sighting

Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA

Two Pan Am pilots observed six brilliant discs performing impossible maneuvers over Chesapeake Bay. Their detailed professional report became a classic case of the 1952 UFO wave.

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Archive · Chesapeake Bay

1952 UFO Nash-Fortenberry Sighting Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA
1936 Cryptid Chessie: The Chesapeake Bay Monster Chesapeake Bay, Maryland/Virginia, USA
1936 Cryptid Chessie - Chesapeake Bay Monster Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA