Paranormal events in Franklin
The Spooky Valley archive holds 7 documented paranormal cases in Franklin. The earliest dates to 1948 and the most recent to 1953, a span of 5 years.
Reporting in Franklin is led by the UFO sighting, with 7 UFO sightings on file. Of these, 5 are verified against primary-source documentation. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.
Featured from Franklin
Franklin, Indiana UFO Sighting (January 20, 1953) — FBI Files
Franklin, Indiana
An FBI file documents a 1953 report from Robert De Wolf regarding an unidentified object observed over Franklin, Indiana.
Captain Mantell UFO Crash
Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Captain Thomas Mantell died pursuing a UFO over Kentucky, becoming the first fatality linked to a UFO encounter. His last words described a 'metallic object of tremendous size.'
Mantell UFO Incident
Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Captain Thomas Mantell died pursuing a UFO in his P-51 Mustang—the first death attributed to a UFO chase. He reported a 'metallic object of tremendous size' before his plane crashed.
The Mantell UFO Incident
Franklin, Kentucky, USA
A Kentucky Air National Guard pilot died pursuing a UFO, becoming one of the first UFO-related fatalities.
The Captain Mantell UFO Incident
Franklin, Kentucky, USA
An Air Force pilot died while chasing a UFO, becoming one of the first American casualties of the flying saucer era.
Franklin, Indiana UFO Sighting (July 28, 1952) — FBI Files
Franklin, Indiana
On July 28, 1952, three unidentified objects performed high-speed maneuvers over Franklin, Indiana, as documented in released FBI files.
Archive · Franklin
- 1953 UFO Franklin, Indiana UFO Sighting (January 20, 1953) — FBI Files Franklin, Indiana
- 1952 UFO Franklin, Indiana UFO Sighting (July 28, 1952) — FBI Files Franklin, Indiana
- 1948 UFO Captain Mantell UFO Crash Franklin, Kentucky, USA
- 1948 UFO Mantell UFO Incident Franklin, Kentucky, USA
- 1948 UFO Captain Thomas Mantell UFO Incident Franklin, Kentucky, USA
- 1948 UFO The Mantell UFO Incident Franklin, Kentucky, USA
- 1948 UFO The Captain Mantell UFO Incident Franklin, Kentucky, USA