City File · Montgomery 7 cases on file · 1948–1948
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Paranormal events in Montgomery

The Spooky Valley archive holds 7 documented paranormal cases in Montgomery. All of them are dated to 1948.

Reporting in Montgomery is led by the UFO sighting, with 7 UFO sightings on file. Of these, 3 are 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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Sleek silver cigar-shaped craft against pale sky
UFO 1948

Chiles-Whitted Encounter

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Two airline pilots saw a cigar-shaped object with windows streak past their aircraft at tremendous speed. The early case influenced the Air Force's initial conclusion that UFOs might be extraterrestrial.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4
UFO 1948

Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (December 1948) — FBI Files

Montgomery, Alabama

A first saucer wave case from Montgomery, Alabama. The crew of an Eastern Airlines plane reported observing an unconventional aircraft resembling a rocket ship near Montgomery, Alabama.

Artistic depiction of Chiles-Whitted UAP Encounter — classic chrome flying saucer
UFO 1948

Chiles-Whitted UAP Encounter

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines pilots Clarence Chiles and John Whitted encountered a torpedo-shaped UAP with two rows of windows and blue flame exhaust over Alabama. The object passed within 700 feet of their DC-3. This encounter led to Project Sign's famous 'Estimate of the Situation' that UFOs were extraterrestrial.

Artistic depiction of Chiles-Whitted UFO Encounter — metallic flying saucer with illuminated dome
UFO 1948

Chiles-Whitted UFO Encounter

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

On July 24, 1948, Eastern Airlines pilots Clarence Chiles and John Whitted observed a cigar-shaped craft with two rows of windows pass their DC-3 at close range near Montgomery, Alabama. They reported the object was about 100 feet long with a flame trail. The Air Force investigation couldn't explain the sighting.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4
UFO 1948

Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 25, 1948) — FBI Files

Montgomery, Alabama

A first saucer wave case from Montgomery, Alabama. Two pilots reported observing a large, dark, wingless aircraft while flying near Montgomery, Alabama.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4
UFO 1948

Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 24, 1948) — FBI Files

Montgomery, Alabama

A first saucer wave case from Montgomery, Alabama. On July 24, 1948, two pilots reported observing a strange or mysterious aircraft near Montgomery, Alabama.