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.
Featured from Montgomery

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.
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.

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.

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.
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.
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.
Archive · Montgomery
- 1948 UFO Chiles-Whitted Encounter Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- 1948 UFO Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (December 1948) — FBI Files Montgomery, Alabama
- 1948 UFO Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 25, 1948) — FBI Files Montgomery, Alabama
- 1948 UFO Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 24, 1948) — FBI Files Montgomery, Alabama
- 1948 UFO Montgomery, Alabama UFO Sighting (July 24, 1948) — FBI Files (D4P185) Montgomery, Alabama
- 1948 UFO Chiles-Whitted UAP Encounter Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- 1948 UFO Chiles-Whitted UFO Encounter Montgomery, Alabama, USA