City File · Norfolk 9 cases on file · 1616–2021
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Paranormal events in Norfolk

The Spooky Valley archive holds 9 documented paranormal cases in Norfolk. The earliest dates to 1616 and the most recent to 2021, a span of 405 years.

Reporting in Norfolk is led by the UFO sighting, with 7 UFO sightings, 1 haunting and 1 apparition report 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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Dark pill-shaped craft with glowing blue horizontal band
UFO 2021

Norfolk Jellyfish UAP

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

In 2021, footage emerged from Naval Air Station Oceana showing multiple pyramid/jellyfish-shaped UAPs hovering near Navy ships off Virginia. The Pentagon confirmed the footage was authentic and taken by Navy personnel. The objects displayed no visible means of propulsion and their origin remains unknown.

Artistic depiction of Norfolk Nebraska UFO Encounter — chrome flying saucer with ringed underside
UFO 1967

The Norfolk Nebraska UFO Encounter

Norfolk, Nebraska, USA

A police sergeant encountered a football-shaped craft that illuminated his car on a lonely highway.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1963

Norfolk, Virginia UFO Sighting (August 8, 1963) — FBI Files

Norfolk, Virginia

Declassified FBI files reveal a 1963 inquiry regarding the potential suppression of Navy-related saucer sightings in Norfolk, Virginia.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
UFO 1947

Norfolk, Virginia UFO Sighting (July 8, 1947) — FBI Files

Norfolk, Virginia

On July 8, 1947, a schoolboy in Norfolk, Virginia, reported observing a large black object and two smaller objects moving rapidly across the sky.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1963

Norfolk, Virginia UFO Sighting (August 8, 1963) — FBI Files (D8P239)

Norfolk, Virginia

A cold war / blue book era case from Norfolk, Virginia. Larry Bryant sent a letter to the Commander of the Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Base regarding UFOs.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1963

Norfolk, Virginia UFO Sighting (August 8, 1963) — FBI Files (D8P241)

Norfolk, Virginia

Larry W. Bryant sent a letter to the Commander, U.S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, regarding UFO reports. The FBI investigated Bryant due to the volume of correspondence he sent to military officials and to respond to inquiries directed to them from