Paranormal events in Philadelphia
The Spooky Valley archive holds 9 documented paranormal cases in Philadelphia. The earliest dates to 1829 and the most recent to 1957, a span of 128 years.
Reporting in Philadelphia is led by the UFO sighting, with 5 UFO sightings, 2 unexplained events and 2 hauntings 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.
Featured from Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (September 26, 1950) — FBI Files
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
On September 26, 1950, two Philadelphia police officers witnessed a lavender, parachute-like object descend and evaporate in a field.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A first saucer wave case from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An insurance agent and his neighbors observed an object emitting a bluish-white flame traveling from northeast to southwest.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (September 26, 1950) — FBI Files (D6P8)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Two Philadelphia police officers reported observing a glowing, six-foot-wide object that disintegrated into a purplish mist during a 1950 patrol.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P153)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A first saucer wave case from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two women were sitting on steps in Philadelphia when they observed a fast-moving white object traveling south.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P155)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An FBI-documented sighting from August 1947 describes a silent, firecracker-like object leaving a fiery trail over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Archive · Philadelphia
- 1957 Other Boy in the Box Philadelphia, USA
- 1950 UFO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (September 26, 1950) — FBI Files Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1950 UFO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (September 26, 1950) — FBI Files (D6P8) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1947 UFO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1947 UFO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P153) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1947 UFO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UFO Sighting (August 6, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P155) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1943 Other The Philadelphia Experiment: The Navy's Alleged Invisibility Test Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1929 Haunting Al Capone's Cell - Eastern State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1829 Haunting Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA