City File ยท Phoenix 35 cases on file ยท 1947โ€“1997
City File

Paranormal events in Phoenix

The archive for Phoenix contains 36 documented cases of paranormal activity. The majority of these recorded events occurred between 1947 and 2026. The data shows a significant concentration of unidentified aerial phenomena, which comprise nearly all recorded incidents, with a small minority of cases attributed to other unexplained phenomena.

The chronological scope of the files begins with sightings from 1947 and continues through more contemporary reports. Notable entries include the William Rhodes UFO Photographs and various iterations of large-scale aerial events, such as the Phoenix Lights V-Formation, the Phoenix Lights Triangle Formation, and the Phoenix Lights Redux: Mass V-Formation Sighting Over Arizona. These documents provide a historical record of anomalous activity within the region.

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Artistic depiction of Phoenix Lights V-Formation โ€” vintage riveted acorn-shaped craft
UFO 1997

Phoenix Lights V-Formation

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Thousands of Arizonans witnessed a massive V-shaped formation of lights silently glide over the state from Nevada to Tucson. Governor Fife Symington later admitted he too saw the enormous craft.

Artistic depiction of Phoenix Lights Triangle Formation โ€” large blue-lit disc-shaped mothership
UFO 1997

Phoenix Lights Triangle Formation

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

The first phase of the Phoenix Lights involved a massive V-shaped formation that passed silently over Arizona. Witnesses reported the object blocked out stars as it moved from north to south.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9
UFO 1958

Phoenix, Arizona UFO Sighting (December 30, 1958) โ€” FBI Files

Phoenix, Arizona

A cold war / blue book era case from Phoenix, Arizona. A request was made to recontact Claude Marck, Jr.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1950

Phoenix, Arizona UFO Sighting (April 17, 1950) โ€” FBI Files

Phoenix, Arizona

On April 17, 1950, Mr. Rhodes informed the Phoenix Office that True Magazine wanted to obtain the photographs he had provided to Air Force Intelligence. He had previously given the photos to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, California.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4
UFO 1949

Phoenix, Arizona UFO Sighting (June 7, 1949) โ€” FBI Files

Phoenix, Arizona

Federal investigators documented an unidentified object sighting in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1949, as revealed through declassified FBI files.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
UFO 1947

Phoenix, Arizona UFO Sighting (July 7, 1947) โ€” FBI Files

Phoenix, Arizona

A first saucer wave case from Phoenix, Arizona. On the afternoon of July 7, 1947, William Albert Rhodes observed an odd-shaped ship while walking near his home and hobby shop in Phoenix.

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