City File · Placerville 6 cases on file · 1947–1947
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Paranormal events in Placerville

The Spooky Valley archive holds 6 documented paranormal cases in Placerville. All of them are dated to 1947.

Reporting in Placerville is led by the UFO sighting, with 6 UFO sightings on file. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.

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Source document: 38_143685_box7_Incident_Summaries_1-100
UFO 1947

Placerville, Calif UAP Encounter, 1947 — USAAF Box 7 #67

Placerville, Calif

Incident #67 of the U.S. Army Air Forces "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" series, archived in Box 7 of file 38_143685 and released by the Department of War on May 8, 2026 as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP En

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files

Placerville, California

Ray A. Switzer reported observations in Placerville, California that he believed involved a flying disc. The FBI office in San Francisco was maintaining contact with Lieutenant Colonel Springer to gather further information on this sighting. No detai

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P73)

Placerville, California

An FBI-documented sighting in Placerville, California, involves a metallic, rectangular object traveling at high speed through a canyon in August 1947.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P80)

Placerville, California

A first saucer wave case from Placerville, California. While driving near Placerville, California, Key Switzer observed a metallic, rectangular object approximately four to six feet long.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 26, 1947) — FBI Files

Placerville, California

A first saucer wave case from Placerville, California. FBI agents interviewed Ray Switzer and forest service personnel regarding the August 14th sighting.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3
UFO 1947

Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P82)

Placerville, California

A first saucer wave case from Placerville, California. Ray Switzer observed an unidentified object while driving near Placerville, California.