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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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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Archive · Placerville
- 1947 UFO Placerville, Calif UAP Encounter, 1947 — USAAF Box 7 #67 Placerville, Calif
- 1947 UFO Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files Placerville, California
- 1947 UFO Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P73) Placerville, California
- 1947 UFO Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P80) Placerville, California
- 1947 UFO Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 26, 1947) — FBI Files Placerville, California
- 1947 UFO Placerville, California UFO Sighting (August 14, 1947) — FBI Files (D3P82) Placerville, California