Paranormal events in San Francisco
The Spooky Valley archive holds 11 documented paranormal cases in San Francisco. The earliest dates to 1776 and the most recent to 1967, a span of 191 years.
Reporting in San Francisco is led by the UFO sighting, with 10 UFO sightings and 1 haunting on file. Of these, 1 is 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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Adamski contactee claim Case (1967) — FBI Files (D1P75)
San Francisco, California
An investigation into a 1967 report involving a magazine sent to J. Edgar Hoover, documented within the FBI's archives regarding unidentified objects.
San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (July 3, 1958) — FBI Files
San Francisco, California
An FBI memorandum from July 3, 1958, details an unidentified object sighting in San Francisco reported by a Colonel from Travis Air Force Base.
San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (June 4, 1952) — FBI Files
San Francisco, California
On June 4, 1952, Mr. Fre lumenthal, representing Drew Pearson, contacted the FBI to inquire about photographs taken by Rhodes of flying discs. He stated that Rhodes claimed the FBI had borrowed his negatives and refused to return them. Pearson was in
San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (January 5, 1949) — USAF Files
San Francisco, California
U.S. government documents from January 5, 1949, record a priority radio report of a flying disc sighted over San Francisco, California.
San Francisco, Calif UAP Encounter, 1948 — USAAF Box 7 #220
San Francisco, Calif
Documentation from the U.S. Army Air Forces details a 1948 unidentified object sighting reported by a San Francisco science teacher.
San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (September 19, 1947) — FBI Files
San Francisco, California
FBI records from September 19, 1947, document a coordinated investigation between federal agencies regarding disc-shaped objects over San Francisco.
Archive · San Francisco
- 1967 UFO Adamski contactee claim Case (1967) — FBI Files (D1P75) San Francisco, California
- 1958 UFO San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (July 3, 1958) — FBI Files San Francisco, California
- 1952 UFO San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (June 4, 1952) — FBI Files San Francisco, California
- 1949 UFO San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (January 5, 1949) — USAF Files San Francisco, California
- 1948 UFO San Francisco, Calif UAP Encounter, 1948 — USAAF Box 7 #220 San Francisco, Calif
- 1947 UFO San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (September 19, 1947) — FBI Files San Francisco, California
- 1947 UFO Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting, San Francisco, California (22 August 1947) San Francisco, California
- 1947 UFO San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (August 30, 1947) — FBI Files San Francisco, California
- 1947 UFO San Francisco, California UFO Sighting (August 15, 1947) — FBI Files San Francisco, California
- 1947 UFO San Francisco UFO Sighting (August 30, 1947) — FBI Files San Francisco
- 1776 Haunting The Ghosts of San Francisco: Earthquake, Alcatraz, and the City by the Bay San Francisco, California, USA