City File · San Francisco 11 cases on file · 1776–1967
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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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Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_10
UFO 1967

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.

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

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.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1952

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

Source document: 342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949
UFO 1949

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.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
UFO 1948

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.

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

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.