Paranormal events in Santa Ana
The Spooky Valley archive holds 4 documented paranormal cases in Santa Ana. All of them are dated to 1965.
Reporting in Santa Ana is led by the UFO sighting, with 4 UFO sightings on file. Of these, 2 are 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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Rex Heflin UFO Photos
Santa Ana, California, USA
A highway inspector took four Polaroid photos of a hat-shaped UFO near Santa Ana. The photos were confiscated by men claiming to be from NORAD, then mysteriously returned years later.

Rex Heflin UFO Photographs
Santa Ana, California, USA
A highway department employee photographed a hat-shaped UFO from his work truck. The images were confiscated by mysterious visitors and remain among the most analyzed UFO photographs.
Santa Ana, California UFO Sighting (August 3, 1965) — FBI Files
Santa Ana, California
A cold war / blue book era case from Santa Ana, California. Rex Heflin, a project inspector, took a photograph of a UFO near the Santa Ana freeway.

The Rex Heflin Santa Ana Photographs
Santa Ana, California, USA
Highway inspector Rex Heflin captured four Polaroid photographs of a metallic, hat-shaped object from his work truck. The photos showed the craft hovering, and the final image captured a ring of smoke or vapor left behind. The original photos were confiscated by men claiming to be from NORAD and never returned.