Decade File · 1950s 716 cases on file
Decade File

The 1950s · paranormal events

The 1950s represents the most active period within the Spooky Valley archives, containing the highest concentration of recorded anomalies. The majority of the 671 documented cases in this decade occurred between 1950 and 1959. These records primarily consist of unidentified aerial phenomena, followed by miscellaneous anomalies and occasional cryptid sightings.

Notable entries from this era include the Kansas City UFO Sighting of January 6, 1950, and the Farmington New Mexico UFO Armada. Other significant visual evidence preserved in the archive includes the Great Falls UFO Film and the McMinnville UFO Photographs. These files provide a foundational look at the surge of aerial phenomena reported during this decade.

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Featured · 1950s

Page 9 of the 27th Fighter-Escort Wing History (March 1950), from the Air Force records transferred to the National Archives.
UFO 1950

27th Fighter-Escort Wing History, 1950: Saucer Calls at Bergstrom

Bergstrom Air Force Base, Austin, Texas, USA

A 258-page wing history from Bergstrom AFB mentions flying saucers twice: in late March 1950 the wing intelligence office fielded numerous calls about alleged sightings. No sighting is described.
Page 1 of the 30th Air Division History (December 1950), from the Air Force records transferred to the National Archives.
UFO 1950

30th Air Division History, 1950: Guards See an Object at an AEC Gate

Selfridge AFB, Michigan

Twenty microfilmed pages of air defense history, with one paragraph on 15 October 1950: AEC guards saw a silent, bullet-shaped object with a ribbon tail hovering by a main gate before it shot off over a hill.
Page 147 of the 57th Fighter-Interceptor Wing History (June 1950), from the Air Force records transferred to the National Archives.
UFO 1950

57th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 1950: A Red-Orange Light Over Elmendorf

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

An Alaskan fighter wing's May–June 1950 history records five radar-squadron men watching a reddish-orange light hover over Elmendorf for five minutes on 5 May 1950 before it sped away.
Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1950

Albuquerque, New Mexico UFO Sighting (August 10, 1950) — FBI Files

Albuquerque, New Mexico

An FBI report from August 10, 1950, details observations of green fireballs and discs over Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the early UFO era.
Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Alice, Texas UFO Sighting (July 4, 1950) — FBI Files

Alice, Texas

On July 4, 1950, CAA representatives reported the discovery of an elliptical flying disc near Alice, Texas, featuring a warning to not touch the object.
Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A
UFO 1950

Balearic Islands, Spain UFO Sighting (April 1950) — FBI Files

Balearic Islands, Spain

An investigation into an unidentified object sighting over the Balearic Islands in April 1950, documented within declassified FBI files.
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