MARCH 31 / TODAY-IN-HISTORY 11 cases on file · 1848–2026
This Day in Paranormal History

March 31st

11 documented paranormal events occurred on this day, spanning 1848 to 2026. Browse hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptid encounters, and unexplained phenomena recorded throughout history.

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Tic Tac shaped craft against a blue sky band
UFO 2026

AARO 2026 Annual Report: 1,800 Cases and the Quiet Persistence of the Unresolved

Washington D.C., USA

The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released its 2026 annual report on March 31, disclosing roughly 1,800 cumulative case files and a stubborn residue of incidents that resist any prosaic explanation.

Source document: DOW-UAP-D20, Mission Report, Iraq, 2023
UFO 2023

Iraq Military UAP Encounter (2023) — Mission Report

Iraq

A 2023 U.S. military mission report details an unidentified object sighting in Iraq, released via the PURSCO program in 2026.

Diagrams show small machines to enable a proposed "neural probe chip."
UFO 2010

AAWSAP DIRD: Biosensors and BioMEMS: A Survey of the Present Field, March 31, 2010 — Department of War Research Paper

Las Vegas, Nevada

This DIRD surveys biosensors and BioMEMS, a broad class of miniature biomedical devices that combine microscale engineering with sensing, fluid handling, stimulation, or drug-delivery functions. The report reviews major application areas including implantable blood-chemistry sensors, neural…

Diagram shows a cylindrical gain generator for a chemical laser system.
UFO 2010

AAWSAP DIRD: State of the Art and Evolution of High-Energy Lasers, March 31, 2010 — Department of War Research Paper

Las Vegas, Nevada

This DIRD surveys the development of high-energy laser weapons and notes that, although lasers had already become important military tools for ranging, guidance, and other lower-power uses, true weapon-class systems remained limited by power generation, beam control, atmospheric propagation, and…

Artistic depiction of Cosford-Shawbury UFO Incident — metallic flying saucer with illuminated dome
UFO 1993

The Cosford-Shawbury UFO Incident

Shropshire to Devon, England

A massive triangular craft was tracked across England by RAF personnel.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A
UFO 1950

Milan, England UFO Sighting (March 31, 1950) — FBI Files

Milan, England

U.S. government investigators recorded a flying disc sighting over Milan, England, in 1950, which was later identified as a rocket-powered hoax.